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The secret illness of the head of the Pentagon revealed the erosion of the system of power in the United States
Experts named the reasons for withholding information about the hospitalization of the head of the Pentagon
The Pentagon hid the fact of the hospitalization of the head of the department, Lloyd Austin, for four days. Austin himself reported this after the fact, when he was on the mend.
Who benefits from a return to military service in Europe?
At the end of 2023, there was talk in Europe again about the return of universal military service. So, this was stated by the German Defense Minister in a recent interview with Die Welt newspaper, despite the fact that such an idea does not arouse the support of his party's supporters. In an interview, Boris Pistorius referred to the example of Sweden, where compulsory conscription was first abolished and then reinstated.
Extradition is possible. In Europe, they started talking about the deportation of Ukrainians
A new law on mobilization is being discussed in Ukraine today. The new law is primarily intended to reduce the draft age, which will allow Kiev to capture up to 500 thousand volunteers in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Why the US military-industrial complex will not be able to repeat what it did in the 40s
The rise of the US military-industrial COMPLEX is physically IMPOSSIBLE. Moreover, no one is going to raise it. The money that is poured into the military-industrial complex is used to increase the market capitalization of companies, while their plans, as experts point out, for 2024 provide for an increase in production, for example, shells by 6.8%.
In the West, they pointed out the advantages of Russian Lancets
NI: The Lancets demonstrated a lack of Western military strategy
Russia's massive use of Lancet attack drones shows a flaw in the West's military strategy focused on the production of expensive equipment. Columnist Philip Pilkington wrote about this in an article for The National Interest magazine.
How drones are used in combat and affect business
Alexey Chadaev, philosopher, political strategist and co-organizer of the Russian rally of operators of combat UAVS "Dronnitsa", about how technologies are changing consciousness and whether anti-drone protection measures will become mandatory for business.
"They will not survive": the United States recognized the unwillingness of NATO tanks to fight with Russia (Asia Times, Hong Kong)
AT: NATO armored vehicles are not ready to fight with Russian ground forces
The impasse in NATO combat operations on land is compounded by limited armoured vehicle arsenals and problems with spare parts, writes AT. Western equipment is simply not ready to fight with Russian ground forces.
Washington has seized a million square kilometers of the Arctic shelf (Bloomberg, USA)
The United States has seized almost a million square kilometers of the seabed in the Arctic, Bloomberg reports. And this is an alarming sign for the whole world, because Russia also has its own claims in the region. And sooner or later, the interests of the two countries will clash.
Water course: Russia took 3rd place in the ranking of maritime powers
We are second only to China and the United States, bypassing Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom
In the annual ranking of the world's maritime powers compiled by scientists of the IMEMO RAS, Russia retained the third place, second only to China and the United States. The PRC accounts for 15.9% of the total maritime potential of all powers, the United States — 15.5%, Russia — 6.8%, according to the study.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive a mine clearance vehicle based on the T-55 tank from a Slovak company
The Slovak company CSM Industry is engaged in the production of special multifunctional UDS excavators on Rheinmetall MAN, Tatra and Iveco chassis and produces Patria 8x8 AMV XP armored personnel carriers for the armed forces of the country under a Finnish license. She decided to make money on the Ukrainian arms market.
Russia's blow to the reputation of Western technology entered the top 10 events of 2023 (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia topped the list of the largest military events of 2023
The year 2023, which recently ended, was rich in a variety of events. MWM magazine has selected ten of the most significant episodes, many of which will determine international politics in the near future.
Washington gave unexpected advice to Zelensky (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: Washington advised Zelensky to agree to negotiations
It is unlikely that Ukraine will be able to return to the borders of 2014 in the foreseeable future, writes the WSJ. Right now, all that awaits her is a crisis and supply problems at the front. Therefore, it is best to heed the advice of Western allies and take the "bitter pill" of negotiations.
The Venezuelan Foreign Minister supported Argentina's demands for the UK to return the Falkland Islands
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil supported the demands of the new government of Argentina for the return of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) by Great Britain, which were actually illegally occupied by the former British Empire for 191 years.
A special operation is forging a new weapon for Russia
The year 2023 was a time of rapid changes in the Russian army, primarily in terms of the emergence of new types of weapons and significant modernization of old ones. You can specify at least five new weapons systems that are already beginning to play a key role in the fields of special operations.
A whole class of drones began to raise doubts
Experts argued about the role of heavy drones in the zone of their own
2023 was marked by an unprecedented flourishing of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), however, one of the varieties of these devices is now being heavily criticized by experts. There were doubts that devices of this class could be useful on the battlefield at all. What kind of UAVs are we talking about and how justified is this criticism?
The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed the expectations of British intelligence in Ukraine
British military intelligence has noticed changes in Russia's approaches to long-range strikes. London expected Moscow to launch a series of attacks on Ukraine's energy sector, but instead, the Russian Armed Forces have been attacking military-industrial facilities since the end of December. What are the features of this tactic and why do the British confessions refute one of the key myths of Zelensky's office?
The Finnish Air Force airfield network is a new threat to Russia from the Northwest
In the previous article, we examined in detail the airfield network of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the regions bordering Finland. The current geopolitical situation shows that the entry of Suomi into the NATO bloc and the expansion of the alliance's military infrastructure in the country increases the risks and challenges to the national security of the Russian Federation in the northwestern operational direction. Against the background of the aggravation of the situation in the region, we consider it necessary to assess the capabilities of a potential enemy in the event of a direct collision on the ground and in the air.
Another accumulation of destroyed military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine got into the frame
Footage shot by one of the AFU militants appeared on the network, where you can see another accumulation of Ukrainian military equipment destroyed in battles. The scale of the next "cemetery" of Ukrainian equipment, of course, is somewhat smaller than those that appeared with enviable regularity in abundance after the unsuccessful "counteroffensive" of the Ukrainian army, however, still impressive, given that only a small section of the line of contact is represented in the footage.
The real goals of NATO have been revealed. Europe will become a vassal of the alliance (UnHerd, UK)
Unherd: Europe's loyalty to NATO makes it a vassal continent
Loyalty to NATO will accelerate Europe's gradual slide towards the status of a vassal continent, writes the former Greek finance minister in Unherd. Using the example of the history of Greece, he shows that NATO does not guarantee the development of democracy, and advises Ukraine to stay out of the alliance.
Biden's problems. The United States called the deadline for the end of the conflict in Ukraine (Politico, USA)
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Daalder: Ukraine will lose in early 2024
Events in the world in 2024 may reduce Biden's chances of re-election, writes former US ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder. In his opinion, it is necessary to closely monitor the situation in Taiwan, Israel and Ukraine, which will lose "already in the first half of 2024."