Defence and Security Monitor

My Account

Offers

Romania's Defence minister Vasile Dîncu has resigned

Some 700 Romanian soldiers participate in a joint training exercise

A military drone has crashed near Câmpia Turzii

Romanian ambassadors to Chisinau and Kyiv, appointed

Romania's president Klaus Iohannis has signed the Offshore Law

Russia has declared personae non gratae ten Romanian diplomats in Moscow

Klaus Iohannis, on Russian oil and gas imports ban: Romania is ready

Florin Cîţu: Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the Romanian Parliament Monday, at 19.00

Klaus Iohannis has had a conversation with Joe Biden at the extraordinary NATO [...]

People arriving from Ukraine to Romania are exempt from quarantine

Morning headlines – February 17th 2022

Morning headlines – February 15th 2022

US election 2020

Blinken seeks US funds for UN culture agency to counter China http://www.france24.com - 22.03.23

Trump arrest decision postponed as grand jury session called off http://www.france24.com - 22.03.23

GOP senators grill Biden EPA chief over ‘eye-watering’ budget request http://www.washingtontimes.com - 22.03.23

Five years after his death, Philip Roth's concern for US democracy lives on http://www.france24.com - 22.03.23

Blinken says China has not 'crossed line' on lethal aid to Russia http://www.france24.com - 22.03.23

Nagorno-Karabah 2020

Global Politics in the Shadow of Ukraine crisisgroup.org - 22.03.23

Azerbaijan cries foul over Russian cover for 'illegal' Armenian military movement Related news aa.com.tr - 22.03.23

Protests by Azerbaijani environmental activists on Lachin road reach 100 days Related news aa.com.tr - 21.03.23

Rusia acuză Occidentul că doreşte să o ''despartă'' de sudul Caucazului http://www.agerpres.ro - 20.03.23

West engages in ‘diplomatic raid,’ undermines tripartite deals between Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia: Lavrov Related news aa.com.tr - 20.03.23

Coronavirus / COVID-19

Moderna rebuked over plan to hike Covid vaccine to $130 http://www.france24.com - 22.03.23

Newsom takes victory lap despite California’s failed COVID-19 response http://www.washingtontimes.com - 22.03.23

What did we learn from three-hour grilling of Boris Johnson? Here are five striking moments from partygate evidence https://news.sky.com - 22.03.23

Former PM Boris Johnson denies lying to UK parliament over 'partygate' http://www.france24.com - 22.03.23

Is water becoming the new oil? trtworld.com - 22.03.23

The Alexei Navalny case

Ex-US envoy says Russians could buy their way off sanctions list https://www.rt.com - 21.03.23

No Comment videos of the weekNo Comment videos of the week | Euronews Loader Search euronews.com - 18.03.23

România va deţine Preşedinţia Consiliului Executiv al Organizaţiei pentru Interzicerea Armelor Chimice (OIAC) https://www.news.ro - 17.03.23

View Essay: I left Moscow's autocracy but the apathy followed me to BelgradeView Essay: I left Moscow's autocracy but the apathy followed me to Belgrade | Euronews Loader Search euronews.com - 16.03.23

Opozantul rus Aleksei Navalnăi îi salută „pe cei care înfruntă monstrul dictaturii”, după ce documentarul care îi este dedicat a câştigat premiul Oscar https://www.news.ro - 16.03.23

SUA-IRAN

House GOP not sold on Senate-approved repeal of U.S. war powers in Iraq http://www.washingtontimes.com - 22.03.23

How Iran Won the U.S. War in Iraq theintercept.com - 17.03.23

U.S. Senate advances bill to repeal Iraq war authorizations upi.com - 17.03.23

Opaque Transparency on the Use of Force: Observations on the 2022 “1264” Report crisisgroup.org - 16.03.23

Senate advances vote to repeal Bush-era war authorizations that led to Gulf War, invasion of Iraq http://www.washingtontimes.com - 15.03.23

Syria

Turkish, Russian defense chiefs discuss grain deal, Syria Related news aa.com.tr - 22.03.23

Canada sees record population growth as immigration leaps http://www.france24.com - 22.03.23

Jens Stoltenberg: Putin nu are planuri de pace, Occidentul trebuie să se pregătească pentru a furniza ajutor letal Ucrainei pe termen lung. Statele NATO ar trebui să cheltuiască pentru apărare cel puţin 2 la sută din PIB https://www.news.ro - 22.03.23

Imigraţia internaţională a determinat o creştere istorică a populaţiei Canadei http://www.agerpres.ro - 22.03.23

UK lied about zero civilian deaths in Iraq – investigation https://www.rt.com - 22.03.23

Afghanistan

UK war crimes probe launches with call for evidence https://www.rt.com - 22.03.23

Canada sees record population growth as immigration leaps http://www.france24.com - 22.03.23

Imigraţia internaţională a determinat o creştere istorică a populaţiei Canadei http://www.agerpres.ro - 22.03.23

Blinken says China has not 'crossed line' on lethal aid to Russia http://www.france24.com - 22.03.23

Ucraina vrea să interzică importurile de combustibili de proveniență rusă. Rafinăriile românești pot profita, șoferii români pot fi afectați https://www.profit.ro - 22.03.23

Military activities in the Black Sea Region

Stoltenberg anunță că doar 7 din cei 30 de aliați au îndeplinit în 2022 obiectivul NATO privind cheltuielile militare de 2% din PIB. Care este situația României https://www.profit.ro - 22.03.23

Live blog: China has not 'crossed line' on lethal aid to Russia – Blinken trtworld.com - 22.03.23

Russian drone strike kills 4 in Kyiv region, missiles hit Zaporizhzhia, Odesa upi.com - 22.03.23

Live blog: Zelenskyy visits area near Bakhmut amid deadly Russia strikes trtworld.com - 22.03.23

Global Politics in the Shadow of Ukraine crisisgroup.org - 22.03.23

Ukraine

Norway to host informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in May nato.int - 31.05.23

K.C. Singh | Xi talks peace, extends China’s hold on Russia asianage.com - 23.03.23

Zelenski: Este dureros să priveşti oraşele din Donbas, în care Rusia a adus suferinţă şi ruină teribilă / Este foarte important ca Harkovul să rămână puternic. El dă putere întregului nostru est https://www.news.ro - 22.03.23

Exporturile de armament ale Bulgariei au explodat în contextul războiului din Ucraina https://www.profit.ro - 22.03.23

World Bank puts cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion http://www.washingtontimes.com - 22.03.23

india-pakistan

K.C. Singh | Xi talks peace, extends China’s hold on Russia asianage.com - 23.03.23

Dilip Cherian | Wrong priorities: Why deluxe flats with public funds for Maha babus? asianage.com - 23.03.23

Is water becoming the new oil? trtworld.com - 22.03.23

The real reasons why US senators backed India in its border dispute with China https://www.rt.com - 22.03.23

Press review: Moscow, Beijing cement ties and Russia on board with Chinese peace plan http://tass.com/ - 22.03.23

Terrorist attacks

UK opens inquiry into British army's unlawful killings in Afghanistan trtworld.com - 22.03.23

Un bloc de locuinţe a fost lovit de o rachetă în oraşul Zaporojie. Sunt şapte morţi în total în Ucraina, după atacuri cu drone şi rachete lansate de ruşi a doua zi după vizita lui Xi Jinping la Moscova - VIDEO https://www.news.ro - 22.03.23

Good terrorist, bad terrorist: How US is undermining Türkiye’s concerns trtworld.com - 22.03.23

Protests in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem target ministers as coalition advances bills Into the Land: Dead Sea Walking timesofisrael.com - 22.03.23

Tel Aviv Museum of Art to darken galleries in protest on Thursday Into the Land: Dead Sea Walking timesofisrael.com - 22.03.23

Israel - Gaza

Blinken seeks US funds for UN culture agency to counter China http://www.france24.com - 22.03.23

Vice President Kamala Harris has no idea what her job is http://www.washingtontimes.com - 22.03.23

Munchen-ul permite cu reticenţă desfăşurarea unui concert al lui Roger Waters http://www.agerpres.ro - 22.03.23

Several hurt as Israeli forces raid Palestinian town in West Bank Related news aa.com.tr - 22.03.23

Cisiordania: Israelul nu are nicio intenţie de a reconstrui coloniile desfiinţate în 2005, anunţă premierul Benjamin Netanyahu http://www.agerpres.ro - 22.03.23

USA - North Korea

No more Iraqs? Don't count on it upi.com - 22.03.23

Moscow’s missile defenses beefed up https://www.rt.com - 22.03.23

North Korea launches multiple cruise missiles off east coast: Seoul upi.com - 22.03.23

Coreea de Nord trage mai multe rachete de croazieră în Marea Japoniei în penultima zi a exerciţiilor militare sud-coreeano-americane Freedom Shield https://www.news.ro - 22.03.23

INTERVIEW with General Ben Hodges: Russia, the biggest threat to Romania