Source link Pyongyang must be ready to fight and win against all enemies, Kim Jong-un has said The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea needs to be ready to fight and win a war, the nation’s leader Kim Jong-un said during a visit to an elite military academy, the state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday. […]
Source link The Ukrainian government must get rid of the “old-school mentality” and implement true equality in the armed forces, Kiev’s chief military adviser for gender issues, Oksana Grigorieva, has claimed. Kiev is currently in the process of overhauling its military service system, with Ukrainian lawmakers, debating increasingly harsh proposals to amend the country’s mobilization […]
Source link Diplomats in Europe and beyond believe a Donald Trump reelection could lead to Washington quitting the bloc, the Telegraph says NATO could face a serious risk of the US leaving the alliance if Donald Trump is re-elected in November, the Telegraph said on Saturday, citing several diplomats from the bloc’s member states. Europe’s […]
Source link Germany seeks to improve its healthcare system to be able to swiftly respond to crisis situations, such as a new pandemic or a military conflict, the country’s health minister has said. Karl Lauterbach believes the reform will become “a turning point for the healthcare system,” with a bill expected to be presented in […]
Source link A confrontation is not inevitable but Berlin must nonetheless ramp up its defenses, Carsten Breuer has said Germany should beef up its military to prepare for a potential conflict with Russia in five years’ time, Bundeswehr General Carsten Breuer has argued. He called for a “change in mentality” within German society, insisting that […]
Source link The US-led bloc urgently needs to increase production of ammunition, the secretary-general has said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called on the bloc’s members to increase defense production in anticipation of “a confrontation” with Russia “that could last decades.” Stoltenberg has repeatedly warned that Western economies are ill-prepared for such a conflict. With […]
Source link Ending conscription was a mistake, Romanian army chief General Gheorghita Vlad told US state media Romanian Chief of Defense Staff General Gheorghita Vlad has called for ordinary citizens to be trained for war with Russia, arguing that such a conflict could break out “in the immediate future.” Multiple European politicians and generals have […]
Source link US Air Force personnel in Iraq have been ordered to remain on standby in case of “on ground US involvement in the Israel Hamas war,” The Intercept reported on Tuesday, citing a Pentagon memo. Circulated earlier this month, the memo instructs an unknown number of troops to be placed “on standby to forward […]
Source link A UK general said earlier this week that “citizen armies” should be prepared to take up arms against Moscow Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has rejected a claim by the chief of the British Army, Gen. Patrick Sanders, who said this week that citizens should be prepared to take up arms against Russia […]
Source link Moscow has previously dismissed claims that it plans to strike NATO as “complete nonsense” Germany should be ready to respond to a possible Russian attack, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has warned. He said that to prepare for such a scenario, Germany and its NATO allies must commit to strengthening their military capabilities. In […]
Source link Grant Shapps wants Western nations to increase their military spending ahead of a possible conflict British defense minister Grant Shapps has predicted a global conflict between the West and Russia, China, Iran and North Korea within five years. Shapps has called on Britain’s allies to increase their military spending in response to this so-called […]
Source link Moscow denies having aggressive intentions regarding the US-led military bloc and claims to be defending itself against its encroachment Estonia believes that NATO has three to five years to prepare for a possible direct confrontation with Russia, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told The Times on Monday. Last week German media claimed that Berlin […]
Source link Millions more could arrive in Poland if the front line shifts to the west, Andrzej Szejna has said Poland must be ready to accept even more Ukrainian refugees from the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna warned in an interview with the Rzeczpospolita news outlet on Monday. Since […]
Source link “Entire society” must be ready “when thing go wrong,” General Martin Wijnen has said The Netherlands should urgently get ready to face a security challenge posed by an “increasingly assertive” Russia, the nation’s Land Forces commander, Lieutenant General Martin Wijnen, said on Thursday. Amsterdam should strengthen the military and help the society adapt to […]