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The Japanese government will transfer interceptor missiles for the United States’ Patriot air defense system to replenish American stockpiles, repealing a law banning shipments of the lethal weapons, reports The Japan Times. “This decision will contribute to Japan’s security, peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region by ensuring that the US Armed Forces, in close … Read more

“Ukrainian men between the ages of 25 and 60 who live in Germany and other countries must report to the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s conscription centers next year or face sanctions.” This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, in an interview with Welt. “Ukrainians who live in Germany and are … Read more

Hungary believes that European Union funding for Ukraine should not come from the EU budget and a “reasonable” timeline should be set for any funding to Kiev, the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday. Reuters. “I am convinced that giving Ukraine 50 billion euros from the EU budget for five years… This is … Read more

For the first time since World War II, Germany will send its troops to the Russian border. The Minister of Defense of the country, Boris Pistorius, clarified that the majority of personnel will be redeployed to Lithuania in 2025 and 2026, reports Sky News. Pistorius compared the “historic” agreement to the deployment of Allied forces … Read more

A major Russian breakthrough through Ukrainian defenses is unlikely. In recent weeks, Ukraine has mobilized a concerted effort to improve field fortifications as its forces shift to more defensive tactics along much of the front line. This is what the British intelligence agency wrote in its latest summary of military actions in the social network … Read more

Ukraine’s strategy remains unchanged, and further battlefield tactics will be clear after the analysis of the results of hostilities in southern Ukraine until the end of 2023. This is what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at his end-of-year press conference, when asked if Ukraine’s strategy and goal of returning to the 1991 borders would change … Read more

Ukraine has a problem: it is about to lose all chances of victory. But she finds it hard to admit clearly how badly the war is going for her, she writes CNN in an analytical material presented without editorial intervention by “Focus”. Giving a frank public assessment of how badly a conflict is going can … Read more

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is a “Trojan horse” who undermines European unity and protects Russian interests, Czech European Affairs Minister Martin Dvořák said on Sunday, after Orban blocked financial aid to Ukraine at a European Council summit last year. week.This is the strongest show of divisiveness yet among the countries of the Visegrad Four, … Read more

The press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russia is ready to negotiate with the US, but on its own terms. This is what Peskov commented in an interview for NBC News. The Kremlin spokesman also believes that “the world is much less safe now than it was before the suspension of … Read more

Russia is able to produce or repair up to 150 tanks per month. This is “much more” than Europe can do. The State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Latvia Janis Garrisons made the corresponding statement at the security forum in Riga, reports Delphi. “If you look at history, it’s clear that the country … Read more