https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:tigerlikesroosternew/ en-us Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:51:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4111284/posts Turkey seeks Central Asia inroads with Russia distracted Nov 11, 2022 Turkey will lead a summit of Central Asian countries on Friday (11 November), aiming to strengthen economic ties with the region’s resource-rich ex-Soviet states while Moscow is distracted by the war in Ukraine. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will preside over the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) summit in Uzbekistan’s historic city of Samarkand. Erdogan has for several years been pushing for closer cultural, linguistic and religious ties with several ex-Soviet countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February spooked Moscow’s neighbours in... EURACTIV https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4111284/posts#comment Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:51:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4111232/posts China Turns Its Fighters Into UAVs; Could Swarm Taiwan From Five ‘Hardened’ Forward Airfields – Reports EXPERT REVIEWS By Parth Satam November 22, 2022 A report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies (MIAS) identifies five forward airfields China could use to launch Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) swarms against Taiwan. Legacy aircraft converted into drones (J-6, J-7, J-8) have been concluded to be pressed in as a part of the initial wave of attacks to soften Taiwanese air defenses. These highly developed and defended airfields with hardened airfields can then be taken over by People’s Liberation Army Air Force... The EurAsian Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4111232/posts#comment Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:43:28 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4110829/posts Day 270: November 20 The Ukrainian Head of the Luhansk region stated that Russian forces are transferring the remnants of the Russian airborne units from the west bank of the Kherson region to the Luhansk region. Ukrainian General Staff already reported the increased concentration of Russian personnel in Luhansk, and many analysts agree that these forces will be allocated to the area where the Russians are suffering the highest losses in this region – the Kuzemivka area. Here, the Ukrainians are assuming their positions in Novoselivka, while the Russians are still maintaining substantial control over Kuzemivka. Taking control over this... Youtube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4110829/posts#comment Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:10:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4110478/posts Bulgaria doesn’t send weapons to Ukraine but arms industry flourishes By Antonia Kotseva and Krassen Nikolov | EURACTIV.bg Oct 31, 2022 While Bulgaria and Hungary are the only NATO and EU countries that officially refuse to send military aid to Ukraine, Bulgaria was revealed to be one of the biggest indirect suppliers to the war-torn country, selling a record amount of weapons since the start of the war. Experts estimate that Bulgaria has so far supplied at least €1 billion of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine via brokers. The Bulgarian arms business has always profited well from conflicts in areas... EURACTIV https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4110478/posts#comment Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:07:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4110467/posts Suspected Ukrainian Explosive Sea Drone Made From Recreational Watercraft Parts By: H I Sutton October 11, 2022 3:44 PM • Updated: October 11, 2022 4:38 PM Sutton Image used with permissionA small, unmanned watercraft of unknown origin washed up from the Black Sea on the shore of Crimea, near Russia’s naval base in Sevastopol, late last month.Pictures posted on Russian social media show what appears to be a small, novel surface drone made from commercial watercraft parts laden with explosives that could explain recent Russian Navy trends to keep their warships in port over the last three weeks.The unmanned surface... USNI News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4110467/posts#comment Sat, 19 Nov 2022 21:11:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4110349/posts In some of my earliest coverage of the Ukraine war, I noted that just comparing defence spending between countries was extremely difficult and not all budgets are created equal. Today following a Patron vote, I'm going to try and unpack that a little more by diving into the world of defence economics and production 101. In doing so, we're going to try and answer some questions. Why does America dominate the global arms market? How can a 5th generation fighter be cheaper than those decades older than it? And why do so many nations chose to buy in arms rather... Youtube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4110349/posts#comment Sat, 19 Nov 2022 11:34:13 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4110345/posts LATAM Airlines plane crashes on Peruvian runway, two firefighters dead By Marco Aquino LIMA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN) jet collided with a firetruck on the runway as it was taking off from the airport in Peru's capital Lima on Friday, resulting in the death of two firefighters, the carrier said. Peru's health ministry said at 7 p.m. (0000 GMT) that 20 passengers were being treated in a clinic, and at least two were in serious condition. The airline said no passengers or crew members were killed. The ministry said 61 people had been moved to nearby... Reuters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4110345/posts#comment Sat, 19 Nov 2022 11:14:51 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4110038/posts Republicans say they'll push ahead with Hunter Biden probe despite some warnings from within Top lawmakers unveiled plans to target the Biden family in oversight probes. By Lucien Bruggeman, Katherine Faulders, and Will Steakin November 18, 2022, 4:21 AM Congressional Republicans say they're poised to push ahead with an investigation into President Joe Biden's family, including his son Hunter, in the coming session -- despite warnings from some in their own caucus not to pursue "hyper-partisan" oversight probes. Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and James Comer of Kentucky, two high-ranking members expected to helm powerful committees when Republicans take control... ABC News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4110038/posts#comment Fri, 18 Nov 2022 01:40:12 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4110032/posts Connecticut Democrat sentenced to 2 years of probation for ballot fraud Connecticut Democrat John Mazzoli intentionally forged, submitted absentee ballots for dozens of individuals The former chairperson of a local Democratic Party in Connecticut must serve two years' probation and pay a $35,000 fine for fraudulently submitting absentee applications and ballots for dozens of people without their knowledge during a local election. Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4110032/posts#comment Fri, 18 Nov 2022 01:16:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4109178/posts Day 264: November 14 Even though the southern front line is still very active, President Zelensky visited Kherson City and symbolically gave a speech at Freedom Square. As you can see from the map, the nearest Russian positions are only 3 km from where he appeared. This also shows high confidence in the ability of Ukrainian forces to clear the city because, for the last few days, several reports have been saying that the Ukrainians found and detained Russian saboteurs in the city. In the meantime, a Ukrainians amphibious operation has indeed taken place. At first, the Head of the... YouTube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4109178/posts#comment Tue, 15 Nov 2022 04:24:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4109172/posts The US and Russian spy chiefs held a rare face-to-face meeting in Ankara Monday on Moscow's nuclear threats in Ukraine and Americans held prisoner by the Kremlin, the White House said. In what appeared to be the highest-level direct talks between officials of the two countries since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns met with Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman confirmed the meeting, and Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said it came as "an initiative of the American side," according to Russian media. Peskov declined to... IBT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4109172/posts#comment Tue, 15 Nov 2022 04:04:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4108903/posts Russia's spy chief 'to talk to US' as G20 leaders meet to discuss Ukraine war The high level meeting would be the first face-to-face summit between top Russian and US officials since the invasion of Ukraine By Roland Oliphant, SENIOR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT 14 November 2022 • 11:18am Russia's foreign intelligence chief has flown to Turkey for high-level talks with the United States, Russian media has reported. Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia's SVR spy agency, flew to Ankara earlier today with a Russian delegation, Kommersant reported. The report could not immediately be confirmed. The newspaper said the Kremlin had refused... Telegraph https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4108903/posts#comment Mon, 14 Nov 2022 11:39:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4108451/posts Ukrainian forces are completing the liberation of the western (right) bank of Kherson Oblast after the Russians retreated from it. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces completed the withdrawal to the eastern (left) bank of the Dnipro River at 5am local time on November 11.[1] While contingents of Russian soldiers likely remain on the west bank, they are likely scattered throughout the Oblast and attempting to retreat as Ukrainian forces push towards the Dnipro River, although some may have remained behind to attempt to conduct partisan activities in small groups. It is unclear how many Russian... ISW https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4108451/posts#comment Sat, 12 Nov 2022 07:22:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4108446/posts Day 261: November 11 Today the process of liberation of the Dnipro River’s western bank was completed, and the Ukrainians are celebrating their victory in the center of the city. Such rapid developments gave rise to many conspiracy theories that try to explain everything purely from the political point of view, ignoring half a year of the context of what has actually been happening on the ground. As usual, the truth is somewhere in the middle and whatever political decisions may have been made, they were still based on the situation on the ground. So, in this video, I will... Youtube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4108446/posts#comment Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:46:27 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4108128/posts Russia laying mines to make Kherson a ‘city of death’, Ukraine warns Marc Bennetts, Mykolaiv | Tom Parfitt Thursday November 10 2022, 4.30pm, The Times Russia is trying to turn Kherson into a “city of death” as President Putin’s forces lay mines in buildings and sewers across the city, Kyiv said today. Mykhailo Podolyak, a senior adviser to President Zelensky, said Russia hoped to stall the Ukrainian advance in the city, then shell it from the other side of the Dnipro river. “RF [Russia] wants to turn Kherson into a ‘city of death’. The Russian military mines everything they can:... The Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4108128/posts#comment Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:37:17 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4107861/posts Turkey arrests bakers' union head for calling bread-eating societies 'stupid' ANKARA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Turkey jailed a bakery union head for "publicly insulting the Turkish nation" on Wednesday, state media reported, after he said society's "stupid" fondness for bread explained why it had elected President Tayyip Erdogan's governments for two decades. Union for Bread Producers Chairman Cihan Kolivar made the comments to broadcaster Haberturk on Monday as he spoke about the rising price of bread and Turkey's soaring inflation. "Bread is the staple food for stupid societies. I speak scientifically, I am not making it up - per capita... Reuters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4107861/posts#comment Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:58:25 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4107841/posts Day 259: November 09 Today there is a lot of news: the Ukrainians finally launched the next wave of their counteroffensive operation in the Kherson region, Russian authorities have publicly announced withdrawal from Kherson, and the Russian-appointed Head of Kherson died in a car accident. The Ukrainians have changed the axis of advance completely, and this time they started from storming Snihurivka. Reporting from Ukraine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4107841/posts#comment Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:30:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4049519/posts Ukraine uses facial recognition to identify dead Russian soldiers, minister says By Paresh Dave March 25, 2022 12:32 AM GMT+9 Last Updated 10 hours ago OAKLAND, Calif., March 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine is using facial recognition software to identify the bodies of Russian soldiers killed in combat and to trace their families to inform them of their deaths, Ukraine's vice prime minister told Reuters. Reuters exclusively reported that Ukraine's Ministry of Defense this month began using technology from Clearview AI, a New York-based facial recognition provider that finds images on the web that match faces from uploaded photos. It was... Reuters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4049519/posts#comment Fri, 25 Mar 2022 01:37:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4048730/posts China Orders Academics To Study Forced Reunification Of Taiwan, Say Reports By Meera Suresh 03/22/22 AT 4:59 AM A national security official said the Chinese Communist Party wants the "least costly resolution" Chinese President Xi Jinping will create a "most beneficial environment possible" before invading The Chinese are reportedly taking tips from the Russian invasion and studying potential sanctions Hinting at China's resolve to "reunify" Taiwan, reports claim that Beijing has ordered its academics to evaluate the possibility of a military invasion of the island. This comes amid reports that the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions imposed on... International Business Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4048730/posts#comment Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:23:36 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4048683/posts Biden says Putin is weighing use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, without citing evidence By Nandita Bose and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - Russia's false accusations that Kyiv has biological and chemical weapons illustrate that Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering using them himself in his war against Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday, without citing evidence. Putin's "back is against the wall and now he's talking about new false flags he's setting up including, asserting that we in America have biological as well as chemical weapons in Europe, simply not true," Biden said at a... Reuters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4048683/posts#comment Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:14:21 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4048634/posts Kim Jong Un views US military presence as 'bulwark' against China threat: Pompeo PUBLISHED MAR 18, 2022, 12:34 PM SGT SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un views US forces stationed in South Korea as a counterweight and "bulwark" against China's "real threat" to his sovereignty, said former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo. The former top US diplomat said that a critical lesson he had learnt from nuclear talks with Pyongyang is Mr Kim's perception of the United States Forces Korea (USFK), although the Trump administration "didn't get all the way to try... The Strait Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4048634/posts#comment Tue, 22 Mar 2022 02:09:14 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4048631/posts Li-Ning Responds to Suspicions of Potentially Using Forced Labor in North Korea Shoshy Ciment Tue, March 22, 2022, 1:46 AM·2 min read Updated March 21: Chinese sneaker maker Li-Ning Sporting Goods has responded to the announcement that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will seize products at U.S. ports of entry produced or manufactured by the company. The sanctions, instated March 14, represent an enforcement action against the company after an investigation found that Li-Ning uses North Korean labor for production. Via the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), U.S. law prohibits North Korean goods to enter the country... Yahoo! https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4048631/posts#comment Tue, 22 Mar 2022 02:00:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4048443/posts Forwarders seek alternatives to China-Europe rail services through Russia By Sam Whelan 17/03/2022 Amid sanctions against Russia, forwarders are scrambling to test alternatives to China-Europe rail freight routes – with ocean winning, for now. Trains are still running along the Trans-Siberian route, but Russian Railways has been sanctioned so European forwarders have suspended bookings through the country. For example, while cargo is not directly targeted, Scan Global Logistics said the majority of customers were turning to air or ocean freight, given the uncertainty surrounding sanctions against Russia and Belarus and the risk of shipments getting stuck in either country. And... The Load Star https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4048443/posts#comment Mon, 21 Mar 2022 11:27:07 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4048425/posts Biden will visit Poland, home of 2 million Ukrainian refugees, during Europe trip Lawrence Richard - 3h ago President Biden will stop in Poland during his visit to Europe this week amid urgent talks with NATO and European allies, the White House announced. Biden will keep his initial itinerary by traveling to Brussels, Belgium, before he heads to Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Sunday night. Poland has been directly impacted by the Ukraine-Russia War, having taken in over two million of Ukraine's three million refugees. Poland also houses U.S. troops. In... FOX New (via MSN) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4048425/posts#comment Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:54:15 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4048419/posts Hundreds of Thousands Gather for Rabbi Kanievsky's Funeral in Central Israel Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community in Israel, is laid to rest in his city of Bnei Brak Josh Breiner Mar. 19, 2022 Get email notification for articles from Josh Breiner Around 350,000 mourners arrived at the funeral procession of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community in Israel, who died on Friday at 94. The procession began at 12 P.M. from the rabbi's home in Bnei Brak, a predominantly ultra-Orthodox suburb of Tel Aviv and one of the most crowded cities... The Times of Israel https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4048419/posts#comment Mon, 21 Mar 2022 05:23:29 GMT