Kiev would be happy to receive two British Navy warships that London is reportedly about to decommission, Ukrainian Vice Admiral Aleksey Neizhpapa has told Sky News. Earlier this month, The Telegraph claimed that HMS Westminster and HMS Argyll would be retired later this year, amid struggles recruiting enough sailors to …
Read More »Ukraine must copy 1944 Nazi Germany – retired US general
The Ukrainian government needs to look at what Germany did in WWII to stand a chance against Russia, according to Ben Hodges, former commander of US Army forces stationed in Europe. Hodges, who retired as a lieutenant-general in 2017, has long been an outspoken supporter of Ukraine. In an interview …
Read More »Better for Ukraine to ‘negotiate now’ – retired US general
Sustaining the conflict in Ukraine is becoming increasingly difficult for NATO, so Kiev must think about negotiating with Moscow, retired US Army brigadier general Mark T. Kimmitt has said in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal. Washington’s latest military aid package to Kiev last month included “older and …
Read More »Turkey should veto NATO expansion for next 20 years – retired general
Turkey should take full advantage of the historic opportunity provided by Finland and Sweden’s bids to join NATO, a retired Turkish Brigadier General Naim Baburoglu has said. The two Nordic nations have applied to become members of the US-led military bloc in the wake of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. …
Read More »Retired generals warn of ‘lethal chaos’ in US military after 2024 vote
In a scathing op-ed published in the Washington Post on Friday, retired US Army major general Paul D. Eaton, retired US Army major general Antonio M. Taguba and retired US brigadier general Steven M. Anderson called on the Pentagon to “war-game the next potential post-election insurrection or coup attempt to …
Read More »Retired Aussie army officer BURNS service medal in protest over govt abandoning Afghan interpreters facing ‘slaughter’ by Taliban
Stuart McCarthy, whose 28-year military career included two tours of Afghanistan, announced on Monday that he would burn Australia’s “badge of shame” and then present the ashes to his representative in parliament. “The Morrison government’s conscious decision to leave hundreds of our former Afghan civilian interpreters, other loyal allies, and …
Read More »‘Dire situation’: Over 120 retired US generals sign letter slamming Biden govt, say nation in fight against ‘socialism & Marxism’
The open letter, published on Monday by a group called ‘Flag Officers 4 America’, questions the result of the 2020 election, President Biden’s “mental and physical condition,” and sounds off on a number of hot-button topics, including China, the Iran nuclear deal, critical race theory, and the border wall. According …
Read More »Turkey arrests 10 retired admirals who voiced security fears over Erdogan’s straits project
Four other individuals were ordered to report to the Ankara chief prosecutor within three days as part of the investigation of an alleged attempt to commit crimes “against national security and the constitutional order,” Turkish news agency Anadolu said. The arrests and summonses on Monday came due to an open …
Read More »Widow of retired police officer David Dorn, slain during BLM riots, to speak at RNC as Dems lose ground on lawlessness issue
That’s because Ann Dorn will broach and humanize a subject that has emerged as perhaps the most troubling issue facing Democrats heading into November’s election: law and order. Dorn will talk about the horrible pain she has suffered as a result of her 77-year-old husband being murdered while trying to …
Read More »Appointed by the Kremlin, the aircraft manufacturer Yurchenko retired from wfla, knocking into a tailspin athletics
The President of the Russian athletics Federation (vfla) Evgeny Yurchenko announced his resignation. The aircraft manufacturer Yurchenko, who is the protege of the Kremlin, headed by wfla in late February 2020, and worked for only 4.5 months. “Today I announce my resignation from the post of President of the Russian …
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