Russia on Saturday sent a pair of long-range nuclear-capable bombers on patrol over its ally Belarus amid spiraling tensions over Ukraine.

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🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇵🇱 Infographics of military cargo delivery from USA and NATO countries to Ukraine.

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🇺🇸⚡US govt being unprecedentedly open about intel assessments on Russia/Ukraine. Could be it is trying to warn the world, and get NATO united and Ukraine prepared. Or if something smaller happens, or nothing happens, the US govt can say it averted the worst. Both may be true.

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Washington said last week it would send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to shield Eastern Europe from a potential spillover from the Ukraine crisis.

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The German Ministry of Defense and Foreign Ministry received an official request from Ukraine for the supply of defensive weapons systems and military equipment that it asks to provide to the Armed Forces to protect against the expansion of Russian military aggression.

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German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht does not rule out sending more Bundeswehr soldiers to Lithuania.

Around 600 Bundeswehr soldiers are already stationed in the country on NATO's eastern flank.

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Russia has in place about 70% of the combat power it believes it would need for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is sending more battalion tactical groups to the border with its neighbor, two U.S. officials said on Saturday.

In the last two weeks, the number of battalion tactical groups in the border region has risen to 83 from 60 as of Friday and 14 more are in transit, the officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the information.

As to the timing of an invasion, the ground is expected to reach peak freeze around Feb. 15, the officials said, allowing for off-road mechanized transit by Russian military units. Such conditions would continue until the end of March.

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💣💥💥 Russian defense firms use foreign-made chips in many high-tech electronic systems. Taiwan is a major provider, and if it can be persuaded to end chip exports, Russia’s efforts to build new precision-guided missiles and spacecraft could take a big hit.

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Russia, Turkey, and China in North Africa: a challenge for Europe

📌 Resurgence of Russia's power in the southern Med

📌 Turkey’s Strategic Advance in N. Africa

📌 A Chinese Naval Base in N. Africa?

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UN report: North Korea still making nuke materials and missiles is a violation

UN experts said there was ‘a marked acceleration’ of Pyongyang’s testing and demonstration of … a hypersonic warhead and ballistic missiles

Also, cyberattacks, particularly on cryptocurrency assets, remain an important revenue source for Kim Jong-un’s government, report said

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U.S., Japan, South Korea to discuss North Korea following recent missile launches

The U.S. special representative for North Korea will meet with Japanese and South Korean officials later this week, the U.S. State Department said on Sunday, following a series of ballistic missile tests U.S. officials said Pyongyang launched last month.

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Germans 100% on board with end of Nordstream 2 pipeline if Russia sends forces into Ukrainian territory.

Chancellor Scholz visit to WH tomorrow will make this clear.

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🇩🇪⚡German intelligence says there's plans to quickly take Kiev and install a pro-Russian puppet president.

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Did you have noticed that Russia is backing almost every protest in the western hemisphere against the current government's?

In contrast - protest in Russia, Belarus and allied nations are demonized as "colour revolutions"

Russia is playing with double standards but accusing western countries of "double standards"

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JUST IN – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is set to visit Ukraine today for the second time in just three weeks amid fears of a Russian invasion.

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⚠️❗Anonymous posts Taiwan flag, Peng Shuai on CCP website

💣💥 Anonymous threatens to take industrial control systems hostage if Russia escalates tensions with Ukraine.

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💥🇺🇸🇯🇵 US urges Japan to consider sanctions on Russia if Ukraine invaded

Japan has deferred its response to the US request, fearing ramifications on bilateral issues with Russia, including a territorial dispute that Tokyo is seeking a breakthrough on.

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🚨 BOMBSHELL – BREAKING: Latvia warns of a major COVID-19 outbreak amongst Russian troops near Ukraine. This could lead to an invasion or a retreat

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🚨 BREAKING – Europe in 'most dangerous' security moment since Cold War: EU top diplomat

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MOSCOW – Meeting between Putin and Macron. During the talks, the topic of tension in Europe, as well as security guarantees for Russia,will dominate - Moscow is expecting very lengthy, voluminous discussions in terms of time and content. Macron has already arrived in Moscow.

The beginning of the meeting of the two leaders was scheduled for five o'clock Moscow time. However, the President of France took off half an hour late.And after landing, Macron did not leave the plane for more than 30 minutes. What caused the delay is not reported.

The negotiations between Putin and Macron have been going on for 5 hours already.

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The West have agreed a united response to any Russian attack on Ukraine:

➡️ Severe economic sanctions against Russia
➡️ Further NATO support for our allies’ security
➡️ Strengthening Ukraine's defences

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