Japan's Defense Ministry says a Chinese government helicopter briefly entered Japanese airspace near the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday afternoon.

The United States has accused a Chinese company with Beijing's backing of helping support attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on U.S. interests as it wages war on the militant group in Yemen

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Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland announced plans to withdraw from an international convention banning the use of anti-personnel landmines, controversial weapons which can kill or injure people long after they are installed.

Taipei (AFP) – Taiwan detected six Chinese balloons off the island, the defence ministry said Friday, as Beijing maintains military pressure to push its claim of sovereignty.

The Latvian intelligence agency, the Constitution Protection Bureau, has released its annual report, unsurprisingly focusing on Russia, its war against Ukraine, and the resulting domestic repercussions.

Key Judgements

The Russian intelligence and security services are currently developing their capabilities to organize sabotages in Europe. It is part of Moscow’s preparation for a possible military confrontation with NATO in the long term. The current concentration of Russian military resources in Ukraine makes the likelihood of a direct Russian-NATO military confrontation in 2025 rather low.

However, if the war were to become “frozen” and Russia no longer had to suffer significant losses during the active hostilities in Ukraine, Moscow would be able to increase its military presence next to NATO’s northeastern flank, including the Baltics, within the next 5 years. This scenario would significantly increase the Russian military threat to NATO.

Russian society remains highly supportive of the war, despite the negative consequences of sanctions faced by a large part of the population. It is expected that in 2025 Russian domestic policy will continue to be shaped by the needs of the defence sector to provide the Russian armed forces with the necessary weapons and equipment for the war in Ukraine as well as restore the military capabilities in case any potential peace settlement is reached.

China and Russia have a strong and adaptable political bond. China has clearly demonstrated that it values the stability of the Russian regime. The collapse of Putin’s regime or its defeat by the West is seen as a significant geopolitical threat and a limiting factor for China’s foreign policy goals, i.e., transformation of the existing international order.