The foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan, Ruslan Kazakbaev, was in the capital of Azerbaijan on July 2, where he proposed a strategic partnership between the two nations, both members of NATO’s Partnership for Peace military program and of the soon-to-be-expanding Turkic...
Black Sea: NATO Drill Practiced Strafing Russian Ships
NATO reports that it conducted what is described as air defense exercises in the Black Sea on July 2. Evidently the maneuvers were independent of the 32-nation Sea Breeze naval and air exercises occurring simultaneously. And of the recent port visits and participation...
Iran Denies Links to Iraqi Militia’s Attack on US
Iran Denies Links to Iraqi Militia’s Attack on US | Officials say US claims ‘factually wrong’
State Department Says US ‘Horrified’ By Houthi Offensive in Yemen
The US refuses to pressure the Saudis to lift the blockade on Yemen
Report: China, India Move Tens of Thousands of Troops to Disputed Border
The US has stepped up military cooperation with India
Pentagon Approves New Embassy-Based Military Command for Afghanistan
Media reports said the withdrawal would be done by July 4th
US Says ‘Poverty and Inequality’ in Iraq and Syria Could Lead to ISIS Resurgence
The US is constantly warning that ISIS will come back
Belarus Seals Off Border With Ukraine as President Warns of Repeat of 1941
The government of Belarus announced today that it is completely closing its border with Ukraine, which for months have been targeting Belarus with accusations of plotting military aggression against it. Ukraine has a population of almost 45 million and a military...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister: NATO Would Defeat Russia in Black Sea War
Today’s Ukrainian press cites the nation’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, confidently voicing a number of assertions regarding the Black Sea – as the U.S.-led, 32-nation Sea Breeze war games are occurring there – not all (or many) of his comments consistent with...
Backed by NATO, Georgia Won’t Pledge Not To Wage New Caucasus War
The 53rd session of the International Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in the Transcaucasus was held in Geneva on June 29-30, 2021. Representatives from Abkhazia, Georgia. Russia, South Ossetia and the U.S. attended, as did officials of the United Nations,...