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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker seized by Belgium in the North Sea​

French president Emmanuel Macron said it was a “major blow” to Russia’s shadow fleet

www.independent.co.uk

Ukraine latest: Suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker seized by Belgium

French president Emmanuel Macron said it was a “major blow” to Russia’s shadow fleet
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Kyiv says Russia accepted US plan for Ukraine security guarantees​

KYIV, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Russia said at recent talks in Geneva it would accept the U.S. proposal for Ukraine's post-war security guarantees, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said on Saturday.

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Kyiv says Russia accepted US plan for Ukraine security guarantees

Russia said at recent talks in Geneva it would accept the U.S. proposal for Ukraine's post-war security guarantees, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said.
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Ukraine's battlefield churn showed the West how much its weapons-making needed an overhaul, NATO official says​

Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion is showing NATO militaries that they may need to change the way they develop and buy weapons, an alliance official said.

www.businessinsider.com

Ukraine's battlefield churn showed the West how much its weapons-making needed an overhaul, NATO official says

NATO countries stockpile military hardware, but Ukraine's war shows how quickly it can become obsolete, an alliance official said.
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US senators in Ukraine call for pressure on Russia, not just talks​

Feb 18, couple of days ago,

  • Summary
  • Senators push to sanction countries that buy Russian crude
  • Lawmakers target 'shadow fleet' carrying Russian oil
  • Democrats, Republicans support government in Kyiv
  • Congressional leaders awaiting word from Trump
www.reuters.com

US senators in Ukraine call for pressure on Russia, not just talks

Democratic U.S. senators traveling in Ukraine and neighboring countries on Wednesday vowed to return to Washington and push for stiff new energy sanctions and other legislation to put pressure on Russia to end its aggression against Ukraine.
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Russia ‘losing thousands’ of troops for each mile in Ukraine, NATO commander says​

LONDON) — Russian forces could recover their pre-war capabilities within three to five years in the event of a peace deal in Ukraine, according to Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the chair of the NATO Military Committee and the principal military adviser to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

www.everettpost.com

Russia 'losing thousands' of troops for each mile in Ukraine, NATO commander says - Everett Post

(LONDON) — Russian forces could recover their pre-war capabilities within three to five years in the event of a peace […]
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NATO keeps watchful eye on Iran’s response to ‘existential’ war​

NATO’s missile defense system is on alert as Iranian attacks aimed at an unprecedented number of U.S. military sites and other locations across the Middle East put American and partner air defenses in the region to the test.

www.stripes.com

NATO keeps watchful eye on Iran’s response to ‘existential’ war

NATO’s missile defense system was initiated over 15 years ago and developed in phases over time with a ballistic missile threat from Iran in mind.
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GBS61 said:
Two reasons, oil and religion, Israel is much more important to the current administration. These two reasons do not exist for Ukraine.
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The owners of the Tribune was overheard saying “ if it bleeds, it leads”
In this drama world we are in, couldn’t be more true!!!
 
Sentry said:
European allies want to reduce their reliance on the U.S. nuclear umbrella for a perceived diminished trust in the U.S. willing to go to nuclear war over them. The French want to build an independent European nuclear deterrent
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Maybe so but if they didn’t want them before what has changed? The supplier!

This is super awesome news! Hopefully we can collect our ~1000 warheads in Europe and after 84 years (and 25 completely worthless years) finally go home. (after the wall fell we should have left a star and stripes blowing across the empty tarmac at Rammtein and Bitburg.)

It is great to see the French step up and take their place as the largest power in the EU.
 
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Putin must be happy with the war that got started in the ME, great distraction , French sends an AC , Britain getting entangled,
If I was a russian tactician I would be thinking this out ling and hard,,,
 
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