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View from Washington: NATO is a mess and the Russians are winning 10:09 21.12.2023

View from Washington: NATO is a mess and the Russians are winning

Fixing NATO is a very difficult problem, because NATO has been pretending to be an offensive alliance and not a defense system. With its mission corrupted and its border with Russia vastly expanded (almost all of Eastern Europe, Finland), NATO's ambition to add Ukraine is a country too-far, because this …
Putin: “Odessa is a Russian city” 11:13 20.12.2023

Putin: “Odessa is a Russian city”

At the year-end news conference lasting four hours, Russian President Vladimir Putin made some key remarks on the conflict in Ukraine which throw light on the likely trajectory of the war through 2024. To be sure, Russia will not accept a “frozen conflict” that falls short of realising the objectives …
‘The Week’: American military aid to Ukraine is faltering. Can Europe pick up the slack? 11:12 20.12.2023

‘The Week’: American military aid to Ukraine is faltering. Can Europe pick up the slack?

Which raises a question: Can Europe step up if the U.S. backs off its military support of Ukraine? – asks Anglo-American ‘The Week’. "European leaders are moving to fill the gap" in American military aid, The New York Times reported. But there are real concerns that Europe may not be …
Europe may be headed for “something unthinkable” 11:11 20.12.2023

Europe may be headed for “something unthinkable”

As 2023 comes to an end, there is a growing sense of panic in Europe. Since the beginning of the Russian SMO in Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union has been preoccupied with integrating the country — widely seen as a geopolitical necessity — and with the internal reform …
A new Middle East war? The US proclaimed naval coalition to protect shipping transit in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait 11:10 20.12.2023

A new Middle East war? The US proclaimed naval coalition to protect shipping transit in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait

A Danish shipping giant has ordered its vessels to avoid passing through the Red Sea entirely following recent missile attacks on ships launched from Yemen, prompting warnings of 'substantial' supply chain disruption in the lead up to Christmas. 'The recent attacks on commercial vessels in the area are alarming and …
Putin: The invulnerability of Western military equipment has been broken on the battlefields of the Ukrainian conflict 19:39 19.12.2023

Putin: The invulnerability of Western military equipment has been broken on the battlefields of the Ukrainian conflict

The activity of NATO has increased sharply in general, and US forces, including aircraft, have been deployed to the Russian borders, Russian President Vladimir Putin said while presiding over a Russian Ministry of Defense meeting on December 19, Sputnik informs. "Recently, the activity of the NATO military bloc as a …
FT: ‘Ukraine fatigue’ is a problem of western leaders’ own making 9:36 19.12.2023

FT: ‘Ukraine fatigue’ is a problem of western leaders’ own making

Two months into Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, I warned about “Ukraine fatigue”. In the event, western leaders and their publics surprised everyone by how resilient their support for Ukraine turned out to be — morally, financially and (although always several steps too late) militarily. But while it took much …
US has its smallest military in over 80 years 9:35 19.12.2023

US has its smallest military in over 80 years

Yes, US has its smallest military in over 80 years as enlistment hits its lowest since 1941. Pentagon officials reported that the US military is entering 2024 with its smallest band of men in more than 80 years as it tries to bolster recruitment from Gen Z – a task …
View from Italy: “Can we talk about the Moscow-Beijing axis, if not directly about the ‘KISSIAN’ Confederation?” 9:35 19.12.2023

View from Italy: “Can we talk about the Moscow-Beijing axis, if not directly about the ‘KISSIAN’ Confederation?”

The United States provoked a crisis in Ukraine, wanted to erect an iron curtain between Russia and Europe, writes ‘L'Antidiplomatico’ from Italy. But this step turned out to have unforeseen consequences – a rapprochement between Moscow and Beijing. The author talks about the informal “Kissia Confederation” – an alliance of …
WP: Biden’s support of Israel could come at a cost to U.S. foreign policy 9:31 19.12.2023

WP: Biden’s support of Israel could come at a cost to U.S. foreign policy

When President Biden cautioned Israel this week that it was losing international support due to the war in Gaza, he could just as well have been warning that his own administration also has a lot to lose, notes ‘The Washington Post’. Elected three years ago as the self-described most experienced …
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