DefenceTalkThe UN expert on rights in Myanmar announced Tuesday he is preparing to release a report exposing where the country’s “criminal” ruling junta have been getting their weapons from. Exactly one year on from the February 1, 2021 military coup, Tom Andrews said the junta was inflicting a widespread campaign of terror on the country’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-expert-to-identify-source-of-myanmar-junta-weapons-77817/

DefenceTalkPresident Joe Biden said Friday he will soon send a small number of US troops to bolster the NATO presence in Eastern Europe as tensions rise over Russia’s military buildup on the borders of Ukraine. “I’ll be moving troops to Eastern Europe and the NATO countries in the near term. Not too many,” Biden told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-nato-boost-eastern-european-deployments-77791/

DefenceTalkRussia could conduct a “wide range” of aggressive acts against Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, but he emphasized the window was still open to a peaceful and negotiated resolution. While the military alliance is still not sure what the Kremlin might do, Stoltenberg told an event hosted by the US think-tank the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-sees-wide-range-of-possible-actions-by-russia-77788/

DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered Pentagon officials Thursday to undertake reforms to reduce the number of civilian deaths from military strikes after multiple unjustified fatal incidents. “The protection of civilians is fundamentally consistent with the effective, efficient and decisive use of force in pursuit of US national interests,” Austin said in a directive issued […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-chief-orders-reforms-to-reduce-civilian-deaths-77785/

DefenceTalkThe United States put 8,500 troops on alert Monday over the growing tension in Ukraine and President Joe Biden called European allies in an effort to maintain Western unity against Russian pressure. The European Union, meanwhile, urged allies to avoid a “nervous breakdown” in the face of fears that Russia could stage a full-scale invasion […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-puts-troops-on-alert-over-ukraine-biden-calls-allies-77748/

DefenceTalkNATO allies have put forces on standby and sent ships and fighter jets to bolster Europe’s eastern defences as tensions soar over Russia’s military buildup around Ukraine, the alliance said Monday. “NATO will continue to take all necessary measures to protect and defend all Allies, including by reinforcing the eastern part of the Alliance. We […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-sending-planes-ships-to-eastern-europe-77740/

DefenceTalkNATO on Friday rejected a Russian demand for the alliance to withdraw troops from eastern European members Bulgaria and Romania. “NATO will not renounce our ability to protect and defend each other, including with the presence of troops in the eastern part of the Alliance. Russia’s demands would create first- and second-class NATO members, which […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-rejects-russian-demand-to-withdraw-troops-from-bulgaria-romania-77730/

DefenceTalkGeneva, the neutral turf that was once host to so much Cold War bargaining, is again welcoming Russian and US officials to discuss missiles, nuclear arms and spheres of influence on the eve of a possible conflagration. There is a heavy whiff of the 20th-century East-West power struggles in the Swiss capital, a flashback to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cold-war-flashbacks-in-russia-us-talks-in-geneva-77727/

DefenceTalkMutinous troops in restive Burkina Faso arrested President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Monday and detained him in army barracks a day after staging an uprising, security sources told AFP. Soldiers at several army bases across the West African country rebelled on Sunday, demanding the sacking of the military top brass and more resources to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/burkina-faso-president-arrested-by-mutinous-soldiers-security-sources-77743/

DefenceTalkThe United States has given the green light for Baltic nations to rush US-made weapons to Ukraine, with Lithuania on Thursday saying it hoped to deter “aggressor” Russia. A State Department official in Berlin, where Secretary of State Antony Blinken is holding crisis talks on Ukraine, said Washington was “expediting authorized transfers of US-origin equipment […]https://www.defencetalk.com/baltic-states-authorized-to-rush-us-made-weapons-to-ukraine-77709/