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NATO has decided to radically increase its military presence in the Baltics
NEW – Two NATO ships entered the Gulf of Finland, Yle reports
They are there as part of the Baltic Sentinel mission, to protect critical undersea infrastructure.
We are talking about the German Navy
mine hunter Datteln and the Dutch Navy hydrographic vessel Luymes.
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They are there as part of the Baltic Sentinel mission, to protect critical undersea infrastructure.
We are talking about the German Navy
mine hunter Datteln and the Dutch Navy hydrographic vessel Luymes.
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NEW – South Korea, US, Japan stage joint air drills involving B-1B bomber after North Korea missile launches
📰 Yonhap News Agency
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🇨🇳⚡🇵🇭 China is pushing the Philippines `to the wall’ with aggression in the South China Sea, Manila says
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China is pushing the Philippines `to the wall' with aggression in the South China Sea, Manila says
A Philippine security official says China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression in the disputed South China Sea and warned that “all options are on the table” for Manila’s response, including new international lawsuits.
NEW REPORT: The Kremlin is in the endgame of a decades-long strategic effort to de facto annex Belarus, which will permanently augment Russia’s military and economic capabilities to pursue its revanchist geopolitical objectives against the United States and NATO
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Moscow’s effort to de facto annex Belarus through the Union State framework has already achieved significant gains, requiring NATO to reevaluate the implications of Russia’s growing control over Belarus and the resources that Russia can use against the US, NATO, and Ukraine.
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Belarus is not merely a Russian ally; the Kremlin is transforming Belarus into a strategic enabler for Russia’s ability to project power. Policymakers must start planning for a future in which Belarus is not only a captive nation but also effectively an extension of Russia.
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The Kremlin will leverage its recent but deep-rooted gains in Belarus to offset costs from Russia’s protracted war against Ukraine, accelerate Russia’s recovery following the war in Ukraine, and help Russia prepare for future wars more rapidly than Russia could by itself.
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#BREAKING #News: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Kyiv.
An agreement on a "100-year partnership" in defense and other areas is expected to be signed, - AP
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An agreement on a "100-year partnership" in defense and other areas is expected to be signed, - AP
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The US State Department is confident that Ukraine will no longer resume gas transit from Russia.
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"I am convinced that there is no turning back," said US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Affairs Geoffrey Pyatt.
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🇺🇸⚔️🇯🇵 US company Lockheed Martin has delivered the first AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar to Japan to equip a JMSDF destroyer with the Aegis system.
The radar is designed to detect and track air and ballistic targets.
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The radar is designed to detect and track air and ballistic targets.
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🗺️ Map of projected conflicts in 2025 from the Center for Preventive Action at the US Council on Foreign Relations. It is provided for the year 2025, based on a survey of about 680 American experts.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Kyiv.
🇺🇦⚡⚔️ Ukraine and Britain sign 100-year partnership covering defence, energy and trade.
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NEW – The USA, Hungary, Slovakia and Germany do NOT want to see us in NATO, - Zelensky
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UK and France may deploy troops to Ukraine
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have reportedly begun discussing the deployment of peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, should Kyiv and Moscow reach a peace agreement.
The Telegraph outlines three potential scenarios for deploying peacekeepers in Ukraine:
1️⃣ Buffer Zone Monitoring: British units could establish observation posts along a buffer zone, with fighter jets and attack helicopters conducting patrols. Rapid-response forces would be stationed nearby, with armored units ready to repel potential Russian advances.
2️⃣ Defensive Perimeter Around Kyiv: A Western coalition could form a defensive border around Ukraine's capital, allowing the Ukrainian military to focus on containing Russian forces. However, this scenario is seen as unlikely.
3️⃣ Training and Air Defense Support: British instructors could conduct training in western Ukraine, while Polish air defense systems would ensure their protection. This is currently considered the least controversial option and could serve as a first step toward deploying Western forces.
Both the UK and France are expected to play leading roles in forming a peacekeeping contingent.
Meanwhile, the French foreign minister emphasized that France intends to participate in negotiations over the war in Ukraine, as the conflict directly impacts European security.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have reportedly begun discussing the deployment of peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, should Kyiv and Moscow reach a peace agreement.
The Telegraph outlines three potential scenarios for deploying peacekeepers in Ukraine:
1️⃣ Buffer Zone Monitoring: British units could establish observation posts along a buffer zone, with fighter jets and attack helicopters conducting patrols. Rapid-response forces would be stationed nearby, with armored units ready to repel potential Russian advances.
2️⃣ Defensive Perimeter Around Kyiv: A Western coalition could form a defensive border around Ukraine's capital, allowing the Ukrainian military to focus on containing Russian forces. However, this scenario is seen as unlikely.
3️⃣ Training and Air Defense Support: British instructors could conduct training in western Ukraine, while Polish air defense systems would ensure their protection. This is currently considered the least controversial option and could serve as a first step toward deploying Western forces.
Both the UK and France are expected to play leading roles in forming a peacekeeping contingent.
Meanwhile, the French foreign minister emphasized that France intends to participate in negotiations over the war in Ukraine, as the conflict directly impacts European security.
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#BREAKING – Belarus is working on creating a [domestic] short-range missile system - Reform News
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Беларусь работает над созданием ракетного комплекса ближнего действия
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Azerbaijani military arrived in the Turkish city of Kars to participate in the joint "Winter Exercises-2025"
The exercises are being conducted within the framework of the agreement on military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey and involve the implementation of combat training missions in winter conditions.
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The exercises are being conducted within the framework of the agreement on military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey and involve the implementation of combat training missions in winter conditions.
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NEW – New satellite image from AP shows a “mysterious” airstrip has been completed on Yemen’s Abdul Kuri Island, in the Gulf of Aden region and off the coast of Somalia, which appears to belong to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its military expansion, - Israeli Channel 12
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❗️🇱🇹 Lithuania to increase defense spending to 6% of GDP
Such defense spending is to occur between 2026 and 2030.
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Such defense spending is to occur between 2026 and 2030.
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🇷🇺🇮🇷🇨🇳 Half an hour before the signing of the partnership agreement between Russia and Iran, the Chinese chairman spoke on the phone with traitor Trump
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BREAKING – A French Atlantique 2 aircraft patrolling international airspace over the Baltic was targeted by the fire-control system of a Russian S-400 launcher - Defense News
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France slams ‘unacceptable’ Russian targeting of Baltic patrol flight
A French Atlantique 2 aircraft patrolling international airspace over the Baltic was targeted by the fire-control system of a Russian S-400 launcher.