The latest iteration of the U.S. military’s Ridge Runner drills include Russian SAMs and apparent enemy suicide drone launch teams.
Guerrilla Warfare Exercise In West Virginia Looks Heavily Influenced By Ukraine War
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In addition to allies and partners previously mentioned, Ridge Runner will host observers from Taiwan, Georgia, Moldova, Hungary, Qatar, Romanian, and Canada during the event.
$500 million in weapons and ammo will be shipped to Ukraine right away and $2.1 billion will be used to purchase equipment for Kyiv
US Announces $2.6 Billion Weapons Package for Ukraine
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In all of this, some analysts see echoes of an idea that dates back more than a century and is reckoned to be the foundation of geopolitical thinking. It focused on the struggle between an oceangoing world power—the UK then, the US today—and the land giants of Eurasia. [Heartland Theory]
Update on Russian military operations in and around Ukraine for October 29, 2022
– Front lines have stabilized as Ukraine’s offensive momentum grinds into positional fighting;
– Russian forces are preparing the defense of Kherson and likely only to give up the city if something goes wrong;
– Ukrainian and Russian forces were until recently both overstretched. Russia is mobilizing 300,000 additional troops, Ukraine cannot;
– US arms shipments become more and more meager in both quantity and quality.
US Sends Fewer Arms to Ukraine as Russia Prepares its Next Big Move (Odysee) via The New Atlas
Colonel Cassad, Oct 21 2022 10:55
The declaration of Iran as a country that participates in the war in Ukraine, of course, is a reflection of the double standards of the US, because in fact the US accuses Iran of supplying weapons to Russia, and Russia uses them. Moreover, accusations are brought by a country that openly supplies weapons to Ukraine, and these weapons are also used for strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation. We do not even consider the very fact of participation of the US military and intelligence services in the fighting in Ukraine. The Americans declare that they are not a party to the conflict, do not participate and do not want to participate in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine.
The US declared Iran a participant in the war in Ukraine
Yesterday, European Union (EU) foreign ministers met at a summit in Luxembourg and pledged a massive escalation of their participation in the NATO war on Russia in Ukraine. This decision confirms that EU countries are at war with Russia and, by the admission of top EU officials, raises the danger of direct military conflict between EU states and Russia.
EU foreign ministers pledge to train 15,000 Ukrainian troops for war with Russia
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