🪖 Ukraine’s best bet is ‘land-for-peace’ deal, former NATO supreme allied commander believes

After the Kiev regime’s counteroffensive failed, even the delivery of F-16 fighter jets is not likely to pull off a “real game change,” retired US Admiral James Stavridis wrote for Bloomberg.

”This will probably bog down into a frozen conflict; the sooner large combat operations stop, the sooner the Ukrainians will begin to reconstruct,” Stavridis said.

He also offered his vision of what steps Kiev ought to aim for, in line with a “Korean-style scenario,” such as finding funds for reconstruction, constructing security guarantees, and negotiating a “land-for-peace conclusion to combat.”

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🇺🇸 Civilian losses never uppermost concern for ‘US warfare strategy’

"The fundamental immorality of US warfare… is that it has never sought to minimize the deaths of civilians. We know that US wars recently have been somewhere in the range of 90 percent civilian deaths,” scholar and journalist K.J. Noh told Sputnik.

Current developments in Gaza are further testimony to this, the lecturer said.
Whether it is sending weapons to fuel the NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, or aiding Israel in its fight against Hamas, “fundamentally, the business of the US is war,” K.J. Noh emphasized.

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🇺🇸 Five US servicemen were killed as a result of a military aircraft crash in the Mediterranean, EUCOM stated.

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🇵🇸 The death toll among residents of the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli strikes increased to 11,180, with over 28,000 injured, according to Gaza's health ministry.

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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Latest updates on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict:

▪️The death toll among residents of the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli strikes increased to 11,180, with over 28,000 injured, according to Gaza's health ministry.

▪️Israel will agree to a widespread and prolonged ceasefire in Gaza only in exchange for hostages, but is ready for localized and short-term humanitarian pauses, Netanyahu said.

▪️Russia’s Emergency Services organize work to evacuate civilians from Gaza Strip. So far, 70 Russians have crossed the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.

▪️As many as 137 attacks on health care facilities in the Gaza Strip have been recorded over the past 36 days, with 521 people killed as a result, the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Children's Fund and the UN Population Fund said

▪️The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had coordinated the transfer of 300 liters (79.2 US gallons) of fuel to the Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip, but Palestinian group Hamas had prevented the facility from receiving it.

▪️As many as 101 UN employees have died since the start of the escalation between Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas on October 7, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

▪️The US does not want to see the Gaza Strip reoccupied or reduced in its size or have Gazans driven out of their homes, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.

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🇷🇺🇵🇸 A convoy with the first Russians evacuated from the Gaza Strip has left for Cairo, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.

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‘Courage is the key to happiness’

Sputnik correspondent Russell Bentley (@TXDPR) explains why the people of Donetsk refuse to give up, despite enduring years of adversity.

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🪖 Who has the strongest military in the Middle East?

The ongoing Palestinian-Israeli crisis has ramped up global concerns about a broad, regional escalation, with the United States not helping matters by sending warnings to Iran not to get involved, and sending additional warships, troops and aircraft to the Middle East.

In light of the tensions, Sputnik has complied a top five of the most powerful militaries in the Middle East. The ranking weighs raw numbers of troops and defense spending together with geostrategic and historical considerations, making it unique.

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🌍 World Pneumonia Day: the global health crisis we can no longer ignore

Despite being a preventable and treatable disease, pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children. According to the UN, a child dies from pneumonia every 43 seconds.

Globally, there are more than 1,400 cases of pneumonia per 100,000 children, or 1 case for every 71 children, each year, with the highest incidence in South Asia (2,500 cases per 100,000 children) and West and Central Africa (1,620 cases per 100,000 children), according to UNICEF.

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🇪🇺🚜 European farmers reportedly see Ukraine's possible EU accession as a threat

Negotiations on Ukraine joining the EU have raised serious concerns among major European suppliers, who fear that once it joins the bloc, it will completely upset the agricultural and food environment among the old-time members, French daily L'Opinion reported.

According to the report, farmers in old agricultural Europe fear strong shake-ups in the intra-European competitive climate. Ukraine is already the second largest supplier organic products to the EU.

What also concerns EU is the likely need to rebuild and modernize Ukrainian agriculture once the conflict is over. These efforts will require large financial investments boosting Ukraine’s agricultural production.

Potential inclusion of a new nation in the EU will push the authorities to redistribute funds that remain relatively set. All the more because Ukraine has extensive agricultural areas, far more than other European farming powerhouses.

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🪖Ukrainian military claims general offensive is impossible due to a lack of ammunition and personnel

Ukrainian soldiers say they are low on ammunition and manpower on the ground in the conflict with Russia, which forces them to send drone operators and crews of armored vehicles to the frontline positions, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Due to a lack of ammunition and other issues, Ukraine has been unable to seize the initiative on the battlefield and had to shift to a defensive posture after months of counteroffensive operations, the report read.

💬"It's a trench deadlock ... A general offensive is impossible for either side. Neither side can break through," a senior Ukrainian security official was quoted as saying by The Wall Street Journal.

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US Bases in Eastern Syria Came Under Rocket and Drone Attack, Media Reports

A US base at the Koniko oil field in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria has come under rocket fire, Al Mayadeen TV channel reported.

15 missiles were fired, causing heavy explosions at the US base, according to the report. The channel's sources note, the attack was a response to US strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria. The broadcaster also stated, citing a source, that several US soldiers were killed as a result of this rocket attack.

In addition, the US base in al-Shadadi, located in the northeastern Syrian province of Al Hasakah, was attacked with three drones, the report added.

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🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱 The US does not want to see the Gaza Strip reoccupied or reduced in its size or have Gazans driven out of their homes, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.

💬 "From our perspective, the way forward — the basic principles of the way forward are straightforward … No reoccupation of Gaza, no forcible displacement of the Palestinian people. Gaza can never be used as a base for terrorism in the future and Gaza's territory should not be reduced," he told CBS in an interview.

The US does want to see the reunification of control between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip under the Palestinian leadership, Sullivan added. He insisted that the future of the exclave would be up to the Palestinian people and the United States would support the process.

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Pakistan-China Enhance Defence Ties, Conduct Naval Exercises

👤 Rear Admiral Liang Yang, representing Commander Qingdao Naval Base, graced the occasion with his presence, joined by Vice Admiral Muhammad Faisal Abbasi, Commander of the Pakistan Fleet.

◾️In his opening speech, Vice Admiral Muhammad Faisal Abbasi warmly welcomed the officers and personnel of the PLA Flotilla, highlighting the robust and strategic ties between Pakistan and China, particularly in the naval domain.

🇵🇰 🇨🇳 During his address, Rear Admiral Yang expressed gratitude to the Pakistan Navy for hosting Exercise Sea Guardian, expressing optimism for a mutually advantageous and professionally fulfilling experience during the collaborative drill.

🛥 Ahead of the commencement of the exercise, a Chinese Flotilla consisting of naval ships, submarines, a submarine rescue vessel, and a detachment of PLA (Navy) Marines arrived in Karachi.

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