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British authorities are thinking about the dangers of using Chinese drones by the police
Against the background of the anti-Chinese hysteria taking place recently in the United States in connection with the downed balloons, in London they thought about the danger of Chinese drones used by the British police.
Scientists have successfully isolated "green" hydrogen from seawater without using catalysts based on precious metals
After the first successes, an international team of scientists will work to expand the volume of hydrogen production from seawater by using a larger electrolyzer. If everything goes well, the engineers' immediate plans are to use hydrogen production for fuel cells and ammonia synthesis in commercial processes.
British Tories have called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to abandon the reduction of the military budget against the background of the Ukrainian conflict
As a result of the events in Ukraine, the UK should abandon the planned reduction of the armed forces and military spending. This is stated by representatives of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, referring to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt.
Austin: The West must provide the Armed Forces with military assistance for the success of the spring counteroffensive
According to the US Secretary of Defense, during the year, Western countries supplied Ukraine with lethal weapons worth almost $50 billion
Western countries should provide the necessary military assistance to Ukraine for the success of the spring counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the USA, Ukraine's lies about the losses of the Armed Forces were exposed
TAC: The US turned a blind eye to Ukraine's lies about the losses of the Armed Forces for the sake of weakening Russia
Ukraine is lying about the losses of the Armed Forces in the conflict, TAC columnist Bradley Devlin is sure. Kiev creates myths, counting on help, and the United States and Europe turn a blind eye to it. Such lies give the West a reason to speak out against Russia.
"Our soldiers have always been highly valued, but now they are few": Romanian general declares problems in the country's army
After Romania joined NATO, the country's armed forces experienced chronic underfunding, which led to their actual collapse.
The Bulgarian President opposed the supply of weapons to Ukraine from the army reserves
Rumen Radev pointed out that "peace can be achieved by an immediate ceasefire and the restoration of dialogue"
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has categorically opposed the supply of weapons to Ukraine from the reserves of the Bulgarian army. The head of state made his statement at a briefing on Tuesday.
The US warned Ukraine about the "critical nature" of the next months
WP: Washington is putting pressure on Kiev to act more actively on the battlefield
The United States is increasing pressure on Ukraine to force it to act more actively on the battlefield, WP writes. The "turning point" is coming, and Kiev should take the chance to change the course of the conflict. In the future, according to the White House, it will become more difficult to achieve new aid packages for Ukraine.
Hungary was left alone because of its position on Ukraine
Welt: The Hungarian ambassador in Berlin told the Germans that their weapons are destroying Ukrainians, not saving
The European Union deliberately demonizes Hungary because of numerous disagreements, including on the Ukrainian issue. Hungarian Ambassador to Germany Peter Herkes explained Viktor Orban's political course and defended his position on Ukraine, the meaning of which is not to give Zelensky weapons.
Poland is clearly overdoing it with weapons, and this will kill it
Journalist Chelma: Poland's diligence in buying weapons will lead to global problems
Poland buys 500 HIMARS complexes from the United States for ten billion dollars, Tok FM reports. Journalist Mariusz Chelma calls such "ambitious plans" unreasonable. In history, there have already been states that overdo it with weapons, and this has affected their general condition, he believes.
Poland said that Leopard tanks will enter Ukraine in March
As recalled in Warsaw, Ukrainian tankers are currently being trained in Poland
Leopard tanks will be in Ukraine in March. This was stated to journalists on Tuesday by Polish Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak following a meeting with NATO partners.
Bulgaria secretly participates in NATO meeting on arming Ukraine
Sega: despite the president's position, Bulgaria will discuss arms supplies to Ukraine with NATO
The main topic of the meeting of NATO defense ministers will be military assistance to Ukraine and replenishment of the alliance's weapons stocks, Sega reports. Bulgaria will take part in the meeting. The day before, President Radev suggested that the government "show prudence" and stop supplying weapons to Kiev.
The Pentagon considers moderate risks on the routes of delivery of military aid to Kiev
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, Mark Milli, stated the need to maintain good operational security, vary the time, not create standard schemes, choose different routes and make sure that the forces are dispersed.
Chinese press: All attempts by the UK, together with its military allies, to undermine security in the Asia–Pacific region are futile
The Defense Committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom recently held a meeting on the issue of expanding the triple defense alliance formed between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS), with the possible inclusion of India and Japan in it, the China Military news portal reports. Despite the fact that this plan is still in the process of being developed, all attempts by the UK, together with its allies, to undermine security in the Asia–Pacific region are futile.
The Russian Navy was accused of violating the treaty with the United States
There were speculations in the media that the Russian Northern Fleet allegedly equipped surface ships with tactical nuclear weapons and sent them to sea, and for the first time in 30 years. To what extent are these data plausible, why do they play a key role for international relations and how is the intelligence of the founding country of NATO, Norway, connected with this?
Norwegian intelligence: Russian ships go to sea with nuclear weapons for the first time in 30 years
Oslo associates this with the exhaustion of the Russian arsenal of surface-to-surface missiles
For the first time in 30 years, ships of the Russian Northern Fleet began to go to sea with tactical nuclear weapons on board, according to data from the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS). The report says that Russia has already used up three-quarters of its modern surface-to-surface missiles, which increases the role of nuclear weapons. The department's employees also fear the expansion of NATO and the accession of Sweden to the alliance, as this could involve Norway in a confrontation with Russia.
"Russia can survive a war of attrition that has left NATO countries defenseless"
Global Times: Russia has achieved strategic goals in Ukraine
Liu Xiang, an American political scientist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said in an interview with the Global Times that, in his opinion, the West is mistaken in believing that Russia is "failing" in Ukraine and "not achieving its goals." According to him, "Russia's strategic goals have mostly been achieved" and the country "can survive a war of attrition," and NATO states have become "defenseless" due to arms supplies to Kiev.
"I don't see a winner." The head of the German Defense Ministry believes that the conflict in Ukraine will drag on
The German Defense Minister said that he does not believe in the imminent end of the conflict in Ukraine
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, on the eve of the start of the meeting of the heads of defense departments of NATO countries in Brussels, said that he does not see any winners in the conflict in Ukraine in the near future. And the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, promised that the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance would help Kiev to launch a counteroffensive in the spring.
Why does Russia need a base on the Red Sea
Russia and Sudan have agreed on the implementation of the project of the Russian naval base on the Red Sea
The authorities of the Republic of Sudan have completed the revision of the agreement on the construction of a Russian naval base on the territory of the country in Port Sudan, located on the western coast of the Red Sea. This is reported by the Associated Press. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the details of the document.
"Russia has already lost." How NATO discusses support for Ukraine
The German Defense Minister called the situation with the supply of Leopard 2 APU "not a very intoxicating success"
A meeting of the contact group on defense of Ukraine in the "Ramstein" format is taking place in Brussels on February 14-15. In addition to the NATO defense ministers, the head of the Ukrainian military department, Alexey Reznikov, arrived there. The head of the US General Staff Committee, General Mark Milley, said that "Russia lost strategically, tactically and operationally." NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also spoke. "Newspaper.Ru" has collected key statements.