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The problem with having a strategy of de-escalation is that if that is your stated strategy, you've already ceded every step on the escalation ladder to the enemy."
We are still on the back foot, reacting to escalation instead of reversing it, ... Macron's ideas should now be revisited."
That they don't have dominance on the escalation ladder."
It would also send an important signal to Russia, she said Till now, we heard some reactions, but it is not strong enough,
We live in an age of US-led hesitancy within the Western world, which just keeps on failing us, which just keeps on increasing the level of danger to the security of the collective West,
The evidence now suggests that North Korea has sent around 10,000 soldiers to train in eastern Russia and some of these DPRK troops have already moved closer to Ukraine."
Putin will not prevail in Ukraine even with more help from North Korea, but these deeply concerning developments only underscore the importance of our alliance with the ROK and other allies and partners committed to shared security and prosperity,
The biggest priority is drones, of course; including drones that can shoot down Shaheds and other attack drones.”
On Friday, Zelenskyy told his national security council The zone of its damage was expanded due to the depth of penetration of the main reconnaissance UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle], which… dropped the FPV drone directly in the area of impact with the targets,
National Guard spokesman Vitaly Mylovydov told a telethon We would consider supplying weapons for defensive purposes as part of the step-by-step scenarios, and if it seems they are going too far, we might also consider offensive use.”
A week earlier, an unnamed South Korean presidential official was quoted by Reuters telling reporters The deployment of a large number of soldiers poses challenges in controlling their movements on the ground, heightening the possibility of desertion or defection,
Guseinova wrote, requiring “security personnel It would be a step towards the escalation of the conflict if the armed forces of any country, even Belarus, were on the contact line,
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg Rapid Russian advances deep into Ukrainian territory, including the temporary seizure of large portions of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts characterised the first month of the Russian full-scale invasion, ... whereas more recent Russian advances have been characterised by small-scale, localised, tactical advances”.
The regime, in perspective, could potentially provide Russia with an additional 3 to 4 units, comprising 15,000 to 20,000 soldiers of various skills,
We’ve been very clear that Ukraine is able to employ those capabilities to defend their sovereign territory from threats that are either emanating from across the border or from inside Ukrainian territory.”
Asked if Ukraine was at liberty to use US weapons against North Korean troops, Ryder said Please continue to develop your own industries, producing everything needed for defence, including sensitive items like microchips. Europe needs industrial strength and independence from other parts of the world,
If they cross into Ukraine, yes.”
Asked on Tuesday if he supported Ukraine attacking the North Koreans, US President Joe Biden said North Korea cannot afford to deplete its valuable human resources, particularly given that its primary adversary, South Korea, has a population twice its size.”
With boots on the ground alongside the supply of munitions, the DPRK has become the most visible, ardent, and committed supporter of Russia's aggression in Europe,
As legitimate military targets, they will end up as mere cannon fodder, while the wages they are supposed to receive from Russia will end up squarely in Kim Jong-un's pocket,
Hwang said of the Russia-bound North Korean troops