German Chancellor Scholz is ready to continue talks with Putin, although he considers the phone call between them in November a "disappointment."
"Its frustrating, he keeps repeating his lines. but I will do it again, without any illusions," he said.
www.zeit.de/news/2024-12...
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 12 December 2024 at 11:12
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NATO’s European members are discussing increasing defense spending to 3% of GDP at next year’s summit. This rise, driven partly by Trump’s return and to support Ukraine, would strain national budgets. Seven EU countries still miss the current 2% target.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 12 December 2024 at 10:55
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During the VII Ukrainian-German Economic Forum, Chancellor Olaf Scholf confirmed that Germany will hand over the (previously pledged) sixth IRIS-T air defense system and Patriot launchers by the end of the year.
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 12 December 2024 at 10:00
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Russian independent media channel ASTRA reports about the ATACMS attack on Taganrog. One soldier was killed, and another 41 wounded. Besides the aircraft Beriev repair plant, a military unit housing the 5th Aviation Group of the 6955th Air Base was also hit.
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 12 December 2024 at 09:52
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In Moscow, Mikhail Shatsky, Deputy Chief Designer at Design Bureau "Mars" and head of the software department, has allegedly been liquidated. He was said to be involved in the modernization of Kh-69 cruise missiles and the development of new UAVs.
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 12 December 2024 at 09:40
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