What’s the point of a navy when interceptors are expensive and limited while drones are cheap and limitless? While this use of resources is arguably productive in a land war, Ukraine has once again demonstrated the folly of deploying a navy against a land-based opponent.
If Ukraine can do this to Russia in Russian waters, what could China do to a US carrier group off it’s coast, thousands of kilometers from the US?
Israel condemned China for its treatment of ethnic Muslims in Xinjiang while the Palestinian envoy, along with other majority Muslim countries in the Middle East, did not.
“We commend China’s commitment to the promotion of humanity’s common values which embrace universal and inalienable human rights,” the Ukrainian envoy said, recommending that Beijing “strengthen democracy” and “expand people’s participation in political affairs”.
See, when China sells weapons to Ukraine it’s just business, but when China sells broadcasting equipment to Russia it’s clearly China bad and China sponsoring Russia’s war effort.
Vladimir Putin is going on a property hunt, ordering officials to find Russian assets that once belonged to its former empire or were owned by the Soviet Union....
I doubt the party has a chance of ever unseating Putin, but Putin must die eventually and they are well-positioned for that eventuality. Moreso than Navalny, who’s lack of support makes him a non-starter.
NATO countries need to be on red alert for war and “expect the unexpected,” the chair of the alliance’s military committee of national chiefs Rob Bauer said Wednesday....
It’s the same concept where not even Taiwan claims they’re a sovereign and independent state: they’re the rightful government of all of China (including Mongolia).
Y’know what, I might have some issues with the mods here, but at least they never said "It’s the same story. “Russia plans to attack NATO”, we get it, you don’t have to re-post it 6 times. 24 hour ban for arguing the point and abusive posting"when someone posted stories about how Estonian, German, Polish, and French governments all made independent statements about Russia’s plans for NATO.
Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship (apnews.com)
China’s United Nations human rights review puts global divide on display (www.scmp.com)
archive.ph/gSo7a
North Korea signals readiness for war, and key ally China may be powerless to stop it (www.theglobeandmail.com)
archive.is/tevGf
Canadian liabilities 'likely' owed to First Nations people grow to $76B under Trudeau (www.cbc.ca)
RPG fired at tank triggers explosion killing 21 Israeli soldiers in Gaza, IDF says (news.sky.com)
Israel proposes 2-month ceasefire in Gaza for release of all hostages (www.axios.com)
Women in Gaza having c-sections without painkillers as girls use tent scraps for period products (news.sky.com)
Knockoff Iranian Drone Sold on Alibaba to Ukraine Was Meant for War, Documents Show (www.vice.com)
Russia announces air patrols over Golan borders between Syria and Israel (english.enabbaladi.net)
Putin Orders Hunt for Property of Russian Empire, Soviet Union (www.bloomberg.com)
Vladimir Putin is going on a property hunt, ordering officials to find Russian assets that once belonged to its former empire or were owned by the Soviet Union....
Communists to challenge Putin, running against capitalism but not the Ukraine war (www.peoplesworld.org)
Britain has flown 50 spy missions over Gaza in support of Israel (www.declassifieduk.org)
Mexico and Chile ask ICC to investigate Israel-Hamas conflict (www.ft.com)
archive.is/il3no
NATO official warns West: Be ready for ‘anything’ (www.politico.eu)
NATO countries need to be on red alert for war and “expect the unexpected,” the chair of the alliance’s military committee of national chiefs Rob Bauer said Wednesday....
North Korea Says It Tested an Underwater Nuclear Drone (www.voanews.com)
US and allies should beat China in space race to assure rules-based order there: experts and lawmakers (www.scmp.com)
archive.is/39MNp
Palestine Crisis Megathread III (lemmy.ml)
This is the second megathread for discussion regarding the crisis....