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Ukraine’s leaders sought a clear road map to membership in NATO but were set to get mostly reassuring words and loose defense pledges on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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This Western mutual-defense alliance, which recently said it would increase the number of troops on standby, is central to the war in Ukraine, even though Ukraine is not a member. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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The four Colombian children who survived a plane crash and 40 days in the Amazon were found by members of the Indigenous Guard, a confederation of defense groups that have sought to protect Indigenous territory from violence and environmental destruction. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
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President Biden said U.S. ties to India were strengthening rapidly, as he concluded a round of talks with India’s leader in which the two countries announced defense deals aimed at weaning New Delhi off arms purchases from Russia on.wsj.com
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A U.S. missile-defense system in South Korea that has enraged China got a clear path for a full deployment, as tensions flare up between the two countries on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
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A federal judge said Thursday he would consider whether to split the criminal charges against Sam Bankman-Fried into two trials, after both prosecutors and the defense agreed that litigation in the Bahamas could delay the FTX founder’s case on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
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The upcoming case of U.S. v. Donald J. Trump will pit a Justice Department prosecution backed by meticulous detail against a defense expected to play down the significance of the charges on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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In Haiti, civilians have taken up arms and killed at least 160 people believed to be gang members in the six weeks since a citizens “self-defense” movement known as “bwa kale” kicked off its vigilantism. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
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As Ukraine prepares to launch a counteroffensive, satellite images and videos show how Russia is strengthening its defense lines with anti-tank ditches, Dragon’s teeth and trenches. WSJ examines what Ukrainian troops could face. on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
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China has rebuffed a U.S. request for a meeting between their defense chiefs. U.S. defense officials say it was delivered in unusually blunt language. on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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France enacted a ban on short domestic flights this week, but the decree was riddled with exceptions. “All that fuss, for not that much,” said Geneviève Laferrère, who handles transportation issues for a federation of environmental defense groups. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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The Council of Europe, the continent's main institution governing human rights, begins a summit in Iceland on Tuesday, with discussions among the heads of state to include steps they can take to support Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
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How big is too big in defense? Lawmakers are wrestling with this question as they consider whether a decadeslong wave of consolidation has left the sector incapable of producing weapons fast enough to keep up with demand stemming from the war in Ukraine on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
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Much of Europe's rising defense spending goes to U.S. companies, forming the backbone of industrial ties that underpin NATO. France's president wants that to change. on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
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From @WSJopinion: Now that the Putin regime’s enfeebled rottenness has been laid bare, why wouldn’t we intensify our efforts to help Ukraine pursue its justified defense to a logical conclusion? asks @gerardtbakeron.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Defense deals and warming relations are expected to feature prominently during Narendra Modi’s state visit with President Biden. Accusations that the Indian leader has undermined democracy are not. Here’s what to know about the trip. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
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A U.S. missile-defense system in South Korea that has enraged China got a clear path for a full deployment on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
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From @WSJopinion: A strong chief of naval operations is essential to the maritime defense that the U.S. requires. Let’s hope that Adm. Paparo makes the changes that American security needs, writes Seth Cropsey. on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Asked by a defense lawyer if the public had an interest in knowing about his youthful drug use, Prince Harry shot back: “There’s a difference between public interest and what interests the public.” nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed that the U.S. military would continue operations near China despite an “alarming number of risky intercepts” by Chinese forces in international airspace. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Are U.S.-China relations in a “thaw,” as President Biden recently predicted?China’s rejection this week of a meeting between the U.S. and Chinese defense ministers underscores the fragile road ahead to stabilizing the relationship. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
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Breaking: China has rebuffed a U.S. request for a meeting between their defense chiefs. U.S. defense officials say it was delivered in unusually blunt language. on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Russia’s Ministry of Defense said that it had pushed back all of the pro-Ukrainian fighters across the border from the region of Belgorod and that scores of “saboteurs” had been killed nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Ukraine’s air defense intercepted six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles fired by Russia early Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said. The strikes would be further evidence of Ukraine’s ability to shoot down one of Moscow's most sophisticated conventional weapons. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Russia released footage of its top military official, Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, performing his duties for the first time since a mercenary group staged an uprising more than two weeks ago aimed at toppling him and Defense Minister Sergei K. Shoigu. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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The Russian defense minister, Sergei K. Shoigu, on Monday thanked the armed forces for remaining loyal to the government in his first public remarks since an unsuccessful mutiny by Wagner mercenaries that sought to oust him from office. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
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The U.S.’s arms-control regime relies on many regulations from the Cold War, which some lawmakers and defense firms warn could stifle collaboration with allies to counter adversaries such as China on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Defense deals and warming relations are expected to feature prominently during Narendra Modi’s state visit with President Biden. Accusations that the Indian leader has undermined democracy are not. Here’s what to know about the trip. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
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Watch: Western donations are allowing Ukraine to field a multi-layered air defense network but military analysts say Ukraine’s defense has vulnerabilities as fighting intensifies on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Outnumbered, outgunned, out-tanked, a small group of Ukrainian soldiers is putting up a scrappy defense of Marinka, another strategic city near Bakhmut that is a few blocks from falling. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
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As Ukraine prepares to launch a counteroffensive, satellite images and videos show how Russia is strengthening its defense lines with anti-tank ditches, Dragon’s teeth and trenches. WSJ examines what Ukrainian troops could face. on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in Singapore that “risky intercepts” by Chinese planes in international airspace would not deter the U.S. and allies from patrolling, and he restated U.S. support for Taiwan. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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President Emmanuel Macron of France said on Wednesday that Western allies must give Ukraine “tangible and credible” security guarantees in its battle against Russia, even as he reiterated that Europe needed to act more independently for its own defense. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
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This year, cash isn’t just for defense anymore either. It’s become an offensive weapon. on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Poland is ready to train Ukraine’s pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets over coming months, Warsaw’s defense minister said on Tuesday. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
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If the U.S. defaults on its debt and is unable to pay all its bills, the pain will fall squarely on the defense industry on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
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From @WSJopinion: Eleven NATO members now meet the alliance defense spending target of 2% of GDP, though Germany and Canada are still embarrassing laggards on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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In an interview before his first official visit to Washington, Germany’s defense minister took pains to indicate that his country is ready to assume a more assertive stance in the face of growing international instability. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
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U.S. ties to India were strengthening rapidly, President Biden said as he concluded a round of talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which the two countries announced defense deals aimed at weaning New Delhi off arms purchases from Russia on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Defense deals and warming relations are expected to feature prominently during Narendra Modi’s state visit with President Biden. Accusations that the Indian leader has undermined democracy are not. Here’s what to know about the trip. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
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Ukraine is using Soviet-era air-defense batteries and modern, shoulder-launched missiles supplied by the West to inflict heavy losses on Russian combat planes and helicopters on.wsj.com
@guardian2 years ago
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Trump indictment: ex-US president plans defense ahead of Tuesday’s court appearance on Mar-a-Lago charges – live theguardian.com
@WSJ2 years ago
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China’s defense minister rebuked Washington for actions he said were disturbing peace in the Asia-Pacific region, while the U.S. said a Chinese destroyer had “executed maneuvers in an unsafe manner” near an American warship on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rebuked China after Beijing declined a U.S. request for the nations’ defense chiefs to meet on the sidelines of an annual security forum on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
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From @WSJopinion: As the Kremlin reaches westward in Ukraine and Belarus, Poland aims to strengthen its deterrence and defense, writes @JillianKayMon.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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The Russian and Belarusian defense ministers on Thursday signed an agreement laying out how to store Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus, Russian state media reported, as Moscow continues to use its nuclear capabilities to try to put pressure on the West. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
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Ukraine’s air defense shot down six of the most sophisticated conventional weapons in Russia’s arsenal, hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, Ukrainian and American officials said, after a blitz of missiles and drones were aimed at Kyiv on Tuesday nyti.ms
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Legal defense fund raises over $1m for accused in Jordan Neely subway death theguardian.com
