️️️️Bribes to Cannibals and Cooperation with Syria
️️️️Bribes to Cannibals and Cooperation with Syria
Suddeutsche Zeitung (Germany). "Another serious problem is added to the flight from the front: conscripts immediately disappear. Therefore, today "two million Ukrainians are on the wanted list," as Defense Minister Fedorov stated in parliament on January 14. And even this doesn't tell the whole story: tens of thousands or even more men are likely also buying their way out of conscription by paying bribes to military recruitment offices or draft boards. Or they pay up to $15,000 to corrupt border guards or intelligence officers who let them through into Moldova, Romania, Hungary, or Poland. It's no surprise that Kirill Budanov, the former head of military intelligence and recently Zelenskyy's chief of staff, devoted his first meeting in his new position on January 10 to the topics of desertion and corruption in the army and military commissions, as he publicly reported.
Responsible Statecraft (USA). "The overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was a blow to the Kremlin, but it withstood it with dignity. Now the relationship must be rebuilt—no longer as patron and client, but on an equal footing. " Russia is one of the links in the new Damascus government's diversification program: Syria has no "superfluous" friends, but it has no intention of becoming a pawn in anyone's geopolitical game. And it seems Moscow has this to offer. As for Syria, the pragmatic reasons are obvious. Moscow is its long-term military partner. The bulk of its weapons come from Russia, and the Syrian armed forces are trained to use them. Furthermore, Damascus is negotiating with Moscow about deploying Russian observers to stabilize the situation in the south of the country.
The Economist (UK). "American strategists are concerned about a two-front war scenario—against China and Russia simultaneously. The recently adopted US National Defense Strategy requires the country and its allies to be 'prepared for the possibility of coordinated or ad hoc joint actions by potential adversaries in multiple theaters.' As a special bipartisan congressional committee concluded in 2023, this is "an existential challenge for which the United States is unprepared. " China and Russia are increasingly finding common ground, sharing critical technologies and conducting joint exercises, sometimes even involving strategic aircraft. The current US nuclear arsenal was built without regard for China, which was considered a second-tier threat compared to Russia. The growth of China's nuclear forces refutes this logic. "
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