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General Staff of Ukraine Armed Forces: Russia did not land in Odessa
General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that the information about the landing of the Russian troops in Odessa is false. The information is part of the press statement on UNIAN as they report on the Russia’s attack on Ukraine. “Today, February 24, at 5:00, the armed forces of the Russian Federation began intensive…
Read MoreBiden reimposed sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline after lifting it 9 months prior
“Yesterday, after further close consultations between our two governments, Germany announced that it would halt certification of the pipeline. Today, I have directed my administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate officers,” “These steps are another piece of our initial tranche of sanctions in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. As…
Read MorePutin announces “Special Operation” – multiple Ukrainian cities reported explosions
Explosions were reported across multiple cities in Ukraine, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa and Mariupol. There are also unverified reports that amphibious assault on Mariupol and Odessa. Mariupol is in Donetsk oblast. But if Russian troops lands in Odessa (which is west of Crimea), it would invalidate our assessment that this would just be a limited…
Read MoreDonbas is the final warning from Putin
As the world buzzes with the news of Putin recognizing the independence of the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic + the decreed to OFFICIALLY deploy the Russian military into the 2 regions as “peacekeepers” – the headline calling this an invasion is actually a bit of a misnomer. You can’t invade what you…
Read MoreRussia will not invade Ukraine… unless…
There are so much media hype and perhaps, even misinformation, on the “Ukraine Crisis” – as the western media narrative of an impending invasion of Ukraine by the Russia – the layman on the streets are not going to realise how far it is from the reality. Yes, Russia had massed a lot of forces…
Read MoreIndonesia signs 8.1 billion USD deal to buy 42 Rafale fighter jets from France
Indonesia had just confirmed and signed the 8.1 billion US dollar contract to buy 42, Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault Aviation SA. This is another big coup for Dassault after United Arab Emirates confirmed their purchase of 80 Rafales last December, following other earlier deals with Greece, Croatia and Egypt. The order comes with…
Read MoreVideo of F-35 crashing over South China Sea going viral – Watch it here
A video of the final approach of the F-35 that crashed and fallen into the South China Sea had went viral across the internet and had been reproduced and shared on social media platforms. DPA had acquired the footage and reproduced the clip in slow motion. From the short clip, it seems like the fighter…
Read MorePhilippines signs 369.3 million USD deal with India to buy the BrahMos shore-based anti-ship cruise missiles
The Philippines’ Department of National Defense announced on the Philippines government news agency, that they had officially signed the contract for the acquisition of India’s BrahMos medum-range ramjet supersonic cruise missiles. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and BrahMos Aerospace director general Atul Dinkar Rane signed the contract worth PHP18.9 billion (estimated 369.3 million USD) in a…
Read MoreNATO doubled down as the alliance demands Russian withdrawal from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova
NATO had officially replied to Russia and provided NATO’s own proposals to Russia. In short, NATO basically doubled down on their position and further demanded Russian withdrawal from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. Russia was waiting for a reply from the United States, and the reply had instead came from NATO, and in General Jens Stoltenberg…
Read MoreAre small and medium states ready to stop terrorists with cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency, or “crypto” as some prefer to call it, is slated to be the future of financial transactions. While the further development of crypto is widely celebrated, with mild speculations, traceability remains the most important issue surrounding the digital currency that requires abject focus. Often, acute discussions about the pros and cons of cryptocurrency assume…
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