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☆ The US Army's power to rapidly defeat enemies may be a thing of the past
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementModern weapons have become so accurate and lethal that soon armies will not be able to maneuver rapidly on the battlefield. This would require multiple jammers to disrupt enemy drones, guided rockets, and communication systems. Without maneuver, war becomes a battle of attrition, like the First World War, or siege warfare as with the Union and Confederate armies in front of Richmond in 1864. Advertisement"The West is not prepared for this kind of war," Vershinin said. AdvertisementMichael Peck is a defense writer whose work has appeared in Forbes, Defense News, Foreign Policy magazine, and other publications.

Persons: —, Alex Vershinin, Vershinin, Anthony Sweeney, jammers, Vladimir Putin, Michael Peck Organizations: US Army, Army, Service, Storm, US, Britain's Royal United Services Institute, Patriot, Engineers, West, Union, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Greece, lockstep, Russia, Confederate, Richmond, Stalingrad, Normandy, Forbes

☆ Western militaries need to start figuring out how to fight long and bloody attritional wars like Ukraine, former Army officer warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Western militaries aren't ready to fight wars of attrition like the Ukraine war, a former Army officer argues. Western militaries haven't been preparing for that type of fighting, and it may need a change in strategy, resource management, and training. AdvertisementVershinin noted that Western militaries have long seen attritional conflicts as exceptions to be avoided at all costs in favor of the shorter, maneuver-focused clashes. A Ukrainian soldier loads a machine gun inside a trench amid Russia and Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 17, 2023. According to Vershinin, Western forces could face personnel issues, as their NATO armies value professional and experienced non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and troops that, if taken out of battle, aren't easily replaceable.

Persons: —, haven't, Alex Vershinin, Vershinin, Ignacio Marin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Valery Zaluzhny Organizations: Army, Service, US, Royal United Services Institute, NATO, Anadolu Agency, Getty, West, US Army, Archer Artillery, Roman Locations: Ukraine, China, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Russia, Donetsk Oblast, Vershinin, Soviet

☆ 'Many may die' warns UN after end of Black Sea grain deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Russia quit the Black Sea grain deal on Monday, saying that demands to improve its own food and fertilizer exports had not been met, and that not enough Ukrainian grain had reached the poorest countries. The Black Sea grain deal was brokered a year ago by the United Nations and Turkey to combat a global food crisis worsened by Russia's invasion. The impact of the grain deal in terms of provisions of Ukrainian grain to global markets is "essentially not very significant," he said. Before Russia withdrew from the Black Sea deal on Monday, the U.N. had "brokered a concrete proposal" with the European Commission to connect a Rosselkhozbank subsidiary to SWIFT. "We remain open to explore solutions with the U.N. that would contribute to the resumption of the grain deal," EU envoy to the U.N. Olof Skoog told the council.

Persons: Martin Griffiths, Mikhail Khan, Sergei Vershinin, Rosemary DiCarlo, Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Thomas, Dmitry Polyanskiy, Olof Skoog, Michelle Nichols, Sybille de La, Doina Chiacu, Conor Humphries Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, United Nations, Security, United, Security Council, U.S, Russia's Agricultural Bank, SWIFT, European Union, Russia, European Commission, Thomson Locations: Russia, Ukraine, U.S, Chicago, United Nations, Turkey, Afghanistan, Djibouti Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Moscow, Crimea, Russia's, Paris

☆ Black Sea grain deal: A crucial pact aimed at averting a global food crisis has been extended
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —A crucial deal aimed at averting a global food crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been extended for two months. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday an agreement has been reached with Russia and Ukraine to extend the Black Sea grain deal. Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesWhat is the Black Sea grain deal and why is it important? The Black Sea grain deal was first reached in July 2022. The Black Sea grain deal was an agreement made between Russia and Ukraine – however, it was not a direct agreement.

☆ Ukraine says it has alternatives if grain export deal not extended
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KYIV, May 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine has alternative ways of transporting grain if a deal on safe Black Sea exports is not extended on May 18, and would not see that outcome as an "apocalyptic scenario", its agriculture minister said. Ukrainian Black Sea ports were blockaded after Russia's invasion last year, but access to three of them was cleared last July under a deal between Moscow and Kyiv that was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey. The United Nations said on Monday that so far nearly 30 million metric tonnes of grain and foodstuffs had been exported from Ukraine under the Black Sea deal, including nearly 600,000 metric tonnes of grain in World Food Programme vessels for aid operations in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Yemen. Russia's state-owned RIA news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin as saying a high-level four-way meeting on the Black Sea grain deal would take place in Istanbul on May 10-11. Ukraine also exports grain via Danube River ports and has said previously that what is known as the Danube Cluster offers a viable alternative export route.

☆ Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Russia marks Victory Day with new attacks on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

* European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed Ukraine as "the beating heart of today's European values" in a deeply symbolic visit to Kyiv on Tuesday as Russia marked its World War Two Victory Day. CONFLICT* Russia's defence ministry said its forces had launched missile strikes at targets across Ukraine overnight, disrupting Kyiv's supplies of ammunition to the frontline and troop movements. * Ukraine said its air defences shot down 23 of 25 missiles, fired chiefly at Kyiv, and there were no reported casualties. * Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin made a cryptic, profanity-laced comment about those in charge of Russia's war on Ukraine. INTERNATIONAL* Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Beijing would maintain lines of communication with all parties to the war in Ukraine, including Germany, in seeking a ceasefire.

☆ Black Sea grain talks continue as Russia seeks 60-day renewal
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 11, 2022. Since Russia and Ukraine signed the U.N.-backed Black Sea Grain Initiative in Turkey on July 22, millions of tonnes of grain and other food products have been exported from Ukrainian ports, helping lower global food prices from record highs. Russia on Monday suggested allowing the deal to be renewed for 60 days, half the term of the previous renewal. It was not immediately clear how the deal could be extended for half of the previous duration of 120 days. The United Nations would not be drawn on confirming whether the deal would continue for 60 days or 120 days.

☆ Russia suggests renewing Black Sea grain deal for shorter term
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Black Sea grain initiative, brokered between Russia and Ukraine by the United Nations and Turkey last July, aimed to prevent a global food crisis by allowing Ukrainian grain blockaded by Russia's invasion to be safely exported from three Ukrainian ports. Russia, he said, "does not object to another extension of the 'Black Sea Initiative' after its second term expiration on March 18, but only for 60 days." 'CRITICAL MOMENT'The United Nations said it noted the Russian position and that it remained "fully committed to the Black Sea Grain Initiative, as well as to efforts to facilitate the export of Russian food and fertilizer." "The UN Secretary-General has confirmed that the UN will do everything possible to preserve the integrity of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and ensure its continuity," it said in a statement. "To extend it for 60 days, you have to amend the deal."

☆ Talks underway on Black Sea grain deal extension in Geneva
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GENEVA, March 13 (Reuters) - Negotiations began on Monday between U.N. officials and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin on a possible extension to a deal allowing the safe export of grain from Ukraine's Black Sea ports, the Russian diplomatic mission in Geneva said. The deal, which was extended for 120 days in November, is up for renewal on March 18. Two sources involved with the talks said they were initially scheduled to last just one day but could be extended as needed. "Wheat and corn markets are weaker today as the talks start about extending the safe shipping agreement for Ukraine’s exports," said Matt Ammermann, StoneX commodity risk manager. "As such a large wheat and corn exporter, Ukraine’s supplies are vital to world markets."

☆ China says political trust with Russia has deepened after envoy's visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SHANGHAI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - China said on Saturday that mutual political trust with Russia has continued to deepen after Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu visited the country this week and met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. China is willing to work with Russia to implement their strategic partnership and promote further progress in their relationship, the foreign ministry also said in its statement. Ma also met with Russia's Deputy Foreign Ministers Andrey Rudenko and Sergey Vershinin during his Feb. 2-3 visit, the statement said. The statement comes on the heels of heightened tension between China and the United States after the flight of a Chinese balloon over U.S. airspace. The foreign ministry statement about Ma's visit did not mention Ukraine, where Russia has waged a military operation for nearly a year.

☆ U.N. begins talks with Russia on Black Sea grains deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

GENEVA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Talks between a Russian delegation and senior U.N. officials to address Moscow's grievances about the Black Sea grains export initiative began in Geneva on Friday, a U.N. spokesperson said. The negotiations come just eight days before the deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July is due to be renewed. The accord has helped stave off a global food crisis by allowing the export of food and fertilisers from several of Ukraine's Black Sea ports. Moscow has indicated that it is prepared to quit the deal, which could expire on Nov. 19, if progress is not made on its concerns. It said it was responding to a drone attack on Moscow's fleet in Crimea that it blamed on Ukraine.

☆ U.N., Russia to talk Ukraine grain deal on Friday ahead of extension deadline
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The deal allowing the export of food and fertilizers from several of Ukraine's Black Sea ports - brokered by the United Nations and Turkey on July 22 - could expire on Nov. 19 if Russia or Ukraine object to its extension. A key part of the July package deal is also facilitating exports of Russian grain and fertilizer exports. The United Nations has said that Russian grain exports have increased, but that work needed to be done to alleviate a chilling effect of Western sanctions on Russian fertilizer exports. If Russia did so, however, Putin said it would not impede shipments of grain from Ukraine to Turkey. More than 10 million tonnes of grain and other food has been exported from Ukraine under the deal, according to the United Nations.

☆ Execuții, violuri, jafuri. În Franța a fost lansată o anchetă despre „atrocitățile mercenarilor ruși” din Republica Centrafricană
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-16 | by ( Daniela Calmis | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +20 min

Publicația relatează despre trei grupări rusești — Grupul Wagner, cunoscut și sub denumirea de PMC Wagner, precum și despre „sateliții” acestuia. În plus, în luna martie RFI a realizat un interviu cu ambasadorul rus în Republica Centrafricană sub titlul „Francois Bozize este un criminal care ar trebui arestat”. În Bangui, capitala Republicii Centrafricane, „prezența mercenarilor ruși și atrocitățile de care sunt acuzați sunt subiecte despre care se vorbește în șoaptă, privat și sub anonimat”. „În această zi, rolul decisiv a fost jucat de „instructorii ruși”, despre care se spune că nu au fost chemați să lupte”. Și a fost pierdut”.

Persons: Wagner, PMC Wagner, Francois Bozize, Orhan Dzhemal, Kirill Radchenko, Alexandr Rastorguev, FLORENT, Marta, Marta ., ADRIENNE SURPRENANT, Gabriela, Bozize, Wagner PMC, Valery Zakharov, Valery Zaharov, Serghei Vershinin, ONU ., P . P . S ., Roland Marchal, Туадера Organizations: RFI, ONU, Ambasada, Securitate, East News, Națiunilor Unite, Lobaye, Amnesty International, S, Invest, ONU . RFI, ЧВК, Вагнера, МИНУСКИ, ООН Locations: Republica Centrafricană, Africa, Rusiei, Rusia, ., rus, Bangui, Republicii Centrafricane, Sewa, East, Republica Centrafricana, Bambari, Grimari, ONU, Bossangoa, Statele Unite, Moscova, Mankeur, France, Бомбари, ЦАР, Россия

☆ OMS şi EMA urmează să inspecteze producţia vaccinurilor Sputnik V în luna mai
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-22 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Profimedia ImagesOMS şi EMA urmează să inspecteze producţia vaccinurilor Sputnik V în luna maiExperţi tehnici din cadrul Organizaţiei Mondiale a Sănătăţii urmează să înceapă următoarea etapă de examinare a vaccinului rusesc Sputnik V împotriva COVID-19 în colaborare cu Agenţia Europeană pentru Medicamente pe 10 mai, informează Agerpres, care citează Reuters. În prezent, o echipă comună din partea OMS şi EMA desfăşoară verificări asupra bunelor practici clinice referitoare la vaccinul Sputnik, a adăugat OMS. Referitor la datele clinice din testele vaccinurilor Sputnik, OMS a precizat că „primim în continuare informaţii de la producător”. Rusia a solicitat OMS aprobarea pentru utilizarea de urgenţă a vaccinului său produs de Institutul Gamaleya din Moscova. Până în prezent, OMS a aprobat vaccinurile împotriva COVID-19 produse de Pfizer, AstraZeneca şi Johnson&Johnson – o certificare a siguranţei şi eficacităţii care îndrumă autorităţile de reglementare statale.

Persons: OMS, Sergei Vershinin, Johnson Organizations: Sănătăţii, Sputnik, OMS, Agenția Europeană Locations: Agerpres, Rusia, Moscova, Geneva, Rusiei, Germania

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