๐บ๐ฆ๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐ท๐บThe New York Times confirms the murder of Russian prisoners of war in Makeyevka by militants of the AFU
โช๏ธ "The authenticity of the videos has been verified by The New York Times, they demonstrate a terrifying moment of conflict" -NYT
โช๏ธThe authors of the NYT conducted a consistent analysis of the footage and came to the conclusion that the Russian fighters were captured by the horsemen, who decided to kill them, thereby committing a war crime that needs to be investigated.
โช๏ธ"It looks like most of them were shot in the head," said Dr. Rohini Haar, medical adviser to Doctors for Human Rights.
โช๏ธ "There are pools of blood. This indicates that they were simply left there dead. There didn't seem to be any effort to pick them up or help them."
โช๏ธDr. Haar notes that when the Russian military surrendered, they were lying without weapons, with their arms outstretched or behind their heads: "They are considered hors de combat or non-combatants - in fact prisoners of war."
๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฑโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ทUS and Israel are discussing the possibility of holding joint exercises simulating conflict with Iran and its Middle East proxies
Israel's chief of staff held several meetings with U.S. officials today
Israeli Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi and Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Gen. Milley are considering holding a joint Air Force drill in coming weeks that would be meant to train soldiers for a possible conflict between Israel and Iran or Iranโs military proxies in the region
"We are at a critical point in time that requires the acceleration of operational plans and cooperation against Iran and its terrorist proxies in the region," Kochavi, who held a series of meetings in Washington, D.C. this week, said in a statement.
๐ช๐บ ๐ท๐บ ๐บ๐ฆ NATO is not ready to respond to Russia's threats due to infrastructure problems
"In a lot of countriesโnot only on the eastern flank โ there are shortcomings in infrastructure,"-The chairman of the NATO Military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer
He said that NATO was not ready should respond to the "threat" from Russia due to infrastructure problems.
The former commander-in-chief of the US army in Europe, retired General Ben Hodges, stressed that the transfer of heavy equipment from overseas will not be able to be carried out quickly due to the low capacity of European railways and the difference in track width.
๐บ๐ธ ๐จ๐ณ On the results of the negotiations between the US and Chinese Defense Ministers โ The White House,they discussed the relation between USA and China
On November 22, Defense Minister Lloyd Austin held talks with Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe
on the sidelines of the meeting of defense Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Cambodia.
The heads of the defense departments discussed the relations between the United States and China in the defense sphere, as well as issues of regional and global security. Austin stressed the need to manage competition responsibly and maintain open lines of communication.
๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ธ ๐น๐ท ๐ธ๐พRussia urged Turkey to exercise restraint in order to avoid escalation in Syria
The United States also called for de-escalation in Syria against the background of Turkey's operation
Moscow calls on Turkey to show restraint in light of the strikes on Syrian territory, tensions cannot be allowed to escalate, Russia's special presidential envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev said.
"We will call on our Turkish colleagues to show certain restraint in order to prevent an escalation of tension, not only in the northern and northeastern regions of Syria, but throughout the entire territory,"
๐จ๐ณ๐บ๐ธStatements by China Defense Minister during a meeting with Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting:
โพ"The Taiwan issue is the core of China's key interests, as well as the first red line in Sino-American relations that cannot be crossed"
โพThe responsibility for the current state of Sino-American relations lies with the United States
โพ China's armed forces are capable of ensuring the unification of the country
โพChina will respond to any further US steps on Taiwan with "decisive countermeasures"
โพThe United States "emasculates, dilutes and distorts the principle of "one China".
โพChina attaches great importance to the development of relations between the armed forces of the PRC and the United States, but Washington must respect the key interests of Beijing