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As Ukrainian counteroffensive begins, NATO moves closer to direct intervention

17:38 10.06.2023

As Ukrainian counteroffensive begins, NATO moves closer to direct intervention

The Ukrainian army’s 33rd Mechanized Brigade and 47th Assault Brigade massed their Leopard tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles for a powerful assault on Russian positions two miles south of Mala Tokmachka in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Oblast on or before Thursday morning, writes Forbs. A dense minefield lay between the Ukrainians …

GAO report: The United States has big problems in creating new weapons

8:20 10.06.2023

GAO report: The United States has big problems in creating new weapons

The Pentagon faces a delay of at least a year in its timetable to deploy the new $96 billion intercontinental ballistic missile that’s central to modernizing the US nuclear arsenal, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO’s 259-page compendium of major defense acquisition programs found that more than …

Analysis on Kakhovka Dam breach: The partners assigned Ukraine the role of a "kamikaze" country

8:19 10.06.2023

Analysis on Kakhovka Dam breach: The partners assigned Ukraine the role of a "kamikaze" country

Now that almost a day has passed and the event has settled in, we can draw some conclusions or at least ask some informed questions about the whos and whys, the cui bonos, writes an author of ‘Simplicius76” war strategies, geopolitical analysis blog. The biggest question on everyone’s mind is …

Here comes the Hungaro-Austrian Empire

8:18 10.06.2023

Here comes the Hungaro-Austrian Empire

Austrian Interior Minister Herbert Kickl.Photo: EPA-EFE Austrian politician Herbert Kickl is a pro-Russian, anti-American conspiracy theorist who champions horse dewormer as a remedy for COVID-19 and wants to turn the Alpine country into a “fortress” against migration. He’s also the odds-on favorite to become his country’s next leader and Europe’s …

White House anxiously watches Ukraine’s counteroffensive, seeing the Biden’s reputation at stake

8:17 10.06.2023

White House anxiously watches Ukraine’s counteroffensive, seeing the Biden’s reputation at stake

Senior U.S. officials are convinced that future support for the Ukraine war — and President Joe Biden’s global reputation — hinges on the success of Ukraine’s counteroffensive. Succeed and Western military and economic aid will flow. Stumble or fail to meet expectations, and that support will likely dry up, sparking …

Blinken dismisses calls for a ceasefire, says US must build up Ukraine’s military

11:51 09.06.2023

Blinken dismisses calls for a ceasefire, says US must build up Ukraine’s military

The Secretary of State called for Washington to continue to put militarism before diplomacy, notes Kyle Anzalone, a opinion editor of ‘Antiwar.com’. The US will focus its efforts on arming Ukraine and not attempting to bring the war to a negotiated settlement, America’s top diplomat said. Secretary of State Antony …

Saudi-Russian concord at OPEC+

11:47 09.06.2023

Saudi-Russian concord at OPEC+

To be sure, OPEC+ touches raw nerves in Washington even seven years after the group took shape as the brainwave of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS). The two leaders intended that they would have more control over the global crude oil market, writes …

How US weapons firms influence the Ukraine debate

11:46 09.06.2023

How US weapons firms influence the Ukraine debate

‘Experts’ from defense industry funded think tanks are flooding the media, pushing for more arms without disclosing their benefactors. America’s top foreign policy think tanks are awash in funding from the defense industry. They’ve dominated the media market related to the Ukraine war, and they seldom, if ever, disclose that …

Polish militants join armored assaults into Russian Territory

11:37 08.06.2023

Polish militants join armored assaults into Russian Territory

Polish militants fighting in Ukraine have participated in recent assaults into Russia’s Belgorod Region, with the Polish Volunteer Corps releasing an announcement and video evidence of their roles in these operations. The militants were specifically involved in an assault of Belgorod’s Grayvoron District on May 22, which was one of …

White House is following a narrow path of strict escalation toward superpower confrontation

11:37 08.06.2023

White House is following a narrow path of strict escalation toward superpower confrontation

Current U.S. foreign policy toward Russia is following a narrow path of strict escalation toward superpower confrontation. Russia is not going to lead a peace effort, nor will Ukraine, writes Matthew G. Andersson, a law and policy author, he studied with White House National Security Advisor W.W. Rostow at the …

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