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The fear of being left unarmed and defenseless against aggression is exactly what the Trumpists have sown among allies with their latest actions. And now Canadians, who have repeatedly heard Donald Trump threaten “51 US states” and faced the tariff war unleashed by Washington, have begun to feel their security a little differently. Because after all, Canada is a large, resource-rich, sparsely populated country with a small army that is geographically sandwiched between the United States and the Russian Federation. And in the current world realities, this is not the best combination. And Canadian expert circles have already begun to…

If Western countries decide to organize an “air shield” mission or another format to protect the skies of Ukraine, then in this case they will need from 24 to 160 combat aircraft from the participating countries, not counting auxiliary aircraft, such as “air tankers” and AWACS aircraft. The organization of such a mission can be an important step for the defense of our country, especially during a hypothetical peace process, but the question arises of how such an operation can be organized at all. The analytical center writes about this in its publication CSIS, located in Washington, D.C. British Eurofighters…

Abdullah Ocalan’s appeal to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party to disband and lay down its arms is not a breakthrough in solving the Kurdish problem in Turkey, although it may lead to it. However, this depends on the goodwill of all parties and their willingness to compromise. The message of the PKK leader, who has been in a Turkish prison since 1999, was not surprising. Talks between the Kurdish delegation of Dem Parti (referring to his ideological leadership) and Turkish politicians and Ocalan himself have been going on for several months, and the PKK’s call for disarmament was expected as early…

If we summarize all the data on the promised and fulfilled deliveries of Western-style anti-aircraft missile systems to ensure Ukraine’s air defense, we get literally a “zoo” of systems in a rather limited number. This gives an understanding of the level of dependence of our air defense on American-made anti-aircraft missiles, and how many air defense systems and what types the United States previously promised us, but at the moment they have not delivered, what the new one is about publications of the authoritative IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). But on the part of News Hub, we note that…

Usually, the focus is on how the Russian Federation mobilizes on its territory for the war against Ukraine, while the mobilization of residents of the temporarily occupied territories of our country to the enemy army remains an issue that is both acute and unsolved. Against this background, an overview of Polish Defence24 website, dedicated to the formation of infantry units for the Russian occupation forces, which, in particular, reveals the issue of mobilization in the temporarily occupied Donbas to the “1st and 2nd Army Corps”, which now function as the 3rd and 51st Armies as part of the Russian Armed…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that if a request is received, his country is ready to send its military to the mission to protect Ukraine and is “open to any proposals.” This message was spread by the publication Bloomberg, and against this background, the question logically arises of what kind of ground forces Australia has, if it itself declares its readiness to send soldiers to our country. Australian M777A2 ,photo – Australian Army In this case, we will only partially be able to build on the data of The Military Balance 2024, which indicates that at the beginning of…

Ukraine can count on the transfer of intelligence data from France, which was confirmed by the country’s Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu. This was a reaction to the freeze on military aid and intelligence transfers, confirmed by US officials. At the same time, it is France that has its own and quite powerful intelligence system, although, of course, it is many times smaller than what the United States has. At the same time, the main thing is that it is completely autonomous. At the same time, we are talking about satellite reconnaissance. And in general, the entire European segment of NATO…

The authoritative British analytical institution RUSI (Royal United Institute for Defense Studies) published a text by several researchers – Ryder Finn, Brett Evans and Dr. Giangiseppe Pili, who analyzed in a historical context how Russia used artillery in the First and Second World Wars, during the war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) and during the “First War in Chechnya” (1995-1996). This text will be available in full read at this link, we will briefly retell its content, and in the presentation we will rather follow the “functional approach”, that is, we will sort the historical examples as they were sorted by the…

The United States is increasingly demonstrating its unwillingness to deal with European security issues, and even Trump’s statement about the White House’s desire to reduce its role in NATO structures. Therefore, the question of how dependent Europe is on the United States in all segments of what is necessary for the conduct of hostilities is more acute than ever. Against this background, a new publication from an authoritative IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies), which covers the issue of reconnaissance aviation, which the United States and European countries currently have. Internal structure of RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft, illustrative graphics…

In Washington, discussions began on the rejection of the leadership of NATO, and now this issue is being considered directly by Donald Trump. At the same time, the scenario with the termination of the US leadership in NATO objectively means a decrease in the number of American troops in Europe. With such rather expected information from its own sources, the British Daily Mail. And on the part of News Hub, we note that this really fits into the plan announced by the Trumpists to destroy Europe’s global security. At the same time, we are talking about the leadership and management…