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NATO gets what may be the best tank in the world
And now NATO gets what may be the best tank in the world
Updated March 8, 2024 – 9:21 AMReading time: 4 minutes
With Sweden's accession, NATO is expanding its defense capabilities. It is not only a matter of the size of the armed forces, but also of their armament.
The most important things at a glance
It has been 21 months since Sweden applied to join NATO. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced in May 2022 that this would have to happen very quickly. But Turkey first blocked Sweden's accession and demanded the extradition of Kurdish opposition members in order to approve its accession. Shortly after Turkey ended its blockade in January 2024, the US government began selling F-16 fighter jets to Ankara.
Hungary has also stood in the way of Prime Minister Viktor Orban for a long time. However, on Thursday it was the last remaining member state to submit the resolution ratifying Sweden's admission to the US State Department in Washington.
Sweden has now officially joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom completed the admission process on Thursday during their visit to Washington.
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As a final step, they deposited the Swedish instrument of accession with the US State Department. The Ministry is responsible for registering documents relating to NATO, the alliance's founding treaty, which is held there.
Sweden's accession has important advantages for the military alliance, including strategic advantages. Overview:
How big is the Swedish Armed Forces?
As of 2022, there are about 14,700 armed soldiers in Sweden. There are also about 11,400 reserve soldiers, the American think tank Atlantic Council reported in December. In addition, the government can count on more than 21,000 members of Hemvärnet, an organization of volunteers within the armed forces.
Sweden introduced compulsory military service about six years ago, which is largely voluntary. According to the Atlantic Council, between 5,000 and 6,000 new soldiers are recruited each year. In the future, Sweden wants to recruit up to 10,000 new recruits annually in order to increase the army to 50,000 personnel.
The Swedish government also increased the defense budget for 2024 by 2.2 billion euros to more than 10 billion euros. This means that Sweden adheres to the 2% guideline set by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), under which each member state invests 2% of its GDP in defence.
How is Sweden equipped militarily?
What makes Sweden important to NATO is not only the number of soldiers, but above all their training and equipment. „In contrast to the accessions of recent years, Finland and Sweden are two countries with very modern equipment. They can make an enormous contribution to the security of NATO countries from day one,” military expert Carlo Massala told T Online last year.
Sweden has a developed and extensive defense industry. For example, it produces the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle, which was also supplied to Ukraine. Saab fighter jets, which were developed in Sweden and represent an important backbone of the air force, are likely to be of particular interest. The Saab JAS 39 Gripen was created in the 1990s, but has been constantly developed. According to a report by the Atlantic Council, Sweden has about 100 of these fighter jets, which are said to have low maintenance requirements. In addition, short runways are enough for them.
The Navy has self-developed Gotland-class submarines, which are powered not by a nuclear reactor but by a diesel engine. However, they are considered very young and can remain underwater for weeks. Finally, Sweden has also continued to expand its capabilities in electronic warfare. According to the Atlantic Council, these are among the most advanced skills in the world when it comes to defending against cyberattacks.
„Praktyk żywieniowy. Guru bekonu. Irytująco pokorny entuzjasta zombie. Uczeń totalny”.
The cleaning process continues.
Arrest of army general and „Hero of Russia”.
July 27, 2024, 11:33 AM
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The Defense Ministry in Moscow has been cracking down for months. Some high-ranking officials are already in prison on alleged corruption charges. And now former deputy minister Bulgakov is also being affected.
A Moscow court has ordered the detention of another Russian army general. The Russian news agency TASS reported that former deputy defense minister Dmitry Bulgakov had been transferred to the Lefortovo detention center. This is due to corruption allegations. Former deputy defense minister Timur Ivanov is also said to be held there.
According to the agency, Bulgakov, 69, unsuccessfully asked to serve his pretrial detention under house arrest. The general was in charge of the material and technical equipment of the armed forces in the first months of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine until he was dismissed on September 24, 2022 after several unfortunate incidents.
According to investigators, under Bulgakov, a system was created to provide troops with lower-quality provisions than dry rations at inflated prices. For example, beef was replaced with pork and chicken, and the number of calories in care packages was reduced. Soldiers who have been waging war on Ukraine since the invasion on February 24, 2022, have received lower-quality provisions.
Bulgakov has been awarded the prestigious Hero of Russia award since 2016. The general is said to have lived in luxury while the soldiers were not adequately cared for. He is said to have lived in a 620-square-meter villa with an annual income of 15 million rubles (about 158,000 euros), and owned, among other things, an apartment and several real estate properties.
The new minister must clean up the military leadership.
The Russian army is considered extremely corrupt – but this also applies to other areas of the Russian state apparatus, which is a reason for strict prosecution by the authorities. However, under the new Minister of Defense Andrei Belousov, the military leadership will also be purged of abuse of power and embezzlement. Recently, Deputy Chief of the General Staff Vadim Shamarin, Head of the Main Staff Department Yuri Kuznetsov, and others were arrested.
In particular, the head of Russia’s Wagner private army, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has repeatedly complained about bribery in the military leadership and blamed it for previous defeats in the war of aggression against Ukraine. The former confidant of Kremlin President Vladimir Putin died in a plane crash last August, two months after the failed uprising. Prigozhin’s criticism has been directed primarily at Sergei Shoigu, whom Putin dismissed as defense minister in June and appointed as the new secretary of the National Security Council.
„Praktyk żywieniowy. Guru bekonu. Irytująco pokorny entuzjasta zombie. Uczeń totalny”.
During a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump verbally attacked his political rival Kamala Harris. „She’s really destructive,” Trump said at his Florida home, with Netanyahu in attendance. „I think her comments were disrespectful. She wasn’t very nice about Israel.”
Earlier, after meeting with Netanyahu, Vice President Harris said: “We cannot turn a blind eye to these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to be callous in the face of suffering, and I will not remain silent.”
Trump’s first meeting with Netanyahu in more than three years
trump card He said, referring to Harris, that he did not know “how a Jewish person could vote for her, but that is up to each individual.” He found their behavior “definitely disrespectful to Israel.”
The Republican also assured the Israeli prime minister of his full solidarity, the campaign team said. “If we don’t win, there will be major wars in the Middle East and maybe World War III,” Trump said. It was the first time Netanyahu and Trump had met in person since he left the White House more than three years ago.
Netanyahu praises Trump’s policy toward Israel
Netanyahu praised Trump’s qualities in the meeting Israel She added that during his term from 2017 to 2021, Netanyahu praised Trump’s mediation in the so-called Abraham Accords, the transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem, the recognition of sovereignty over the Golan Heights, the killing of Iranian General Soleimani, and the termination of the nuclear agreement with Israel. Iran and Trump’s war against anti-Semitism.
Netanyahu is currently on a multi-day visit to the United States. On Wednesday, he defended Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip in a speech to the US Congress. He also reportedly discussed artificial intelligence and its impact on the economy with tech billionaire Elon Musk on the sidelines of the speech. He was welcomed on Thursday by US President Biden and Kamala Harris They were welcomed to the White House for separate talks.
hoping to reach a hostage deal
Asked by a reporter whether his visit to the United States showed progress toward a hostage deal, Netanyahu replied: „I hope so. But I think time will tell. We are certainly keen to reach (an agreement). We are working on it.”
Netanyahu added that Israel would send a team of negotiators to Rome, likely early next week. Regarding the status of negotiations over the release of the hostages still held by Hamas, he said that, in his view, there had been some movement in the talks “because of the military pressure we have applied.” “I hope there will be enough movement to complete the deal,” Netanyahu said.
In Israel, the prime minister is increasingly accused of delaying the conflict in order to avoid the collapse of his far-right government coalition, which is expected if the war ends.
During a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump verbally attacked his political rival Kamala Harris. „She’s really destructive,” Trump said at his Florida home, with Netanyahu in attendance. „I think her comments were disrespectful. She wasn’t very nice about Israel.”
Earlier, after meeting with Netanyahu, Vice President Harris said: “We cannot turn a blind eye to these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to be callous in the face of suffering, and I will not remain silent.”
„Praktyk żywieniowy. Guru bekonu. Irytująco pokorny entuzjasta zombie. Uczeń totalny”.
In an interview, Reinhold Messner, 79, settled scores with his sons. Now the son of the mountaineering star is coming forward – and revealing new details.
Updated as of July 25, 2024 at 2:45 PM: Reinhold Messner caused a stir in an interview last weekend. The mountaineering legend described, among other things, the early inheritance of his sons as “one of my biggest mistakes”. The 79-year-old revealed that “the question of who got more was the main focus”. But now son Simon responds: “It’s unfortunate and sad.” Bavaria Radio His father’s accusations.
He himself greatly values the inheritance he received from his father: two mountain farms in Vinschgau in South Tyrol, and he always passed this on to his father. „That’s why I fundamentally don’t understand this accusation,” says Simon Messner. He sees no similarity between the inheritance and the break in the family, which happened gradually and had other causes, says Simon Messner. Father Reinhold did not want to comment further on this topic.
After inheritance dispute: Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner 'on the brink’
First report dated July 21, 2024: Bolzano – Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner turns 80 in September. But things don’t always go well for Messner, especially in his old age – he recently drew attention to himself with a thoughtful Instagram post in which he wrote: “I’m coming to the end.” Now the 79-year-old is talking about the circumstances in his family. In an interview with Pharmacy Journal Miser gives insight into his relationship with his children, which was strained by his decision to leave the majority of his assets to them in his will before his death.
Reinhold Messner talks about the biggest mistake of his life – the 79-year-old was 'on the edge of the abyss’
“One of my biggest mistakes was leaving them the majority of my assets in my will before I died,” Meisner says of his children. “They don’t understand that everything was a gift and don’t appreciate my generosity.” This is very disappointing to him, especially compared to his childhood, when there was nothing to bequeath but respect and gratitude.
Meisner explains to Pharmacy Journal “We were a big family, with many brothers and sisters, and we took care of our parents when they were old. For me, it was the opposite. The moment I distributed my material inheritance to my children and my wife, the family collapsed. The question of who got more was at the forefront and I was on the edge of the abyss when I was 75 years old.
| Reinhold Messner |
| September 17, 1944 |
| Brixen (South Tyrol) |
| Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004) |
| Climbing Mount Everest Without Oxygen |
Asked if he would like to improve the relationship again, Meisner replies, “What parent wouldn’t want to?” He stresses that each person should find their own path rather than following in the footsteps of others: “Everyone should do it. Follow their own path, go their own way.”
’I’m Coming to the End’: Reinhold Messner’s Fans Worried
Recently, Messner caused concern among fans with his Instagram post: “I’ve reached the end, this is reality,” the mountaineering legend used the words to say. Messner’s post caused great concern among some fans.
“I leave with a clear conscience and the knowledge that I was a good person, did my best, was a loving father, a good friend, and a good brother,” Meisner continued in his post. “Now it’s time to live my last dreams and love the people who mean the most to me, but most importantly, gratitude.”
Many years after his climbing career ended, Messner remains one of the world’s most famous mountaineers. He was the first person ever to climb all eight-thousanders. However, in his native South Tyrol, a different Messner has been in the spotlight in recent months: his younger brother Hubert Messner, 71, a former pediatrician who also took part in numerous expeditions, recently became health minister for the northern Italian region.
Recently, there was also a fuss about the Guinness World Records being stripped of Reinhold Messner’s record. The mountaineer spoke of „conspiracy theories”.
„Praktyk żywieniowy. Guru bekonu. Irytująco pokorny entuzjasta zombie. Uczeń totalny”.
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