#I know #Russia doesn't have the numbers necessary to do a strategic breakthrough,” Christopher #Cavoli told reporters after a meeting of the alliance’s defense chiefs at #NATO headquarters in #Brussels
“They don't have the skill and the capability to do it, to operate at the scale necessary to exploit any breakthrough to strategic advantage," said the #US general, but added: "They do have the ability to make local advances and they have done some of that”
#NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into #Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the #US and Europe more directly into the war.
So far the United States has said no, but Gen. Charles Q. #Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Thursday that a NATO deployment of trainers appeared inevitable. “We’ll get there eventually, over time,” he said.
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With Russia's military stocks running low and domestic production capacity simultaneously hampered by Western sanctions, North Korea has been shaping up as Russia's leading weapons supplier, reportedly providing Moscow with extensive military packages, including ballistic missiles and over 3 million artillery shells.
The #Republican-led UnitedStates House of
Representatives passed a bill on Thurs that would force President Joe #Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect #civilians during its war w/ #Hamas.
The #Israel Security Assistance Support Act was approved 224 to 187, largely along party lines. 16 #Democrats joined most Republicans in voting yes, & 3 #Republicans joined most Democrats in opposing the measure.
The act is not expected to become #law, but its passage underscored the deep #US#election-year divide over Israel policy as PM Benjamin #Netanyahu's government seeks to wipe out militants who attacked Israel on #Oct7….
In #Vovchansk, #Kharkiv region, where active hostilities are taking place, the first executions of civilians by #Russian troops have been reported, police said. A man who tried to flee on foot was killed. Civilians are also being captured.
Evacuations had been taking place, but now the Russian military, trying to gain a foothold in the city, is not allowing locals to evacuate.
Russian forces advancing up to 4 miles in several areas within 5 days raises doubts about Kyiv's defense, The Guardian reports.
Despite warnings from #Moscow, ISW, and British intelligence, #Ukraine's preparation was hampered by insufficient fortifications and a four-month pause in #US arms deliveries.
Chinese President #Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir #Putin condemned what they cast as increasingly aggressive #US behaviour on Thursday and pledged to deepen their countries' already close defence and military ties.
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California State Assembly: Vote YES on the California Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses Act (OCTO). 🐙
The increasing demand for #octopus meat is promoting the cruel breeding of the species. Millions of these highly intelligent animals are crammed into tiny aquariums until they die miserably from stress or are killed by icy water.
But where there’s public pressure, there’s always hope: two #US states have already banned octopus farming, and now #California could follow.
US imposes sanctions on Russians who helped transport weapons from North Korea to Russia (kyivindependent.com)
With Russia's military stocks running low and domestic production capacity simultaneously hampered by Western sanctions, North Korea has been shaping up as Russia's leading weapons supplier, reportedly providing Moscow with extensive military packages, including ballistic missiles and over 3 million artillery shells.