WHAT DOES USA GAIN BY ARMING UKRAINE?

Sourced: The National Interest By Daniel L. Davis On March 1, the State Department authorized the sale of 210 Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, applauded the sale because she said it shows the United States is “serious about protecting the interests of our… Continue reading WHAT DOES USA GAIN BY ARMING UKRAINE?

UKRAINE DEVELOPS HYPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE

Sourced : Defence Blog By Dylan Malyasov The Yuzhnoye State Design Office is jointly developing with the State Space Agency of Ukraine the new hypersonic cruise missile. The press-service of “Yuzhnoye” design bureau released video footage showing a new concept of high-altitude hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicles, includes the project of a hypersonic cruise missile. The… Continue reading UKRAINE DEVELOPS HYPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE

GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER SUGGESTS BREXIT MODEL FOR RELATIONS WITH TURKEY & UKRAINE

Sourced : Daily Sabah According to Gabriel, the EU needs to find “alternative” ways of closer cooperation and partnership with both Turkey and Ukraine as both countries are unlikely to join the 28-member bloc in the foreseeable future. The German foreign minister presumed that such model could lead to a “new, closer form of customs… Continue reading GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER SUGGESTS BREXIT MODEL FOR RELATIONS WITH TURKEY & UKRAINE

RUSSIA TO RESPOND TO POSSIBLE US INCREASE OF MILITARY PRESENCE IN UKRAINE

Sourced : Sputnik The United States clearly intends to bolster its military presence in Ukraine, which will cause Russia to retaliate and reinforce its borders as a response, a senior Russian lawmaker told Sputnik. Earlier in the day, US Defense Secretary James Mattis, during his Kiev visit, said that Washington planned to strengthen its relations… Continue reading RUSSIA TO RESPOND TO POSSIBLE US INCREASE OF MILITARY PRESENCE IN UKRAINE

DID RUSSIA SUPPLY UKRAINIAN ROCKET ENGINE TO NORTH KOREA ?

Sourced : Asia Times By Asia Unhedged The mystery over how North Korea obtained powerful rocket engines for its last ICBM test deepened Wednesday after Ukraine’s state space agency said the rocket engine used is the same as the type of engine used by Ukraine-made space vehicles, according to UPI. UPI was picking up on… Continue reading DID RUSSIA SUPPLY UKRAINIAN ROCKET ENGINE TO NORTH KOREA ?

UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS ACCESSION TO NATO AS COUNTRY’S FOREIGN POLICY GOAL

Sourced : Novinite The Verkhovna Rada (National Parliament) of Ukraine on Thursday, June 7, adopted a bill which sets as Ukraine’s foreign political objective the accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, according to an UNIAN correspondent. The adopted legislation provides that the main principle of Ukraine’s foreign policy is to deepen cooperation with the… Continue reading UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS ACCESSION TO NATO AS COUNTRY’S FOREIGN POLICY GOAL

ASSESSING RUSSIA’S REORGANIZED AND REARMED MILITARY

Sourced : Carnegie Endowment By Keir Giles Recent Western assessments of Russia’s renewed military power have led to a wide range of differing conclusions and, taken together, provide a mixed and confusing picture of the scale and nature of the threat. Impressive capabilities demonstrated in Ukraine and Syria have given rise to concern that Western… Continue reading ASSESSING RUSSIA’S REORGANIZED AND REARMED MILITARY

POROSHENKO : THERE IS ONGOING HOT WAR NOT FROZEN CONFLICT IN DONBAS

Sourced : Kyiv Post Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, in his interview with Sky News, said that there is a real war in Donbas, not a frozen conflict, the official website of the president says. “Someone is trying to call this a frozen conflict. I emphasize that it is not frozen. It is a hot Russian… Continue reading POROSHENKO : THERE IS ONGOING HOT WAR NOT FROZEN CONFLICT IN DONBAS

IRAN WAS COUGHT IMPORTING POTENTIALLY BANNED MISSILE TECHNOLOGY

Sourced : Business Insider By : Adam Kredo Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that they seized a shipment of missile system components bound for Iran, according to official statements that could put the Islamic Republic in violation of international bans on such behavior. The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, or DPSU, announced late last week… Continue reading IRAN WAS COUGHT IMPORTING POTENTIALLY BANNED MISSILE TECHNOLOGY

UKRAINIAN POWER COMPANY “99% CERTAIN” BLACKOUT RESULT OF CYBER ATTACK

Sourced : Defence One By Patrick Tucker As Russia seizes the stage, the lights are going out in Ukraine. On Sunday morning around midnight a major blackout struck the power substation in Novi Petrivtsi, a village near Kiev, disrupting power to between 100,000 and 200,000 people. Vsevolod Kovalchuk, acting director of Ukrenergo power company, said… Continue reading UKRAINIAN POWER COMPANY “99% CERTAIN” BLACKOUT RESULT OF CYBER ATTACK