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Reports of Russian troops ‘massing’ near Ukraine miss the mark: Russia-Ukraine war is possible, but only if Ukraine strikes first

Russia is about to invade Ukraine. So you’d think, if you believed recent headlines. “Tensions skyrocket as Russia masses forces…

3 years ago

US military’s new transgender policy will pay troops’ transition bills – reports

Biden overturned Trump’s ban in January, with a White House statement at the time saying that “gender identity should not…

3 years ago

Troops NOT leaving Afghanistan before Trump pullout deadline, as Biden makes vague ‘we will leave’ promise

Biden cited “tactical reasons” for May 1 being a difficult date to commit to. “It is not my intention to stay…

3 years ago

Taliban threatens with ‘reaction’ if US does not pull out troops by May deadline

“They should go,” Suhail Shaheen, a member of the Taliban negotiation team, told reporters in Moscow on Friday. Troop presence…

3 years ago

US has 1,000 ‘off-the-books’ troops in Afghanistan, some of whom work with the CIA – media

Citing US, European and Afghan officials, the Times reported that the US has about 1,000 more troops in the war-torn…

3 years ago

Pentagon says 2,300 National Guard troops to stay at Capitol through May 23 as post-riot review calls for increased security

The Pentagon will work to “incrementally reduce” the National Guard “footprint as conditions allow,” spokesman John Kirby told reporters on…

3 years ago

Moscow’s troops could dominate NATO in Baltic region, top Polish general predicts… but Russia insists it’s just not interested

General Waldemar Skrzypczak, who once led the Polish Armed Forces, and more recently served as a government defense adviser, said…

3 years ago

Ho-ho-hiss: Chinese troops in EXOSKELETONS deliver New Year presents to Himalayan outpost (VIDEO)

A report on Saturday by the state broadcaster CCTV showed the new passive exoskeletons in use, helping to bring some…

3 years ago

India & China begin to pull troops back from contested Himalayan lake, India’s defense minister confirms

Speaking before the country’s parliament on Thursday, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh confirmed the breakthrough reached with Beijing on the months-long…

3 years ago

US ‘freezing’ Trump plan to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany while Pentagon reviews policy – general

The plans have been "put on freeze" while new US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, is "in the process of…

3 years ago