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Will 2025 be a Repeat of 1938 for Europe?

rusi.org/explore-our-research/

It is tempting to compare the two years. Any deal that Trump negotiates with Putin may have similar features to Munich: land for temporary peace. The West has already weakened its negotiating position by taking immediate NATO membership for Ukraine off the table. So what will happen if Putin renews his attack in one, three or five years?

rusi.orgWill 2025 be a Repeat of 1938 for Europe?It is tempting to compare the two years. Any deal that Trump negotiates with Putin may have similar features to Munich: land for temporary peace. The West has already weakened its negotiating position by taking immediate NATO membership for Ukraine off the table. So what will happen if Putin renews his attack in one, three or five years?
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Experts from the Royal United Services Institute (#RUSI) suggest that the likely cause is the replacement of the servo motor, which helps regulate drone movements in flight.

At the end of 2023, due to difficulties obtaining components amid sanctions, #Russians began using #Chinese servo motors instead of those manufactured in #South_Korea.

Source: washingtonpost.com/national-se

📸: National Police of #Ukraine

#ukraine #putinisamasskiller #putinisawarcriminal @kardinal691

The Washington Post · Far from the front lines, a spy war rages over Russian weaponsBy Joby Warrick

A recent analysis of North Korean KN-23 ballistic missile debris used by #Russia against #Ukraine has uncovered evidence of Russian technological assistance in their production. The Royal United Services Institute (#RUSI) reports that Ukrainian experts examined fragments of these missiles, which were used by Russian forces to strike Ukrainian infrastructure in early 2024.

euromaidanpress.com/2024/07/22

Euromaidan Press · Analysis reveals Russian fingerprints on North Korean KN-23 missiles - Euromaidan PressResearchers identify Russian steel alloys and design elements in North Korean KN-23 missiles, providing evidence of Moscow's support for Pyongyang's weapons development.

#China is providing moorage for a #US-sanctioned Russian cargo ship implicated in North Korean arms transfers to #Russia, according to satellite images obtained by Reuters, as U.S. concerns grow over #Beijing's support for #Moscow's war in #Ukraine.

#RUSI think tank said the Russian vessel Angara, which since August 2023 has moved to Russian ports thousands of containers believed to contain North Korean munitions, has been anchored at a Chinese shipyard

reuters.com/world/china-harbor