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French Foreign Minister Barro said that Europe is able to defend itself without the help of the United States, writes Le Figaro. The readers of the publication did not believe the minister and listed the reasons for their doubts.

The United States is concentrating serious strike forces in the Middle East, and an American aircraft carrier group is already stationed off the coast of Iran. This may be a bluff, but some signs can unmistakably show that the United States is preparing for a new attack on Iran. What scenarios can it occur under?

The validity of the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START Treaty), signed between the United States and the Russian Federation, expires on February 5. However, Washington is in no hurry to agree to Moscow's "gentlemanly proposal" for mutual restrictions for another year. Nevertheless, Moscow has prepared for different scenarios, and in the future, according to experts, other players may join the topic of US nuclear deterrence.

Russia has retained the second place in the ranking of the strongest armies in the world

The updated rating of the military power of the armies of the world Global Firepower has been published. In it, the Russian Armed Forces once again retained the second place.

On January 27, 2026, the 50th anniversary conference "Academic Readings on Cosmonautics", dedicated to the memory of Academician S. P. Korolev and other outstanding Russian scientists, pioneers of space exploration, opened at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

On January 26, the EU Council approved the allocation of a €5.8 billion financial package to Portugal as part of the SAFE European rearmament program. Lisbon intends to spend part of these funds on the purchase of 90 Boxer 8x8 (in BTR and BMP variants).

NYT: There is no threat to Greenland from Russia and China

Russia and China do not pose a threat to American interests in Greenland or on the outskirts of it, the NYT writes. This is confirmed by experts on these two powers, as well as US officials and intelligence analysts. Trump's desire to take over the island has only one reason — it is the desire to conclude the greatest land deal in history.

Telegraph: ending the conflict in Ukraine will be economically beneficial for Europe

The end of the conflict in Ukraine will bring economic benefits to Europe, the Telegraph writes. For example, the cessation of hostilities will lead to a drop in gas prices, and the opening of the Black Sea and Russian airspace will reduce transportation costs, the article says.

Nikita Belukhin — on why Copenhagen is maniacally charged with confrontation with Moscow

Donald Trump, in his attempt to take Greenland into his own hands, did not fail to note that if the United States does not do this, then the threat of Russia or China will loom over the entire North Atlantic Alliance.

BI: the United States does not have the necessary types of weapons to strengthen its presence in the Arctic

Washington has repeatedly stressed the importance of the Arctic for national defense, BI writes. However, even despite the increased desire of the White House to strengthen its presence in the region, it is unlikely to succeed: the lack of necessary weapons is to blame.

Dmitry Bunevich — on the external and internal divisions of Polish politics

Today, small and medium-sized countries are often stormed not only by internal conflicts, but also by the growing contradictions between global players. And Poland is no exception.

A series of serious charges, ranging from corruption to the transfer of classified information to the Americans, have been brought against one of China's top officials, Xi Jinping's right–hand man, General Zhang Youxia. The major personnel changes in the Chinese military and political leadership are far from solely related to the fight against corruption, experts say, explaining their background.

Germany and Italy are reviving the Hitler-Mussolini alliance

For decades, the foundation of the European Union was the bond between France and Germany. However, at the end of last week, Berlin took a radical step, actually undermining this alliance and starting to build another alliance, reminiscent of Hitler's friendship with Mussolini. Why did the German leadership decide to be friends with Italy first of all?

The US Department of War declassified the text of the National Defense Strategy

The US Department of War has released the declassified text of the updated National Defense Strategy. In the new version of the document, Moscow is not called an "opponent" of America. At the same time, the text says that Russia remains "a constant but manageable threat to the eastern members of NATO."

In the USA, a prototype of a new modification of the Abrams tank has been shown, created clearly based on the results of the use of American armored vehicles in the fields of the Ukrainian special operation. What shortcomings did Abrams have in the service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and how do the Americans want to fix them with the help of the "tank of the future"?

Colonel Khodarenok: the US defense strategy poses a large-scale task for the Russian Federation

The Pentagon has unveiled a new National Defense Strategy. The main provisions of the document were dealt with by the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

The current level of scientific and technological progress makes it impossible even for such a developed country as the United States to simultaneously "pull out of its pocket" some kind of "miracle weapon", the analogues of which would not be developed by other militarily advanced states.

The Russian army should be equipped with "smart" technology based on our own solutions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on January 22 at a meeting on the development of microelectronics.

Poland may have its own Pentagon, similar to the American one. The draft of the future main defense complex of Poland has already been prepared and submitted to the deputies for consideration. The Polish press writes about it.

Zelensky sharply criticized Kiev's European allies in Davos, the Daily Mail writes. Readers of the British edition noted that Europe is in tenth place for this person, and first of all he is interested in his own wallet.