A powerful Arctic cold front, bringing heavy snowfall and blizzards, virtually paralysed much of Europe in the first days of January. Snow chaos engulfed Western, Central and Eastern Europe, causing massive flight cancellations, train stoppages, traffic jams and even human casualties. According to data from January 6-7, the Netherlands, France,...
Pentagon sharply increases production of missiles for Patriot
The US Department of Defense has announced the signing of a historic seven-year framework agreement with Lockheed Martin that will more than triple production of the most advanced interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defense missile system — Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE). According to the Pentagon,...
Belgium to join international peacekeeping mission in Ukraine
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has announced that his country will officially join the multinational peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if a sustainable ceasefire is achieved and a peace agreement is signed with Russia. The statement was made following a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” in Paris on...
Keir Starmer made an unexpected statement about a profound “reset” of Brexit
At the beginning of the new year, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a sharp statement that many politicians and media outlets are already calling the most unexpected turn in British politics since Brexit. In an interview with the BBC, the prime minister announced that a special bill was being...
Russian spies disguised as fishermen and tourists discovered in Norway
Norwegian military authorities have reported increased Russian intelligence activity on the border with Russia. According to Brigadier General John Olav Fuglem, commander of the Finnmark Brigade, Russian agents have repeatedly infiltrated northern Norway posing as tourists and fishermen. In an interview with Swedish television channel SVT, Fuglem noted that in...
The cost of creating a “drone wall” for the EU: estimates and project details
The European Union is actively promoting the European Drone Defense Initiative; a project aimed at protecting its eastern borders from Russian drones. The initiative arose against the backdrop of frequent incidents involving violations of EU airspace, including cases over Poland, Romania, and the Baltic states. This is not a physical...
Germany views Russia’s hybrid attacks as preparation for a large-scale war
In a secret document, the German Ministry of Defense assesses the intensification of Russian hybrid attacks on the country's critical infrastructure as possible preparation for a broader military conflict with NATO. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing the OPLAN (Operational Plan for Germany) military plan it had obtained. According to...
The USА has officially declared the Western Hemisphere a zone of exclusive interest
The US State Department has published a statement in which it explicitly declares the Western Hemisphere to be a zone of exclusive interest to the United States. In a post on social network X, the agency stated: “This is our hemisphere, and President Donald Trump will not allow threats to...
Former Great Ormond Street Hospital surgeon suspected of harming nearly 100 children
An independent review of cases treated at the prestigious Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London has found that former orthopedic surgeon Yaser Jabbar caused harm to between 85 and 100 children during lower limb surgery. According to a report published following an examination of 789 patients operated on by...
“Vote for us, or there will be war”: Orbán intimidates Hungarians ahead of elections
In a Facebook post, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán effectively issued a harsh ultimatum to Hungarian voters ahead of the 2026 parliamentary elections. He stated that only a victory for his Fidesz party would allow the country to stay out of war, implying the conflict in Ukraine and a possible...