NATO’s New 5% Spending Target – U.S Pressure, Rearmament, Loopholes & Russia’s Dilemma
NATO’s New 5% Spending Target – U.S Pressure, Rearmament, Loopholes & Russia’s Dilemma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQPQJUdKPec
Tag: war
Trump’s Big Ukraine Deal
Trump getting fed up with good calls with Putin where Putin says he is working toward peace and then turns around and attacks civilians. Trump is selling weapons to NATO who will give them to Ukraine, and says Putin has 50 days to end the war or 100% tariffs will go on countries buying from Russia, like India and China.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR554Exl1eY
Iran’s attack on Qatar air base hit geodesic dome used for US communications, satellite photos show
Iran’s attack on Qatar air base hit geodesic dome used for US communications, satellite photos show
https://www.yahoo.com/news/satellite-photos-suggest-iran-attack-080943268.html
‘Americans to Iranians: Go Ahead, Make a Nuclear Bomb’ – Ex-Iranian Diplomat
Former Iranian diplomat says Iran was not deeply enriching before Trump unilaterally left the Iran nuclear deal. They enriched to 60% recently as a bargaining chip with Trump.
Also says their nuclear program was damaged, but they can rebuild.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkp6j7eeXVI
Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Bombers – The Operation, Damage & Lessons of Ukraine’s “Bear” Hunt
Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Bombers – The Operation, Damage & Lessons of Ukraine’s “Bear” Hunt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPXs2wDv4Kc
Why small-time criminals burned a London warehouse for Russia’s mercenary group Wagner
“By the time the fire was out more than £100,000 worth of goods had been destroyed including communications equipment for Starlink satellites, which have proved vital on the frontline in the war in Ukraine.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjkke22gv9o
How Ukraine is revamping frontline fortifications to stem Russian advances
“Russia’s changing attack tactics are forcing Ukraine to adapt by making shorter defense lines and building low-rise strongpoints less visible to drones swarming the skies.
But the revamp is undermined by a chaotic approach to fortifying front lines, with very different approaches being used depending on local commanders. Tougher defense positions are also made much less effective by Ukraine’s chronic shortage of combat troops.
The change in fortification strategy is being driven by Russia dropping large formation attacks supported by armored vehicles in favor of much smaller units backed by drones, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said last week.
Ukraine is responding by building fortifications for ever smaller units — from battalions of about 500 troops to companies of about 100, and now for platoons of 20 to 50 soldiers.
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Previously, strong points used extensive trench networks from 2 to 5 kilometers in length. The new system uses smaller strongpoints with trench networks 60 to 70 meters long and equipped with mandatory anti-drone cover. “These are harder to detect and are effective in carrying out tasks of defense, deterrence, and delivering firepower, including against FPV drones,” Umerov said.
Behind that frontline defense, Ukraine is continuing to build two additional lines that include concrete tetrahedrons, also called dragon’s teeth, to hold off armored vehicles, minefields, foxholes, wooden and concrete trenches, anti-drone covers and nets.
“Fortification is not just about concrete and trenches — it is an adaptive engineering system that takes the enemy’s tactics into account and always serves one purpose: protecting our warriors. We monitor the process daily and reinforce the areas where it’s needed most,” Umerov said.
Earlier, fortifications were often built in open terrain to block Russian attacks using large numbers of armored vehicles. Now, they are built around forest belts, which have better camouflage.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-russia-drone-fortifications-frontline-defense/
First Red Sea naval attack in months raises alarms
“The attack on the ship comes as Iranian-backed militias in Iraq are also suspected of numerous drone and missile attacks over the past two weeks.
An attack on a vessel in the Red Sea was reported on Sunday, which was the first attack there in months.
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The US launched airstrikes on the Houthis in mid-March. The airstrikes ended in April with some kind of a deal, and the Houthis appeared to stop attacks on ships.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-red-sea-naval-attack-190545338.html
Opinion | War With Iran Exposes the Emptiness of the ‘Axis of Autocracy’
“The term “axis,” however, suggests that all four powers have a unified view of what they want the global order to look like and have a grand plan to get there. It sounds mischievous and conspiratorial, and it’s most certainly inaccurate. What’s occurring is less a strong, cohesive grouping bounded by ideology and long-term considerations and more a collection of bilateral relationships whose interests sometimes converge — until they don’t.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/07/01/iran-war-axis-of-autocracy-myth-00433037
Pentagon halting some promised munitions for Ukraine
“The Pentagon has halted shipments of some air defense missiles and other precision munitions to Ukraine due to worries that U.S. weapons stockpiles have fallen too low.
The decision was driven by the Pentagon’s policy chief, Elbridge Colby, and was made after a review of Pentagon munitions stockpiles, leading to concerns that the total number of artillery rounds, air defense missiles and precision munitions was sinking, according to three people familiar with the issue.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/01/pentagon-munitions-ukraine-halt-00436048?s=09