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The Ukraine conflict can only end through a negotiated peace deal because neither side is likely to achieve its goals on the battlefield, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Thursday.   “It will be almost impossible for the …

Ukraine’s European backers may be about to put the country on an “ammunition diet”, an American military analyst has claimed in an interview with Germany’s Der Spiegel. Michael Kofman said these nations may already have reached their limit in terms of weapons supplies to Kiev. In an article published on …

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made an unannounced but heavily anticipated landing in Taiwan on Tuesday, plunging US-China relations to a new low. Despite warnings from other top Washington officials, Pelosi has now become the highest US official to visit the island in 25 years – but the situation is …

Kiev may be disappointed with the supply of heavy weapons promised to it by Germany, since Berlin will have to overcome various hurdles before delivering many of the items, resulting in likely delays, the German version of Business Insider reported. The offer of the IRIS-T SL air defense system, touted …

The attempt by the US to take over Ukraine’s grain reserves may spark a humanitarian crisis in the country and lead to grain shortages globally, Maksim Oreshkin, an aide to President Vladimir Putin, said on Thursday. According to the official, a global famine could break out by this coming fall. …

The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, made headlines recently while answering questions from reporters about the threat posed by Russian nuclear weapons within the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. “Given the potential desperation of President [Vladimir] Putin and the Russian leadership, given the setbacks …

Inhabitants of East Germany are less willing to accept the idea of making sacrifices for the war in Ukraine than their countrymen in the West, according to a poll conducted by Eon Foundation published on Saturday. While an overwhelming majority of Germans – 71% – said they were concerned the …

A survey conducted by polling firm EKOS shows that Canadians who have received “three or more doses” of a Covid-19 vaccine tended to express significantly more support for aggressive anti-Russian measures with regard to the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine. The poll was conducted between March 9 and 13, and …

Failed predictions that Russia would invade Ukraine on February 16 were unrealistic, and the key date to focus on is actually February 20, American political analysts have claimed, blaming “hype” for having caused US officials to focus on the wrong date. Earlier this month, numerous western media outlets claimed that …

Larger planets may be unable to form moons like Earth’s own, which is vital for sustaining life, scientists have claimed. They argue that smaller planets are therefore more likely to host alien organisms. Our moon plays a crucial role in supporting life on Earth, controlling the ocean’s tides and in …