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CHINA – Seven areas of airspace east of Zhejiang, Fujian and Shanghai have been reserved from today until December 11th for exercises.

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πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Όβš‘πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ TAIWAN DEFENCE MINISTRY: SET UP RESPONSE CENTRE ON MONDAY MORNING TO MONITOR CHINESE DRILLS THAT RUN UNTIL WEDNESDAY TO EAST OF CHINAS FUJIAN, ZHEJIANG PROVINCES

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Bracing for a Russian attack: EU defense chief wants €100B for weapons - Politico

The EU has proposed increasing defense spending by 10 times
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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³βš‘πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊChinese manufacturers have restricted supplies of important components for UAVs to the US and the EU, Bloomberg.

The restrictions affected engines, batteries, flight control systems and other parts.


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WW3 – Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia, Bortnikov:

The Kyiv regime is using NATO's arsenal for terrorist attacks on Russia;

"The Kyiv regime has stepped up the recruitment of perpetrators of sabotage and terrorist acts in Russia."


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πŸ—ΊοΈ CRIMEA – Video from the Crimean Wind monitoring group shows how the number of barrier barges at the Kerch Bridge decreased between December 6 and 11.

⚠️ Possibly happened due to Ukrainian naval drone attacks on the barriers.

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NEW βš‘οΈπŸ‡«πŸ‡· France has begun withdrawing its forces from Chad: the first planes have already left the country

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The Israeli Navy reportedly destroyed the ENTIRE Syrian Navy off the coast of Latakia on Monday night - DM Katz announced

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ—£οΈβš‘β€“ Our resources and weapons will be enough until the middle of 2025 even without the help of the US, β€” Marchenko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine

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Syrian politician Mohammed Alloush: The new Syrian authorities will consider the issue of Russian military bases from the point of view of the interests of the Syrian people and Russia itself. The decision on the continuation of the American military presence in Syria will be made by the Syrian people.

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Great Britain successfully tested laser weapons for the first time in history, β€” Ministry of Defense of the country.

Unlike conventional ammunition, laser weapons have almost unlimited supplies.


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Taiwan says 'troublemaker' China expands military drills around island - AFP

China has expanded military drills around Taiwan aimed at drawing "a red line" for the next US president, Taipei authorities said on Wednesday, branding Beijing a "troublemaker".

Beijing's biggest maritime drills in years involve about 60 warships and 30 coast guard vessels deployed from near the southern islands of Japan to the South China Sea, a senior national security official told AFP on the condition of anonymity.

China has also ramped up military aircraft activity closer to Taiwan, with 100 sorties detected over the past two days, figures from the island's defence ministry show.


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BREAKING – NATO is discussing the need to oblige member countries to increase defense spending from the current level of 2% of GDP to 3%, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Thursday, citing sources.

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⚠️ The ceasefire for Ukraine is approaching. The restoration of Ukraine can begin in the second half of 2025, - representative of the Polish government Koval said

The war will not end quickly, he added. The maximum will be a ceasefire and the end of the hot phase of the conflict.


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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦βš‘πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Ukraine is currently not ready for negotiations with the Russian Federation to end the war in the context of strong negotiating positions, - Andrey Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine

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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov discussed the proposed temporary ceasefire in Ukraine with the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry via telephone, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

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NEW – 4 Chinese PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 2 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait

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The leader of the right-wing populist German party Alternative for Germany has questioned Germany's NATO membership and said Russia has won the war in Ukraine

"The defense union must accept and respect the interests of all European countries - that is, the interests of Russia," Tino Hrupalla said in an interview with WELT. "Russia has won this war," the AfD leader said about the state of war in Ukraine


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The EU has adopted the 15th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, which covers 84 individuals and companies from Russia, China and the DPRK, including tankers (the Russian Federation's shadow fleet) transporting Russian oil.

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βš”οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβš‘The US Army to roll out S2AS electronic warfare program by 2026 to improve situational awareness for combat units

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