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Ville Kostian

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Geopolitics, geoeconomics and military.

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China sends message to NATO with Belarus army drills

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COMMENTARY: If Russian President Vladimir Putin ever decided to invade European countries other than Ukraine, there’s one he wouldn’t need to bother with — Hungary. After all, he has a reliable ally in power in Budapest already.

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Russian losses per 11/07/24 reported by the Ukrainian general staff. +1110 men +2 tanks +17 APVs +59 artillery pieces +4 MLRS +3 AD systems +36 UAVs +3 cruise missiles

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Overnight, Russia attacked with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 6 Shahed drones. All drones were shot down.

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"While Russia has made some recent gains, tightened Western sanctions, a declining reserve of manpower, and the inability for Moscow’s military-industrial complex to keep up with demand are all increasingly disrupting the Russian war effort."
jamestown.org/program/russ...

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"Russian sociologists claim that President Vladimir Putin’s militant regime is relatively stable despite imbalances in Russian society–such as the unstable economy caused by the war against Ukraine and the challenges it has brought and will bring to the population."
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At a meeting yesterday, Hungary’s envoy to the EU took an “unprecedented” verbal beating from his Brussels colleagues over how Budapest has kicked off its turn at the head of the Council of the EU. But Hungary says it doesn’t know what all the fuss is about.

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Launch of rocket from Chinese private firm i-Space fails

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"Trump is considering plans to reduce the sharing of U.S. intelligence with members of NATO, which depends on the U.S. for the type of information that has helped Ukraine fend off Russia, according to foreign officials informed of the plans."
www.politico.com/news/2024/07...

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Russia launches 2 missiles and 6 drones on Ukraine, military says

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Is the defeat of Marine Le Pen’s far right in France — for the third time in seven years — one loss too many?

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 11, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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"Ukrainian First Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant General Ivan Havrylyuk stressed that robust Western security assistance will be crucial for Ukraine's ability to contest and seize the battlefield initiative."
www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

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Ukraine initiates war crimes probe over gunning down by Russians of two Ukrainian prisoners of war

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South Korea to deploy 'StarWars' laser weapons targeting North Korean drones

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Taiwan monitoring surge in Chinese military activity as carrier drills in Pacific

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NATO Calls China a ‘Decisive Enabler’ in Russia’s War on Ukraine

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Japan navy destroyer enters China waters near Taiwan, sparking Beijing concerns, says Japanese media

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