Author: Steven Sahiounie

Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he doesn’t believe the West can win militarily in Ukraine and argues that sanctions are failing The deadly conflict in Ukraine has the potential to “demonstratively” put an end to Western hegemony globally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed. In an interview with German online magazine Tichys Einblick, published on Thursday, Orban said he expects the European Union to emerge weaker in the global arena once the fighting in Ukraine is over. The Hungarian leader argued that the West is incapable of winning the conflict militarily, and that the sanctions it has imposed on…

Trade talks are expected between Taiwan and the US in the fall in light of the ongoing arms trade between the two, and China stresses the necessity of terminating the sales. Beijing has warned of further action if the US continues to supply more arms to Taiwan and conducts naval activity near the island of Taiwan, which comes in light of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit earlier this month, prompting Chinese military drills. Washington’s top envoy for East Asia, Daniel Kritenbrink, disclosed to reporters on Thursday that US policy had not changed, adding: “what has changed is Beijing’s growing coercion.”, calling Beijing’s words…

On August 18, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that it had carried out three attacks on the Turkish military in response to recent strikes on northern and northeastern Syria. The most recent wave of Turkish strikes on northern and northeastern Syria, which took place on August 16, claimed the lives of five SDF fighters, four soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army and a civilian. In response to the strikes, SDF attacked three targets of the Turkish military on the border line near the Turkish cities of Karkamıs, Mardin and Urfa. The first target was a T-155 Fırtına 155 mm…

Planes equipped with Kinzhal projectiles have been deployed to the country’s western exclave of Kaliningrad, Moscow says Three Mig-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft carrying Kinzhal air-to-surface hypersonic missiles have been deployed to Russia’s western exclave of Kaliningrad, the country’s Defense Ministry has announced. On Thursday, the planes were relocated to Chkalovsk airfield in Kaliningrad Region as part of “additional strategic deterrence measures,” the ministry explained. During their flight, the Mig-31s worked out interactions with Russian forces stationed in the area, as well as the naval aviation of the Baltic Fleet, it added. The planes, armed with Kinzhal missiles, will be placed on 24/7…

Last night, Russian missiles hit a temporary base of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the town of Zatoka in the Odessa region. According to unconfirmed reports, the facility hosted Ukrainian servicemen and foreign mercenaries, hundreds of whom were reportedly killed. The Russian Ministry of Defence did not mention the strikes in the Odessa region in its daily briefing on August 18. Source: South Front

On August 17, videos showing Russian Mi-8AMTSh and Ka-52 helicopters flying over key bases of the US-led coalition in Syria’s northeastern region surfaced online. The helicopters flew over two bases of the coalition, the first located in the towns of Himo in the northern al-Hasakah countryside and the second near the town of al-Malikiyah in the northeastern countryside of the governorate. The Mi-8AMTSh is a lightly-armed assault transport helicopter, while the Ka-52 is a fully-fledged attack helicopter. Both helicopters dropped flares while passing over US bases. The US-led coalition maintains a network of bases in northeastern Syria, most of which…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid had a phone conversation on Wednesday after the two countries announced a decision to mutually reinstate ambassadors for the first time since 2018. During the phone talk, Erdogan hailed the progress of Türkiye-Israel relations within the framework agreed upon during the visits of Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to Ankara, the Turkish presidency said in a statement. Erdogan said that he supports the development of cooperation and dialogue between Israel and Türkiye on a sustainable basis of mutual respect, and Türkiye would take immediate…

The Yemeni parliament warned about the suspicious movements of American and French troops in the occupied areas in the impoverished country’s southern towns. In a statement, the presiding board of the parliament of the Sana’a-based National Salvation Government cautioned against suspicious activities of forces affiliated with the US and France — two of the main Western supporters of the Riyadh-led war against Yemen, in the country’s southern occupied cities. The parliament also called for vigilance in the face of “treacherous” attempts by the Saudi-led coalition of aggressors to hinder the implementation of the UN-mediated truce, the Saba news agency reported.…

Taiwanese F-16 fighters roared into the night sky on Wednesday in a show of force in front of the media, demonstrating the military’s determination to defend the democratically governed island in the face of days of Chinese war games. China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, has been carrying out military exercises around the island after a visit earlier this month by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was followed by five U.S. lawmakers on Sunday and Monday. Pelosi’s visit infuriated China, which responded with test launches of ballistic missiles over Taipei for the first time, and sending…

On Monday, the Chinese PLA resumed exercises in response to a visit to Taiwan by a delegation of US lawmakers led by Senator Edward Markey Taiwan’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday reported five warships and 21 warplanes of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. The ministry said in a Twitter post that five planes crossed over the median line of the Taiwan Strait during their exercises. The Taiwanese military sent out warning messages and put air defense systems on alert. The PLA on Monday resumed exercises in response to a visit to Taiwan by a delegation of US lawmakers led by Senator…