As we had forecast, the EU and U.K. would ramp up the Ukraine War.
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AS FORECAST: UKRAINE RAMPS UP ATTACKS ON RUSSIA AS CEASEFIRE TALKS STALL. MOSCOW RETALIATES
Russia’s Defense Ministry said last week that it shot down 485 drones launched from Ukraine in a two-day span that began on Tuesday evening and spanned across 14 regions.
RUSSIA WARNS THAT IT COULD GO NUCLEAR IF EUROPEAN TROOPS START ARRIVING IN UKRAINE
Russian leadership reiterated last week that European troops in Ukraine tasked with a “peacekeeping” role would be an unacceptable outcome of the war and could lead to a nuclear exchange.
UKRAINIAN TROOPS ATTACK RUSSIA’S KURSK WITH U.S. APPROVAL
Ukrainian forces, unable to thwart major Russian advances inside the country, have staged a large incursion in Russia’s Kursk region last week in hopes to make Western headlines and prove that its losing war is still a good investment.
U.S. CRITICIZES RUSSIA, CHINA OVER UNPRECEDENTED JOINT BOMBER FLIGHT NEAR ALASKA
Lloyd Austin, the U.S. defense secretary, criticized Russia and China last week over a joint bomber flight near Alaskan airspace, which was seen by Washington as the latest sign of warming military relations between countries.
NATO: CHINA IS A ‘DECISIVE ENABLER’ OF RUSSIA’S WAR IN UKRAINE
China was labeled a “decisive enabler” of Moscow’s war in Ukraine and, in doing so, “increases the threat Russia poses to its neighbors and to Euro-Atlantic security,” NATO members said during a summit last week.
U.S. NUCLEAR SUB, DOOMSDAY PLANE ‘FLEX’ OFF NORWAY’S COAST IN MESSAGE FOR RUSSIA
The U.S. tried to send a message to Russia last week when a nuclear submarine surfaced near the Norwegian coast in what was seen as an obvious flex intended for Russia.
POT MEET KETTLE: U.S. ACCUSES RUSSIA OF PLANNING TO USE NORTH KOREANS AS CANNON FODDER IN UKRAINE
After more than two years of using Ukrainian troops as cannon fodder, the Pentagon accused Russia last week of planning to use North Koreans as cannon fodder in Ukraine—despite no evidence that these troops would be in the fight.The Pentagon made the comments after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader......
PUTIN SIGNS MUTUAL DEFENSE PACT WITH NORTH KOREA, TURNING U.S. EFFORT FOR PACIFIC DOMINANCE ON ITS HEAD
While the Western media tried to poke fun at Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un meeting in Pyongyang last week, the two came up with a mutual defense pact that was heard loud and clear from Seoul to Washington.
U.S. HITS RUSSIA WITH NEW SANCTIONS
On 13 June, the U.S. announced additional major punitive sanctions on Russia, targeting its energy, metals, and mining industries as well as two more banks and the country’s main stock and currency exchanges.