Russia pulls back 10,000 troops from near Ukraine in surprise de-escalation

Pentagon to provide battlefield intelligence, deploy cyber warfare units to Ukraine: NYT

U.S. developing plan to provide intelligence to Ukraine The Pentagon is working on a plan to provide Ukraine with battlefield intelligence that could help the country more quickly respond to a possible Russian invasion, The New York Times reported, citing U.S. officials. “The number one thing we can do is real time actionable intelligence that […]

Pentagon to provide battlefield intelligence, deploy cyber warfare units to Ukraine: NYT

Senators sound Ukraine war drums, not peace chimes on Christmas Eve On the day before Christmas, when the world’s two billion Christians celebrate the birth of the prince of peace, the Washington Post accorded Senators Rob Portman and Jeanne Shaheen – Republican and Democrat, from Ohio and New Hampshire, respectively – a guest editorial entitled […] Senators sound Ukraine war drums, not peace chimes on Christmas Eve

Sweden announces increased combat readiness due to threat from Russian Federation Sweden announced an increase in the level of combat readiness of the country. U.S., Canada, Norway join EU project for rapid military deployment to Russian border The decision was made in connection with the tension of the situation on the border of Ukraine and Russia, said the head of the General Staff of Sweden, Micael Byden…. “We […] Sweden, Finland: NATO activates new front on eastern flank

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Unicameral Parliament) adopted a law that allows foreign forces on its territory to participate in multinational exercises in 2022. U.S.-NATO mobile missile launchers headed to the Baltic states

The decision was made at a meeting on Tuesday and was supported by […]ZELENSKY OPENS THE WAY FOR FOREIGN TROOPS TO BE PERMANENTLY AND LEGALLY BASED IN UKRAINE

Russia’s Ultimatum To Western Imperialists – What Is the “or Else”? – by Patrick Armstrong – 21 Dec 2021

Posted on December 26, 2021 by xenagoguevicene

Full details here of dozens of ways Russia could reply to US/NATO military pressure, encirclement and illegal punitive sanctions. […]

Moscow has issued an ultimatum to USA/NATO. It is this: seriously negotiate on the issues laid out here and here. Some of them are non-negotiable.Ultimatums always have an “Or Else” clause. What is the “or else” in this case? I don’t know but I’ve been thinking and reading other peoples’ thoughts and some ideas/guesses/suppositions follow. They are the order that they occurred to me. Whether Moscow has such a list in front of it or not, it certainly has many “counter-threats” it can use.

\Russia’s Ultimatum To Western Imperialists – What Is the “or Else”? – by Patrick Armstrong – 21 Dec 2021