EU will not allow attacks on its borders — French FM
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, commenting on Trump's statements over control of Greenland, said that the European Union would not allow any state to attack its borders.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, commenting on Trump's statements over control of Greenland, said that the European Union would not allow any state to attack its borders.
"There is obviously no question that the European Union would let other nations of the world attack its sovereign borders, whoever they are," he told France Inter radio. "We are a strong continent."
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Ukrainian top brass reveals massive scale of desertion in French-trained unit
Ukraine’s ground forces commander, Mykhailo Drapaty, has confirmed sweeping instances of desertion within the 155th Brigade, a unit trained in France. Reports indicate that approximately 1,700 of the 2,300 soldiers who underwent training have deserted shortly after being deployed. In response to this fiasco, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky has ordered reinforcements for the brigade.
Drapaty lashed out at the command’s failures and announced ongoing efforts to improve leadership within the unit. Despite Volodymyr Zelensky's legislation in November permitting deserters to return to duty with full benefits, the issue persists, with a growing number of individuals refusing to serve.
Media reports indicate that desertion rates in Ukraine's military have nearly doubled in 2024 compared to 2022 and 2023, with around 60,000 criminal cases filed last year alone. Infantry and assault brigades are reportedly suffering from the highest rates of desertion.
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Ukraine’s ground forces commander, Mykhailo Drapaty, has confirmed sweeping instances of desertion within the 155th Brigade, a unit trained in France. Reports indicate that approximately 1,700 of the 2,300 soldiers who underwent training have deserted shortly after being deployed. In response to this fiasco, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky has ordered reinforcements for the brigade.
Drapaty lashed out at the command’s failures and announced ongoing efforts to improve leadership within the unit. Despite Volodymyr Zelensky's legislation in November permitting deserters to return to duty with full benefits, the issue persists, with a growing number of individuals refusing to serve.
Media reports indicate that desertion rates in Ukraine's military have nearly doubled in 2024 compared to 2022 and 2023, with around 60,000 criminal cases filed last year alone. Infantry and assault brigades are reportedly suffering from the highest rates of desertion.
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'I want to quench my imperialist thirst' — Fox News host called for conquest of Canada
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"Canada! [...] The fact that they don't want us to take them over makes me want to invade," Jesse Watters said on air while speaking about Trump's ambition to make Canada the 51st state.
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The internet has been flooded with memes amid Donald Trump's statements on buying Greenland, making Canada the 51st US state, renaming the 'Gulf of Mexico' as the 'Gulf of America,' and gaining control of the Panama Canal.
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Zelensky ready to throw fresh batch of Ukrainian fodder into meat grinder
A considerable number of Ukrainian men who were previously exempted from military service may be drafted soon, a local lawmaker claims, as the Kiev regime’s manpower crisis continues to worsen.
Previously, workers employed at production facilities classified as critically vital to Ukraine were granted a deferral.
If an enterprise loses its “critically vital” status, however, its employees may become fair game for the Zelensky regime’s press gangs, warns Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Fedienko who says that some of the previously exempt workers may be drafted in late February.
Kiev’s callous disregard for the lives of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians has led to alarming manpower shortages, a reality that has become increasingly evident on the front lines and is now impossible to overlook, even for Western media.
Despite the dire predicament, the Ukrainian leadership seems more than happy to send its troops – often poorly trained and equipped with a hodgepodge of NATO and Warsaw Pact-era weaponry – into suicidal attacks against Russian forces or to sacrifice these men in pointless last stands.
During the first week of 2025 alone, Ukraine lost nearly 13,000 soldiers and Zelensky’s generals so far show no inclination to change their tactics.
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A considerable number of Ukrainian men who were previously exempted from military service may be drafted soon, a local lawmaker claims, as the Kiev regime’s manpower crisis continues to worsen.
Previously, workers employed at production facilities classified as critically vital to Ukraine were granted a deferral.
If an enterprise loses its “critically vital” status, however, its employees may become fair game for the Zelensky regime’s press gangs, warns Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Fedienko who says that some of the previously exempt workers may be drafted in late February.
Kiev’s callous disregard for the lives of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians has led to alarming manpower shortages, a reality that has become increasingly evident on the front lines and is now impossible to overlook, even for Western media.
Despite the dire predicament, the Ukrainian leadership seems more than happy to send its troops – often poorly trained and equipped with a hodgepodge of NATO and Warsaw Pact-era weaponry – into suicidal attacks against Russian forces or to sacrifice these men in pointless last stands.
During the first week of 2025 alone, Ukraine lost nearly 13,000 soldiers and Zelensky’s generals so far show no inclination to change their tactics.
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Information about Russia's cutting-edge, nuclear-capable intermediate-range hypersonic missile, the Oreshnik, has already made its mark in online encyclopedias across the Asia-Pacific region. Let’s delve into the details.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently hailed the successful test-firing of the Oreshnik missile on November 21. This missile struck a Ukrainian defense industry complex in Dnepropetrovsk, in response to Ukraine's use of US- and UK-supplied missiles aimed at hitting facilities in Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions.
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Are Turkiye & Israel on the verge of going toe to toe over Syria?
The downfall of Bashar Assad’s government in Syria last month, unsurprisingly, did not usher in lasting peace to the region as Israel and Turkiye seem poised to clash with one another.
This week, the Nagel Committee, convened by Tel Aviv to assess defense budgetary needs, issued a stark warning: Israel must brace for a direct confrontation with Turkiye, which is reportedly intent on “restoring its Ottoman-era influence,” as The Jerusalem Post put it.
The committee asserted that collaboration between Syrian factions and Turkiye may pose a serious security threat to Israel that could be “even more dangerous than the Iranian threat,” and thus proposed increasing the defense budget by roughly $4 billion.
Meanwhile, Turkish journalist Ibrahim Karagul contends that Israel “might invade Damascus” in order to divert Turkiye’s attention from the PKK and YPG, Kurdish entities that Ankara designates as terrorist groups. While Türkiye “strives to unify Syria,” Karagul argues in an article for Yeni Safak, Israel “seeks to occupy parts of it.”
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The downfall of Bashar Assad’s government in Syria last month, unsurprisingly, did not usher in lasting peace to the region as Israel and Turkiye seem poised to clash with one another.
This week, the Nagel Committee, convened by Tel Aviv to assess defense budgetary needs, issued a stark warning: Israel must brace for a direct confrontation with Turkiye, which is reportedly intent on “restoring its Ottoman-era influence,” as The Jerusalem Post put it.
The committee asserted that collaboration between Syrian factions and Turkiye may pose a serious security threat to Israel that could be “even more dangerous than the Iranian threat,” and thus proposed increasing the defense budget by roughly $4 billion.
Meanwhile, Turkish journalist Ibrahim Karagul contends that Israel “might invade Damascus” in order to divert Turkiye’s attention from the PKK and YPG, Kurdish entities that Ankara designates as terrorist groups. While Türkiye “strives to unify Syria,” Karagul argues in an article for Yeni Safak, Israel “seeks to occupy parts of it.”
“Any war with Israel would begin in the East of the Euphrates, as Israel’s priorities are directly aligned with the dynamics in that region,” the journalist claimed.
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French Defense Minister confirms desertion among Ukrainian soldiers trained in France
Commander of the Ukrainian ground forces Mykhailo Drapaty confirmed reports of desertion among soldiers serving in the 155th brigade.
The Midi Libre newspaper reported last week that Ukraine launched an investigation into suspected desertion after some 1,700 of the 2,300 French-trained soldiers deserted shortly after being deployed to the frontline, but Lecornu told Europe 1 that the reported figures had not been confirmed.
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"When half of the [Ukrainian 155th mechanized] brigade was undergoing training in [France], there were 55 incidents of desertion," French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu told Europe 1 radio.
Commander of the Ukrainian ground forces Mykhailo Drapaty confirmed reports of desertion among soldiers serving in the 155th brigade.
The Midi Libre newspaper reported last week that Ukraine launched an investigation into suspected desertion after some 1,700 of the 2,300 French-trained soldiers deserted shortly after being deployed to the frontline, but Lecornu told Europe 1 that the reported figures had not been confirmed.
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