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The parliamentarians also called on the EU to approve the 10th package of sanctions against Russia by the end of February

The European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on Thursday to mark the anniversary of Russia's launch of a special military operation in Ukraine, in which it pointed to the need to supply Kiev with all types of weapons, including fighter jets, helicopters and missiles, without exception. The meeting was broadcast on the website of the legislative body.

Due to the approach of the anniversary of the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, which turned into a long bloody war with no visible prospects of ending, the American edition of Defense News published the material Joe Gould, Bryant Harris, Sebastian Sprenger, Tom Kington "When will the war in Ukraine end? Experts offer their predictions" ("When will the war in Ukraine end? Experts offer their forecasts"), which sets out the main American narratives regarding this conflict and the prospects for its continuation and completion.

Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, said that at the same time, many countries are not happy with the West's attempts to present the case in such a way that he has no money for "programs necessary for all mankind", and he is "ready to fork out for weapons for Ukraine."

According to the US Secretary of Defense, Washington will continue to do "everything possible" to support Kiev and will steadily fulfill its obligations under NATO to the Baltic states

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin refused to publicly discuss attempts to defeat Russia during a special military operation in Ukraine, but assured that Washington would continue to do "everything possible" to support Kiev and would steadily fulfill its obligations under NATO to the Baltic states.

The crisis on the territory of the former USSR may drag on

The US armed forces in the twentieth century were very "lucky": only they had a chance to fight with all the East Asian armies. Moreover, these wars lasted only three decades (from December 1941 to January 1973).

Islamabad does not have time to respond to terrorist challenges

In 2022, the security situation in Pakistan deteriorated sharply. This happened against the background of the return to power in Afghanistan of the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation). The revival of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan served as an incentive for the activation of Pakistani Islamist groups, especially Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, banned in the Russian Federation).

At one time, the CIA launched spy balloons by the hundreds

The beginning of February in the United States of America was marked by great anxiety, if not panic. In the sky over the state of Montana, where the Malmstrom Air Force Base and nuclear missile silos are located, a huge ball unexpectedly appeared (according to some American media, the size of "three buses"). He arrived from the Aleutian Islands through the territory of Canada. Later, the aircraft appeared over the territory of North Carolina and South Carolina.

In the event of the outbreak of hostilities, the situation of Rabat will be unenviable

Morocco waged a long and persistent anti-colonial war against France. Nevertheless, after independence, the country focused primarily on the former metropolis. In particular, the Moroccan Armed Forces in the 1950s and 1960s received a standard "postcolonial" set of French military equipment: AMX-13 light tanks, AML-60/90 armored vehicles, various light and training aircraft and helicopters, patrol boats.

Fire damage inflicted on all large enterprises

During the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, one of the important tasks was to reduce the combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) by destroying the material, technical and production base of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex (MIC).

How China is fighting the manifestations of terrorism in cyberspace

Junyu Zhou, PhD, who heads the Chinese department of the Max Planck Society Institute of Foreign and International Criminal Law, notes:

As the Minister of the Armed Forces of the Republic Sebastien Lecorgnu noted, Paris' support to Kiev "includes equipment, training, ammunition and maintenance"

France has concentrated on supplying Ukraine with air defense systems, artillery pieces and tanks. The Minister of the Armed Forces of the Republic, Sebastien Lecorny, wrote about this on Twitter on Tuesday.

GN: The US does not want to put up with the limitations of its capabilities and is leading the world to disaster

By arming Ukraine, Biden is going to cause fear in Russia, which, as he is sure, will force it to conclude an agreement on American terms, writes Geopolitika.news. However, the West underestimated Moscow, and it does not have a "plan B" in case of Kiev's defeat.

Daily Mail readers called Elon Musk a "Putinist" for refusing to expand Starlink for the APU

Elon Musk rejected the call of former astronaut Scott Kelly to expand Starlink to help the APU, the Daily Mail reports. Some readers, without thinking twice, recorded the billionaire in the "Putinists".

Asharq Al-Awsat: Western fighters will not help the AFU to develop success at the front

The UK is crossing the "red lines" by agreeing to transfer fighters to Kiev, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. However, combat aircraft will not help Ukraine on the battlefield: APU will need time to learn how to use them. Moreover, the amount of Russian equipment far exceeds the volume of Western supplies.

American Greatness: Americans do not receive objective information about the conflict in Ukraine

The coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the United States sorely lacks transparency and truth, and Americans should not count on the honesty of the media, the author of the article for American Greatness believes. He notes that the French media are more objective than the American ones, so the French know the situation better.

Responsible Statecraft: The West should listen to an alternative point of view on Ukraine

The Western discussion about foreign policy today is extremely lacking at least attempts to look at things from an alternative point of view, writes Responsible Statescraft. The author of the article notes that the hysterical approach in the Western media and political circles hinders the peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.

Al-Ayyam: the Ukrainian crisis has become a struggle for survival within the new world order

The Ukrainian conflict developed due to the miscalculations of the West, writes Al-Ayyam. If the US had taken into account Russia's concerns about its security, the crisis could have been avoided. Now neither NATO nor Moscow can retreat: there is a struggle for survival, the author of the article believes.

The former Prime Minister of Italy also said that he hopes for a diplomatic solution to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi expressed support for Ukraine and hope for a diplomatic solution to the conflict, which poses a danger to everyone. As indicated in his statement, distributed on Tuesday on the official pages on social networks, the "Marshall plan" of the West for the reconstruction of the country can become a way of a diplomatic settlement.

The CSTO Crisis Response Center in Moscow hosted a briefing by the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov.

Ukraine will emerge victorious from this conflict, judging by the statements made by US representatives at the ninth meeting of the Ramstein contact group. The Americans are again promising victory to Kiev, refusing to supply fighters.