Next proxy war: US positions special forces one mile from Chinese mainland
One might assume that two unpopular wars in Gaza and the Donbass are enough for any president. Not so, say analysts Steve Poikonen and Jim Kavanagh, who joined Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program to discuss President Joe Biden’s recent act of saber rattling thousands of miles away from the United States.
“They are de-facto trying to create, posit and position Taiwan as an independent country, and that is against the entire one-China policy that's supposed to have been in place since 1972 when Nixon went to China,” the analyst emphasized.
Poikonen called the idea of war with the Asian country “counterintuitive to anything other than a nationwide suicide mission.”
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One might assume that two unpopular wars in Gaza and the Donbass are enough for any president. Not so, say analysts Steve Poikonen and Jim Kavanagh, who joined Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program to discuss President Joe Biden’s recent act of saber rattling thousands of miles away from the United States.
“This is as if China put a permanent presence of Chinese special forces troops on Long Island,” said Kavanagh in response to Taiwan’s confirmation of the presence of US special forces. The US troops are stationed on Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands, located only about a mile away from the shore of the Chinese mainland.
“They are de-facto trying to create, posit and position Taiwan as an independent country, and that is against the entire one-China policy that's supposed to have been in place since 1972 when Nixon went to China,” the analyst emphasized.
Poikonen called the idea of war with the Asian country “counterintuitive to anything other than a nationwide suicide mission.”
“We've known that there are US soldiers in Taiwan since they talked about sending training officers,” he added. “That's what they originally said about Vietnam… That's how all of these conflicts usually start.”
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📹💥A Russian Army aviation strike group attacked Ukrainian fortifications in the Kupyansk area.
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🇷🇺🗳Presidential elections in Russia: Day 2/3
The turnout in Russia's presidential elections as of 8:40 Moscow time on the second day of voting was 36.5%, according to data provided by the CEC Information Center.
One of the ways the election commissions across Russia ensure the transparency of the voting process in through the presence of international observers, who monitor different aspects at the polling stations. Following the first day, Sputnik got exclusive comments from some foreign observers, who shared their positive impressions on how smooth the voting runs, the security of E-voting, and new technical equipment available at the stations.
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The turnout in Russia's presidential elections as of 8:40 Moscow time on the second day of voting was 36.5%, according to data provided by the CEC Information Center.
One of the ways the election commissions across Russia ensure the transparency of the voting process in through the presence of international observers, who monitor different aspects at the polling stations. Following the first day, Sputnik got exclusive comments from some foreign observers, who shared their positive impressions on how smooth the voting runs, the security of E-voting, and new technical equipment available at the stations.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter attended the drill of the airborne units of the Korean People's Army
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▪️Presidential election in Russia: Day two out of three kicks in
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▪️US Democrats signal disagreement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but will change follow?
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The United Russia party reported DDoS attacks on all of the party's electronic services.
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📹 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a meeting at the headquarters of the United Group of Forces.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived at a public event for the first time in an Aurus car, which was presented to him by Russian President Vladimir Putin
The use of the car by the leader of the DPRK "serves as a vivid testimony of the Korean-Russian friendship, which is comprehensively strengthening and developing," his sister Kim Ye Jung stressed.
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The use of the car by the leader of the DPRK "serves as a vivid testimony of the Korean-Russian friendship, which is comprehensively strengthening and developing," his sister Kim Ye Jung stressed.
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Among other unusual characters, the famous Russian writer and poet Alexander Pushkin cast his vote in the Russian presidential election
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🇷🇺🗳 Over 80% of Russians registered on the remote electronic voting platform took part in the presidential elections at 11:00 Moscow time, the Russian Ministry of Digital Development reported.
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📹 Russians can vote online for their next president in 60 seconds or less.
Russian citizens have already submitted over four million applications to vote remotely.
Check out how Russians vote less than in a minute using their phones in our video.
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Russian citizens have already submitted over four million applications to vote remotely.
Check out how Russians vote less than in a minute using their phones in our video.
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In the Odessa region, the deployment points of Ukrainian nationalist formations “Lyut” and “Tsunami” were hit, Russia's Ministry of Defense reported.
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More than 90,000 cyberattacks were carried out on the portal of the Central Election Commission, public services and other resources, which is eight times more than in 2023, the Russian telecommunications company Rostelecom reports.
At 12:47 PM Moscow time on the first day of voting in the Russian presidential elections, there was a major cyber attack on the portal of remote electronic voting, more than two million requests per second were received. According to Rostelecom, cyber attacks on resources on election days come from the territory of Ukraine, North America.
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At 12:47 PM Moscow time on the first day of voting in the Russian presidential elections, there was a major cyber attack on the portal of remote electronic voting, more than two million requests per second were received. According to Rostelecom, cyber attacks on resources on election days come from the territory of Ukraine, North America.
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In the Odessa region, the deployment points of Ukrainian nationalist formations “Lyut” and “Tsunami” were hit, Russia's Ministry of Defense reported. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
❗️Russian forces improved the tactical situation along the front line in the South Donetsk area. Ukrainian losses amounted to 130 soldiers.
🇷🇺🪖 Other statements from the Russian Defense Ministry briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
▪️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a drone assembly workshop in the Sumy region;
▪️In the Donetsk area, Ukrainian losses amounted to 260 soldiers;
▪️The Russian Army has improved the situation in the Avdeyevka area;
▪️ Russian air defenses shot down 108 Ukrainian drones, 15 Vampire missiles, one HIMARS and one Grad.
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🇷🇺🪖 Other statements from the Russian Defense Ministry briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
▪️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a drone assembly workshop in the Sumy region;
▪️In the Donetsk area, Ukrainian losses amounted to 260 soldiers;
▪️The Russian Army has improved the situation in the Avdeyevka area;
▪️ Russian air defenses shot down 108 Ukrainian drones, 15 Vampire missiles, one HIMARS and one Grad.
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