China has increasingly become Russias lifeline to support its war chest since the invasion of Ukraine as Washington continues to tighten the screws on Moscow with more sanctions.
Defense
Baylor head coach and new defensive play caller Dave Aranda says he is “pissed off” more now as he takes more of a hands-on approach with the defense.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed a civilian economist as his new defence minister in an attempt to gird Russia for economic war.
Taylor Swifts fans who couldnt afford tickets or get tickets to her tour in the United States are heading to her tour in Europe.
Taylor Swifts fans who couldnt afford tickets or get tickets to her tour in the United States are heading to her tour in Europe.
Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, injuring at least six people and hitting critical infrastructure, commercial and residential buildings, regional officials said.
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Ireland needs to have a conversation ‘nobody particularly wants’ about European defence, the newly-appointed European Affairs Minister has said.Jennifer Carroll MacNeill was moved into the role from Financial Services in yesterday’s Cabinet reshuffle by Taoiseach Simon Harris.That came after her predecessor in the role, Peter Burke was promoted to the position of Minister for Enterprise.She told Newstalk Breakfast it is a challenging time.”I think it’s a very serious time in Europe, there are a lot of different challenges with Palestine most importantly – what Ireland is trying to do to recognise the State of Palestine,” she said.”What we’re doing in relation to Ukraine and trying to rearm Ukraine and the support for Ukraine and the concerns that our friends in Nordic-Baltic countries have around further Russian aggression”.During his final speech as Taoiseach yesterday, Leo Varadkar raised the question of Irish neutrality – and warned that Ireland must be prepared for a military attack on the EU.Asked what Ireland’s position would be if another EU state was attacked, Minister MacNeill said we have existing support roles with NATO and the EU.”There’s a broader pan-European conversation about how to coordinate defence spending, how to coordinate defence operations and procurement and what that’s going to look like over time,” she said.”Nobody particularly wants to have that conversation but there is a different geopolitical reality on the European continent, as there is a different geo-political instability between Israel-Palestine, the Straits of Taiwan.”It is something that we are going to have consider in more detail here and probably have… a more ongoing conversation about watching what’s happening in the rest of Europe”.________________________________________________________________________________________________📱 Have you downloaded the Newstalk app?- Find the app in the Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thisisaim.newstalk&hl=en_IE&gl=US- Find the app via Apple: https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/newstalk-106-108-fm/id372643826#️⃣ SUBSCRIBE to the Newstalk social channels:- YOUTUBE | youtube.com/@Newstalkfm – TWITTER | twitter.com/newstalkfm- INSTAGRAM | instagram.com/newstalkfm/- FACEBOOK | facebook.com/newstalkfm- WEBSITE | https://www.newstalk.com/🎧 PODCAST – listen at your leisure: newstalk.com/podcasts- iTunes: search for Newstalk in your app!- Spotify: search for Newstalk for our latest pods and news- Or wherever you get your podcasts!📱GET IN TOUCH WITH NEWSTALK- WhatsApp: get in touch on 0871400106
Saab CEO Michael Johansson discusses the outlook for defense spending by European countries.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes worth $10 billion, according to Russian media. He could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Analysts weigh in on what’s behind Ivanov’s arrest and why it could weaken his boss, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
President Biden initially proposed aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan in October.
The Trojans played their spring game and when it was over the defense left everyone feeling a little bit better.