foreign affairs – Page 62

“France and Germany said Tuesday that Ukraine should be allowed to use their weapons against targets inside Russia from which Moscow attacks Ukraine.”
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““Ukrainian soil is being attacked from bases in Russia,” Macron said during his visit to Schloss Meseberg in Brandenburg, Germany. “So how do we explain to the Ukrainians that we’re going to have to protect these towns and basically everything we’re seeing around Kharkiv at the moment, if we tell them you are not allowed to hit the point from which the missiles are fired?”
“We think that we should allow them to neutralize the military sites from which the missiles are fired and, basically, the military sites from which Ukraine is attacked,” Macron continued.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-french-weapons-strike-inside-034116410.html

Stephen Kotkin on the Present and Future of Russia and the West

Posted on May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 by Lone Candle

Stephen Kotkin on the Present and Future of Russia and the West

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9E5e3_6pDY

The Race to Claim the Arctic – Claims, Icebreakers & Competition in the Far North

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Lone Candle

The Race to Claim the Arctic – Claims, Icebreakers & Competition in the Far North

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGLZTgkIse8

Pentagon Says Russia Has Launched a Mysterious Orbital Weapon

Posted on May 25, 2024May 25, 2024 by Lone Candle

“The militarization of space is really heating up after the Pentagon accused Russia of launching a satellite that national security officials believe is capable of attacking other satellites in orbit, the BBC reports.
And most chillingly, this satellite, which the Russians launched last week, is on the same orbit as a US government satellite.

“Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that we assess is likely a counter space weapon,” said Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder on Tuesday, as reported by the BBC.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pentagon-says-russia-launched-mysterious-165829243.html

World War War III May Already Have Started—in the Shadows

Posted on May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 by Lone Candle

“Britain’s signals intelligence spy chief raised eyebrows this week with warnings that Russia is coordinating both cyberattacks and physical acts of sabotage against the West. There’s evidence to back her claims—and the West may be returning the favor. Coming soon after FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that China is targeting American infrastructure, it looks like the world is not only fracturing once again, but that the hostile blocs are engaged in covert warfare.”

https://reason.com/2024/05/17/world-war-war-iii-may-already-have-started-in-the-shadows/