Not too far away from where his troops are locked in combat with those of Russia, Ukraine’s President Zelensky addressed a summit of European leaders in Moldova as he sought to up the pressure on the West to provide weapons and materiel for his country. Holding the summit in Moldova, a small country on Ukraine’s south-western borderContinue reading “Russia plots overthrow of EU candidate Moldova and annexation of Transnistria”
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An Independent Scotland could not stand alone on Defence
For the last twenty-five years or so I have been writing and speaking about defence matters in Scotland. The question always was, however, how could it do so, not that it should do so. My thinking was very much that if it’s going to happen then it needs to be done. In October 2012 theContinue reading “An Independent Scotland could not stand alone on Defence”
NATO sends additional troops to Kosovo as tensions increase
Conflict and confrontation have bubbled up in northern Kosovo, where ethnic Serbs outnumber the Albanian population by some margin. Relationships between the two groups have been strained for years in the aftermath of Kosovo declaring its independence from Serbia in 2008 after NATO intervened in the conflict there. NATO still maintains a peacekeeping force thereContinue reading “NATO sends additional troops to Kosovo as tensions increase”
How Ukraine blitzkrieg will tear Putin’s forces to ribbons
Ukraine’s counter-offensive against the Russian invasion is upon us. Here are the best options for the killer blow against Putin’s men, writes Stuart Crawford. It feels like we have all been waiting with bated breath for months for the long-trailed Ukrainian counter-offensive to commence. What was hailed as the “spring offensive” has now morphedContinue reading “How Ukraine blitzkrieg will tear Putin’s forces to ribbons”
16 month’s on and no end in sight
The past week has been a momentous one for both sides in the Russo-Ukraine war. Now well into the sixteenth month of the conflict, there appears to be no end in sight. Much of the world’s attention has been focussed recently on the battle for Bakhmut, which has been raging for many months. It seemsContinue reading “16 month’s on and no end in sight”