Flashpoints

The US has announced that it will speed up its delivery of Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) to Ukraine with delivery expected in Autumn 2023. According to two US officials, the US will send older...

On Monday, March 20th, 2023, a major incident occurred in Dzhankoi, a city in Crimea that was annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014. According to Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, a shipment of Russian...

Kazakhstan is a former Soviet republic that shares a 7,591-kilometre (4,717-mile) land border with Russia. It is also home to the second-largest ethnic Russian population among ex-Soviet states after Ukraine. These factors make Kazakhstan...

Serbia is one of the largest and most important arms producers in Central Europe, with a tradition that dates back to the era of Yugoslavia. The country offers a wide range of weapons and...

Israel has long been concerned about Iran's nuclear ambitions and its potential threat to the Jewish state. In recent weeks, tensions have escalated as reports emerged that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held...

Slovakia has announced that it will donate its entire fleet of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine, becoming the second NATO member country after Poland to make such a pledge. Slovakia's Prime Minister Eduard Heger...

Slovakia has recently announced that it will provide Ukraine with two launcher units of the 2K12 Kub (NATO reporting name: SA-6 Gainful) air defence missile systems, along with spare parts and associated equipment. This...

Poland has announced that it will send four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming days, becoming the first NATO country to do so since Russia invaded its eastern neighbour last year. The...