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Russia set for second phase of military attacks - Finnish defense chief
Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen believes that Russia is amassing troops near the EU borders and preparing for a second phase of military aggression, reports CNN. Häkkänen is convinced that even after the war in Ukraine ends,
Russia's Defence Ministry on Tuesday said it had rejected a string of "unacceptable" austerity measures proposed by the Finance Ministry that would cut some 100,000 troops.
Russia will be able to deploy members of its active reserve to fight in Ukraine if needed under amendments drawn up by Russia’s Defense Ministry and likely to be formally approved by parliament.
Russian forces have lost more than 300,000 soldiers killed and wounded since the start of 2025. Source: UK Defence Intelligence update dated 14 October, as reported by European Pravda Details: UK intelligence analysts estimate that Russian casualties for 2025 have reached around 332,
Russia clearly wanted to pivot to work with Sharaa. It likely extended feelers long ago, recognizing HTS as a potential partner, even after a decade of fighting in Syria.
The European Union has unveiled a plan aimed at ensuring that Europe can defend itself against outside attack by the end of the decade.
The GPS incident comes as NATO allies accuse Russia of multiple serious airspace violations. Moscow has called the accusations unfounded. It also denied jamming the GPS of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's plane as it tried to land in Bulgaria in August.
The Netherlands has intensified monitoring of the presence of Russian military vessels in the North Sea following a recent incident involving a Russian submarine passing near Dutch waters. — Ukrinform.
President Donald Trump is touting another meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about his country’s invasion of Ukraine, this time in Budapest, Hungary — the city where Russia promised not to invade Ukraine three decades ago if it gave up its nuclear weapons.
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