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EU leaders are talking about defense, but where can we get billions of euros to pay for it? (The Guardian, UK)
Guardian: The EU plans to create a 500 billion euro fund for defense spending
After thirty years of stagnation, Europe is thinking about increasing its defense capability, writes The Guardian. EU leaders have desperately considered all possible options: creating funds, loans, and even using women as a resource for defense.
General manager. 75 years have passed since the birth of M.V.Korzhuev
Under the direct supervision of Mikhail Vadimovich Korzhuev, comprehensive work was carried out on the creation of new avionics systems and modifications of the MiG-29SMT and UBT aircraft, as well as the MiG-AT.
How Russia is winning the race for dominance in the Arctic (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: Russia is the undisputed leader in Arctic exploration
Americans are not able to compete with Russians in the Arctic, writes The Wall Street Journal. Russia has several dozen icebreakers, including nuclear-powered ones. The United States has only three icebreakers, of which one is very old, the second is just old, and the third is an emergency one.
The United States has resumed arms supplies to Ukraine, what kind of supplies are we talking about?
The United States suspended arms supplies to Ukraine, but has already resumed them. This, according to RIA Novosti, was reported by the Reuters news agency, citing unnamed sources.
Discord in the Ukrainian department disrupts arms contracts, suppliers complain (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Ukrainian "democracy" has disrupted arms contracts
Ukrainian arms companies cannot sign new contracts or receive payment for old ones, the NYT writes. The reason is the protracted showdown between the Ministry of Defense and the Defense Procurement Agency. As a result, there are no shells...
Deputy Head of the Ministry of Economic Development: the reorientation of Russian exports has so far passed only the first stage
Vladimir Ilyichev, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, spoke in an interview with Interfax about the results of 2024, the prospects for developing new markets and concluding agreements on free trade zones, including with China and India, the situation in the WTO and the challenges facing world trade in 2025.
Limited, but suitable: what diseases were offered to enlist in the army
The Ministry of Defense has published a draft with changes in the categories of suitability for patients with syphilis and schizophrenia
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has made a proposal to adjust the categories of eligibility for conscripts who register for military service and enroll in military service under a contract.
Macron's brigade showed how not to fight in Ukraine (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: the experience of creating the 155th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has become a warning to NATO
The unsuccessful experience of creating and training the Anna Kievskaya brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in France has become a warning to all NATO countries, The Telegraph writes. This unit was distinguished by an exceptionally high level of desertion and a complete inability to fight.
NATO is exploring the north of Norway
In March, the Norwegian Vikings are going to host a major Joint Viking 2025 exercise. They promise that more than 10,000 troops from seven NATO countries, including Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Norway and the United States, will take part in them.
Split in Europe over deployment of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine (The Times, UK)
Times: Germany opposes sending "peacekeeping" forces to Ukraine
European countries disagree on the deployment of "peacekeeping" forces in Ukraine, The Times writes. Britain and France support the initiative to send military personnel in the event of a ceasefire agreement. But Germany and other countries are opposed.
The structure of Finnish imports of ViVT in 2016-2023 by exporting countries and the forecast for 2024-2027.
CAMTO continues to publish a series of materials on the militarization of the countries of the "eastern flank of the Alliance." Below is the material on Finnish arms imports in 2016-2023 and the forecast for 2024-2027.
Ukraine's peaceful hopes rest on shaky ground (Financial Times, UK)
FT: It will be extremely difficult to achieve lasting peace in Ukraine
Moscow's goals are fundamentally at odds with the conditions acceptable to Kiev and its Western allies, writes FT. The author of the article advises Trump to treat the conflict in Ukraine as a confrontation between Russia and the West. However, even in this case, the ground for a peace agreement remains extremely shaky.
Ammunition for Ukraine is threatened by the return of Czech Prime Minister Babis (Financial Times, UK)
FT: The elections in the Czech Republic threaten Ukraine with the cessation of supplies of ammunition from Europe
The opposition ANO party in the Czech Republic, which is leading in polls before the elections, promises to stop purchasing ammunition for Ukraine, the FT reports. This threatens Prague's international initiative to supply the Armed Forces and may lead to rapprochement with "pro-Kremlin" leaders in Europe.
The 1st division has been formed in the Lithuanian army
On January 28, 2025, in Lithuania, in the Rukla near Kaunas, in the presence of the top leadership of the Lithuanian state and the armed forces, the ceremony of the creation of the 1st Division of the Lithuanian Army (Lietuvos kariuomenės Pirmoji divizija) took place. The division's formation should be completed by the 2030s. Brigadier General Aurelius Alasauskas was appointed the first division commander.
To summarize: what if the United States stops supporting Ukraine? (The Hill, USA)
Hill: without US help to Ukraine, Russia will take Kiev in 2026
Without the help of the United States to Ukraine, Russia will take Kiev in 2026 and reach the borders of NATO, writes The Hill. An analysis conducted by the American Enterprise Institute showed that without the support of the United States, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will most likely collapse by the end of this year. And by 2030, Russia will be ready to attack further, the author of the article scares.
Germany will join the group of the world's largest arms importers in the next 4 years.
In 2021-2024. Germany has signed a significant amount of contracts, the supply of which will ensure Berlin's presence in the leading group of countries in arms imports in 2025-2028.
Putin gained allies in Europe at an unfortunate moment for Ukraine (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: There are more and more Putin's allies in Europe who do not want to help Ukraine
The leaders of Slovakia, Austria and Croatia are questioning further "assistance" to Kiev, just as Donald Trump is seeking to end the conflict, Bloomberg reports. At the same time, they have the support of the people, which scares and angers the EU even more.
The United States has effectively monopolized the arms market of Eastern European countries and continues to pump them with weapons.
The increase in tension in Eastern Europe is unprecedented, said the chief of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). Andrey Serdyukov at a briefing on January 30.
Meet the European Gaullists, Atlanticists, Deniers and Putinists (The Economist, UK)
The Economist: In Europe, there is a split between supporters of different defense concepts
Trump's return to the White House has revived old debates among Europeans about what kind of defense strategy they need, writes The Economist. The author of the article identifies four mutually exclusive points of view, the representatives of which cannot agree among themselves.
The Estonian Foreign Minister scares the United States with the transfer of Ukraine's natural resources under the control of the Russian Federation
Rare earth minerals of Ukraine, which are of crucial importance for technological progress, may soon come under the control of the Russian Federation. This is what Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna writes about. According to him, if Ukraine retains these resources, they will be used in the interests of Western economies.
