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Admiral Rob Bauer: If Russia wanted to attack NATO, where do you think that decision would be taken? In Beijing.
Chinese are basically allowing Russia to stay in war. They provide Russia with everything they need to make weapons.
Chinese can still say, "We don't give weapons." But they literally give Russia everything it needs to make those weapons.
Therefore, I think if Russia wanted to attack NATO, they would have to ask permission in Beijing.
Russia is spending everything in Ukraine to win the war. America and Europe support Ukraine with our military and financial assistance.
Who is to gain from that? It is China. They can continue to build their military strength and prepare for whatever they want to achieve.
And Russia is becoming more and more the junior partner in that limitless partnership.
Veel aandacht in de media voor de rol die NL speelt bij de ontwikkeling en financiering van al dan niet gewapende drones in de Ukraine. Alles cpl. met naam en toenaam en foto's. Onbegrijpelijk, brengt mogelijk levens in gevaar! Onverantwoord!
The Dutch King and Queen celebrated with the Curaçao national team after their hard-earned draw against Ecuador. Curaçao is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 👏 🇨🇼
A warehouse of FPV drones doesn’t mean your defense is "sorted."
Drones didn’t magically revolutionize warfare on their own. The real revolution in Ukraine is the lethal ecosystem of cheap PNT, resilient high bandwidth comms, and persistent ISR.
System integration is what wins