Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ukraine war offers intel bonanza for Russia watchers

Ukraine war

PARIS – Russia’s massive assault on Ukraine is providing Western intelligence agencies and analysts with a rare live opportunity to verify their assessments of the Russian army’s strengths and weaknesses in the field. The scale of the deployment means Moscow’s military equipment, methods, doctrine and especially its weak points are on full show — including … Read more

Germany decides to leave Afghanistan by July 4 following US move: reports

germany

The German defense minister on Wednesday said they planned to withdraw their forces from Afghanistan by July 4 following United States move to pull out by September 11. “The current thinking… is to shorten the withdrawal period. A withdrawal date of July 4 is being considered,” a ministry spokesman told the international news agency stressing … Read more