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Latest: Russia gearing up for decade-long duel with West, Estonia warns

13Feb

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Latest: Russia gearing up for decade-long duel with West, Estonia warns

The report notes a significant rise in military production in Russia, including of artillery and armored vehicles, that is enhancing Moscow’s ability to continue fighting. That surge could outpace Ukraine’s output unless the West escalates artillery production and delivery, Estonian intelligence finds. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Russia could maintain its current level of engagement in Ukraine for up to three more years, supported by accelerated weapons production. Estonian intelligence also flagged a major change in Russia’s army: the formation of the Leningrad and Moscow military districts, aimed at NATO-member Finland. They also noted that Russia plans to expand its military from 1.15 million to 1.5 million members by 2026 in preparation for a ...

Latest: US aid ‘indispensable’ for defense of Ukraine, Scholz says

Citing the EU's decision to allocate more funding for Ukraine at the extraordinary European Council summit last week, the German chancellor urged the U.S. Congress to do its part to defend Ukraine by green-lighting the further aid proposed by Biden. Scholz said congressional approval of the aid package would "send the right message to the Russian president that his hopes are in vain, that he simply has to wait long enough for the support of Ukraine's friends in Europe, North America and elsewhere to wane." NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, meanwhile, said the defense alliance needs to improve its military capabilities and be prepared for a decades-long conflict with Russia. If Russian President Vladimir Putin "wins in Ukraine, there is no guarantee that Russian aggression w...

Latest: Putin tells Tucker Carlson Ukraine war can be ‘over in a few weeks’

Speaking of the goals of what he called the “special military operation” in Ukraine, Putin said they had yet to be achieved, because one of the aims “is de-Nazification.” For the first time, Putin expanded on what he means by that. “This means the prohibition of all kinds of neo-Nazi movements. We have to get rid of those people who maintain this concept and support this practice and try to preserve it,” he said. Asked about when he last spoke to U.S. President Joe Biden, Putin said “I cannot remember when I talked to him,” adding that the two last spoke before the Feb. 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Carlson never mentioned former President Donald Trump by name, but Putin did. “I had such personal relationship with Trump,” he said, adding he also personally liked George W. Bush. Asked ...