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The Leopards are coming. After months of saying “no,” Germany indicated over the weekend it would not stand in the way of Poland sending its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. It’s a definite shift in policy. Up until now, both Germany and the United States were steadfast in their denial to send Ukraine main battle…
On the heels of the latest major attack in Ukraine, both sides of Russia’s invasion have begun training for the potential of the war to last months into the future. The attack, a missile strike that hit an apartment building in Dnipro, was among the deadliest attacks on Ukrainian civilians since before last summer. About…
In another example of Russia and Ukraine telling two different versions of reality regarding their months-long war, the two sides appeared to be at odds over the current state of Soledar, a key salt mining town in the Donbas region. On Friday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said Russian forces captured the town. “The…
The Russian Defense Ministry released video of a frigate conducting drills in the Norwegian Sea while carrying hypersonic cruise missiles. Hypersonic missiles travel low in the atmosphere and can maneuver mid-air. The Russian Zircon is a hypersonic cruise missile, which means it launches and propels itself using an air-breathing engine called a scramjet. This technology is newly…
Chinese and Russian sailors are spending Christmas in the East China Sea this year. A handful of ships from the two countries are taking part in maritime cooperation, the latest in a series of military drills the two countries held this year. Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on Monday four vessels are taking part in…
When news broke the U.S. was finalizing plans to send the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, Russia responded as it often does. Multiple Russian leaders warned of dire consequences, and Vladimir Putin started rattling Russia’s nuclear saber. On Wednesday, Russia’s Ministry of Defense released a video showing a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) being…
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine nine months ago. Tens of thousands of people are now dead. This week, the European news outlet Euractiv reported a group of anti-Russian activists and former Russian lawmakers have been meeting for months, discussing various ways of removing Putin from office. Euractiv reported the anti-Putin group…
Call it a win for diplomacy. On Wednesday, Russia said it would rejoin the wartime agreement allowing Ukrainian grain and agriculture commodities to reach world markets through the Black Sea. Less than a week ago, Russia said it was abandoning the deal after an alleged drone attack against its Black Sea Fleet. Russia said the…
While much of the world focuses on the war in Ukraine, in the Pacific, the focus is squarely on China. Because of China’s saber-rattling on Taiwan, Japan is committing more money to increase its military spending while Taiwan could get billions in defense funding from the United States. After Russia invaded Ukraine, many Japanese began…
Russia and the United States are both on the same page and calling for peace. Not in Ukraine, but in another war-torn region involving two former members of the Soviet Union. Over the last few days, fighting broke out again between Armenia and Azerbaijan, worrying the U.S., Russia and other nations. The two countries are…
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