had been sterling. and we have known that that s not really the case. my worry the whole time in the ramp up to this conflict, should it have come, was that the modernization efforts were going to prove hollow and that when we found out that the russian army was really an embarrassment, they would turn to desperation and desperation equals civilian casualties and attacking civilians. and that s what we re seeing playing out now. yeah, and i think you re right. and you know, listen, it s very clear you look at these maps and i m not saying that russia is not gaining ground because they are clearly gaining ground in the areas they have put troops in . but they ve got all their assets now in ukraine. so all their assets are in there, all in the pottersville they re all in . and the question is that 13 days in general there s not a major city that has been taken yet and that surprised a lot of analysts and generals and military experts because i watch a lot of this stuff all day and people
PCG Commandant CG Admiral Leopoldo Laroya. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Admiral Leopoldo Laroya is set to formally retire from service on Thursday, after more than "38 years of public service." In a Viber message, PCG spokesperson Commodore Armando Balilo said Malacanang will announce Laroya's replacement as chief of the PCG. "The men and women of the PCG express their sincere gratitude to the inspiring leadership of CG Admiral Laroya who significantly contributed to the transformation of the modern PCG," the PCG said in a media bulletin on Thursday. Laroya, it said, has been at the helm of the PCG for five months and led the uniformed service's Covid-19 response, modernization efforts, and through the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. During this period, it said the PCG assisted in the daily operations of 'Task Force Bayanihan for Returning Overseas Filipinos,' the nationwide vaccination drive 'Bayanihan, B
PCG Commandant CG Admiral Leopoldo Laroya. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Admiral Leopoldo Laroya is set to formally retire from service on Friday, after more than "38 years of public service." In a Viber message, PCG spokesperson Commodore Armando Balilo said Malacanang will announce Laroya's replacement as chief of the PCG. "The men and women of the PCG express their sincere gratitude to the inspiring leadership of CG Admiral Laroya who significantly contributed to the transformation of the modern PCG," the PCG said in a media bulletin on Thursday. Laroya, it said, has been at the helm of the PCG for five months and led the uniformed service's Covid-19 response, modernization efforts, and through the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. During this period, it said the PCG assisted in the daily operations of 'Task Force Bayanihan for Returning Overseas Filipinos,' the nationwide vaccination drive 'Bayanihan, Bak
he added this could be a significant development in the technological events for the country. the comments follow report the chinese tested two hypersonic missiles over the summer that are capable of carrying a nuclear weapon. press secretary jen psaki was asked about the general s comments during a briefing at the white house. i have seen generally s comments. what he was conveying is the concert we all have about china s military modernization efforts as they pursue capabilities that increase tensions in the region and we continue to have concerns about that and that is reflected in his comments. tension between washington and beijing continues to rise as the united states without to protect its friends in the region. yesterday president biden spoke at the virtual east asia summit where he reassured american allies like i that the us would stand with them. this month chinese president xi jinping about to proceed with
nuclear weapon. press secretary jen psaki was asked about the general s comments during a briefing at the white house. i have seen general milley s comments which is a concern we all have about china s military modernization efforts. they continue to pursue capabilities that increase tensions in the region and we have concerns about that and that was reflected in his comments. reporter: tension between washington and beijing continues to rise as the united states about to protect its friends in the region. yesterday president biden spoke at the virtual asia summit where he reassured american allies like taiwan that the us would stand with them. this month chinese president xi jinping vowed to proceed with reunification as i that could mean an invasion of the island. republican lawmakers are criticizing president biden on his stand against meeting. representative devon nunez saying using better pronouns will not counter hypersonic missiles. user for into a different biden administra