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A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. As part of President Zelensky’s visit to the White House, the Department of Defense announced …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (Week 45 – December 23) Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The Pentagon says fighting remains intense in the Donbas region as Russian forces conduct a …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (Week 44 – December 16) Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The U.S. Army is planning to ramp up production of 155mm artillery ammunition over the …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (Week 43 – December 9) Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The Moscow Times reported that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has called for the deployment …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (Week 42 – December 2) Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. In the wake of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine infrastructure, the U.S. is rushing over 200 …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (Week 41 – November 25) Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The White House has asked Congress to approve an additional $37.7 billion in aid for …
This week in the Russia-Ukraine War (Week 40 – November 18) Read More
Throughout the 1980s, the U.S. Army expended considerable time, effort, and angst searching for the answer to a singular question: Could the M1 Abrams survive against Soviet main battle tanks …
So Much for the Myth of Russian Main Battle Tank Superiority Read More
Vows to cut gas imports from Russia by two-thirds before end of 2022 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced a reckoning over …
Europe and Natural Gas: EU Unveils Ambitious Plan to Reduce Energy Imports from Russia Read More
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Boeing has suspended buying titanium from Russia. Titanium producer VSMPO-Avisma has been a Boeing partner and supplier of raw material and …
Boeing Halts Russian Titanium Buys Read More
By Derek Bisaccio, former FI International Military Markets – Eurasia analyst and guest blogger. In the morning hours of February 24, Russia launched a “special operation” in Ukraine, carrying out …
One Week In: The Russian Special Operation in Ukraine Read More