Tag: Russia

US wins against Russian and Chinese air defenses in other countries may risk teaching the wrong lessons

Posted on by Lone Candle

“While the US can draw a certain degree of confidence in its capabilities from the success of the mission, there’s a risk of reading too much into that success, especially when it comes to weapons made by American rivals in the hands of other militaries.

Some of the failures of the Venezuelan-operated foreign air defenses, for example, have been attributed to issues like inactivity, incompetence, and a dearth of functional cohesion between different systems.

Wins in Venezuela during Operation Absolute Resolve or in operations against Iranian-operated Russian-made air defenses may not translate the same in fight with Russia or China.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-wins-against-russian-chinese-121301439.html

‘The damage has been done’: As Trump claims victory on Greenland, Europe loses trust

Posted on by Lone Candle

“In an interview with Fox Business, he said, “We’re getting everything we wanted — total security, total access to everything.”
Yet all of that was available to Trump from the start, without the drama that sent the NATO alliance barreling toward an internal crisis, a Danish official told NBC News on Thursday.

The only nonnegotiable point for Denmark was that Greenland shouldn’t be absorbed by the U.S., the person added.

“We can discuss increased military presence and more troops. You name it, basically, you can have it” under existing treaties, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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his Greenland gambit clawed away some of the trust that underpins a successful alliance, said diplomats, government officials and foreign policy experts.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/damage-done-trump-claims-victory-012236295.html

Why America Is Better Off With Allies

Posted on by Lone Candle

The US saves a lot of money on military spending because our greatest rivals would have to go through our allies and partners to seriously get to us. Without those allies and partners, those rivals could more easily reach out and touch the US, which would require greater military spending.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KmuWGT__yc

Foreign Actors Turned a Tragedy Into an Information Weapon

Posted on by Lone Candle

A lot of internet posts and comments about the ICE shooting are bots or foreign trolls trying to weaken America by riling up its people. Social media companies make money when these bots, trolls, and foreign adversaries are successful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_crFFBfnJo

French and German adults lean toward dialing back Ukraine support, new POLITICO poll shows

Posted on by Lone Candle

The French and Germans have turned into little bitches.

“In France and Germany, the EU’s two biggest democracies, new polling shows that more respondents want their governments to scale back financial aid to Kyiv than to increase it or keep it the same. In the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, meanwhile, respondents tilt the other way and favor maintaining material support

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The most frequently cited argument against additional assistance was concerns about the cost and the pressure on the national economy.

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Support for Ukraine was driven primarily by those who backed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the 2024 election in the U.S.

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“In Germany and France, opposition to assistance was especially pronounced among supporters of far-right parties — such as the Alternative for Germany and France’s National Rally — while centrists were less skeptical.

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The softer support for Ukraine in France and Germany does not appear to reflect warmer feelings toward Moscow, however. Voters in all five countries backed sanctions against Russia, suggesting that even where publics want to pare back aid they remain broadly aligned around punishing the aggressor and limiting Russia’s ability to finance the war.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/french-and-germans-lean-toward-dialing-back-ukraine-support-new-international-politico-poll-shows/

Frontline states want EU cash as Russian threat intensifies

Posted on by Lone Candle

“In recent months Russia has flown fighter jets into Estonian airspace and sent dozens of drones deep into Polish and Romanian territory. Its ally Belarus has repeatedly brought Lithuanian air traffic to a standstill by allowing giant balloons to cross its borders. And last week, Moscow’s top envoy Sergey Lavrov issued a veiled threat to Finland to exit NATO.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/frontline-states-eu-cash-russia-threat-defense/