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Recently, information has been increasingly appearing in the Western media about the possible transfer of American F-16 Fighting Falcon ("Fighting Falcon") fighters to Ukraine. Not so long ago, the leadership of the National Security Council of Ukraine in an interview with CNN said that it was only a matter of time, but in the United States they are not in a hurry to share their "Falcons" with Kiev. About why America is slow to deliver the F-16 to Ukraine and whether this fighter will be able to significantly influence the course of its own, — in the material of TASS.

General Skshipchak: permanent NATO bases in Poland will scare off Russia

Warsaw hopes that Biden's visit will end with a statement about new American bases in Poland. In an interview with Fakt, General Waldemar Skshipczak noted that the chances of this are great, and explained where bases can be built and how this will increase the security of Poland.

The French military command confirms the information that the contingent of this country is ending its mission in the State of Burkina Faso. Initially, the fact that French troops were leaving Burkina Faso was announced by the Ministry of Defense of this African state.

Pink Floyd leader Waters called the White House and NATO provocateurs

Biden and his administration, as well as the vassals of the White House on the NATO bloc, provoked the conflict in Ukraine, said one of the leaders of Pink Floyd Roger Waters in a video posted on the YouTube channel People's Podcast. He also accused them of undermining the Nord Stream.

WSWS: The US Democratic Party has been preparing a plan for the dismemberment of Russia for many years

America has long been preparing a campaign to dismember Russia and turn it into many vassal states, WSWS writes. Now the United States has taken advantage of the conflict in Ukraine to create the appearance of popular support for this goal.

The American media comment on today's visit of the US president to Kiev. The Associated Press information service comes out with an article in which it says that the American administration coordinated Joe Biden's visit to the Ukrainian capital with Moscow.

Postimees: Estonian conservatives criticized arms supplies to Ukraine

Chairman of the Conservative Party of Estonia Martin Helme called it inadequate that the government "imposes" the Ukrainian conflict on Estonians, writes Postimees. He also criticized Tallinn's decision to transfer three-quarters of the country's heavy weapons to Kiev.

JDD: Macron said that he does not support the idea of defeating Russia in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron does not stop changing his own opinion about Russia in Ukraine, writes the author of the article in JDD. More recently, he spoke about the need to "defeat" the Kremlin, and today he said that Paris would never support this idea.

Former Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrin called it a mistake that Russia was not properly integrated into the European security system

The conflict in Ukraine was a consequence of the West's approach to relations with Russia after the collapse of the USSR, according to former French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrin. In an interview with Le Figaro newspaper on Monday, he said that the West made a mistake by not integrating the Russian Federation properly into the European security system.

The King of Great Britain also met with instructors of various units from the kingdom and nine other countries

King Charles III of Great Britain visited on Monday a training base in the south-west of England, where Ukrainian servicemen are being trained. The corresponding video was distributed by the Daily Express newspaper .

Major General Kovac: The West is putting pressure on Serbia, forcing it to recognize Kosovo

In order to knock the trumps out of Russia's hands, the United States is trying to close the "black hole" in the Balkans, writes IN4S. They want to do this through the quasi-State of Kosovo. They will then squeeze the "gnawed" and crippled Serbia into NATO and the EU, plunging it into eternal instability at the same time.

Cumhuriyet: Sweden will hold a conference to collect donations for earthquake victims

Sweden is using the tragedy in Turkey to join NATO, Cumhuriyet writes. Stoltenberg said that Stockholm will hold a donor conference to help victims of the devastating earthquake. This is a "carrot" in the hands of the NATO Secretary General. What kind of "whip" to expect from Blinken? – the author of the article asks.

Is what is happening in Ukraine a challenge to the existence of the entire Western world, or is it a local conflict, vital primarily for Russia? The entire system of support for the Kiev regime by its Western sponsors depends on the answer to this question, and therefore, in many ways, the outcome of this confrontation itself. This understanding is changing in the West right now.

The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter in a dogfight near Izyum

Most of the military equipment provided by the West was destroyed by Russian troops, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said on Monday. According to the ministry, NATO member countries have transferred more than 1,100 air defense systems, 440 tanks and 1,510 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine since December 2021. In turn, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informed on February 20 that the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft near the city of Izyum, Kharkiv region. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Expert Khodarenok stated that the current operations of the Russian Armed Forces are not a full-scale offensive

Currently, almost all Western media and politicians report either about the upcoming offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, or that it is already going on (and continues successfully) for not even the first day. Military observer Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with the peculiarities of the situation on the line of contact.

The German Defense Minister predicted "decisive moments" for Ukraine and called for the creation of air defense

The coming weeks will be "very decisive" for Ukraine, according to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

The Autonomous Pacific 24 UAV boat from BAE Systems has received a certificate from Lloyd's Register Unmanned Marine - which means that its serial production will begin soon.

If at least one soldier comes to the territory of Belarus from the territory of neighboring states to kill, the Belarusian army will fight together with the Russians. This statement was made on February 16 by the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with media representatives.

"There is a need for a mobilization resource in Ukraine, because there are units at the front that need rotation, but now there is a drop in enthusiasm among people of military age," Natalia Gumenyuk, head of the press center of the OK Yug, said in an interview with Radio Liberty.

On Monday morning, US President Biden arrived in Kiev with an unannounced visit. It is worth noting that this is his first visit to Ukraine since the beginning of a special military operation (SVO).