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U.S. and European interests are ‘intertwined,’ Secretary of State Rubio says

U.S. and European interests are ‘intertwined,’ Secretary of State Rubio says

Published by Sam Flores

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2026. Thilo Schmuelgen | Reuters The U.S. has no intention of abandoning its deep alliance with Europe and wants the region to succeed, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday. “We care deeply about your future and ours,” Rubio told the Munich Security Conference (MSC). “We want Europe to be strong,” he said. “We believe that Europe must survive, because the two great wars of the last century serve, for us, as history’s great reminder, that ultimately, our destiny is, and will always be, intertwined with yours.” U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently criticized Europe for being too reliant on the U.S. for its security and has pushed NATO allies to boost defense spending. His pursuit of ownership of Greenland, a Danish territory, has also rattled European leaders in recent months. “We do not need to abandon the system of international cooperation we authored, and we don’t need to dismantle the global institutions of …

April 3, 2023 – Russia-Ukraine news

April 3, 2023 – Russia-Ukraine news

Published by Sam Flores

The Ukrainian military has reported little change to the front lines but heavy fire from Russian forces at various parts of the front line in the Donetsk region. The General Staff said that more than 45 enemy attacks had been repelled over the past day, with the focus on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka. It said there were 17 air strikes and more than 20 strikes by multiple launch rocket systems. “In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy is trying to take full control over the city of Bakhmut and continues to storm it,” the General Staff said. West of the city, Ukrainian defense forces repelled about 20 enemy attacks, according to the General Staff. Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of Ukrainian Land Forces, posted on Telegram that in Bakhmut he had met with “soldiers and commanders who destroyed the myth of invincibility of the Wagner fighters and Russian paratroopers.” “The enemy is weakening and trying to cover up its failures with new fakes about the capture of Bakhmut,” Syrskyi said. Syrskyi referenced the possibility of a future …

Russian gamers race to prevent nuclear ‘war’

Russian gamers race to prevent nuclear ‘war’

Published by skeptic

Story highlights Latest craze in Moscow is war game in which players race to find nuclear codes Russian officials are playing on fears, staging a mass nuclear drill CNN  —  “Attention! Attention!” blares the Russian voice from a loudspeaker. “The nuclear bombs will be launched in one hour.” Inside a room styled as a Soviet-era nuclear bunker, a couple of Russians race to prevent a catastrophic strike on the United States. Their quest – the latest craze in Moscow – is to find the nuclear launch codes and deactivate a hidden red button, which has already been pressed by a mad Russian general. It’s complete fantasy; just an interactive game hosted in a building in a former industrial area of the city, harking back to the fears of the Cold War. But amid the current tensions with Russia, in which potential nuclear confrontation with the West has again been raised, it feels a little unsettling. “I’m worried because there is very stupid information from both sides,” said Maxim Motin, a Russian who has just completed …