Belarus shifts west as NATO expands sphere of influence closer to Moscow.
https://youtu.be/GmznmPS67Rc
The Belarusian coat of arms might soon show more of Europe and less of Russia and Eurasia. http://ow.ly/QuXc50ylJVA
Ditto
https://twitter.com/RFERL/status/1228016265148628994 (https://t.me/BellumActa/518138)
Russian-Belarusian energy talks fail as Minsk moves closer to the US, NATO
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/11/bela-f11.html
Russia Treats Pompeo Visit To Minsk With Apathy And Derision
https://www.memri.org/reports/russia-treats-pompeo-visit-minsk-apathy-and-derision
Will Belarus Be the Next Ukraine?
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/belarus/2020-02-05/will-belarus-be-next-ukraine
Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan & Belarus, six ex-Soviet states the EU & NATO have spent a decade trying to wrest away from Russia's orbit, will get *up to* €250k in 'solidarity' from "V4" EU states, announces US state media @rferl. A whopping €0.003 per person.
https://twitter.com/27khv/status/1248571924688617472
Belarus Holds a Joint Military Drill With the United Kingdom. #NATO
https://twitter.com/NATOlizer/status/1247377656783482880
Lukashenko not worried about NATO exercises near Belarus borders
https://t.co/mMYGUV8sL8
Belarus is consistently showing interest in developing bilateral military-political relations with Ukraine and the neighboring NATO states in spite of commitment to a military alliance with Russia.
https://twitter.com/KasBelarus/status/1242400687511781376
British Royal Marines conclude training in Belarus
https://www.naval-technology.com/news/royal-marines-training-belarus/
https://youtu.be/GmznmPS67Rc
The Belarusian coat of arms might soon show more of Europe and less of Russia and Eurasia. http://ow.ly/QuXc50ylJVA
Ditto
https://twitter.com/RFERL/status/1228016265148628994 (https://t.me/BellumActa/518138)
Russian-Belarusian energy talks fail as Minsk moves closer to the US, NATO
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/11/bela-f11.html
Russia Treats Pompeo Visit To Minsk With Apathy And Derision
https://www.memri.org/reports/russia-treats-pompeo-visit-minsk-apathy-and-derision
Will Belarus Be the Next Ukraine?
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/belarus/2020-02-05/will-belarus-be-next-ukraine
Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan & Belarus, six ex-Soviet states the EU & NATO have spent a decade trying to wrest away from Russia's orbit, will get *up to* €250k in 'solidarity' from "V4" EU states, announces US state media @rferl. A whopping €0.003 per person.
https://twitter.com/27khv/status/1248571924688617472
Belarus Holds a Joint Military Drill With the United Kingdom. #NATO
https://twitter.com/NATOlizer/status/1247377656783482880
Lukashenko not worried about NATO exercises near Belarus borders
https://t.co/mMYGUV8sL8
Belarus is consistently showing interest in developing bilateral military-political relations with Ukraine and the neighboring NATO states in spite of commitment to a military alliance with Russia.
https://twitter.com/KasBelarus/status/1242400687511781376
British Royal Marines conclude training in Belarus
https://www.naval-technology.com/news/royal-marines-training-belarus/
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JUST IN - United States will work with #Ukraine to ensure that it meets the criteria for #NATO membership, says the US Department of State just days before US Secretary of State's visit to the country. @disclosetv
Russian-language channel @rybar:
🇱🇾🇺🇳🇷🇺 About Russia-NATO negotiations and the possibility of revenge in North Africa
The Brussels informer @brussinf notes that the expected breakthrough did not happen, and the alliance is ready for further dialogue only in words. And this is against the backdrop of the need to adopt sub-regional plans for a new NATO Deterrence and Defense Strategy in the Euro-Atlantic region. And with a high degree of probability, sluggish "ultimatums" will provoke further hawkish rhetoric and increase in budgets.
🔻 After the Kazakh crisis, all eyes are on Ukraine and the near approaches to Russia, because these are logical directions for countering Moscow. NATO itself skillfully stirs up jingoistic and revanchist sentiments within our country, once again repeating the mantra about the possible admission of Ukraine and Georgia to NATO. And it is quite natural to expect a rapprochement between Russia and China.
🔻 But in Russian society, a lot was expected from the negotiations. For a month they were talking about the Russian ultimatum, red lines, they emphasized that Russia was returning to big politics. And in fact it turned out to be a form of humiliation.
❗️ Another thing is important: against the backdrop of the failure of the Russia-NATO negotiations, squabbling has intensified within the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The author of the Spy channel, to whom no one writes, @genshab very accurately characterizes the 404 departments: this is not a political center of power, but a bureaucratic department. A quilt artificially sewn from various patches that is bursting at the seams. The authors of NEZYGAR @russica2 also pay attention to this: Lavrov's positions are weakening, and the negotiations are intercepted by the head of the Security Council, Patrushev.
Against the backdrop of such criticism of the department 404 under the name "Russian Foreign Ministry", negotiations on Libya will be held: UN Special Representative for Libya Stephanie Williams is flying to Moscow. The same man whose agreements with the Misrata factions provoked the actual disruption of the elections a month ago and the attempted coup d'état.
The intervention of the UN provoked a squabble between the factions. Most likely, it is important for Stephanie Williams to improve her own image and try to influence Eastern Libya through Moscow so that the elections in June will finally take place. For this, she meets with Sergei Vershinin.
And here, it would seem, is a chance: against the backdrop of awkward statements at meetings with the EU and NATO, the possibility of bending the UN on Libya is something that could today help improve the image of the Russian foreign ministry.
But will they take advantage of this chance on Smolenskaya Square?
#Libya #NATO #UN #Russia
@rybar
🇱🇾🇺🇳🇷🇺 About Russia-NATO negotiations and the possibility of revenge in North Africa
The Brussels informer @brussinf notes that the expected breakthrough did not happen, and the alliance is ready for further dialogue only in words. And this is against the backdrop of the need to adopt sub-regional plans for a new NATO Deterrence and Defense Strategy in the Euro-Atlantic region. And with a high degree of probability, sluggish "ultimatums" will provoke further hawkish rhetoric and increase in budgets.
🔻 After the Kazakh crisis, all eyes are on Ukraine and the near approaches to Russia, because these are logical directions for countering Moscow. NATO itself skillfully stirs up jingoistic and revanchist sentiments within our country, once again repeating the mantra about the possible admission of Ukraine and Georgia to NATO. And it is quite natural to expect a rapprochement between Russia and China.
🔻 But in Russian society, a lot was expected from the negotiations. For a month they were talking about the Russian ultimatum, red lines, they emphasized that Russia was returning to big politics. And in fact it turned out to be a form of humiliation.
❗️ Another thing is important: against the backdrop of the failure of the Russia-NATO negotiations, squabbling has intensified within the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The author of the Spy channel, to whom no one writes, @genshab very accurately characterizes the 404 departments: this is not a political center of power, but a bureaucratic department. A quilt artificially sewn from various patches that is bursting at the seams. The authors of NEZYGAR @russica2 also pay attention to this: Lavrov's positions are weakening, and the negotiations are intercepted by the head of the Security Council, Patrushev.
Against the backdrop of such criticism of the department 404 under the name "Russian Foreign Ministry", negotiations on Libya will be held: UN Special Representative for Libya Stephanie Williams is flying to Moscow. The same man whose agreements with the Misrata factions provoked the actual disruption of the elections a month ago and the attempted coup d'état.
The intervention of the UN provoked a squabble between the factions. Most likely, it is important for Stephanie Williams to improve her own image and try to influence Eastern Libya through Moscow so that the elections in June will finally take place. For this, she meets with Sergei Vershinin.
And here, it would seem, is a chance: against the backdrop of awkward statements at meetings with the EU and NATO, the possibility of bending the UN on Libya is something that could today help improve the image of the Russian foreign ministry.
But will they take advantage of this chance on Smolenskaya Square?
#Libya #NATO #UN #Russia
@rybar
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🇱🇾🇺🇳🇷🇺 О переговорах Россия-НАТО и возможности реванша в Северной Африке
Брюссельский стукач @brussinf отмечает, что прорыва ожидаемо не случилось, а альянс готов к дальнейшему диалогу только на словах. И это на фоне необходимости принятия субрегиональных…
Брюссельский стукач @brussinf отмечает, что прорыва ожидаемо не случилось, а альянс готов к дальнейшему диалогу только на словах. И это на фоне необходимости принятия субрегиональных…
Russian-language channel @rybar added our commentary to their discussion:
🇱🇾🇺🇳🇷🇺 "Do or die"
Our words about the activities of the Russian Foreign Ministry were commented on by one of the oldest English-language Telegram channels - Counter Intelligence Global @CIG_telegram. For those who don’t know, this is one of the central “nodes” of the Western Telegram, which has been closely following the agenda since 2016 and has repeatedly fallen under both blocking and forced removal.
And here's the thing: you call the team of Rybar, Igor Dimitriev, Elder Edda, Spy, the collective NEZYGAR - all those who live on the territory of Russia - alarmists. And here is an opinion from abroad.
And you are guaranteed not to like it. Because this is the last stage before disappointment in Russia, which is perceived there as a stronghold of opposition to globalism and everything evil and bad.
A man from the West, historically sympathetic to anti-globalist efforts, sounds the alarm:
The Russian Foreign Ministry found itself in a do-or-die situation in order to gain respect both on the international arena and among the domestic audience. Will they make it? The constant retreat shows Russia sleeping and carefree, losing its positions. But it is impossible to awaken someone who is pretending to be asleep, especially "humans" acting like frightened, cowardly rabbits.
Pro-Putinists and Westerners notice this. Turkey shoots down a Russian plane - nothing happens. Azerbaijan shoots down a Russian helicopter - nothing happens. NATO expands to the east - nothing happens. Nothing is protected. None of the places are promoting their interests. Westerners used to be afraid of Russia, but now they say that the Russians are bluffing.
If Russian diplomats cannot become people of action, then at least solve important internal problems. Deal with the replacement of the indigenous population with migrants and the dominance of mosques. If not, then it's a waste of everyone's time - not a single result.
In the case of Libya, it is not so important who is elected. It is more important to apply pressure here in order to prepare a springboard for action in other areas. People lose faith when, instead of moving forward, they see braking at crucial moments. You need to seize the moment and rush forward. Rest is like death. Seize the day to live.
We carefully read the comments and Alexei Naumov, and Sergei Grigorov, and the Battle of the Titans.
Colleagues, we understand that we want too much from our Foreign Ministry. And the fact that on Smolenskaya Square they have ceased to be afraid to make statements so as not to offend dear sworn partners is already gold. But this is not enough.
For now, we only hear conversations.
Expectations from the Russia-NATO negotiations were artificially inflated and exaggerated: the Russian propaganda apparatus is to blame. Therefore, the cruel reality - that very "heart-to-heart talk" - was perceived so negatively.
Now they are talking about "red lines". And it's good if they really exist.
And if not?
#Libya #NATO #UN #Russia
@rybar
🇱🇾🇺🇳🇷🇺 "Do or die"
Our words about the activities of the Russian Foreign Ministry were commented on by one of the oldest English-language Telegram channels - Counter Intelligence Global @CIG_telegram. For those who don’t know, this is one of the central “nodes” of the Western Telegram, which has been closely following the agenda since 2016 and has repeatedly fallen under both blocking and forced removal.
And here's the thing: you call the team of Rybar, Igor Dimitriev, Elder Edda, Spy, the collective NEZYGAR - all those who live on the territory of Russia - alarmists. And here is an opinion from abroad.
And you are guaranteed not to like it. Because this is the last stage before disappointment in Russia, which is perceived there as a stronghold of opposition to globalism and everything evil and bad.
A man from the West, historically sympathetic to anti-globalist efforts, sounds the alarm:
The Russian Foreign Ministry found itself in a do-or-die situation in order to gain respect both on the international arena and among the domestic audience. Will they make it? The constant retreat shows Russia sleeping and carefree, losing its positions. But it is impossible to awaken someone who is pretending to be asleep, especially "humans" acting like frightened, cowardly rabbits.
Pro-Putinists and Westerners notice this. Turkey shoots down a Russian plane - nothing happens. Azerbaijan shoots down a Russian helicopter - nothing happens. NATO expands to the east - nothing happens. Nothing is protected. None of the places are promoting their interests. Westerners used to be afraid of Russia, but now they say that the Russians are bluffing.
If Russian diplomats cannot become people of action, then at least solve important internal problems. Deal with the replacement of the indigenous population with migrants and the dominance of mosques. If not, then it's a waste of everyone's time - not a single result.
In the case of Libya, it is not so important who is elected. It is more important to apply pressure here in order to prepare a springboard for action in other areas. People lose faith when, instead of moving forward, they see braking at crucial moments. You need to seize the moment and rush forward. Rest is like death. Seize the day to live.
We carefully read the comments and Alexei Naumov, and Sergei Grigorov, and the Battle of the Titans.
Colleagues, we understand that we want too much from our Foreign Ministry. And the fact that on Smolenskaya Square they have ceased to be afraid to make statements so as not to offend dear sworn partners is already gold. But this is not enough.
For now, we only hear conversations.
Expectations from the Russia-NATO negotiations were artificially inflated and exaggerated: the Russian propaganda apparatus is to blame. Therefore, the cruel reality - that very "heart-to-heart talk" - was perceived so negatively.
Now they are talking about "red lines". And it's good if they really exist.
And if not?
#Libya #NATO #UN #Russia
@rybar
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🇱🇾🇺🇳🇷🇺 «Сделать или сдохнуть»
Наши слова о деятельности российского МИДа прокомментировал один из старейших англоязычных Telegram-каналов — Counter Intelligence Global @CIG_telegram. Кто не в курсе, это один из центральных «узлов» Западного Telegram, который…
Наши слова о деятельности российского МИДа прокомментировал один из старейших англоязычных Telegram-каналов — Counter Intelligence Global @CIG_telegram. Кто не в курсе, это один из центральных «узлов» Западного Telegram, который…
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JUST IN - Sweden to apply for #NATO membership, the ruling Social Democratic Party has decided.
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✧🌍 — Livestream: NATO is holding a Signature ceremony with representatives from 🇹🇷 Republic of Türkiye/Turkey, 🇫🇮 Republic of Finland & 🇸🇪 Kingdom of Sweden from Madrid
https://twitter.com/NATOpress/status/1541847096533327874
https://twitter.com/NATOpress/status/1541847096533327874
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NATO Spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah (@NATOpress) on X
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[LIVE] 🎥 Signature ceremony with Türkiye 🇹🇷, Finland 🇫🇮 & Sweden 🇸🇪, followed by #NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg's press conference. https://t.co/rMZDTFH13p
[LIVE] 🎥 Signature ceremony with Türkiye 🇹🇷, Finland 🇫🇮 & Sweden 🇸🇪, followed by #NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg's press conference. https://t.co/rMZDTFH13p
🇪🇺🇺🇦 UK, French, and German officials are reportedly preparing a NATO-Ukraine pact that falls far short of the protections Ukraine would receive from NATO membership and could reflect a desire to press Ukraine to accept a negotiated settlement on unfavorable terms.
🔗 ISW 🧵
▪️WSJ reported that the exact provisions of the pact are undecided, but the officials indicated that it will provide advanced military equipment, arms, & ammo to #Ukraine, but not Article V protection or a commitment to station NATO forces in Ukraine and falling short of #Ukraine’s aspirations for full #NATO membership.
▪️ The officials stated that the pact aims to provision Ukraine so that Ukrainian forces can conduct a counteroffensive that brings #Russia to the negotiating table and deter any future Russian aggression.
▪️ WSJ noted that these officials expressed reservations about the West’s ability to sustain a prolonged war effort, the high casualty count that Ukraine would sustain in a prolonged war, and Ukrainian forces’ ability to completely recapture long-occupied territories like Crimea.
▪️WSJ contrasted these officials’ private reservations w/ US President Joe Biden’s public statements of support—which didn't mention peace negotiations—& w/ Central & Eastern European leaders’ concerns that premature peace negotiations would encourage further Russian aggression.
🔗 ISW 🧵
▪️WSJ reported that the exact provisions of the pact are undecided, but the officials indicated that it will provide advanced military equipment, arms, & ammo to #Ukraine, but not Article V protection or a commitment to station NATO forces in Ukraine and falling short of #Ukraine’s aspirations for full #NATO membership.
▪️ The officials stated that the pact aims to provision Ukraine so that Ukrainian forces can conduct a counteroffensive that brings #Russia to the negotiating table and deter any future Russian aggression.
▪️ WSJ noted that these officials expressed reservations about the West’s ability to sustain a prolonged war effort, the high casualty count that Ukraine would sustain in a prolonged war, and Ukrainian forces’ ability to completely recapture long-occupied territories like Crimea.
▪️WSJ contrasted these officials’ private reservations w/ US President Joe Biden’s public statements of support—which didn't mention peace negotiations—& w/ Central & Eastern European leaders’ concerns that premature peace negotiations would encourage further Russian aggression.
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UK, French, & German officials are reportedly preparing a NATO-Ukraine pact that falls far short of the protections Ukraine would receive from NATO membership & could reflect a desire to press Ukraine to accept a negotiated settlement on unfavorable terms.…
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🇮🇱🇵🇸🇺🇸 Regarding the transfer of American air defense and missile defense systems to the Middle East
The Internet is abuzz with discussions about the transfer of 12 air and missile defense systems to the Middle East, as part of the reinforcement of the American group.
▪️ One battery of THAAD missile defense systems will be sent to Saudi Arabia, likely to the Al-Kharj and King Abdul Aziz bases, where American aviation is stationed.
▪️ MIM-104 Patriot systems will be transported to Kuwait, Jordan, UAE, Qatar, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. Similar to THAAD, they will be stationed at American military facilities.
🔻Distributing air defense and missile defense systems across different countries serves a practical purpose: when looking at the map, it becomes apparent that this covers a wide area of potentially dangerous activity by Iranian proxies and Iran itself.
Using the protection against pro-Iranian forces as a convenient pretext, the US justifies increasing its military presence in the region and the resulting increase in military spending to safeguard the American military contingent in the Middle East.
Strikes by two or three UAVs on US military bases do not significantly impact the situation. However, they do enable the Americans to justify the substantial costs of maintaining large forces in the region and keeping a sizable group prepared in case the situation worsens.
#Israel #Iran #NATO #Palestine #SaudiArabia #USA
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The Internet is abuzz with discussions about the transfer of 12 air and missile defense systems to the Middle East, as part of the reinforcement of the American group.
▪️ One battery of THAAD missile defense systems will be sent to Saudi Arabia, likely to the Al-Kharj and King Abdul Aziz bases, where American aviation is stationed.
▪️ MIM-104 Patriot systems will be transported to Kuwait, Jordan, UAE, Qatar, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. Similar to THAAD, they will be stationed at American military facilities.
🔻Distributing air defense and missile defense systems across different countries serves a practical purpose: when looking at the map, it becomes apparent that this covers a wide area of potentially dangerous activity by Iranian proxies and Iran itself.
Using the protection against pro-Iranian forces as a convenient pretext, the US justifies increasing its military presence in the region and the resulting increase in military spending to safeguard the American military contingent in the Middle East.
Strikes by two or three UAVs on US military bases do not significantly impact the situation. However, they do enable the Americans to justify the substantial costs of maintaining large forces in the region and keeping a sizable group prepared in case the situation worsens.
#Israel #Iran #NATO #Palestine #SaudiArabia #USA
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#Cameroon 🇨🇲: #ISWAP (#ISIS - West Africa) carried out an attack on Cameroonian Army in #Maroua.
Militants used a boat with #Serbia-made 🇷🇸 M02 'Coyote' heavy machine gun, 5.56x45mm #NATO Zastava M21S rifles, AKM/Type 56 rifles, Zastava M05E1/E3 rifle, PK/T80 machine guns.
M02 HMG, two Zastava M21S assault rifles, 12.7mmR and 5.56mm munition were also captured by the ISWAP militants from Cameroonian Army.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1785770703939129579
Militants used a boat with #Serbia-made 🇷🇸 M02 'Coyote' heavy machine gun, 5.56x45mm #NATO Zastava M21S rifles, AKM/Type 56 rifles, Zastava M05E1/E3 rifle, PK/T80 machine guns.
M02 HMG, two Zastava M21S assault rifles, 12.7mmR and 5.56mm munition were also captured by the ISWAP militants from Cameroonian Army.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1785770703939129579
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#France 🇫🇷: Armed gang members ambushed a van which transporting gang leader, Mohamed "The Fly", in #Incarville.
3 prison guards were killed and the gang leader managed to escape.
The gunmen seem to be armed with 5.56x45mm #NATO AR-15 carbine and a possible 7.62x39mm AK rifle.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1790359780457955468
3 prison guards were killed and the gang leader managed to escape.
The gunmen seem to be armed with 5.56x45mm #NATO AR-15 carbine and a possible 7.62x39mm AK rifle.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1790359780457955468
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President Vučić met with General James Hecker
#Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vučić, met with the Commander, #NATO Allied Air Command; Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. (#USA) Air Forces Africa, General James Hecker. (21st of June)
@combatarea
President Vučić met with General James Hecker
#Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vučić, met with the Commander, #NATO Allied Air Command; Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. (#USA) Air Forces Africa, General James Hecker. (21st of June)
Vučić said that he had had a good conversation with General Hecker, and that they had discussed the security situation in the country and the region, especially in #Kosovo and Metohija, as well as broad aspects of #Serbia’s partnership and cooperation with the #NATO Allied Air Command and the U.S. Air Forces (#USA) in Europe and Africa.- Source: Ministry if Defense of the Republic of Serbia
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#Venezuela 🇻🇪: "Tren del Llano" Group released a new video from #Guárico to threaten Maduro and Venezuelan Forces.
Gunmen are carrying FN FAL rifles, Yugoslav M60 AT and M60P1 AP rifle grenades, AK-103 rifles (from Military / CAVIM stocks) and 5.56mm #NATO M4-pattern carbines.
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1818454660170006553
Gunmen are carrying FN FAL rifles, Yugoslav M60 AT and M60P1 AP rifle grenades, AK-103 rifles (from Military / CAVIM stocks) and 5.56mm #NATO M4-pattern carbines.
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1818454660170006553
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"In another part of Grynkewich speech, he highlighted the possibility of a joint China-Russia attack meant to bog down European forces, as China takes Taiwan:
The U.S.-led NATO alliance must prepare for the possibility that Russia and China could launch wars in Europe and the Pacific simultaneously, with 2027 being a potential flashpoint year, the top American commander in Europe said Thursday.
“We’re going to need every bit of kit and equipment and munitions that we can in order to beat that,” Grynkewich said. If China’s President Xi Jinping makes a move on Taiwan, he likely would coordinate such an attack with Russian President Vladimir Putin, opening the possibility of a global conflict, he said. “That, to me, means that both of these things could happen together,” said Grynkewich, who also serves as NATO supreme allied commander.
#NATO #Russia #China #US #USA
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NATO must be ready for 2-front conflict with Russia and China, top US commander in Europe says
The US-led NATO alliance must prepare for the possibility that Russia and China could launch wars in Europe and the Pacific simultaneously, with 2027 being a potential flashpoint year, a top military officer said.