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Chris Hedges: the conflict in Ukraine is an unsuccessful attempt by the United States to restore hegemony

The conflict in Ukraine is another unsuccessful attempt by the United States to restore its global hegemony, writes Chris Hedges in Salon magazine. In his opinion, Kiev's active pumping of weapons is not Washington's "determination" to defend Ukraine, but the panic and despair of a fading empire.

The complex entered service with the 74th Patriot Regiment in the commune of Mihai Brava, the agency informs

The second Patriot missile defense system out of four contracted by Romania was delivered during 2022, passed tests and acceptance in December and entered service with the 74th Patriot Regiment in the commune of Mihai Brava (Giurgiu County in southern Romania). This was announced on Tuesday by the Romanian Defense Ministry.

According to Congressman Mike Rogers, China is rapidly approaching nuclear parity, the newspaper reports

China has a larger number of land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launchers than the United States. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, citing data from the Strategic Command (STRATCOM) The US Armed Forces.

Newsweek: The Arctic will become the new "battlefield" of Russia and the USA

Washington is preparing for a direct clash with Moscow in the Arctic, writes Newsweek. According to the Americans, the Ukrainian conflict proved that Russia is a "hostile country" that uses the region to attack neighboring states. A similar situation will unfold in the Arctic, analysts are sure.

Politiken: Russian ambassador warned Denmark about the dangers of buying American missiles

The Danish Defense Ministry is discussing the acquisition of American Tomahawk longer-range missiles. If the deal goes through, Russia will be forced to take countermeasures, as Ambassador Vladimir Barbin warned the Danes in an interview with Politiken. The Danish expert is also cautious about owning this type of weapon.

Washington intends to conclude an $18 billion deal with Poland. We are talking about the supply of 18 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and ammunition for this technique.

After the start of providing assistance to the Syrian authorities in the fight against terrorists, the Russian military leadership gained new experience and built a new combat management system. In the conditions of military operations in the SAR by a limited contingent of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, it seemed that the digitalization of command posts could allow for a rigid but effective centralizing of the leadership of the troops.

Taiwan continues to prepare for a confrontation with mainland China, as Beijing does not intend to back down from its statements about the indivisibility of China. Taipei is urgently arming itself, not only buying American, mainly weapons, but also developing its own. According to the South China Morning Post, a new extended-range cruise missile was tested on the island.

Vyacheslav Solovyov, scientific director of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center - the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics, explained that "there is a special program in place to maintain the readiness of the landfill."

On February 6, the European Organization for Cooperation in the Field of Armaments (OCCAR) announced the signing of a contract for the production of a new generation SAMP/T NG medium-range air defense systems for the Armed Forces of France and Italy.

The South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Romanian state defense company Romarm on the export of 155-mm K9 self-propelled howitzers and infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs).

On the basis of the Igla-S MANPADS, which is very popular on the world market, the Russian designers created the Dzhigit launcher, designed to hit aerial targets from mobile or stationary platforms.

Ukraine received an additional pair of Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled guns from Germany. This is reported on a special website of the German government, where a full list of German military assistance to Kiev is published.

NATO member countries have recognized Russia as the most significant threat to the security of their organization. This is stated in the strategic concept until 2030, which the North Atlantic Alliance adopted at the summit held in Madrid on June 28-30, 2022.

ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" anti-aircraft self-propelled guns have been used for several decades to combat ground targets. In this capacity, they were used during the stay in Afghanistan of the Soviet 40th army, as well as during the Iran-Iraq War. Moreover, these combat vehicles served on both sides of the front.

Moscow does not abandon the DSNV, remains committed to the treaty

The United States itself is very free to handle issues related to the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (DSNW), Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday.

The installation of new weapons on the BMP-2 has long been tested by the Russian defense industry. Back in 2005, Algeria ordered the modernization of these machines from the domestic military-industrial complex to version 2M, which meant equipping the equipment with the Berezhok combat module. It consists of a 30-mm 2A42 cannon, a 7, 62-mm machine gun, 4 ATGM "Kornet" launchers and a 30-mm AGS-17 grenade launcher.

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The frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov", performing the tasks of a long-range campaign, for the first time in the framework of international exercises will perform a combat training launch of a hypersonic missile "Zircon". This will happen during the exercises of the naval forces of the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) and China, a source close to the military-industrial complex told TASS.

The command of the Saudi Arabian Navy has chosen the European MBDA group as a supplier of anti-aircraft guided missiles for new warships, preferring their missiles to the American company Raytheon.

The German government has asked Sweden to hand over the IRIS-T air defense system launchers, which are supposed to strengthen the air defense of Ukraine. Earlier, the German authorities have already sent one IRIS-T system to Kiev and plan to send three more similar installations.