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Unwilling to support American position on Gaza, US allies take distance from Red Sea taskforce

Nearly half of the countries listed have so far not come forward to acknowledge their contributions or allowed the US to do so. ArabWeekly US President Joe Biden hoped to present a firm international response to Yemen’s Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping by launching a new maritime force, but a week after its launch […]

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Hopes of Victory Fading In Ukraine’s War Against Russia- 2024 Looking Hopeless

Perhaps more hopium is needed? CNBC Aid and politics Another year of war in Europe has undoubtedly drained Western military resources and the political appetite to maintain massive amounts of military aid for Ukraine. Ongoing funding for Ukraine is far from secure in 2024 given the fact that the U.S. presidential election could herald a […]

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Ukraine: Decline and Collapse Due to Ending Military Aid?

That’s the premise presented in this article. Though it could be said despite all the military aid, Ukraine’s military ability and capabilities have been in decline for quite some time now. Too many dead and injured fighters have contributed to, or exacerbated the inevitable decline. Too much corruption and black market weapons sales may have […]

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Ukraine’s Fate Hangs in the Balance as Zelensky goes to DC

FresnoBee via Archive.ph Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with congressional leadership and President Biden on Tuesday with the fate of ongoing U.S. support for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia hanging in the balance. Zelensky’s visit to Washington, in which he’s expected both on Capitol Hill and at the White House, comes as many lawmakers […]

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Turkish president urges US Congress to act on F-16 sales to complete process for Sweden’s NATO bid

The US has been dragging it’s feet for so many years on the F-16 issue, I can’t imagine they’ll pick up the pace on this issue at all. It seems the question that needs to be asked is how badly does the US want Sweden in NATO? AA The US Congress should take steps on […]

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Stoltenberg Tells Erdogan “the time has come” to let Sweden into NATO

NATO is not a defensive alliance. And it never has been. Stoltenberg told The Associated Press that he urged Turkey to finalize the process as he met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. “I met with President Erdogan this morning and I reiterated my […]

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Turkey tells NATO that Sweden won’t join at next NATO meeting

Hungary has not endorsed Sweden’s entry either Ratification of Sweden’s Membership will not be completed in time for this most recent meeting (taking place over the next two days) Turkey has informed NATO that ratification of Sweden’s membership bid will not be completed in time to allow the country’s accession ceremony at a meeting of […]

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Turkey’s FM Voices Concerns over Israeli Nukes

Link Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday said that Muslim countries had chosen the path of diplomacy and humanitarian aid to solve the issue of Gaza. Talking to Qatar-based Al Jazeera, Fidan expressed concerns that Israel’s continued possession of nuclear weapons could heighten the nuclear arms race, leading to an unfavorable situation. “The ongoing possession […]

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Media Stories On Ukraine Point To War’s End

The past few hectic days have kept me away from the site, but, I’ve been following along with current events as much as possible. And am now trying to find reports reflective of what appears to be happening. Earlier one covering the new and extreme McCarthyism and this one because Ukraine’s counter offensive ran out […]

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War-weary mothers, wives and children of Ukrainian soldiers demand a cap on military service time

I’ve excluded the paragraph pertaining to the perception management regarding momentum and knock out blows.. My understanding is Russia regularly rotates soldiers and it appears Russia will gain the upper hand in Avdiivka, if they do the loss will be enormous for Ukraine Link KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Scores of protesters gathered on the streets […]