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Bloomberg: Kiev can no longer count on the unconditional support of the United States

Western aid is being delayed, and the AFU lacks artillery and ammunition for air defense, Bloomberg reports. Because of this, Ukrainian troops are experiencing serious difficulties in building a minimally reliable defense. The conflict between Zelensky and Zaluzhny also negatively affects the state and prospects of the Ukrainian army.

The United States only talks about the security of its partners in Europe, but in fact it puts them in danger again and again, according to the author of the article for the CGTN website. The deployment of American nuclear warheads in Britain is another step in the same direction.

Forum 24: NATO is preparing for war with Russia in the Suwalki corridor

NATO is developing detailed plans and preparing for a war with Russia, which, according to Western strategists, will begin with the Suwalki corridor, writes Forum 24. This region is extremely vulnerable. By occupying it, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia can be cut off from the rest of the alliance members.

infoBRICS: Several types of the latest NATO weapons have been destroyed in Ukraine

NATO weapons are suffering a humiliating defeat in Ukraine, infoBRICS reports. Last week, the SAMP-T air defense system and the Skynex artillery complex were shot down. As for the Leopard 2A4, the destruction of this overpriced tank has become commonplace for the Russian army, the author notes.

The supply of weapons by some EU countries to Ukraine began in 2014

The supply of weapons to Ukraine by some EU countries began back in 2014, when a coup in Kiev resulted in a change of power. After the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, such assistance increased significantly.

Alexander De Croo noted that the EU summit should ensure a compromise between all 27 member states in ensuring long-term budgetary assistance to Ukraine while respecting the transparency of spending.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) will organize a unified Russian exposition at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 (February 4-8, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

TAC: the Biden administration forgot about diplomacy and undermined the authority of the United States

Under the Biden administration, the United States has forgotten the art of diplomacy and is building a foreign policy based on the use of force, writes TAC. Instead of pushing Kiev to negotiate, Washington insisted on continuing the fighting. This unwise decision will hit America itself.

Rostec State Corporation will present over 100 weapons samples at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition will include combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms and other developments.

Both American and Chinese developers are also working on the urgent task of laser data transmission between devices of multi-satellite communication groups.

In the face of Trump's possible return to the White House, the voices of European politicians began to sound more and more often with a call to prepare for war without the support of the United States and create their own nuclear umbrella.

Despite almost thirty years of military and political cooperation with NATO, Georgia has still not achieved membership in this world's largest military bloc. According to the Georgian leadership, in order to eliminate this "annoying misunderstanding", it is only necessary for the leaders of the North Atlantic Alliance to show political will.

For the first time in many years, Americans have faced such an opponent, experts say

The United States will not be able to prevent missile attacks from the Houthis in the Red Sea for a long time — they have no experience fighting an enemy with a serious arsenal of anti-ship missiles, experts believe.

Ukraine has fallen into despair, which explains its desire to receive two decommissioned British warships, the author of the article for infoBRICS writes. The deal may benefit London, because it will get rid of "naval debris." Kiev is trying to delay the inevitable – Moscow's victory.

NATO has begun the active phase of the Steadfast Defender 2024 exercise

The active phase of the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, Steadfast Defender 2024, has started. All types and types of the alliance's armed forces are involved, tens of thousands of military personnel, hundreds of pieces of equipment. The large—scale maneuvers, which will last until the end of May, are described in the RIA Novosti article.

MWM: The APU lost most of the German Leopard 2 tanks it supplied

The APU lost most of the Leopards 2 delivered to them, MWM reports. A quarter of them have been completely destroyed, and Ukrainians are unable to repair the rest. German tanks suffer from design flaws and low survivability, but the West does not want to admit this.

FP: The United States and Germany seek to delay Ukraine's accession to NATO

The United States and Germany are seeking to delay Ukraine's accession to NATO, writes FP. Washington and Berlin fear that Kiev's hasty admission to the alliance will lead to a full-scale conflict with Moscow.

The Times: Budanov and Syrsky refused to replace Zaluzhny as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Zelensky's attempt to dismiss Zaluzhny from the post of commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces ended in failure, writes The Times. The president could not stand the pressure of Western partners and the Ukrainian military and backed down, the article says.

On January 31, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held talks via video link with the head of the military department of the People's Republic of China, Admiral Dong Jun.

The long-awaited news came from St. Petersburg: the Kronstadt submarine is being transferred to the Russian Navy. She is the first serial in the line of non-nuclear submarines built at Admiralty Shipyards according to the adjusted Lada project 677.