Tag: British Army
Boris Johnson tipped for NATO jobs reports
Britain’s outgoing prime minister could replace Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general of the alliance next year, says The Telegraph Senior members of the Conservative Party are backing the prospect of outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson becoming the next NATO secretary-general, The Telegraph has reported. The current head of the US-led military bloc, Jens Stoltenberg, is […]
New commander of British Armed Forces says the army must be able to fight in Europe
LONDON, England: Britain’s general Patrick Sanders, the new chief of staff, has told troops that Britain must be capable of fighting in Europe and defeating Russia. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a vocal supporter of Ukraine since the Moscow invasion in February, has ruled out sending British troops to fight the Russians. But this weekend, Johnson […]
Punjab’s documentary “The Savior: Brig Pritam Singh” won the award for best documentary at the 12th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2022
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India]May 3 (ANI / PNN): A docu-drama based on the life of the hero from the first war in the Poonch area, Brig Pritam Singh, has been named the best documentary to win the 12th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2022. “The Savior: Brig Pritam Singh” was produced by Chandigarh-based Karanvir Singh […]
As Putin’s war drags on, China’s discomfort increases
Hong Kong, March 15 (ANI): There are many speculations about the strategic relationship between China and Russia, and the degree of knowledge that President Xi Jinping had before President Vladimir Putin began his deplorable invasion of Ukraine. This war turns out to be fraught with risks for China, which puts Beijing in a difficult relationship […]
Fighting for Ukraine: the role foreign volunteers can play in wartime
Shortly after the Russian invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited volunteers from around the world to come and help defend Ukraine. A few 3,000 American citizens has reportedly volunteered. And in early March, the Ukrainian authorities announced that they are setting up one international brigade. Zelensky has said that 16,000 foreign volunteers come to fight […]
Farewell Paratrooper: With Erik’s passing away, we have lost an extraordinary man who was an eyewitness to the story
After the passing of the esteemed former paratrooper Erik Vedsegaard on January 22 at the age of 93, historians have been robbed of an eyewitness to some of the most significant moments in 20th century history – and also to a curiosity that many Danes may not have pay attention to. Even if Vedsegaard wanted […]
How Russia removed Finland from Sweden
History 17 September 2020 Boris Egorov Helena Schjerfbeck For the Swedes, their biggest tragedy was losing Finland to the Russian Tsar, but the Finns, in sharp contrast, saw it as an opportunity to one day in the future create their own nation state. When an independent Finland was born out of the ruins of the […]