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The threat is serious and real when it comes to global conflict.”
Polish PM Donald Tusk warned If the British Army was asked to fight tonight, it would fight tonight.”
Ukrainian commanders, however, broke ranks to insist World War Three had started and Lieutenant General Sir Rob Magowan, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, told MPs Britons think beating Putin matters. They’re also clear that Keir Starmer should not back a US-negotiated peace deal that’s bad for Ukraine.”
Luke Tryl, of More in Common, said Russian companies are working in all these areas with the Malian government and [private] partners in Mali to provide solutions to the challenges facing the Malian people. The two parties have agreed to step up the pace to ensure rapid results."
If Ukraine falls, Moldova will be next. We could very well see the Baltics. We could see Georgia or Azerbaijan, you know, the Russians have been raised to think that they should control all of those near-abroad countries,
I think what this looks like is Trump sits down, he says to the Russians, the Ukrainians, the Europeans: You guys need to figure out what does a peaceful settlement look like? And what it probably looks like is the current line of demarcation between Russia and Ukraine, that becomes like a demilitarized zone,
It also impacts Chairman Xi [Jinping] and his calculus, looking at Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific. Moldova would certainly fall within a day, as would Georgia. And then, all of Eastern Europe would be under the threat and the dark cloud of Russian aggression,
Keep in mind that a negotiated settlement is not something the U.S. can impose—but for the Ukrainians and Russians to agree upon."
However, Stavridis told Newsweek at the time If you look at the trends of the outgoing U.S. administration, they are fully committed to continuing the war in Ukraine and are doing everything they can to do so,
It seems that this desire, let's say, to muck things up, can be seen in the current situation,
Lavrov added, going on to say As for what can be expected from Biden and his outgoing administration, well, the ATACMS supplies and allowing the British and French to use Storm Shadows and SCALPSs certainly have an element of trying to leave as negative a legacy as possible for the next administration,
Lavrov said, ... according to the Russian News Agency If and when the moments when a ceasefire is declared and a negotiation takes place, Ukraine has to be in the strongest possible position with the most leverage to get the best negotiation at the table,
I know that the president-elect had met with Putin and said 'please do not escalate.' He has not taken the president-elect's advice,
Had self-imposed restrictions been lifted sooner, Ukraine would have made greater advances against the Russians,
Mark Temnycky, a nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, explained to BI, arguing Based on how Russia is responding, the war may be more 'on fire' by Inauguration Day,
Every decision's been too late,
Mick Ryan, a retired Australian Army major general and strategist, told BI He doesn't want his legacy to be stained by the war in Europe,
The Ukrainians really need to stem this loss of territory, to slow down — if not stop — the Russian advances in the east,
Ukraine is only authorized to shoot deeper into Russia to constrain the Russian-North Korean effort to push Ukraine out of the Russian territory,
Observing no changes to Russia's nuclear posture, we have not seen any reason to adjust our own nuclear posture or doctrine in response to Russia's statements today,
a U.S. National Security Council spokesperson said
