Germany sounds alarm on Russia’s space behavior
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is advocating for the European Union to unlock up to 140 billion euros ($164 billion) in frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine's war effort, marking the first public expression of support at this level from Germany for such a move.
Germany is putting thousands of troops in Lithuania, a NATO member next to Russia, in its first major long-term deployment abroad since World War II.
European diplomats have privately warned the Kremlin that NATO is prepared to respond to further violations of its airspace by Russian aircraft, including by shooting them down. Source: Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda Details: According to Bloomberg,
NATO allies are divided over whether the alliance should make it a policy to shoot down Russian jets that violate NATO’s airspace, with some countries including the US, Poland, and Baltic nations signaling that future violations should be met with force,
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Russia is helping China to prepare for a potential invasion of Taiwan, defense institute says
Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne takeover of Taiwan, according to a UK-based defense forum.
Germany is set to spend a total of €35 billion ($41 billion) on space security architecture by 2030, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday, warning of an escalating threat from Russia. The aim is to establish a resilient system consisting of satellites,
German Air Force says its ‘quick reaction alert force’ was ordered by NATO to investigate plane in neutral airspace.
Germany's armed forces are planning how to treat a potential 1,000 wounded troops per day should a large-scale conflict between NATO and Russia break out, and amid long-standing warnings by the alliance that Moscow could be capable of launching an attack from 2029.