Author: disinfo1
The military pilot from the air forces who shot down two drones that had unauthorizedly entered our country’s airspace has a message for Romanians: “We are there to protect them, day and night, seven days a week, all year round!” In his first public reaction after last weekend’s success, given in an interview published on Thursday by the Ministry of National Defense, the pilot provided details about the two combat missions, emphasizing: “We didn’t know why we were taking off, but we knew we were going to defend our country.” The interview was published without revealing the identity of the…
The United States is considering delaying or even rejecting the nomination proposed by President Emmanuel Macron for the future French ambassador to Washington, following public criticisms made by Paris regarding the human rights situation in the United States, according to four sources, cited by Reuters. Although sources have stated that no decision has been made yet, two of them have claimed that France’s criticisms – conveyed through a social media post by the French mission to the United Nations in Geneva – have caused real dissatisfaction among high-ranking officials in President Donald Trump’s administration. Two other sources have stated that…
A former CIA agent has recommended NATO to shoot down Russian drones and military aircraft, as a way to put an end to the increasingly frequent incursions ordered by Vladimir Putin, which affect the whole of Europe. The statement comes after European air forces were once again mobilized, on the night from Wednesday to Thursday, in response to a suspected violation of Polish airspace by a Russian missile. Smoke was observed rising above the locality of Tarnawa Kolonia, in the Lublin region of Poland, where, according to available information, a crater with a diameter of approximately 10 meters was found,…
Patriarch Kirill of Russia, one of the most vocal supporters of the war initiated by Putin against Ukraine, has published a new book in which he presents the armed conflict as a struggle with deep spiritual and political significance. The appearance of the volume occurs shortly after the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church was, reports Novinite.com. According to the independent Russian publication Meduza, the book, titled “War. Beyond the visible causes and consequences”, was published by the Moscow Patriarchate publishing house. The war, presented as a “metaphysical battle” In the volume, Kirill addresses themes such as sacrifice, heroism, patriotism,…
The European Union has approved new rules regarding the access of Ukrainian men of military age to the temporary protection system. The measure was adopted at the request of the authorities in Kiev. The new provisions adopted by EU states aim to limit easy access to protection for individuals trying to avoid military service in the context of the war between Ukraine and Russia, reports dpa, cited by Agerpres. Who will be affected by the new rules According to the agreement, Ukrainian men aged between 23 and 60 years old will be able to benefit from the European temporary protection…
Ukraine has signed an agreement for the production of a howitzer designed by the British defense industry giant BAE Systems, a deal that could become a model for Kiev’s plans to manufacture other sophisticated Western weapons, including Patriot missiles, writes The Wall Street Journal. A light howitzer, already tested on the front line A Ukrainian arms manufacturer will start production of the L119 model of BAE Systems, a light howitzer that can be towed or transported by helicopter and has a range of up to 17 kilometers. Such mobile guns, with long barrels, have been an essential component of the…
Against the backdrop of increasing concerns about digital dependency, the European Commission is aiming to create a “sovereign” artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, which is expected to become operational by mid-2028. The community executive has launched a call for bids for the public funding of up to seven AI “gigafactories” in Europe, as Brussels hurries to build a sovereign infrastructure for training advanced AI models and to catch up with global competitors in the technology field, reports Thursday Euronews. AI gigafactories are large-scale computing centers, equipped with state-of-the-art, highly specialized chips, designed to train next-generation AI technologies – especially the most…
Russian billionaire Valeri Kustov, directors of his company Efko, and a government official responsible for drone development have been detained as part of a broad investigation into fraud, reported several Russian publications on Thursday, picked up by Reuters. Kustov is the founder, majority shareholder, and chairman of the board of Efko, a company active in drone production, but also the main producer of sunflower oil in Russia. Three other officials from Efko were also detained, according to reports from the Interfax news agency and other publications. The Ministry of Industry and Trade confirmed the detention of Alla Polovcenia, deputy director…
In 2022, the well-known Russian singer Slava (Anastasia Slanevskaia) called artists who were leaving Russia because of the war “cowards” and declared her support for Putin. Now, she is appealing to “all artists, bloggers, and people in the media” to openly demand “the cessation of the conflict”. More than four years after the launch of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, signs are appearing in the Russian public space that some of the celebrities who openly supported the Kremlin are beginning to change their tone. The cases are still few and do not represent an explicit condemnation of the war or…
The Polish Foreign Minister, Radosław Sikorski, stated to TVP World that “we are entering very turbulent waters”, arguing that the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran are interconnected. He expressed his concern about their expansion. Sikorski added that Russia is becoming “with each passing year more and more a vassal of China”, adding: “China’s role is to do nothing, to prepare for a confrontation and to watch its rivals weaken themselves.” When asked whether the two theaters of conflict, Iran and Ukraine, are beginning to look like a global war, Sikorski stated on Tuesday, during the On the Record program from…