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MFU: Britain Takes the Helm in Planning Ukraine’s Future Security
With the appointment of Lieutenant General Tom Bateman the United Kingdom is to assume command of the multinational force supporting Ukraine (MFU), taking over from France. The force itself will become operational only once conditions permit. The announcement comes after more…
Ukraine’s Strike on Kirov Extends Campaign Against Russia’s Missile Supply Chain
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces struck a military-industrial enterprise in Kirov and an oil facility almost 1,350 kilometres from the border, extending Kyiv’s campaign against Russian weapons production and military logistics. Ukraine has confirmed a long-range strike on a…
US military action in Mali would open a new front against jihadists — and place American forces close to Russia’s Africa Corps
The reported deliberations are not simply about striking an al-Qaeda affiliate. Any American operation would enter a fragmented conflict in which Russian forces support Mali’s junta, jihadists control strategic routes and Western access to the central Sahel has sharply contracted.…
