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Europe Must Create Its Own Future The EU is slowly waking up from its stupor.
It is too easy to succumb to despair about Europe’s future, as the Ukraine war continues and the continent faces two unfriendly global superpowers, China and the United States. The EU, built in more idealistic times, is adapting at a glacial pace to the new reality. Besides the bloc’s notorious incrementalism, European governments face a…
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Russian troops reach centre of Ukrainian bastion Vuhledar
KYIV, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Russian troops have reached the centre of Vuhledar, a bastion on strategic high ground in eastern Ukraine that had resisted Russian assaults since Moscow’s full-scale invasion, the regional governor of Ukraine’s Donetsk region said on Tuesday. Footage posted to social media showed Russian soldiers waving a flag from atop a…
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – August 4, 2023
Greetings from Tyler, Sure hope the pretender doesn’t get in more trouble. Every time he or his reprobate son gets bad news, they indict Trump for something else. Except this isn’t something else. Don’t hold me to it, but chances are the powers that be are going to be sorry they ever dreamed this up. …
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to widen Iran war
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel. The Houthis have threatened to shut down another key trade route, with the world economy already reeling from Iran’s closure of the Strait…
EU agrees to open Ukraine membership talks in shock win for Kyiv
BRUSSELS, Dec 14 (Reuters) – European Union leaders granted Ukraine a major political win on Thursday by agreeing to start membership negotiations at a time when its counter-offensive against Russia’s invasion has failed to make major gains and U.S. military aid has become more uncertain. EU diplomats and officials said the unexpected green light for…
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Germany’s defense minister to overhaul military command to enhance war capabilities
Boris Pistorius voiced the necessity for the military to become ‘war-capable’ in light of potential Russian threats Germany’s defense minister on Thursday announced a plan to streamline and reorganize the country’s military command as part of efforts to make the armed forces of NATO’s most populous European member “war-capable.” Chancellor Olaf Scholz set in motion…
