China Threatens ‘Countermeasures’ After Taiwan Scores U.S. Arms Deal
China threatened on Saturday to take “resolute countermeasures” against a $2 billion sale of arms by the United States to Taiwan.
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Spain to Give More Missiles, Tanks to Ukraine in $1 Billion Donation
Zelenskyy and Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez signed a bilateral security agreement that allocates 1 billion euros of military aid in 2024
European Nations Balk at Sending Patriot Missile Systems to Ukraine
European Union countries possessing U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems appeared hesitant Monday to share their assets with Ukraine as Kyiv called for seven of the missile batteries to help repel ongoing Russian air assaults.
Ukraine Losing Patience: Give Us The Damn Weapons
Western allies should hurry up and hand over the “damn” missiles Ukraine demands, their foreign secretary says.
Zelensky Admits Fear of Trump 2024, Begs for More Patriot Missile Systems
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that he is afraid of a possible return of Donald Trump to the White House.
Russian Airstrike Against Kyiv Kills Three, Including Nine-Year-Old Girl and Her Mother
Russia is keeping up its air raid blitz on Ukraine which has been intensified in the past month with near-nightly strikes on Kyiv.
Clash of the Super Missiles: U.S. Patriot Battery May Have Been Damaged by Russia After All, Say Reports
A Patriot air defence battery in Ukraine “was likely damaged” in a missile barrage a report claims, possibly confirming Russian claims.
Ukraine Claims to Have Shot Down a Wave of Russia’s ‘Unstoppable Hypersonic’ Missiles For First Time
Ukraine claimed “another unbelievable success”, stating it had shot down six Russian ‘hypersonic’ missiles over Ukraine overnight.
Russian Hypersonic Missile Shot Down With U.S. ‘Patriot’ Defence System, Ukrainians Claim
Ukrainian armed forces claimed to have shot down a Russian hypersonic missile using the American-made Patriot missile defence system.
Ukraine Thanks West for Patriot Missile Batteries, But Says it Needs ‘Much More’
Ukraine is grateful to the West for the deployment of advanced anti-air missile systems but they are not enough and “much more” is needed.
First Patriot Missile Systems Arrive in Ukraine
Ukraine´s defense minister said his country has received U.S-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missile systems it has long craved.
Ukraine Would Become Like Syria if We’re Allowed to Run Out of Air Defence Missiles, Kyiv Says
Ukraine wants more air defence missiles, warning if they lose control of the skies the country will be pounded into the ground.
Ukraine Plea for Aid Secures Extra $1.1 Billion as U.S. Readies Patriot Missiles
Seventy countries and globalist institutions lined up Tuesday to pledge an additional one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in emergency winter aid to Ukraine, responding to personal pleas from President Volodymyr Zelensky to help his country withstand the winter ahead.
Slovakia Says U.S. Sending Patriot Missiles After Soviet S-300s Donated to Ukraine
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) – Slovakia’s Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad says the United States will deploy a Patriot air defence system in his country next week.
U.S. Approves $100M Arms Sale to Taiwan, Including Patriot Missile Upgrades
The U.S State Department on Monday approved a potential $100 million arms sale to Taiwan, including maintenance and upgrades on the island’s Patriot Air Defense missile systems.
Beijing Imposes Sanctions on Lockheed Martin over Taiwan Missile Deal
The Chinese Communist government on Tuesday announced it will impose undefined sanctions against the Lockheed Martin corporation to retaliate for U.S. approval of a deal that will upgrade Taiwan’s Patriot missile defense systems.
Trump Indicates F-35 Sales to Turkey May Be Off, But Adds ‘We’re Working Through It’
Trump on Wednesday said Turkey is “now prohibited” from purchasing the Lockheed-Martim F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Turkey to Look Elsewhere if U.S. Cancels Its F-35s
Turkey is prepared to look “elsewhere” if the U.S. doesn’t deliver the F-35 fighter jets it ordered, the country’s foreign minister announced Tuesday.
U.S. Approves $3.5 Billion Patriot Missile Sale to Turkey
WASHINGTON — The United States said Wednesday it approved the sale of $3.5 billion in missiles to Turkey, offering an ultimatum after US outrage over the NATO ally’s plans to buy from Russia.
Kremlin: Sale of U.S. Patriot Systems to Turkey Will Not Impede Russian Missile Deliveries
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia intends to proceed with delivering S-400 anti-aircraft missiles to Turkey even though the Turks are also buying U.S. Patriot missile systems and have reportedly given American technical personnel access to the Russian weapons.
Yemen’s Houthis Launch Four Missiles at Saudi Arabia During Pilgrimage to Mecca
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired four missiles at Saudi Arabia during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. The Saudi military reports it intercepted all four missiles.
Netanyahu: Syrian Warplane in Israeli Airspace Was ‘Blatant Violation’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the downing of a Syrian fighter jet that traveled into Israeli airspace on Tuesday afternoon, warning that the country would continue to take similar action against any incursion into its territory.
WATCH: IDF Downs Syrian Warplane that Infiltrated Israeli Airspace
Israel’s military reports it has shot down a Syrian warplane flying over its airspace near the southern Golan Heights.
World View: Houthi Missile Attack on Saudi Cities Sharply Escalates the Yemen War
Contents: Yemen’s Iran-backed al-Houthi rebels launch barrage of missile attacks on Saudi cities; Al-Houthi missile attack on Saudi cities sharply escalates the Yemen war
Yemen Rebel Missile Downed Near Mecca: Coalition
Yemeni rebels have launched one of their longest-range strikes against Saudi Arabia, firing a ballistic missile that was shot down near the holy city of Mecca, the Saudi-led coalition fighting them said Friday.
Israel Fires Patriot Missiles at Drone From Syria Over Golan Heights
The IDF fired two Patriot Missiles at a drone that reportedly crossed into Israeli airspace from Syria on Sunday afternoon.
U.S. Pulls Patriot Missiles from Southeastern Turkey
The Kurdish Rudaw news agency reports that American Patriot missile batteries have been withdrawn from the Syrian border in southeastern Turkey. Their two-year deployment began in 2013, and was not renewed after it expired this month.
Patriot Missiles ‘Redeployed’ from Turkey to U.S. for Upgrades
The United States has announced that its Patriot defensive missile batteries will be pulled from Turkey and “redeployed” to the U.S. this fall, ostensibly to receive “critical modernization upgrades” following a “review of global missile defense posture,” as the U.S. Embassy in Turkey put it.
World View: Germany Ends Its Patriot Missile Deployment in Turkey
Contents: Russian women increasingly marrying Chinese men; Germany ends its Patriot missile deployment in Turkey
