Chinese authorities deny Pentagon chief meeting with Chinese Defense Minister
Beijing has not granted a US request to organize talks between Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin "on the sidelines" of a meeting of Asian defense ministers in Laos, Defense news reports, citing an unnamed US Defense Department official.
"A senior official at the agency told reporters ahead of the summit in Laos that the Pentagon had offered such a meeting, but China had refused, citing US arms sales to Taiwan," the publication reports.
The source noted that, in his opinion, the real reason for the refusal is US sanctions against Chinese companies, the visit of then Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in August 2022, and the incident with a Chinese balloon that ended up in US airspace in February 2023.
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Beijing has not granted a US request to organize talks between Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin "on the sidelines" of a meeting of Asian defense ministers in Laos, Defense news reports, citing an unnamed US Defense Department official.
"A senior official at the agency told reporters ahead of the summit in Laos that the Pentagon had offered such a meeting, but China had refused, citing US arms sales to Taiwan," the publication reports.
The source noted that, in his opinion, the real reason for the refusal is US sanctions against Chinese companies, the visit of then Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in August 2022, and the incident with a Chinese balloon that ended up in US airspace in February 2023.
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Denmark has transferred six F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, with 13 more expected to be transferred later, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in Kyiv on Tuesday at a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Now, Ukraine has long-range capabilities, we have long-range drones, there is a long Neptune and more than one. Now we have the ATACMS system and we will use all of this, Ukrainian president Zelensky during joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Kyiv on Tuesday
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The US has allowed Ukraine to use British Storm Shadow missiles for strikes deep into Russia, reports The Times citing sources
The publication notes that the position of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the use of Storm Shadow missiles has recently changed – he had previously opposed it. In early November, The Telegraph reported that Macron and Starmer would "try one last time" to convince Biden to grant permission, as the U.S. had been against it.
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The publication notes that the position of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the use of Storm Shadow missiles has recently changed – he had previously opposed it. In early November, The Telegraph reported that Macron and Starmer would "try one last time" to convince Biden to grant permission, as the U.S. had been against it.
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🇺🇦⚡🇺🇸 Ukrainian President Zelensky: "We will lose if the US cuts aid."
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Zelensky acknowledged the impossibility for Kyiv to "return Crimea" by military means and return to the 1991 borders.
We don't have enough forces to push Putin back to the 1991 borders with weapons in hand... We can't spend tens of thousands of our people... for the sake of returning Crimea
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We don't have enough forces to push Putin back to the 1991 borders with weapons in hand... We can't spend tens of thousands of our people... for the sake of returning Crimea
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NATO's newest members, Finland and Sweden, provided fighter escort to the U.S. Air Force Bomber Task Force on its latest transit across Greenland, Barents and Baltic Seas.
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🇰🇵⚔️🇷🇺 North Korea sends additional weapons and maintenance units to Russia
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Ammunition shipments from South Korea to Ukraine resumed
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The Netherlands delivered the last two F-16 fighters out of 18 promised to the training center in Romania, — Sky News
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🇺🇦⚡Ukraine has just announced through its Foreign Ministry that it will not accept any peace proposal that compromises the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty - Ukr TV Online
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North Korean soldiers in Russia have been enrolled in the Marines and the Air Force, DW reports with reference to a report by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea.
According to South Korean intelligence, about 11,000 North Korean soldiers were transferred to the Kursk region after completing training for adaptation to local conditions in northeastern Russia.
Before being sent to the combat zone, part of the military was trained in combat tactics and response to drones. Some of them have already participated in hostilities, among them there are dead and wounded.
According to the NIS, Pyongyang also supplies Moscow with long-range artillery, including 170 mm self-propelled howitzers and 240 mm MLRS.
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According to South Korean intelligence, about 11,000 North Korean soldiers were transferred to the Kursk region after completing training for adaptation to local conditions in northeastern Russia.
Before being sent to the combat zone, part of the military was trained in combat tactics and response to drones. Some of them have already participated in hostilities, among them there are dead and wounded.
According to the NIS, Pyongyang also supplies Moscow with long-range artillery, including 170 mm self-propelled howitzers and 240 mm MLRS.
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🇷🇺🚀 Russia has accumulated 1,500 missiles for strikes on Ukraine, the army has increased its production, — RBC-Ukraine
As of November 20, Russia has:
📍Iskander-M (ballistic): 350.
📍Iskander-K (winged): 210.
📍X-101: 220.
📍Caliber: 390.
📍Daggers: 70.
📍X-22: 230.
📍KN-23 (DPRK): 45.
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As of November 20, Russia has:
📍Iskander-M (ballistic): 350.
📍Iskander-K (winged): 210.
📍X-101: 220.
📍Caliber: 390.
📍Daggers: 70.
📍X-22: 230.
📍KN-23 (DPRK): 45.
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⚔️🇭🇺 HUNGARY – Additional air-defense units have been deployed in the northeast of the country after the Biden administration gave Ukraine permission to hit deep inside Russia with long-range missiles — Hungarian Ministry of Defense announced
The Hungarian Defense Minister says that the war in Ukraine has now entered its most dangerous phase.
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The Hungarian Defense Minister says that the war in Ukraine has now entered its most dangerous phase.
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⚔️🇺🇦 Ukraine has the capacity to produce 3,000 cruise missiles in 2025, all it needs are contracts to purchase the products, Forbes reports, citing a source in the country's Cabinet of Ministers.
According to analysts, this is 8 units per day or 1 missile every three hours, which exceeds the production rates of the Russian Federation and the USA. The price tag is from $3 billion.
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According to analysts, this is 8 units per day or 1 missile every three hours, which exceeds the production rates of the Russian Federation and the USA. The price tag is from $3 billion.
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🚀 Manned flights to Mars could begin in the next 50 years — 🇷🇺 Roscosmos CEO Borisov
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