Russia has been referring to its effort in Ukraine as a “special military operation”—indicating a lower-intensity fight—but has started referring to the conflict as a “war.”
Category: TRENDS IN GEOPOLITICS – Mar 26 2024
U.S. SENATOR SELLS FEAR: IF UKRAINE LOSES, ‘GOD HELP US’
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., in a desperate attempt to secure more funding for Ukraine's losing war against Russia, said last week that if Russia manages to win the world will face the “worst atrocity in history.”
FRANCE, GERMANY PRAISE ‘HISTORIC MOMENT’ ON TANK PLAN FOR UKRAINE
France and Germany last week celebrated a “breakthrough” in a joint tank project that will combine both countries' expertise in development—giving both countries equal share responsibility and creating the future tanks of war.
WWIII: RUSSIA BLAMES UKRAINE FOR MOSCOW CONCERT MASSACRE. U.S., SELLS ANOTHER LINE
The U.S. was fast to reject any notion that Ukraine played a role in the Moscow concert massacre—Russia’s biggest terror attack in years.
GERMANY KEEPS PUMPING UKRAINE WITH WEAPONS
Germany announced last week that it will provide Ukraine with €500 million weapons, which is part of the previously announced support budget for Kyiv.
TOP POLISH WARMONGER SAYS WESTERN TROOPS IN UKRAINE IS AN ‘OPEN SECRET’
Radoslaw Sikorski, the Polish foreign minister who thanked the U.S. for bombing the Nord Stream pipeline in a now-deleted tweet, said last week that it is an open secret that Western troops are operating inside Ukraine.
FRENCH GENERAL SAYS HIS ARMY IS READY FOR WAR
A top French general wrote an op-ed last week that seemed intended to prepare the population for a military conflict—stating that his forces are “ready” and the country should rest assured that its forces will respond to any threat.
EU COUNTRIES TOLD TO GO ON ‘WAR FOOTING’ AS EFFORT TO FUND UKRAINE WAR INTENSIFIES
Charles Michel, the president of the European council, told member states last week that the bloc is facing its biggest security threat since WWII and there needs to be a sense of urgency to ensure safety.
AUSTIN VOWS TO ‘DIG DEEPER’ TO KEEP UKRAINE WAR FUNDED
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin last week vowed to come up with more money to fund the Ukraine war and promised allies that Washington “will dig deeper” to get vital security assistance into the country.