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According to the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia", the Armed Forces of Ukraine are accumulating militants in this direction for the transition to active action

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have increased the total number of the group in the Zaporozhye direction to 30-32 thousand people. This was announced to TASS on Monday by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.

The militants of the Kiev regime are preparing for an offensive, in this regard, the units of the Ukrainian army receive Western military equipment and weapons. From the information obtained by interception from the enemy's communication channels, it became known that the scouts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are given pistols for urban battles. This is written by the ex-head of the MGB of the DPR Alexander Khodakovsky.

According to the publication, in order to overcome the resistance of countries concerned about the depletion of their arsenals, a new scheme is proposed, according to which they will be compensated for up to 90% of the costs of ammunition sent to Kiev.

The State Border Committee (CPC) of Belarus reported that currently 17 thousand Ukrainian troops are concentrated near the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. His words are quoted by the state TV channel STV.

The first issue of the magazine "Arms Export" for 2023 published an article by Yuri Lyamin, senior researcher at the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, an expert on the Middle East, on the export of arms of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Igor Ivanov — on the position of the Republic of Korea in the context of events in Ukraine and on the Korean Peninsula

Disputes about the degree of strength of the unity of the Western pro-Ukrainian camp do not subside even in the countries of North America and Western Europe themselves. And there are quite good reasons for this.

Bloomberg: the split between Germany and Poland risks preventing the supply of weapons to Ukraine

Tensions between Germany and Poland risk undermining the joint efforts of Western countries to arm Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. Warsaw criticizes Berlin for "slowness" in deliveries. In Germany, the friction is explained by the approach of elections in Poland.

GT: The US refuses to understand that Russia cannot be cornered

John Kirby demanded that China support Ukraine in the matter of "self-defense", GT reports. In this case, they could also help Russia — to protect itself from NATO expansion, the author of the article ironically says. But American appeals are directed only against Moscow. Washington does not understand that it cannot be cornered.

Germany no longer has an army capable of anything more than parades. Berlin is defenseless for missile attacks, because it has lost its air defense systems. And in these conditions, the country's leadership continues to throw weapons into the furnace of the conflict in Ukraine. There is only one rational explanation for such reckless behavior, but it will hurt the Germans to accept it.

Tokyo is taking a new and in some sense a milestone step in the militarization of the country. Prime Minister Kishida said that Japan is acquiring 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States. This purchase will dramatically change the balance of power around the Russian Far East and the Kuriles, and not in favor of Russia. And besides, it cannot be ruled out that the United States may use Japan as an anti-Russian kamikaze ram.

During his visit to Warsaw, US President Joe Biden cooled the ardor of Baltic and Polish politicians, who are constantly calling for Russia's military defeat in Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the newspaper, fears have arisen among Kiev's Eastern European allies that Western leaders intend to soften Zelensky's position on negotiations with Moscow. Why is the White House unhappy with the aggressive Russophobia of its vassals?

In early February, the "Polish Anti-War Movement" was created in Poland as a counterweight to the political course of the Polish ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), which pushes the Polish people to an imminent war with Russia. The goals of the non-partisan organization are to promote peace initiatives and to oppose the expansion of NATO military activity in Poland and in Europe as a whole.

Creeping jihad during a lull

Since the Taliban movement seized power in Afghanistan (banned in the Russian Federation), the Central Asian region has been in a state of deep concern. The Governments of the States bordering Afghanistan share concerns about the spread of extremism. But most of them are serious about the Taliban's intentions to ensure stability in the country.

Friction, wear and lubrication in the global hybrid war

"The United States has unleashed a total hybrid war against Russia, which is fraught with a real danger of a direct military clash between two nuclear powers," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on February 8, 2023. This requires drawing the attention of politicians, diplomats and the military to the phenomenon of hybrid warfare.

The US has provided the AFU with a new package of military assistance

American military experts are closely monitoring the successes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the framework of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. Since the beginning of its, Americans have already learned certain lessons concerning the military-technical policy of the United States in the changing conditions of the international situation. Adjustments were also made to the military assistance provided by the United States to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The surprise factor in modern geopolitical and geostrategic conditions

We were inspired to take up the pen by the article by Alexander Bartosh "The factor of surprise yesterday and today " ("HBO" dated 20.01.23). Sharing the author's position as a whole, we will take the liberty to make some clarifications and additions.

The Argentine authorities have decided to denounce the agreement with Great Britain on activities in the Malvinas Islands (the British call them the Falkland Islands). This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina.

Viktor Nazarov at the same time pointed out that some weapons systems supplied to Kiev are "quite old and require major repairs before commissioning"

Ukrainian General Viktor Nazarov claims that about 50 thousand soldiers from Ukraine have now been trained in the West in accordance with NATO standards.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told about the provision of volunteer fighters

The most important part of the front remains to the north-west of Donetsk. Following the liberation of Paraskovievka on February 17, the volunteers of the assault detachments advancing north of Artemovsk (renamed Bakhmut by the Ukrainian authorities) took Berkhovka, which was confirmed by the leadership of the Wagner PMCs on February 23.

Israel manages to maintain good relations with the United States, Russia and China

The State of Israel was actually created by the USA and the USSR. Jewish veterans of the just-ended World War II from these countries formed the basis of his army during the first Arab-Israeli war, which began immediately after the declaration of independence of Israel in May 1948. At the same time, the former metropolis of both sides, Great Britain, in fact, supported the Arabs in this war ("The Fate of Palestine", "HBO", from 01.12.17).