When U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he instructed the military to begin strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, he posted on social media that it was “not even a fair fight, and never will be.”
Tag: geopolitics
WASTE OF MONEY: EU TO FORM JOINT PROGRAM TO DEVELOP FIGHTER JETS IN SHIFT FROM U.S.
The European Union (EU) announced last week that it will form a joint program to develop a new fighter jet—in part—so it is less reliant on the U.S. as these countries seek to become more self-sufficient amid what they see as a growing threat from Russia and China.
AS FORECAST: UKRAINE TRIES TO GO NUCLEAR, TARGETS MAJOR NUKE PLANT WITH DRONES
Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned about the dangers of carrying out nuclear operations near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as Russian forces said they were forced to respond to repeated drone attacks by the Ukrainians.
RUTTE PLANS TO PROPOSE A MAJOR INCREASE TO MILITARY SPENDING FOR NATO DURING THIS MONTH’S MEETING
Mark Rutte, the NATO secretary general, said last week that he plans to call for alliance members to increase their military spending to 5 percent of their GDPs, which is a significant jump from the current 2 percent level amid what he sees as a growing risk of war with Russia.
RAMPING UP WWIII: STARMER SAYS LONDON IS PREPARING FOR WAR
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that his military will transition to “war-fighting readiness” amid new threats to Europe and said his goal will be to accelerate U.K.’s military buildup, so it becomes a “battle-ready, armor-clad nation with the strongest alliances and the most advanced capabilities equipped for the decades to come.”
AS FORECAST: UKRAINE RAMPS UP ATTACK ON SOFT TARGETS IN RUSSIA AFTER PEACE TALKS
As we had forecast, the EU and U.K. would ramp up the Ukraine War.
AS FORECAST: POLAND VOTES FOR RIGHTWING NATIONALIST IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Karol Nawrocki, the independent candidate for president in Poland who was backed by the “right-wing” Law and Justice (PiS) party, was declared the winner in the country’s election after securing 50.89 percent of the vote.
UKRAINE CARRIES OUT MAJOR DRONE STRIKE ON RUSSIAN AIR BASES BEFORE TRUCE NEGOTIATIONS
Ukraine carried out a major drone operation on Russian airfields on Sunday in an attack codenamed Spiderweb, in what some pro-Russian bloggers called Moscow’s “Pearl Harbor.”
TURKEY AND BELGIUM WILL JOIN DRONE COALITION TO HELP UKRAINE WITH ITS ATTACKS ON RUSSIA
Turkey and Belgium will join the international drone coalition to help support Ukraine in its war of attrition against Russia, Andris Spruds, the defense minister from Latvia, said last week.
ONLY THE U.S. CAN ARM ALLIES! WEST SAYS NORTH KOREA IS ARMING THE RUSSIANS
A group of Western countries issued a report last week that said North Korea has been arming the Russians with ballistic missiles and troops amid Moscow’s war with Kyiv in violation of UN resolutions that has helped Moscow “increase its missile attacks against Ukrainian cities, including targeted strikes on critical civilian infrastructure.”