Elon Musk Spoke to Putin Before Tweeting Ukraine Peace Plan: Report
The world’s richest man spoke directly with Vladimir Putin, Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer wrote.
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NATO prepares for nuclear drills and doubles warships in Baltic Sea
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told Moscow on Tuesday it would meet attacks on allies' critical infrastructure with a 'united and determined response'.
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NATO to hold nuclear exercise despite Russian warnings
NATO will push ahead with long-planned nuclear exercises next week despite rising tensions over the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin’s insistence that he is not bluffing about using all available means to defend Russian territory, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday.The exercise, dubbed “Steadfast Noon,” is held annually and usually runs for about one week. It involves fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear warheads but does not involve any live bombs. Conventional jets, and surveillance and refueling aircraft also routinely take part.
Fourteen of the 30 NATO member countries will be involved in the exercise, which was planned before Russia invaded Ukraine in February. The main part of the maneuvers would be held more than 1,000 kilometers (625 miles) from Russia, a NATO official said.
“It would send a very wrong signal if we suddenly now cancelled a routine, long-time planned exercise because of the war in Ukraine. That would be absolutely the wrong signal to send,” Stoltenberg told reporters on the eve of a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.
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Worried UN meets on Ukraine hours after Russian strikes
[...]A proposed assembly resolution would demand that Moscow “immediately and unconditionally” scrap its supposed annexations and call on all countries not to recognize them. The measure, spearheaded by the European Union, also would insist upon the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russian forces from all of Ukraine’s internationally recognized territory.
Russia’s ambassador decried the debate as a one-sided exercise in pushing an anti-Russian narrative.
“Such cynicism, confrontation and dangerous polarization as today we have never seen in the history of the U.N.,” Nebenzia said. He reiterated his country’s claim that the “referendums” were valid and that Moscow is endeavoring to “protect” people in the regions against what the Kremlin views as a hostile Ukrainian government.
Dozens of nations from Latvia to Fiji argued for the resolution Monday, some speaking via regional organizations. The debate is set to continue Wednesday, and such Russian friends as Syria and North Korea are among countries signed up to speak.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Money and menace being used to recruit Muslims in the Caucasus Parents in the deprived region are encouraging their sons to fight out of fear that local authorities could retaliate if they refuse
Ukraine's Kyiv area hit by Iranian-made kamikaze drones
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s capital region was struck by Iranian-made kamikaze drones early Thursday, officials said, sending rescue workers rushing to the scene as residents awoke to air raid sirens for the fourth consecutive morning following Russia’s major assault across the country...
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“This commitment is even more crucial today, as we witness the ruthless and indiscriminate missile attacks by Russia in Ukraine, killing civilians and destroying critical infrastructure. In this context, I strongly welcome Germany’s leadership in launching the European Sky Shield Initiative,” said NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană. He added: “The new assets, fully interoperable and seamlessly integrated within the NATO air and missile defence, would significantly enhance our ability to defend the Alliance from all air and missile threats.”
The initiative will allow all participating nations to jointly develop an air defence system using interoperable, off-the-shelf solutions. This multinational and multifaceted approach offers a flexible and scalable way for nations to strengthen their deterrence and defence in an efficient and cost-effective way.
* The 14 NATO allies included: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, the United Kingdom
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The initiative will allow all participating nations to jointly develop an air defence system using interoperable, off-the-shelf solutions. This multinational and multifaceted approach offers a flexible and scalable way for nations to strengthen their deterrence and defence in an efficient and cost-effective way.
* The 14 NATO allies included: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, the United Kingdom
14 NATO Allies and Finland agree to boost European air defence capabilities
Defence Ministers from 14 NATO Allies* and Finland came together in Brussels on Thursday (13 October 2022) to sign a Letter of Intent for the development of a “European Sky Shield Initiative”. Spearheaded by Germany, the initiative aims to create a European air and missile defence system through...
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With Putin, Palestinian leader rules out US role as mediator
“We don’t trust the U.S.,” Abbas said, speaking in Arabic, as Putin looked on. “We don’t accept the U.S., under any condition, (as) a single party in solving the Middle East problem,” he added.He said the Palestinians would only consider U.S. mediation if it were part of the “Quartet,” a grouping of nations that includes Russia.
With Thursday’s meeting, Abbas became one of the few world leaders to sit down with Putin since Russia launched its war on Ukraine in February. In his public comments, Abbas did not mention the war, nor did a statement released later by his office.
NATO chief warns Russia not to cross 'very important line'
NATO is holding its exercise, dubbed “Steadfast Noon,” next week. The long-planned maneuvers are conducted around the same time every year and run for about one week. They involve fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear warheads, but do not involve any live bombs.Russia usually holds its own maneuvers around the same time, and NATO is expecting Moscow’s exercise of its nuclear forces sometime this month. Stoltenberg said NATO will “closely monitor” what Russia is up to.
Asked what NATO would do if Russia launched a nuclear attack, Stoltenberg said: “We will not go into exactly how we will respond, but of course this will fundamentally change the nature of the conflict. It will mean that a very important line has been crossed.”
North Korea takes inspiration from Putin's nuke threats
With Putin raising the terrifying prospect of using tactical nukes to turn around battleground setbacks in Ukraine, there’s fear that this normalization of nuclear threats is emboldening North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he puts the finishing touches on his still incomplete nuclear program.“Putin and Kim feed off each other, routinizing the right to nuke a peaceful neighbor by repeating it without repercussion,” said Sung-Yoon Lee, an expert on North Korea at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. “Putin’s threats sound more credible than Kim’s, as there is bloodshed in Ukraine every day. But Kim’s threats must not be dismissed as empty bluster.”
After more than 40 missile launches this year — its most ever — there are a host of fresh signs that North Korea is becoming more aggressive in making its nuclear bombs the centerpiece of its military.
EXPLAINER: US weapons systems Ukraine will or won't get
The U.S. has already provided 20 of the advanced High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, and has promised 18 more.And the Pentagon has said it will deliver the first two advanced NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine in the coming weeks, providing Kyiv with a weapon that it has pressed for since earlier this year. The systems will provide medium- to long-range defenses against Russian missile attacks.
Germany is now delivering its first IRIS-T surface-to-air missile system, which has a range of about 25 miles (40 kilometers). It has promised a total of four.
EXPLAINER: What's the state of Russia's missile arsenal?
It was not immediately clear what the U.S. thinks Russia might have left. But two officials said U.S. government analysts had noted with interest that Russia had used cruise missiles, and not less expensive, shorter-range artillery or rockets, in the aftermath of the Kerch Bridge blast.That choice, the officials said, could indicate that Russia is running low on cheaper, reliable mid-range weapons and is having trouble replenishing its stockpiles due to sanctions and supply chain disruptions.
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"The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it."
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"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day be day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except the endless present in which the party is always right." - Orwell
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" - Orwell
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This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs: when he first appears he is a protector. - Plato
The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny. - Aesop
When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. - Thomas Jefferson
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. - Abraham Lincoln
You can’t separate peace and freedom because no one can have peace unless he has freedom. - Malcolm X
Those who can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin
Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another, and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as possess. - Thomas Paine
The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected. - William O. Douglas
Liberty for wolves is death to the lambs. - Isaiah Berlin
Here’s the thing — the world cannot just sit back and let Putin do whatever the hell he pleases to win this war (take away the sovereignty of another country by force, target infrastructure of no military value, torture, rape, and murder civilians trapped in occupied territory, separate children from their families and deport them to Russia). Because if we don’t stop him now, he’s not stopping there. And then China and North Korea and whoever else will think they can get away with doing the same. And then we will all be like “Sayonara, Thailand! See ya on the flip side, South Korea!” And well… I’m sure you can see where I’m going with this.
The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny. - Aesop
When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. - Thomas Jefferson
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. - Abraham Lincoln
You can’t separate peace and freedom because no one can have peace unless he has freedom. - Malcolm X
Those who can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin
Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another, and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as possess. - Thomas Paine
The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected. - William O. Douglas
Liberty for wolves is death to the lambs. - Isaiah Berlin
Here’s the thing — the world cannot just sit back and let Putin do whatever the hell he pleases to win this war (take away the sovereignty of another country by force, target infrastructure of no military value, torture, rape, and murder civilians trapped in occupied territory, separate children from their families and deport them to Russia). Because if we don’t stop him now, he’s not stopping there. And then China and North Korea and whoever else will think they can get away with doing the same. And then we will all be like “Sayonara, Thailand! See ya on the flip side, South Korea!” And well… I’m sure you can see where I’m going with this.
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