Over the past five years, Ukraine became the world’s largest arms importer. On Monday, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published a report showing that the war in Ukraine led to a sharp increase in U.S. arms sales over the past five years, a period during which Europe doubled its purchases, and Ukraine became […]

The Russia-U.S. New START treaty is set to expire on Feb. 5, 2026, with no extension possible. On Thursday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said that his country advocates to resume dialogue on multilateral disarmament and arms control agreements, including a New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). RELATED: Russian Companies Show Growing Interest […]

On Thursday, China warned that it would ‘crush any separatist attempts’ following the U.S. delivery of M1A2T tanks to Taiwan. On Friday, China announced sanctions against seven U.S. companies in the military and industrial sectors, as well as their senior executives, in response to recent arms sales and military assistance to Taiwan. RELATED: China Sent […]

Former Italian PM Draghi highlighted the urgency for the EU to build up more self-reliant defense capability. A recent report released by the European Commission revealed that between June 2022 and June 2023, about two-thirds of the European Union (EU)’s defense spending was diverted to U.S. companies. RELATED: NATO to Be at War With Russia […]

The Ukrainian war has increased the population’s interest in firearms and shooting practices. On Monday, the Government of Finland presented a project to strengthen national defense by protecting the 670 existing civilian shooting ranges in the country and creating 330 additional ones over the next six years.  RELATED:  Six NATO Countries to Create ‘Drone Wall’ […]

The United States is delaying arms supply to Israel, a sign of Washington’s objection to Israel’s offensive on the Rafah city in southern Gaza. RELATED: Spanish University Students Protest in Favor of Palestine The Biden administration is putting the sale of at least two arms shipments to Israel on hold, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. […]