Ukraine’s Appeal for Support: The Disappointing Response from Greece and Spain
Ukraine’s Request for Air Defence Systems Met with Resistance
By John Smith & Sarah Johnson, Editorial Team
BBC News
26 April 2024, 12:46 BST
Updated 43 minutes ago
Challenges Faced by Ukraine
Greece has declined calls from European allies to assist Ukraine in enhancing its air defence capabilities, citing its own need for the systems.
Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has made a plea for at least seven additional Patriot or similar defence systems to safeguard its urban areas and critical infrastructure from potential Russian assaults.
Despite the urgent request, Greece has stated its inability to allocate any of its Patriot or S-300 systems for Ukraine's use.
While Spain has agreed to provide some Patriot missiles, a com
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Sweden and Finland may struggle to adapt to NATO. Now use more resources.
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Think tank in Estonia casts doubt on Swedish and Finnish ability to meet NATO’s force requirements.
Swedish soldiers during the Winter Exercise Nordic Response in March this year. Together with Finnish forces, they were set to “invade” Norway. The exercise took place in the north of Norway, Sweden and Finland. Photo: Heiko Junge/NTB
Published: 26/04/2024 22:15
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- Estonia’s leading think tank questions Sweden’s and Finland’s ability to meet NATO’s force requirements. They believe the countries lack the necessary ground forces and mobility for quick action in a possible conflict.
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The Baltic Sea has become a NATO sea. Eight out of nine countries that surround the Baltic Sea are members of the alliance. In 1990 it was only Denmark and Germany. Sweden and Finland’s membership has been welcomed by the three Baltic countriesEstonia, Latvia and Lithuania as an important addition to the defense in the region in the event of a possible conflict with Russia.
Swedish membership is a “historic turning point that will strengthen security in our entire region”. Kaja Kallas determined that in March. She is the Prime Minister of Estonia. Her Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated that the membership “makes it possible to respond even more effectively to threats in our region”.
But the sea is rough.
Lacks grou
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Ukraine – Russia war, last minute | Ukraine calls for more ammunition as second anniversary of war approaches
As the second anniversary of the beginning of the war in ukrainethe authorities of Kiev have demanded the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, more ammunition and air defense systems, while trying to develop an army of drones to try to compensate for their lack of weapons.
Ukraine urgently needs
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The first details emerge on what will be the future aircraft carrier of the Turkish Navy
Earlier this year, Turkey announced plans to move forward with the design and construction of a new aircraft carrier. This development was announced in January during the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Turkish Defense Industry, chaired by the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Since then, there has been much speculation about some of the features of this new capital ship for the Turkish Navy, as well as the qualitative and quantitative leap that the country’s shipping industry will make if this is achieved.
On April 24, Istanbul Shipyard held a press conference for local and international media to provide an overview of activities and projects. The issue of the design and construction of the new aircraft carrier was at the top of the questions asked by journalists present at the event. Through the answers, formulated by officials belonging to the planning office, some issues related to the program were clarified.
The first is that both the design and construction of the future aircraft carrier, without an official name, will be carried out entirely by Turkey, seeking to give an example of the level of advancement, maturation and sophistication that the Turkish defense industry has achieved. in general and, in particular, of the local shipbuilding sector. This will require significant resources and efforts at the national level, but are in line with the position that the Turkish government seeks to possess on the international stage. Champions are visible with a thriving defense industry showing results at all levels, the latest of which is the maiden flight of its first fifth-generation fighter KAAN.
The other questions seen by the press are based more specifically on the characteristics of the aircraft carrier itself, such as what type of take-off and landing system it will have for launching manned and unmanned fixed-wing aircraft. Given this, the future ship will have three runways. Two for taking off the plane and one for landing.
Faced with this problem, it has been stated that at the moment the incorporation of launch catapults for aircraft is not proposed, with which the future aircraft carrier could adopt a STOBAR type configuration (short take-off, but recovery by arrest) with the presence of some standard type ramps I jump in the sky modular, such as those popular on Ch
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The first details emerge on what will be the future aircraft carrier of the Turkish Navy
Reintroducing Endangered Ostrich Species in Riyadh: Successful Hatching of Three Chicks at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve
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Riyadh : Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve and Development Authority said that three red-necked ostrich chicks have hatched This is an endangered species.
This species of bird, which faced extinction in the northern region of the country for a century, was brought back with the efforts of the ITB authority. In 2021, the authority started a project to rehabilitate ostriches by creating a natural habitat for a pair of birds in this category.
Twelve eggs were produced. The aim of the authority is to reintroduce rare species to their natural habitats with the aim of developing wildlife, conserving biodiversity and restoring the environment.
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Iran: Toomaj Salehi, the rapper sentenced to death for his critical songs
Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Sentenced to Death in Controversial Trial
Toomaj Salehi, a prominent protest rapper in Iran, has been sentenced to death by an Iranian court in a trial that has been described as “the strangest and most bizarre judicial procedure” by his lawyer. The death sentence is based on charges related to demonstrations that occurred in 2022 and 2023 following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, in police custody for allegedly violating veil regulations.
Salehi’s lawyer has stated that they will appeal the verdict, and the court has indicated that the sentence could potentially be replaced by a long prison term based on Salehi’s cooperation and repentance.
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They were informed about the dangers of the internet
– 2024-04-26 21:10:04
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A very interesting event on the topic of “Addiction to the internet & electronic games” was organized on Tuesday by the Dolianon Gymnasium and Lyceum, with the keynote speaker being the Health Education professor of the University of Ioannina, Vasilios Koutras.
The aim of the event, held with the help of the Municipality of Pogoni, was to inform and raise students’ awareness of the dangers of the internet.
In welcoming the students, the director of the Lyceum of Doliano, Nikos
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They were informed about the dangers of the internet – 2024-04-26 21:10:04
AMLO uncovers another debt of Salinas Pliego and accuses TV Azteca of conflict of interest over management of Afores – Publimetro México
During his morning conference on Friday, April 19 at National Palace, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) shook the political scene by uncover another millionaire debt from one of the magnate’s companies Ricardo Salinas Pliego, with whom have you had previous friction. Furthermore, he accused the television station TV Azteca to have a interest conflict for the management of the Retirement Fund Administrators (outside).
Afore Azteca owes more than 1,700 million pesos to the IMSS
Lopez Obrador made a shocking revelation to affirm that TV Azteca, during the campaign against the reform for the use of inactive Afore accountsis in conflict of interest with the topic.
He explained that Afore Azteca and Banco Aztecacompanies belonging to Salinas Pliego, They have a debt of more than 1,700 million pesos with the Mexican Social Security Institute
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