US doesn’t see Ukraine as #NATO ally, but as de facto cannon fodder. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Friday local time he would pursue fast-track NATO membership, yet the application failed to draw
enthusiasm from the US. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan articulated that it was “not the right time” for Ukraine’s admission to the alliance and the application “should be taken up at a different time.” His underlying message was: The US does not need Ukraine as a NATO member, but needs Ukraine, rather than the whole of NATO, to fight against Russia. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202210/1276526.shtml
enthusiasm from the US. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan articulated that it was “not the right time” for Ukraine’s admission to the alliance and the application “should be taken up at a different time.” His underlying message was: The US does not need Ukraine as a NATO member, but needs Ukraine, rather than the whole of NATO, to fight against Russia. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202210/1276526.shtml
The Ukrainian president didn’t urge #NATO to attack Russia with nuclear weapons, he pointed out
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s call for a preemptive NATO strike against Russia before it can use nuclear weapons should not be interpreted as a call to use nuclear arms against Russia, his press secretary has said.
“Colleagues, you have gone a bit too far with your nuclear hysterics and hear ‘nuclear strikes’ where there are none,” Sergey Nikoforov wrote on Facebook on Thursday, responding to widespread alarm over the president’s words.
The press secretary pledged that Ukraine will never resort to nuclear threats, calling it something only the “terrorist state Russia” would do.
Moscow has denied that its senior officials were threatening anybody when they described the country’s official nuclear posture, in the context of warning NATO members against attacks on Russia.
Hours earlier, Zelensky told the Australian Lowy Institute that NATO should carry out preemptive strikes against Russia so that it “knows what to expect” in the event that it uses atomic weapons.
Such an attack would “eliminate the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons,” the Ukrainian leader claimed. He urged the US and its allies to make a show of force, recalling how he appealed to other nations for preemptive measures against Russia before Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in late February.
“I once again appeal to the international community, as it was before February 24: preemptive strikes so that they [Russians] know what will happen to them if they use it, and not the other way around,” he said.
His press secretary also noted that before the hostilities started, “the only measures we talked about were preemptive sanctions”.
Russian officials have accused Zelensky of trying to provoke a global nuclear war. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described him as “a monster, whose hands can destroy the planet,” after being pumped with Western weapons.
The Russian military doctrine allows the use of nuclear weapons in a conventional conflict, if Moscow believes that the existence of the country is under threat. Russian officials have repeatedly warned against escalating the crisis in Ukraine, stating that it could spiral out of control and result in a global nuclear exchange.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s call for a preemptive NATO strike against Russia before it can use nuclear weapons should not be interpreted as a call to use nuclear arms against Russia, his press secretary has said.
“Colleagues, you have gone a bit too far with your nuclear hysterics and hear ‘nuclear strikes’ where there are none,” Sergey Nikoforov wrote on Facebook on Thursday, responding to widespread alarm over the president’s words.
The press secretary pledged that Ukraine will never resort to nuclear threats, calling it something only the “terrorist state Russia” would do.
Moscow has denied that its senior officials were threatening anybody when they described the country’s official nuclear posture, in the context of warning NATO members against attacks on Russia.
Hours earlier, Zelensky told the Australian Lowy Institute that NATO should carry out preemptive strikes against Russia so that it “knows what to expect” in the event that it uses atomic weapons.
Such an attack would “eliminate the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons,” the Ukrainian leader claimed. He urged the US and its allies to make a show of force, recalling how he appealed to other nations for preemptive measures against Russia before Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in late February.
“I once again appeal to the international community, as it was before February 24: preemptive strikes so that they [Russians] know what will happen to them if they use it, and not the other way around,” he said.
His press secretary also noted that before the hostilities started, “the only measures we talked about were preemptive sanctions”.
Russian officials have accused Zelensky of trying to provoke a global nuclear war. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described him as “a monster, whose hands can destroy the planet,” after being pumped with Western weapons.
The Russian military doctrine allows the use of nuclear weapons in a conventional conflict, if Moscow believes that the existence of the country is under threat. Russian officials have repeatedly warned against escalating the crisis in Ukraine, stating that it could spiral out of control and result in a global nuclear exchange.
Georgian Defence Forces will receive brand new, #NATO standard armored personnel vehicles from Türkiye, under the Agreement signed with the Turkish side.
According to a press release from ASFAT, representatives of a Turkish company were hosted at the Ministry of Defense today.
An Agreement was signed between the Ministry of Defense of Georgia and ASFAT A.S. under the governance of the Turkish Ministry of National
According to a press release from ASFAT, representatives of a Turkish company were hosted at the Ministry of Defense today.
An Agreement was signed between the Ministry of Defense of Georgia and ASFAT A.S. under the governance of the Turkish Ministry of National
Gazprom already found #NATO explosive device on Nord Stream in 2015 — spokesman
On November 6, 2015, the NATO Seafox mine disposal unmanned underwater vehicle was found during the scheduled visual inspection of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline
MOSCOW, October 10. /TASS/. An incident with NATO explosive devices occurred earlier at the Nord Stream gas pipeline, official spokesman of Gazprom Sergey Kupriyanov said on the air with the Rossiya-24 TV Channel.
"It is necessary to remind about developments at the Nord Stream gas pipeline that were already registered earlier. This case is well known. On November 6, 2015, the NATO Seafox mine disposal unmanned underwater vehicle was found during the scheduled visual inspection of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline. It lay in space between gas pipelines, clearly near one of strings," Kupriyanov said.
"NATO said the underwater mine disposal vehicle was lost during exercises. Such NATO exercises when the combat explosive device turned out to be exactly under our gas pipeline," the spokesman said.
The explosive device was deactivated by Swedish Armed Forces at that time and gas transport halted due to the emergency resumed, he added.
On November 6, 2015, the NATO Seafox mine disposal unmanned underwater vehicle was found during the scheduled visual inspection of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline
MOSCOW, October 10. /TASS/. An incident with NATO explosive devices occurred earlier at the Nord Stream gas pipeline, official spokesman of Gazprom Sergey Kupriyanov said on the air with the Rossiya-24 TV Channel.
"It is necessary to remind about developments at the Nord Stream gas pipeline that were already registered earlier. This case is well known. On November 6, 2015, the NATO Seafox mine disposal unmanned underwater vehicle was found during the scheduled visual inspection of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline. It lay in space between gas pipelines, clearly near one of strings," Kupriyanov said.
"NATO said the underwater mine disposal vehicle was lost during exercises. Such NATO exercises when the combat explosive device turned out to be exactly under our gas pipeline," the spokesman said.
The explosive device was deactivated by Swedish Armed Forces at that time and gas transport halted due to the emergency resumed, he added.
Steadfast Noon’: #NATO plans nuclear exercise
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members are liekly to push and conduct a long-planned nuclear exercise next week, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. This move comes despite rising tensions over the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin's insistence that he is not bluffing about using all available means to defend Russian territory.
About ‘Steadfast Noon’
It involves fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear warheads but does not involve any live bombs. Conventional jets, and surveillance and refuelling aircraft also routinely take part.
Fourteen of the 30 NATO member countries will be involved in the exercise, which was planned before Russia SMO in Ukraine on February.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members are liekly to push and conduct a long-planned nuclear exercise next week, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. This move comes despite rising tensions over the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin's insistence that he is not bluffing about using all available means to defend Russian territory.
About ‘Steadfast Noon’
It involves fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear warheads but does not involve any live bombs. Conventional jets, and surveillance and refuelling aircraft also routinely take part.
Fourteen of the 30 NATO member countries will be involved in the exercise, which was planned before Russia SMO in Ukraine on February.
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Iceland 🇮🇸 hosted #NATO's annual exercise Northern Challenge from 28/09 to 6/10
#NATO and Russia launch separate nuclear deterrence exercises. 60 aircraft from the entire Atlantic Alliance will fly over northwestern #Europe with #Belgium as country base in maneuvers that will last until October 30.
NATO's annual training mission, which has been going on for more than a decade, features warplanes capable of dropping atomic bombs.
In the exercise, known as "Steadfast Noon", 14 countries participate. Its goal is to "ensure that the Alliance's nuclear deterrent remains safe and effective."
Russian maneuvers
Although this routine training doesn't respond to the Russian special operation on Ukraine, the West has its sights set on Russia, which also carries out its usual military exercises at the end of October.
His maneuvers, called Grom, which translates as "thunder", will serve as a way for Moscow to test its nuclear-capable bombers, submarines and missiles.
For the United States, it is irresponsible that Russia continues with the tests while it is still immersed in the war with Ukraine
NATO's annual training mission, which has been going on for more than a decade, features warplanes capable of dropping atomic bombs.
In the exercise, known as "Steadfast Noon", 14 countries participate. Its goal is to "ensure that the Alliance's nuclear deterrent remains safe and effective."
Russian maneuvers
Although this routine training doesn't respond to the Russian special operation on Ukraine, the West has its sights set on Russia, which also carries out its usual military exercises at the end of October.
His maneuvers, called Grom, which translates as "thunder", will serve as a way for Moscow to test its nuclear-capable bombers, submarines and missiles.
For the United States, it is irresponsible that Russia continues with the tests while it is still immersed in the war with Ukraine
Hungarian Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee will consider on October 24 the ratification of #Sweden and #Finland to #NATO, according to its website.
The promoter of the proposal is Ágnes Vadai, deputy of the opposition Democratic Coalition party.
This is not the first time that Hungarian parliamentarians have discussed the accession of these two Nordic countries to the Alliance.
On October 3, the ratification proposal was rejected by 117 deputies, while 39 supported it.
On October 6, David Pressman, the US ambassador to Hungary, stated that he hopes "there is no need to exert pressure" on Budapest to ratify the respective treaty.
The promoter of the proposal is Ágnes Vadai, deputy of the opposition Democratic Coalition party.
This is not the first time that Hungarian parliamentarians have discussed the accession of these two Nordic countries to the Alliance.
On October 3, the ratification proposal was rejected by 117 deputies, while 39 supported it.
On October 6, David Pressman, the US ambassador to Hungary, stated that he hopes "there is no need to exert pressure" on Budapest to ratify the respective treaty.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division, deployed close to the Ukrainian border, would step in if #NATO were attacked
U.S. 101st Airborne Division, deployed close to the Ukrainian border, would step in if NATO were attacked, its commanders said The US Army 101st Airborne Division would not hesitate to enter Ukraine should a conflict break out between Russia and NATO, CBS News reported on Friday citing the unit’s military commanders. The elite division is currently conducting war games in Romania, close to the NATO country’s border with Ukraine. The unit’s commanders told CBS that they would be prepared to cross into Ukraine if the fighting…
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U.S. 101st Airborne Division, deployed close to the Ukrainian border, would step in if NATO were attacked, its commanders said The US Army 101st Airborne Division would not hesitate to enter Ukraine should a conflict break out between Russia and NATO, CBS News reported on Friday citing the unit’s military commanders. The elite division is currently conducting war games in Romania, close to the NATO country’s border with Ukraine. The unit’s commanders told CBS that they would be prepared to cross into Ukraine if the fighting…
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Türkiye President Tayyip Erdogan has said he will meet Sweden's new prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, to discuss Stockholm's bid to join #NATO as well as the extradition of terrorists.
#Europe's inflation
🇪🇪Estonia- 24.1%
🇱🇹Lithuania- 22.5%
🇱🇻Latvia - 22.0%
🇭🇺Hungary- 20.7%
🇨🇿 Czech Republic - 17.8%
🇳🇱Netherlands- 17.1%
🇵🇱Poland -15.7%
🇧🇬 Bulgaria -15.6%
🇸🇰Slovakia-13.6%
🇷🇴Romania - 13.4%
🇭🇷Croatia - 12.6%
🇬🇷 Greece -12.1%
🇧🇪Belgium - 12.1%
🇩🇰 Denmark - 11.1%
🇩🇪Germany - 10.9%
🇦🇹Austria - 10.9%
🇸🇮Slovenia - 10.6%
🇸🇪Sweden - 10.3%
#Russia #USA #EU #NATO
🇪🇪Estonia- 24.1%
🇱🇹Lithuania- 22.5%
🇱🇻Latvia - 22.0%
🇭🇺Hungary- 20.7%
🇨🇿 Czech Republic - 17.8%
🇳🇱Netherlands- 17.1%
🇵🇱Poland -15.7%
🇧🇬 Bulgaria -15.6%
🇸🇰Slovakia-13.6%
🇷🇴Romania - 13.4%
🇭🇷Croatia - 12.6%
🇬🇷 Greece -12.1%
🇧🇪Belgium - 12.1%
🇩🇰 Denmark - 11.1%
🇩🇪Germany - 10.9%
🇦🇹Austria - 10.9%
🇸🇮Slovenia - 10.6%
🇸🇪Sweden - 10.3%
#Russia #USA #EU #NATO
#NATO announced the transfer of additional contingents of American, Spanish and French troops to Romanian territory to strengthen the eastern flank.
U.S. Army and Spanish Ejercito Tierra signed a Strategic Vision Statement via videoconference. This declaration establishes the shared objective of improving the interoperability and capacity of both armies within #NATO spectrum of operations
Top #Swedish general reflects on hosting #NATO weapons of mass destruction
The country’s commander-in-chief claims it should allow the bloc to use its territory as they see fit
Sweden should not “set reservations at an early stage” before even joining NATO, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Micael Byden told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday.
Byden recommended the government present no objections should the US-led military bloc seek to place weapons of mass destruction or bases on Swedish soil.
The commander-in-chief revealed that the armed forces plan to more than double the number of conscripts to 50,000 by 2035.
Stockholm will reach NATO’s required expenditure of 2% of GDP on defense by 2026, earlier than previously believed, thanks to a weak currency and higher costs of military equipment, he added.
The country’s commander-in-chief claims it should allow the bloc to use its territory as they see fit
Sweden should not “set reservations at an early stage” before even joining NATO, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Micael Byden told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday.
Byden recommended the government present no objections should the US-led military bloc seek to place weapons of mass destruction or bases on Swedish soil.
The commander-in-chief revealed that the armed forces plan to more than double the number of conscripts to 50,000 by 2035.
Stockholm will reach NATO’s required expenditure of 2% of GDP on defense by 2026, earlier than previously believed, thanks to a weak currency and higher costs of military equipment, he added.
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We should stay on high alert to #NATO’s real intention in strengthening ties with the Asia-Pacific countries.
#NATO Exercise Poggio Dart 2022 is currently underway in northern #Italy.
The Deployable Air Command and Control Centre (DACC), based at Poggio Renatico in northern Italy, between Nov. 2 – 10, 2022, Poggio Dart 2022 (PODA-22) is an exercise that sees the involvement of four NATO nations (Greece, Italy, Turkey and U.S.), and about 30 aircraft, including F-35s, F-16s, F-4s, Eurofighter Typhoons and Tornado ECRs, with the foreign assets deployed to Aviano AB, Italy
The Deployable Air Command and Control Centre (DACC), based at Poggio Renatico in northern Italy, between Nov. 2 – 10, 2022, Poggio Dart 2022 (PODA-22) is an exercise that sees the involvement of four NATO nations (Greece, Italy, Turkey and U.S.), and about 30 aircraft, including F-35s, F-16s, F-4s, Eurofighter Typhoons and Tornado ECRs, with the foreign assets deployed to Aviano AB, Italy
On Wednesday, 09 November 2022, the #NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to the United Kingdom