Turkey’s Erdogan links Canada’s drone embargo to Sweden NATO bid

[ad_1] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Tuesday as saying that positive developments on the U.S. sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara, and on Canada’s arms embargo, would help Turkey’s parliament move toward ratifying Sweden’s NATO membership bid. After long-time non-alignment, Sweden and Finland asked to join NATO last year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Turkey has delayed ratification of Sweden’s membership for more than a year. Ankara accuses the country of…

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Ukraine war: Putin will achieve ‘great victory’, EU lifts sanctions, Russia drone wave attacks

[ad_1] All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. Kim confident Putin will achieve ‘great victory’ North Korea’s leader said Moscow will emerge victorious against its enemies, during an exceptional visit to Russia aimed at strengthening ties, especially military ones.  ADVERTISEMENT Vladimir Putin is widely believed to want North Korean ammunition for his grinding invasion of Ukraine.  However, any such arms deal has not been officially disclosed, at this stage.  Pyongyang needs food to combat…

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Surrender to a Drone? Ukraine Is Urging Russian Soldiers to Do Just That.

[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — Tens of thousands of drones have been employed across Ukraine to kill the enemy, spy on its formations and guide bombs to their targets. But this month the Ukrainian military began a program to use drones in a more unusual role: to guide Russian soldiers who want to surrender. The program had it genesis in late November, when the Ukrainian military released footage of a Russian soldier throwing his weapon to…

"Surrender to a Drone? Ukraine Is Urging Russian Soldiers to Do Just That."