#defence of Europe

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

The Type 404 Elbe-class replenishment ship  Werra (A514), Baltic Sea, 2024. Source: lsm.lv

On Friday, October 25, ships of the NATO Standing Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) will visit the Port of Riga, the National Armed Forces (NBS) said.

The command of SNMCMG1 has been entrusted to Germany and its Commander is Lieutenant Commander Beata Król. The group currently includes ships from Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany.

P.S. The good news is that all the warships come from European countries! Europeans must prioritize the protection of the Europe!!!

Make Europeans dangerous again!!!

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

P.S. Very good and smart decision! If you want security and prosperity, the first step is to throw out everything related to or coming from the Kremlin and Russia!!!

Poland Expels Russian Consulate Staff Amid Sabotage Allegations

Closure of Russian Consulate in Poznan: Polish Response to Sabotage Allegations In a significant diplomatic move, the Polish Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that ten employees of the Russian consulate general in Poznan will be required to leave Poland. This decision comes in the wake of Warsaw’s directive to shut down the consular office, a reaction to recent allegations of sabotage linked…

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Member countries of the Central European Defence Cooperation

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Just did the calendar for my July BL watchlist and... I'm not going to survive this, am I?

[racewinnerlandonorris]

Lando Norris learning that the UK did not become its own continent due to Brexit

[howamidrivinginlimbo]

Marschiertor, Aachen, Germany

It was the southern city gate and part of the outer city walls. Marschiertor, built in the 13th century, offered resistance against many sieges throughout the centuries and only in 1943 it was damaged.

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Destruction of Russia's Toropets ammo depot by Ukraine reduces likelihood of hypothetical Russian invasion of Baltic States and Poland.

The facility is situated at the northwestern edge of the Moscow Military District. The depot covers an area of approximately 8 km² and is about 100 km from the Belarusian border and roughly 200 km from Latvia.

In a sense, the depot resembles the infamous Cobasna ammo depot in Moldova's occupied Transnistria, which served under the USSR as a primary storage facility for the southern Soviet armies, aimed at sustaining the Soviet invasion of southern Europe.

[misspermitted]

Having a non-practicing catholic family is hilarious because how do I explain to my friends that:

1. No, I don’t believe in god. Yes that is a framed picture of the Virgin Mary, specifically Our Lady of Częstochowa, at my front door.

2. Yes I bought my mum a rosary for stress relief. No she isn’t a practicing catholic.

3. Yes we both believe the bible is bullshit. Yes we also have twelve bibles in our house.

4. Yes I do ask the framed picture of Mary for advice. Once again no, I do not believe in god.

5. No my mother doesn’t believe in heaven and hell. Yes I know she just mentioned eternal damnation because she ate a donut.

6. No I haven’t ever stepped foot in a church. Yes my mother and I have a weekly 3 hour rant about what the current pope is doing.

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Air defence system promised by Canada one year ago still not delivered to Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that delivering air defence systems to the battlefield is the top priority during the new year. However, Canada’s promise to donate $406 million for the missile defence system had not yet been fulfilled, according to the Canadian CTV channel.

Ottawa announced plans to donate the surface-to-air missile defence system, known as NASAMS, on January 10, 2023. However, almost a year later, one of the two companies involved in the deal stated that it did not have a contract to donate the system.

Under the plan, Canada was to pay the US government the full cost of the system, while the US was to ship it to Ukraine.

The US Department of Defence has signed a $1.2 billion contract with Raytheon to deliver NASAMS systems destined for Ukraine in November 2022. The public notice for this contract states that the expected completion date is November 2025.

Read more HERE

[elpuppies]

im kinda on the fence about israel playing in the nations league because yes they shouldn't be there, if russia is banned they should be too, but at the same time i really want to see them get destroyed by france

[palaugranetes]

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Big weekend ahead! It's Crunch time!! 🙏🏻🤞🏻🍀

Have a fabulous weekend my lovelies!!✨🩵🩷✨

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

Lithuania Will Get An Ammunition Factory!?

Everyone’s talking about defence and geopolitics these days. One thing I’ve seen a few Lithuanians discuss in the comments section of my videos is the need for the country to develop its own defence industries. Not only will it allow the country to keep more of its military spending inside the country, but it will no doubt also help to ensure Lithuanian and allied forces are well-stocked to deter Russian aggression.

P.S. Since the West, especially the United States, failed miserably by not being able to supply ammunition and modern weapons to the Ukrainian army according to battlefield demands, the countries of the Baltic region and Eastern Europe as a whole should think about more active development of their modern indigenous military industry...

[dykefever]

went on tiktok to try and get those aesthetic videos of uk cities/towns to decide where to live. just got a bunch of annoying eighteen year olds posting about uni

[fingertipsmp3]

Do you ever observe random people you went to high school with on your FB and you’re just like “you really went all around the world and still picked a boy from our hometown? Really?”

[nerdie-faerie]

Every time I'm free and wanna see if my old flatmates are also free to hangout that one fucker is always in Europe again

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Europe Braces for Trade Defence Measures Amid Trump's Return

Europe Prepared for Trade Defence Measures Amid Trump’s Return As Europe braces for potential shifts in transatlantic relations, France’s trade minister, Sophie Primas, has announced that new trade defence measures are on standby should tensions with the United States escalate following Donald Trump’s anticipated return to the White House. Speaking prior to a meeting of EU trade ministers in…