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China has built and modernized several nuclear facilities in the mountainous areas of Sichuan province in recent years, according to an analysis published by The New York Times, based on satellite images. The activity is taking place at a time when the last major nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia is dead. Recent images show accelerated works in a new complex in the Zitong valley. The bunkers and terraces in the area are equipped with numerous pipes, which, according to experts cited, could indicate the handling of dangerous materials. In another valley is the Pingdong facility,…
The President of Poland believes that the increasingly aggressive threat from Russia forces Warsaw to consider a radical step: the development of its own nuclear weapons. In an interview given to Polsat News, the Polish leader Karol Nawrocki stated that his country “is on the brink of an armed conflict” and can no longer afford to ignore the “aggressive and imperial” attitude of the Russian Federation towards Poland. “I am a strong supporter of Poland’s accession to the nuclear project,” Nawrocki affirmed, suggesting that Warsaw should strengthen its own deterrence potential. However, the president could not specify a clear timetable…
The Ukrainian military intelligence service, HUR, published on Sunday an intercepted phone call showing how Russian commanders threaten and insult their subordinates to force them to participate in extremely dangerous attacks. In the recording, a Russian commander yells at soldiers who seem reluctant to advance on the front line. “What do you mean it’s ‘plus-plus’ there? What the hell are you doing, have you completely lost your minds?” the commander is heard saying. “What the hell does ‘refusal’ mean? Move forward, damn it!” According to HUR, the dialogue captures the enormous pressure that Russian field commanders are under, forced to…
Security analyst Hari Bucur-Marcu translates the message sent to Europe by the American Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at the Munich Security Conference. Beyond diplomatic language, the American official’s speech is extremely harsh. Security analyst Hari Bucur-Marcu, former academic coordinator of the NATO Studies Center in Bucharest, officer responsible for NATO’s military aspects, with a significant contribution to our country’s integration into the Alliance, translates the message of the American Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at the Munich Security Conference. “Sometimes I feel like that teacher who would like to explain to the children in the class what the chemical…
Kiev has been in a critical situation for nearly two months due to Russia’s intense attacks on the energy infrastructure, stated the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitalii Klitschko, in an interview with the Financial Times. According to him, the city is on the “verge of disaster”, as millions of inhabitants face the harshest winter since the beginning of the large-scale invasion. Vitalii Klitschko emphasized that the Russian air bombings, constantly carried out in recent months, have severely affected the city’s essential infrastructure. “At this moment, the question about the future of our country, whether we will survive or not…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has described as “disturbing” a report by five European countries accusing Russia of assassinating Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using a toxin extracted from a poisonous frog species. “This is a disturbing report. We are aware of Mr. Navalny’s case and certainly have no reason to doubt it,” Marco Rubio said at a press conference in Bratislava, according to Reuters. Asked why the United States is not among the signatories of the report, Rubio explained that it was an initiative started by France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Sweden. “These countries have reached…
The Novo-Savinovsky District Court in Kazan has ruled that a local man who officially changed his name to “Jesus Christ” must revert to his original identity. The court has ruled that the civil status authorities are obliged to restore the man’s real name – Evgheni Cekulaev – who changed his identity to “Jesus Petrovich Christ”, reports the publication business-gazeta.ru. The decision was pronounced at the request of the prosecutor’s office. Prosecutor Ildar Ismaghilov invoked an opinion of the Ministry of Justice, which specifies that changing the name for religious reasons is not allowed and does not constitute an absolute right…
Volodimir Zelenski thanked the European Parliament for the record loan of 90 billion euros granted to Ukraine. The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, expressed his gratitude to the European Parliament for the decision to grant the country a support loan of 90 billion euros. He said that these funds will help Ukraine survive and protect civilians, even from the resources that Russia must reimburse, writes Ukrinform. The message of the Ukrainian president was transmitted on his page X. “Today, the European Parliament voted on the support loan of 90 billion euros from the EU for Ukraine. I thank the President…
NATO announced on Wednesday the launch of a new mission to strengthen security in the Arctic, in a tense geopolitical context, marked by the increasing interest of major powers in the region and by the statements of the American President Donald Trump regarding Greenland. The initiative sparked strong reactions in Moscow, where Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned of possible “countermeasures”, including military ones. The new NATO mission, called “Arctic Sentry”, aims to strengthen the Alliance’s position in the Arctic region and maintain stability in an area considered strategic. According to an official statement, this reflects NATO’s commitment to adapt…
Plans to integrate Ukraine into the European Union before completing all necessary reforms, as well as discussions about bypassing Hungary’s veto, indicate an increasingly urgent sentiment in Brussels, writes politico.eu. The European Union is examining an unprecedented plan that could allow Ukraine a form of partial accession as early as next year, according to several European officials and diplomats. The initiative aims to strengthen Kiev’s anchoring in Europe and limit Moscow’s influence. Four years after the large-scale Russian invasion, and in a context where Ukraine is pushing for EU accession in 2027 to be included in a possible peace agreement…