In a cynical attempt to whitewash its unlawful deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children, Russia plans to organise a ‘World Children’s Conference’ from 21 June to 12 July 2026. In full mockery and contempt of international law, Russia’s choice of venue for the event is illegally occupied Crimea.
@Jonpy99 Well, trucks have a way more suitable parts for civilian trucking than tanks have... So think 20-30 years of black market activities and I might assume that a lot of that stock is pure scrap metal now.
Before I leave Ireland, I want to place on record that in the last 24 hours I have received constant stalking and death threats for my reporting. However I will not be intimidated.
What I have uncovered is deeply troubling, and the effort to silence it only makes that clearer.
I asked a local councillor if the russian refinery here in Ireland should be sanctioned.
He said yes, if it was supplying Israel.
But Russia? No.
This is Ireland’s sanctions hypocrisy in 90 seconds.
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🇳🇴 Norway has signed a framework agreement with Patria under the CAVS programme, which enables it to conduct serial procurement of Patria’s CAVS 6x6 armoured vehicles.
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Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Finland was in an unenviable situation. Like many other European nations during the period, it was situated between two expanding spheres of influence: those of the Third Reich and the Soviet Union.
Big cruise missile day in Europe.
1) Destinus revealed a 2,000-kilometer Block 3 variant of its Ruta air-launched cruise missile.
2) MBDA updated on its ground-launched Land Cruise Missile (Europe's closest Tomahawk equivalent), reportedly ready for order in 2029.
3) The German Air Force ordered another roughly 85-120 Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) from Kongsberg, following an initial order of approximately 185-260 from June 2025.
The building blocks for a sovereign European deep-strike industrial base are in place:
1. Order market-ready lighter systems from European suppliers now.
2. Accelerate development of heavy missile capabilities.
3. Work towards replacing critical American components in the European missile supply chain (the Williams International F-415 turbofan in the JSM being an obvious candidate).
4. Cooperate extensively with Ukraine.
European independence in deep strike is achievable. But it is a political, as much as an industrial question.
"OSINT" has a similar problem. There are many people who specialize on one facet and conduct detailed research, but aggregator accounts will often repost the information, often without attribution, and steal the engagement on social media. It creates perverse incentives and is detrimental to real OSINT research.
"The expulsion came months later than Hungary’s own counterintelligence service had wanted. With Russia actively supporting Orbán’s reelection bid, his government was unwilling to risk straining ties with Moscow in the middle of a campaign." https://t.co/bZJpfwbS4c
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