"Meet the CRANKs: How China, Russia, Iran and North Korea Align Against America
Setting aside “Axis of Evil,” or its calibrated stepchild “Axis of Upheaval,” what might be a better name for the China-Russia-Iran-North Korea cluster? Consider an acronym—" #CRANK ,” representing #China -Russia - #Iran - #NorthKorea."
Violence, abuse, prohibition to use the toilet, use of pepper spray and the "I am Russian!" song blasting on repeat. This is how wounded Russian solldiers who refuse to go back to Ukraine to die in the "Special Military Operation$ are being disciplined in Yakutsk, Russia - cramped into small cells, 28 people in each one.
#Poland Academy of Sciences (PAN) statement on the proposed defense lines on the border with #Belarus and #Russia highlights that the defense goals may go hand in hand with environment protection, nature restoration and biodiversity restoration goals, if designed rationally. In short, they propose to rely as much as possible on restoring swamps, increasing ground water levels (stop melioration) and wild forest.
Ukraine on Monday walked back an announcement that French military instructors would soon arrive in the country, saying that it was still in talks with Paris and other allies on the issue. Kyiv’s defence ministry made the “clarification” after army chief Oleksandr Syrsky said that the first French military instructors...
#Belgium will deliver 30 of its F-16 fighters to #Ukraine by 2028, Foreign Minister Hadja #Lahbib announced on Tuesday in La Matinale de Bel RTL. The first planes should already be delivered "by the end of the year".
This commitment will be formalized in an agreement which will be signed this Tuesday in #Brussels on the occasion of the visit to the capital of Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky.
🇷🇺 #Belgorod hospitals overcrowded with wounded 🇷🇺 soldiers as result of the #Kharkiv operation. The region prepared 6500 places before the operation, which clearly is not enough.
The #NATO Parliamentary Assembly called on member states to lift their prohibitions against #Ukraine using Western-provided weapons to strike within Russian territory.
#Poland has announced that it will impose restrictions on Russian diplomats’ movements in the country in response to #Moscow’s involvement in “hybrid warfare.”
“These will be limitations on the movement of Russian diplomats in our country,” Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw #Sikorski said.
He said the restrictions stemmed from Russia’s involvement in destabilising activities against the #EU, including Poland.
The T-80BVM Obr. 2022 have the code 133 painted on their mudguards, which means they belong to Russia's 4th Guards Tank Division, 1st Guards Tank Army, Moscow (Western) Military District. Tag 🇺🇦 we need to see these🔥 asap.
Canada included! I say... call Putin's bluff. Do this.
“Several member countries, including Estonia, the UK, Poland, Canada, Lithuania, and France, are advocating for increased support for Kyiv, potentially extending into Ukrainian territory.”
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"Some NATO countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Estonia, are considering plans to deliver weapons and ammunition directly to the front lines in Ukraine, rather than stopping at the borders.
This initiative, referred to as “advanced logistics,” is being developed by several Western nations.”
ATACMS must be a frustrating weapon system for Russia, precise , destructive, difficult to intercept. It seems Ukraine can strike at will with this weapon. #Ukraine#ATACMS#Russia@Geopolitics#geopolitics
Kyiv says talks on France sending military instructors to Ukraine are ongoing (www.france24.com)
Ukraine on Monday walked back an announcement that French military instructors would soon arrive in the country, saying that it was still in talks with Paris and other allies on the issue. Kyiv’s defence ministry made the “clarification” after army chief Oleksandr Syrsky said that the first French military instructors...