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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon wasn’t unusual, brushing aside outcry that the new administration is openly seeking to inject politics into the military. He also suggested more firings could come. “Nothing about this is unprecedented,” Hegseth told…
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US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz announced the two key European leaders will have a seat at the negotiating table after EU leaders raised the alarm over Donald Trump’s handling of the war in Ukraine. Is French President Emmanuel Macron’s gamble starting to pay off? After organising two emergency meetings this week in Paris with…
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A deal to end the war in Ukraine is unlikely to be reached soon despite a flurry of diplomatic talks this week, a leading conflict expert has said. Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, emeritus professor of war studies at King’s College London, told the media it was unlikely a workable agreement could be delivered with only…
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By Ivor Bennett, Moscow-based journalist Russia has a lot to gain from sitting down in Saudi Arabia with the Americans. Firstly, the optics. After three years of being frozen out by the West, they’re being brought back in from the cold. It’s powerful visual currency – pariahs no longer. Secondly, the chance to expand Russian-US cooperation.…
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Ukraine ‘launches drone attack on southern Russia’ Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia’s southern Krasnodar region last night, leaving one person injured, the governor of the region reports this morning. In a post on Telegram, governor Veniamin Kondratyev called the attack “massive”, but did not provide further detail. He also reported that at least 12…
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By Adam Parsons, Sky News Europe correspondent There is no disguising this now. Plenty of Europe’s most prominent politicians are deeply rattled by what they’ve heard from those at the top of the Trump White House and worried about the consequences. Emmanuel Macron, inevitably, has come to the fore, once again positioning himself as the continent’s…
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Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump agreed that “the time has come for our countries to work together” during their phone call, the Kremlin has said. Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the Russian president invited Trump to visit Moscow and expressed readiness to receive American officials in Russia. “The topic of Ukraine settlement was also discussed. President Trump…
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Donald Trump says his phone conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy “went very well”. “He, like President Putin, wants to make PEACE,” the president posted on social media. “We discussed a variety of topics having to do with the War, but mostly, the meeting that is being set up on Friday in Munich, where Vice President JD…
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A proposed change to the checkerboard insignia on Polish warplanes could make them harder for enemies to detect in battle. A significant change is coming for the insignia of the Polish Air Force: a new low-detectability checkerboard pattern meant to ensure the country’s F-35 jets can operate with maximum stealth. The idea of camouflaging warplanes…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia’s defense ministry was working on different ways to respond if the United States and its NATO allies help Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with long-range Western missiles. ” (The Russian defense ministry) is thinking about how to respond to the possible long-range strikes on Russian…
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The US reiterated its full support to NATO as Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin spoke to the alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg ahead of Thursday’s NATO Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels. “They discussed the positive outcomes related to today’s virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, the critical role NATO plays in ensuring Transatlantic security, and…
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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., sharply scolded the Senate for abandoning border security provisions after it passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill Tuesday. In a statement posted after a 70-29 vote following an all-night session — with 22 Republicans joining all but three members of the Democrat caucus — Manchin demanded action on the border. “While I’m pleased the Senate came…
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The Pentagon has put 8,500 U.S. troops on a heightened alert for the possibility of being sent to Europe, but whether they will be activated will depend on what Russian President Vladimir Putin “does or doesn’t do,” when it comes to Ukraine, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Tuesday. He also would not rule out…
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