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Express: the British army is too weak to fight the Russians

It turned out that the British have a very small army. This is reported by the British Express. The publication estimates the staff at 76,000. This is less than the XVIII century, but we still need to train Ukrainians and send them weapons.

Despite existing for decades under sanctions, North Korea is increasing its military capabilities. It is no longer a secret that the country has its own nuclear weapons and is constantly improving its means of delivery.

Pechat: Russia is not interested in the US readiness to divide Ukraine

The special military operation has gained an optimal working pace, Russia is ready to strike a decisive blow, writes Pechat. In the West, this is expected with horror. Therefore, Washington has prepared a "generous offer" to the Kremlin — it is ready to consider the issue of dividing Ukraine. But Moscow has its own plans.

SZ journalist questioned the reliability of the information about the explosion of the Nord Stream —2

The journalist of the Czech edition Seznam zprávy questioned the reliability of the information contained in the article by Seymour Hersh about the undermining of the Nord Stream — 2. He reproaches Hersh for using a single anonymous source and finds a "significant error" in his investigation.

Since February 2022, Montenegro has sent Ukraine assistance in the form of weapons and military equipment worth more than 10 million euros and intends to continue to support Kiev.

Haber7 readers are sure that the US is going to occupy Turkey

Back in 2002, the United States modeled a military invasion of a state affected by earthquakes. Turkey was probably the target, Haber7 writes. The readers of the portal agree with this: although the target country was not named, there are too many coincidences. But they are sure that the United States will not be able to occupy their country just like that.

Exexpress: NATO is not ready for such scale of military operations as in Ukraine

NATO is not ready for an armed clash with Russia, reports Exexpress with reference to the commander-in-chief of the united forces in Europe Christopher Cavoli. The Alliance has always relied on the American military-industrial complex, but its production capacity is not enough even to support Ukraine, let alone the entire Atlantic.

The Times: aid to Ukraine has exposed the dangerous weakness of the UK armed forces

The British army is dangerously weakened and cannot fulfill its obligations, writes The Times columnist Edward Lucas. Assistance to Ukraine has clearly shown this. The most shameful thing is that even a weak German army looks more profitable in the eyes of NATO, Lucas believes.

Newsweek: Zelensky's European tour demonstrated his desperation

Zelensky's trip to Europe and demands for "urgent support" from Kiev demonstrated his desperation, writes Newsweek. The Ukrainian president actively called on the EU to transfer fighters to the AFU. This shows what a deplorable state he is in.

The Secretary General confirmed that then the alliance began to carry out the most significant buildup of its military forces

The year of the conflict in Ukraine has not fundamentally changed NATO, the alliance has been preparing for it since 2014. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg acknowledged this at a press conference in Brussels on Monday.

iDNES: after Russia's victory, the dismantling of the Western political model will begin

Russia's victory over Ukraine will have huge consequences for the entire world system, writes the author of the article in iDNES. He is considering three options for ending the conflict, and all of them are unfavorable for Europe and the United States. As a result, the dismantling of the Western political model will begin.

There is growing evidence that NATO is expanding its intelligence capabilities in Eastern Europe. To this end, the alliance is transferring specific aircraft to Romania and Poland. What types of equipment are we talking about, what risks does their transfer create for the Russian Armed Forces and how could Moscow respond to this?

According to experts, in modern realities, the military security of small states depends less and less on the number and quality of soldiers and officers, as well as the weapons they have, and more and more on their place in the system of international relations and the presence of strong allies. Nevertheless, it should be noted that few of these states completely abandon their own armed forces.

"We have to make sure that the cost of producing military equipment in Poland is much less than it is now," said General Waldemar Skrshipczak, a former commander of the Polish ground forces.

Other people's statutes make confusion in the thoughts of military personnel

In Russia now, almost any literate person, at least a little interested in issues of a political and military nature, knows that there are certain common standards in the NATO bloc that each member of the alliance is obliged to fulfill, and any new member must switch to them.

China and North Korea are considered the closest threats to Japan

The political and military leadership of Japan is considering the possibility of a sharp increase in the country's defense budget to over 40 trillion yen ($279 billion) in the next five years. For comparison: in the previous five years, in accordance with the Medium-term Defense Program, Japan's total military budget amounted to 27.47 trillion yen.

The statistics disclosed by Minister Shoigu relate only to the enemy

On February 7, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu summed up some of the results of the winter offensive in Donbass and Zaporozhye. Among the settlements liberated in January 2023 and the first week of the following month, he indicated Soledar, Kleshcheyevka, Podgornoye, Krasnopolye, Blagodatnoye, Pubkovoye and Nikolaevka. Offensive actions continue in the areas of Ugledar and Artemovsk, and the fighting is taking place directly in the quarters of these cities.

How the Afghan crisis developed in 2022

The transition of Afghanistan to a different state – from a State affected by conflict to a State that faces problems of post–conflict governance - has somewhat stalled.

The conflict in Ukraine is changing the geopolitical landscape of Europe

The Special Military Operation (SVO) in Ukraine, along with the scarcity of European arsenals and the weakness of European weapons, also showed the inconsistency of the political and military alliances that have developed in Europe. Western unity on the situation around Ukraine has already begun to crumble.

Bloomberg: Poland will not be able to become the leader of the EU, since Europe is ruled by the United States

The political center of gravity in Europe seems to be shifting to the east, writes Bloomberg. Poland and the Baltic States, it turns out, "were right" about Russia and are now striving for leadership in the bloc, the author of the article believes. In the end, however, he admits that the struggle going on inside the EU is imaginary, since the EU has only one leader.