Why Ukraine’s Borders Are Back at the Center of Geopolitics
This post is also available in: Greek Ukrainian troops take part in Operation Saber Junction alongside NATO troops in 2018. (Image by Ministry of Defense Ukraine/Flickr CC)
By Vijay Prashad
On March 11, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter that his government has “approved the Strategy for Deoccupation & Reintegration of Crimea.” What he referred to is a new strategy driven by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to retake Crimea including the Black Sea port of Sevastopol. Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council passed Decree no. 117/2021 on March 24 that laid out the government’s decision to contest Russia’s control over Crimea. On Twitter, President Zelensky used the hashtag #CrimeaIsUkraine to send a clear signal that he is prepared to escalate conflict with Russia over Crimea. The Uk
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An M109 Paladin assigned to the 1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div., sits on a railcar in preparation for transfer to Poland at Parsburg, Germany, March 11. The brigade is conducting line haul and rail operations for Atlantic Resolve.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Stubblefield, 1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Stubblefield, 1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Stubblefield, 1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div.
HOHENFELS, Germany — Throughout the changes and enhancements that the U.S. Regionally Aligned Force has undergone, the mission remains the same: enhance 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division’s
16 HOHENFELS, Germany - U.S. Army Soldiers of the 64th Military Police Company out of Fort Hood, Texas, attached to the 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB), 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepared for Combined Resolve XV by establishing their area of operation at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 24, 2021.
Their mission was to establish their defensive posture by setting up an area of operation, safely secure the perimeter, conduct detainee operations and answer calls for backup to the surrounding area, all while remaining vigilant and ready for an enemy attack.
“Once we get to our location the first thing we establish is security, and from there we’ll each move into our respective priorities, for my platoon, it’s establishing the detainee collection point in a secure location,” said 1st Lt. James Reinhart, MP, 2nd platoon leader with the 64th MP Co. “We’re able to gather intelligence through displaced personnel and detain
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