Vladimir Putin

Mobilisation: Russian Seafarers Are Being Called Off Their Ships

  • Mobilization in Russia has hit the civilian fleet.
  • Many sailors are unable to get to their vessels, and shipowners are hectically looking for replacements for seafarers who have been taken off ships by Russian border guards.
  • The problems began after Vladimir Putin announced a “partial” mobilization, and may arise again after the Russian military commissariats sort out the current conscription.

A recent news article published in The Barents Observer states that “This month was hell!” Russian...

https://mfame.guru/mobilisation-russian-seafarers-are-being-called-off-their-ships/

U.S. Pacific Allies Want to Work Together to Blunt Chinese Nuclear Threat

Chinese DF-41 missiles in 2020.

As China builds up its nuclear weapons arsenal and expands its conventional military forces, United States allies in the Pacific are asking Washington for an extended deterrence alliance in the region, three security experts said Wednesday.

Toshi Yoshihara, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic Budgetary Assessment, said China has played up the idea that extended deterrence “tends to be very fragile” when a crisis arises. Beijing believes it could split...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/10/u-s-pacific-allies-want-to-work-together-to-blunt-chinese-nuclear-threat

French Foreign Minister Warns Russian Victory in Ukraine Could Spark Worldwide Wars of Conquest

Pallets holding munitions are transported off an aircraft cargo loader into a Boeing 747 at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 26, 2022. The United States continues to reaffirm its unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. US AIr Force Photo

Wars of conquest could become the new normal if unprovoked attacks like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine go unchecked, France’s minister for Europe and foreign affairs warned last week.

The invasion provides models for other...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/24/french-foreign-minister-warns-russian-victory-in-ukraine-could-spark-worldwide-wars-of-conquest

Russian Doomsday Sub Belgorod Spotted in the Arctic

Naval News Image by H I Sutton used with Permission

A Russian Navy submarine that carries bus-sized nuclear torpedoes was spotted in the Arctic after sparking headlines earlier this week over fears of a nuclear weapons test, according to new photos published on Wednesday.

Project 09852 Belgorod was spotted on the surface operating in the Barents Sea, on Sept. 22 and Sept. 27, near the Kola Peninsula, USNI News contributor H I Sutton reported Wednesday for Naval News.

On Monday, Italian newspaper...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/05/russian-doomsday-sub-belgorod-spotted-in-the-arctic

Polish Foreign Minister: Ukraine Needs More Money, Military Equipment from Allies

A Ukrainian artilleryman trains on an M109 self-propelled howitzer at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 11, 2022. Soldiers from the U.S. and Norway trained Armed Forces of Ukraine artillerymen on the howitzers as part of security assistance packages from their respective countries. (U.S. Army Photo)

Ukraine needs more heavy military equipment and financial aid from Western allies and partners to stave off Russia invasion, Poland’s foreign minister said Tuesday.

Zbigniew Rau said Ukraine...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/28/polish-foreign-minister-ukraine-needs-more-money-military-equipment-from-allies

Putin’s Main War Success May Be Global Turmoil

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, invaded Ukraine six months ago, but the battle there has stalled. Although Moscow’s soldiers are finding it difficult to advance, Kyiv’s forces are also not driving them back as reported by Bloomberg.

Result of conflict

Ukraine and its people have suffered greatly as a result of the conflict, which has also caused significant losses among Russian troops and destroyed a significant portion of their military equipment. We’ll have to wait and see if Putin...

https://mfame.guru/putins-main-war-success-may-be-global-turmoil/

‘Doomsday’ Submarine Armed With Nuclear Torpedoes Delivers to Russian Navy

Russian submarine Belgorod delivery ceremony in Severodvinsk on July 8, 2022. JSC PA Sevmash Photo

A Russian Navy submarine armed with a strategic nuclear torpedo the size of a school bus was delivered to the Kremlin this week, according to an announcement from the shipyard.

Project 09852 Belgorod is based on a Russian Oscar-class guided-cruise missile submarine that has been altered to accommodate six 80-foot Poseidon nuclear torpedoes that could be armed with a warhead of up to 100 megatons,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/08/doomsday-submarine-armed-with-nuclear-torpedoes-delivers-to-russian-navy

Overview of U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine

The following is the June 6, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine.

From the report

The United States has been a leading provider of security assistance to Ukraine, both before and after Russia renewed its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. From 2014, when Russia first invaded Ukraine, through June 1, 2022, the United States has provided more than $7.3 billion in security assistance “to help Ukraine preserve its territorial integrity,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/07/overview-of-u-s-security-assistance-to-ukraine

Ukraine Will Make ‘No Deals’ To Cede Territory to End War With Russia, Says Ambassador

UK MoD’s Ukraine Conflict Map on March 31, 2022

Ukrainian leaders will make “no deals” for peace that cede territory to Russia, as the nation is braced for a long war lasting into next winter, Ukraine’s United Nations ambassador said on Wednesday.

“It’s a matter of principle” not to accept new boundaries between Ukraine and Russia, Sergiy Kyslytsya said at an event at The Washington Post.

He called former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s suggestion that such a concession could lead to peace...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/01/ukraine-will-make-no-deals-to-cede-territory-to-end-war-with-russia-says-ambassador

U.S., NATO in for a ‘Long Haul’ Conflict with Russia, Says Polish PM

U.S. Army Sgt. Keegan Davis, assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, walks towards his Soldiers after laying out parts of machine guns onto the front of an M1A2 Abrams tank after conducting a live-fire accuracy screening test as part of Defender 22 at Mielno Range, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 11, 2022. U.S. Army Photo

NATO and the West must be “in the fight for the long haul” economically, diplomatically and militarily in...

https://news.usni.org/2022/05/17/u-s-nato-in-for-a-long-haul-conflict-with-russia-says-polish-pm

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