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 Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 7:53am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡Despite talk about the EU’s fatigue with the Ukrainian conflict, “freezing it” would be a counterproductive step and would have the opposite effect - German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock. In her opinion, a freeze would lead to the deprivation of Ukraine’s “sovereignty and identity.”
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 7:52am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡U.S. and Ukraine Search for a New Strategy After Failed Counteroffensive, NYT reports. The U.S. is stepping up the face-to-face military advice it provides to Ukraine, dispatching a three-star general to Kyiv to spend considerable time on the ground. U.S. and Ukrainian military officers say they hope to work out the details of a new strategy next month in a series of war games scheduled to be held in Wiesbaden, Germany. The Americans are pushing for a conservative strategy that focuses on holding the territory Ukraine has, digging in and building up supplies and forces over the course of the year. The Ukrainians want to go on the attack, either on the ground or with long-range strikes, with the hopes of seizing the world’s attention.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:55am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡Kann: Israel asked Egypt and Qatar to mediate in order to forge a hostage deal |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:54am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡L’identità: “Europe is looking for dialogue with Putin” An Italian newspaper published an article with the headline “Putin Back,” which stated the failure of Western countries’ policies towards Russia. “Ukraine is in crisis, problems in the West, Gaza is destroyed, a gap between NATO and the UN. That is why the Moscow Tsar is again becoming the center of conflict resolution. And Europe, without saying it out loud, is already looking for dialogue with him,” writes L’identità. 1 Like 1 Share
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:54am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡Fire reported onboard vessel 15nm west of port Mokha, Yemen. International search and rescue informed, UKMTO says
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:49am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡The Strinda, a commercial vessel, in the Red Sea, was struck by at least one land-based cruise missile from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen. Efforts are underway to save the ship as the crew is currently battling a fire. The USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer, did respond to the distress call. Attacks continue to increase in the region.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:49am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡CENTCOM Statement: At around 4 p.m. EST on December 11, the Motor Tanker STRINDA was attacked by what is assessed to have been an Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (ASCM) launched from a Houthi controlled area of Yemen while passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb. The STRINDA reported damage causing a fire on-board, but no casualties at this time. There were no US ships in the vicinity at the time of the attack, but the USS MASON responded to the M/T STRINDA's mayday call and is currently rendering assistance. 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:47am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡Britain has only 150 tanks left - The Wall Street Journal "Alarm grows over weakened militaries and empty arsenals in Europe. The British military - the leading US military ally and Europe's biggest defense spender - has only about 150 tanks and perhaps a dozen serviceable long-range artillery pieces. France, the next biggest spender, has less than 90 heavy artillery units. Denmark has no heavy artillery, no submarines, no air defense systems. And the German army only has enough ammunition for two days of intense fighting" - The article says. 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:46am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡UKMTO has recieved a report of an incident within the vicinity of the Bab El Mandeb, 15nm west of Port Mokha, Yemen. Authorities investigating.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:28am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡An Incident has reportedly occurred on a Commercial Shipping Vessel within the Bab al-Mandab Strait off the Coast of Yemen with a Large Fire said to current be Burning on the Ship following some kind of Attack, likely by the Houthi Terrorist Group. The Crew aboard the Ship is claimed to be Safe and Naval Vessels are Responding to the Distress Call. 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:28am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡Some photos from flag-raising ceremony on new nuclear subs have something interesting. In the background we see the special-purpose nuclear submarine BS-329 "Belgorod" of project 09852. 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:26am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡U.S. President Biden stated tonight at the White House Hanukkah Party, “Were there No Israel, there wouldn’t be a Jew in the World that is Safe,” and that “I am a Zionist”.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:25am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡US conducted a successful intercept of an intermediate range ballistic missile by an upgraded Ground-Based Interceptor with a Capability Enhanced-II Block 1 Exo-Atmospheric Kill Vehicle, launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, Dec. 11. 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:24am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡In Severodvinsk, the main Russian military shipyard, Vladimir Putin attended the raising of the flags on the nuclear submarines "Krasnoyarsk" and "Emperor Alexander III". 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 6:24am On Dec 12, 2023 |
⚡The Norwegian-Flagged Oil/Chemical Tanker, M/V Strinda in the Bab al-Mandab Strait was reportedly Struck earlier tonight by at least 1 Missile which was launched by the Houthi Terrorist Group in Yemen causing a Large Fire onboard the Ship. The USS Mason (DDG-87), an Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer of the U.S. Navy is Responding to the Attack and is now within Sight of the Vessel. 2 Likes
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 10:39pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡Major emergency response is underway after a six-story building has partially collapsed involving multiple floors in Bronx New York. The scene shows destruction as the corner of the building appears to have collapsed.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 10:38pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡The UK will maintain sanctions against Russia after the conflict in Ukraine ends. This was announced by British Deputy Minister for Business and Trade Nusrat Ghani. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 9:41pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡The 🇷🇺 Russian Navy newly commissioned two nuclear submarines SSBN Emperor Alexander III and SSGN Krasnoyarsk. 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 9:14pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡ Zelenskyy warns US halt in Ukraine aid would bolster dictatorships - FT |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:56pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:50pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡The Irish authorities may cut weekly aid for Ukrainian refugees more than five times - from 220 euros to 38.8 euros. The reason for this is excessively high costs, the Irish Examiner has reported.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:47pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡Metallic egg-shaped UFO the size of an SUV was kept at the highly-classified Air Force base in the 1980s, whistleblower claims, Daily Mail reports
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:35pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡World's 30 strongest militaries: 1. 🇺🇸United States 2. 🇷🇺Russia 3. 🇨🇳China 4. 🇮🇳India 5. 🇬🇧United Kingdom 6. 🇰🇷South Korea 7. 🇵🇰Pakistan 8. 🇯🇵Japan 9. 🇫🇷France 10. 🇮🇹Italy 11. 🇹🇷Turkey 12. 🇧🇷Brazil 13. 🇮🇩Indonesia 14. 🇪🇬Egypt 15. 🇺🇦Ukraine 16. 🇦🇺Australia 17. 🇮🇷Iran 18. 🇮🇱Israel 19. 🇻🇳Vietnam 20. 🇵🇱Poland 21. 🇪🇸Spain 22. 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 23. 🇹🇼Taiwan 24. 🇹🇭Thailand 25. 🇩🇪Germany 26. 🇩🇿Algeria 27. 🇨🇦Canada 28. 🇦🇷Argentina 29. 🇸🇬Singapore 30. 🇬🇷Greece. According to Global Firepower Index |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:34pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡State Department: U.S found the images of Palestinians stripped naked “deeply disturbing” — Reuters |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:26pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡Niger leader Abdourahamane Tchiani speaks about the expulsion of France for supporting terrorist groups: You cannot fight a fire with gasoline. The fire of terrorism is getting fuel thanks to the help provided by France. We managed to denounce the defense and security cooperation agreements [with France] - this is a big step. A step that should have been taken 50 years ago. We finally managed to do it. The French ambassador, who neglected the rules of diplomatic relations, who underestimated and despised the Niger authorities, left the country.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:24pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡Man arrested for threatening to kill Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at New Hampshire campaign event |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:21pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡Zelensky says he will not compromise with Putin. Zelensky recalled that in 2014, after the Russian occupation of part of Donbas, Putin stated that he was not going to go to a full-scale war against Ukraine. "Everything he says is not true. He is not interested in an independent Ukraine. I cannot trade people. And with whom? With a person whose word is worth nothing. These are not guarantees."
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:18pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡Hezbollah and Hamas can illegally buy all the weapons they need in Ukraine, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian claims. “You see, in the past, I would like to be absolutely frank with you, we provided all possible support to Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, taking into account international law and in the face of confrontation with the occupier (meaning Israel). If you ask me where they can get weapons, then one of the black markets where they can get them is Ukraine. Very easily, without much effort, they can get anything in Ukraine.” 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:16pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡The U.S. Air Force has announced that 15 Airmen with the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard have been Disciplined for Failing to Report the “Worrying Behavior in seeking Sensitive Information” that was being exhibited by 21-Year-Old Airmen First-Class, Jack Teixeira prior to his Leak of Classified Material in April of 2023 within a Discord Server named “Thug Shaker Central”.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:16pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UCAV has successfully completed 750,000 flight hours, setting a new record in the history of Turkish aviation.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:15pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡A Taiwanese army pilot was offered US $15 million to defect by landing an US-made transport helicopter on a People’s Liberation Army Navy aircraft carrier during a military drill near the island, according to prosecutors. But the scheme fell through after the officer was arrested in August for allegedly spying for Beijing. The pilot, identified by his surname Hsieh, was approached in June by mainland Chinese intelligence officials through a retired Taiwanese army officer to fly the CH-47 Chinook helicopter onto the aircraft carrier.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNigg: 8:13pm On Dec 11, 2023 |
⚡U.S. is concerned about reports Israel has used white phosphorus and will be seeking more information, White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Air Force One on Monday - Reuters |
