Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine on Thursday to help Kyiv "win this war" against Russian invaders, using…
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The key to Ukraine is in Beijing
President Zelensky has a new “victory plan,” which he has brought with him on his visit to the United States this week.
Ukraine blasts ‘Chinese support for Russia’
Ukraine has blasted China for its political and economic support of Russia amid Kyiv's latest charm offensive at the United Nations.
The pagers are part of Israel’s perma-war, where only technology and scale change
For friends of Israel, the murderous events in Lebanon last week were a sobering reminder that all wars are fought by evil means, and innocent people, including…
Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire
Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade despite protests…
The missiles of September
The missile story that gripped Western attention last week is very revealing for the state of our “strategic” thinking.
Germany will take 40 years to regain its 2004 capabilities in tanks, 100 years in howitzers
Here is something from one of my Bush-Republican friends, one of those American Republicans who hates Trump but will not desert the party.
Ukraine could be Europe’s moment, if the will is there
Western Europe could quite properly see the Ukraine war as it now stands as a great opportunity.
Russian pranksters release deepfake footage of conversation with Ukrainian ex-president
Russian pranksters "Vova" and "Lexus" have claimed another victim in the shape of Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski after impersonating former Ukrainian…
EU protests at Iranian transfer of long-range missiles to Russia
The European Union has issued a statement protesting against the Iranian transfer of long-range missiles to Vladimir Putin's Russia.
Fully rearming Germany ‘will take 100 years’, report finds
Fully rearming Germany could take up to a century if the country continues with its current rate of military production, a report has found.
Surprise! What Ukraine negotiations really need is …Chancellor Scholz?
The Russo-Ukrainian War has been going for over ten years, and it has been nearly three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of their southwestern neighbour.
Three old military ‘truths’ shaken by the Ukraine war
Conventional wisdom often gets a bad rap when things go wrong, but it should normally be a source of strength.
Cheney’s Iraq war left half-million dead, but his shameless ego goes on
Capital cities in countries with fighting-armies can generate a magnetic force-field that will attract the most ambitiously hypocritical within the societies they…
To get his eco-friendly combat vehicles ready for a fight, Scholz will have to pay billions
Worry about this now, if you worry at all about Europe’s defence abilities: fixing the problems with Germany’s Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) will cost billions,…
Ukraine F-16 crash shows what happens ‘when training is rushed’, Western official says
The fatal crash of a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet late in August was what happens when pilot training has been rushed, a senior Western defence official has reportedly…
Netherlands vows to create ‘credible deterrence’ with rapid armed forces expansion
This decision comes after the new cabinet's commitment to increase defence spending to meet NATO’s 2 per cent GDP target, raising the annual defence budget by…
Kremlin says the threat from the West forces change to nuclear doctrine
The Kremlin said on Wednesday, September 4, that Russia was adjusting its nuclear doctrine because the United States and its Western allies were threatening Russia…
Hamas butchery goes on, UK response is arms embargo against Israel
The British Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced this week a partial arms embargo against Israel, the day after the discovery of the bodies of the six hostages…
Could Modi turn out to be Ukraine’s peace guru?
There is a long tradition of Westerners resorting to India to find peace.
UN watchdog says fighting poses serious risk to Russian nuclear plant
The head of the UN's nuclear agency on August 27 warned of the risk of a serious accident at a Russian nuclear plant because of fighting nearby between Russian and…
Poland searches for suspected Russian Shahed drone
An unidentified object, which Polish news portal Salon24 reported the Polish military believed was a Russian Shahed drone produced by Iran, has entered Polish territory…
Russia launches missile and drone attacks on Ukraine
Ukraine's military has reported large-scale Russian missile and drone attacks across the country, including the capital Kyiv.
Putin has not taken the bait: will Kursk offensive backfire on Ukraine?
Ukraine has surprised the world with an impressive offensive into the Kursk oblast.
Swedish Home Guard faces soldier shortage after recruits realise war involves weapons
The Swedish Home Guard, the military reserve force of the Swedish Armed Forces, faces a soldier shortage after a wave of applicants realised what joining up would…
Germany to establish first foreign military base since Second World War
Germany is set to establish its first permanent military base abroad since the end of the Second World War.
Ukraine launches ‘one of largest drone attacks on Moscow’, mayor says
Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow, the city's mayor said, with Russian air defence units destroying 11 of the munitions targeting…
Kyiv: our Kursk attack shows Kremlin red lines are bluff
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday his country's assault on Russia's Kursk region showed that Kremlin threats of retaliation were a bluff, and…
Ancient hatreds: Mother Russia ‘desecrated by NATO-backed neo-Nazis’
Bohdan Krotevych, a chief of the semi-independent Azov Brigade of the Ukrainian Army, declared recently that Japan, Finland, Moldova, Georgia and Poland should use…
Croatia to reintroduce compulsory military service
Croatia has said it will reintroduce compulsory two-month military service starting in 2025, local media is reporting.