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Losing Crimea, which holds an important naval base in Sevastopol, to Ukraine would cross a “real red line” for Russia and likely risk an escalation of the ongoing war, a former U.S. defense secretary said Wednesday. Reclaiming Crimea would be “an exceptionally difficult fight” because Russian President Vladimir Putin attaches so much importance to it, […]
"Cutting Army end strength to only 452,000 soldiers locks in the service’s worst projections for recruiting, forestalling any possibility to achieve greater-than-predicted success," writes Thomas Spoehr of the Heritage Foundation.
Ukraine needs more heavy military equipment and financial aid from Western allies and partners to stave off Russia invasion, Poland’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Zbigniew Rau said Ukraine also requires expanded training outside the country’s borders for its soldiers to meet changed battlefield conditions. “The only reasonable reason for this mobilization [of 300,000 Russian reservists] […]