Source link American and Chinese defense officials met in Hawaii this week to discuss how both nations’ fleets can operate safely in the Pacific region. The meetings were the first of their kind since Beijing severed military relations with Washington two years ago. The Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) working group talks were held in […]
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Russia and NATO already in ‘direct confrontation’ – Kremlin — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The bloc’s expansion and its involvement in the Ukraine conflict have put Europe’s security in jeopardy, Dmitry Peskov has said The current state of relations between Russia and NATO can be described as a “direct confrontation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. He claimed that the US-led military bloc has been a destabilizing […]
No ‘direct threat’ from Russia – senior NATO officer — RT World News
Source link Admiral Rob Bauer has suggested the bloc should get better prepared, while Moscow has dismissed attack speculation as “utter nonsense” There are no signs that Russia is gearing up for an attack on NATO, the head of the bloc’s Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, has said. Speaking to reporters in Riga on Friday, […]
US calls to strike Crimea are ‘direct involvement’ in Ukraine conflict – Russian envoy — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link CIA Director William Burns said previously that more funding for Kiev would allow it to conduct ‘deep penetration strikes’ in the peninsula The US is aggravating the Ukraine conflict by continuing to support Kiev financially and suggesting a course of action on the ground, the Russian ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, has said. […]
Russia not looking for direct clash with West – US spies — RT World News
Source link Washington’s intel agencies have concluded that Moscow will continue to advance its interests while avoiding a war with NATO Russia “almost certainly” seeks to avoid a direct military conflict with NATO members and will calibrate its geopolitical maneuvering to steer clear of a global war, US intelligence agencies have concluded in their annual […]
Moscow reacts to Pentagon’s warning of direct Russia-NATO clash — RT World News
Source link The statement by US defense chief Lloyd Austin shows who the real aggressor is, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said A claim by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that NATO and Russia could end up in a direct confrontation if Kiev loses its conflict with Moscow is “mad,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova […]
Pentagon warns of direct Russia-NATO clash — RT World News
Source link Lloyd Austin calls for additional funding for Kiev’s war effort before it’s too late US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned eastern NATO members to prepare to fight Russia, claiming that Moscow “will not stop” after defeating Kiev’s forces. Addressing the US House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, Austin once again urged […]
France labels Russia a ‘direct threat’ — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link PM Gabriel Attal attributes the loss of French positions in the Sahel to Russian “destabilization” Russia has become a menace to France in view of its actions since the onset of the Ukraine conflict, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal told the Senate on Wednesday, defending President Emmanuel Macron’s earlier suggestion of potentially sending […]
No direct threat of Russian attack on NATO – US — RT World News
Source link Moscow is currently “trapped” in the Ukraine conflict, John Kirby has claimed The US does not believe Russia poses a direct threat to NATO’s eastern flank in the near future, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told Polish news outlet Interia on Friday. Kirby was asked about the possibility of a […]
No direct threat from Russia – NATO — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The alliance will nevertheless continue monitoring Moscow’s activities, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said NATO sees no threat from Russia toward any of its territories, the US-led bloc’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters on Tuesday during a press conference in Brussels. That’s as several alliance members, including Germany and the Baltic states, […]
Houthis claim new ‘direct hit’ on American ship — RT World News
Source link The chemical tanker was sailing from Saudi Arabia to Kuwait when it came under attack Houthi militants in Yemen have carried out a missile strike on the US-owned tanker Chem Ranger in the Gulf of Aden, the group’s spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree has claimed. Less than a day after the latest series […]
West sees BRICS expansion as “direct threat” – analyst — RT World News
Source link The growing alliance is forcing neocolonial powers to rethink their “parasitic” relationship with the Global South, Jackie Shandu told RT The West views the expansion of BRICS as an existential threat because a larger alliance jeopardizes the West’s “parasitic” relationship with the Global South, independent analyst Jackie Shandu told RT on Sunday. Cooperation […]
Medvedev warns of direct Russia-NATO clash — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The last time the world was so close to the abyss was during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the ex-president has said Moscow and Washington are tiptoeing on the precipice of a hot war, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said, adding that the last similar crisis in relations dates back to the height […]