DefenceTalkRussia continues to build up its forces along the border with Ukraine and has now deployed “north of 100,000” troops, the Pentagon said Wednesday. “We have continued to see even over the last 24 hours additional capabilities flow from elsewhere in Russia to that border with Ukraine and Belarus,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. “We’re […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-forces-around-ukraine-now-north-of-100000-pentagon-77879/

DefenceTalkChina has suspended imports of Lithuanian beef, the customs administration said, as tensions rise over trade following the Baltic nation’s stance on Taiwan. Lithuania, one of the smallest countries in the European Union, enraged China last year when it allowed Taipei to open a representative office in Vilnius under the name of Taiwan — a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-suspends-lithuanian-beef-imports-amid-row-over-taiwan-77891/

DefenceTalkCanada is considering sending reinforcements to eastern Europe because of the security situation, Defence Minister Anita Anand said during a visit to Latvia on Thursday. “We are examining options to reinforce in Eastern Europe as a whole,” Anand said. The minister visited the Adazi base where Canada head up a NATO battle group. Canada has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/canada-mulling-reinforcements-to-eastern-europe-minister-77870/

DefenceTalkIn an icy landscape of birches and pines on NATO’s eastern border, this year’s regular military exercises by the alliance have come at a time of spiralling tensions between Russia and the West. The “Winter Camp” exercise in northeast Estonia, just 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the Russian border, included some 1,300 British, Estonian and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-practices-for-winter-combat-on-russias-doorstep-77862/

DefenceTalkA large contingent of US troops landed in Poland on Sunday as part of a reinforcement due to tensions with Russia, with their commander saying they aimed to deter “any war aims” and defend NATO if needed. Paratroopers from the US army’s 82nd Airborne Division based in Fort Bragg in the United States landed at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/more-us-troops-land-in-poland-to-deter-war-aims-general-77830/

DefenceTalkFrance said Friday it will help its ally the United Arab Emirates secure its airspace following drone and missile attacks by Yemeni rebels. The UAE announced the interception and destruction on Wednesday of three “hostile drones”, which follows three previous drone and missile attacks claimed by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels since January 17. The UAE’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-help-uae-secure-airspace-from-yemen-attacks-77835/

DefenceTalkThe UN expert on rights in Myanmar announced Tuesday he is preparing to release a report exposing where the country’s “criminal” ruling junta have been getting their weapons from. Exactly one year on from the February 1, 2021 military coup, Tom Andrews said the junta was inflicting a widespread campaign of terror on the country’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-expert-to-identify-source-of-myanmar-junta-weapons-77817/

DefenceTalkUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday announced plans to add 100,000 personnel to the armed forces over three years and end obligatory service, as tensions soar with Russia. But Zelensky insisted the move — part of a drive to modernize the 250,000-strong military — did not mean a large-scale invasion by Moscow was imminent amid […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-to-bolster-military-as-russia-tensions-soar-77810/

DefenceTalkPresident Joe Biden said Friday he will soon send a small number of US troops to bolster the NATO presence in Eastern Europe as tensions rise over Russia’s military buildup on the borders of Ukraine. “I’ll be moving troops to Eastern Europe and the NATO countries in the near term. Not too many,” Biden told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-nato-boost-eastern-european-deployments-77791/

DefenceTalkRussia could conduct a “wide range” of aggressive acts against Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, but he emphasized the window was still open to a peaceful and negotiated resolution. While the military alliance is still not sure what the Kremlin might do, Stoltenberg told an event hosted by the US think-tank the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-sees-wide-range-of-possible-actions-by-russia-77788/