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Analysts predict Trump Cabinet picks will be ‘some of the most insane confirmation hearings’ ever

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 16, 2024

President-elect Trump may have named his Cabinet choices with confidence, but they will still need confirmation by the Senate before taking over any federal …

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Trump’s former National Security Advisor says he predicted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 16, 2024

Retired US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, who served as Trump’s former National Security Advisor from 2017-2018, recently published a book on his tim…

Trump and Russia

Durham report on Trump-Russia investigation: What led to …

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — An investigation into the origins of the FBI’s probe into ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign has finally been concluded, with prosecutor John Durham submitting a much-awaited report that found major flaws.

Trump and Russia

Gas Deliveries Stop

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 16, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for an end to the war through diplomacy, marking a striking shift in his stance. More on that in a moment, but …

Trump and Russia

Ukraine to defeat Putin with Russia’s own $500B

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 16, 2024

“I think it’s a fair, honest and legal way of using the aggressors money to support the victim.”Ukraine could use up to $500 billion dollars of Russia’s own …

Trump and Russia

‘They’re organizing power in the fringes’: Media Matters president on Trump’s media allies

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 16, 2024

This week, satire site The Onion announced that it bought InfoWars, the far-right conspiracy site. Angelo Carusone joins The Weekend to break down the media …

Trump and Russia

Trump will force UK choose between ‘socialist’ Europe and the free market US

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 16, 2024

“We have a smaller government where our taxes are generally lower than those in Europe, and that has worked well for the US, and I think it would work well f…

Trump and Russia

End game for Israel is to have ‘permission to do whatever it wants’

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 16, 2024

Discussing Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Israeli political commentator Ori Goldberg says the “end game” for Israel is that it wants “permission to basically do…

Trump and Russia

2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 16, 2024

Absolute box office! Join us as we relive one of the most incredible races of the 2023 season when we hosted our first ever Las Vegas Grand Prix.Event detail…

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Trump names controversial figures for new cabinet

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 16, 2024

Donald Trump is set to begin his second term with daunting foreign policy challenges. The most pressing? – wars. But his plans on Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon …

Conversations with the Gemini

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Israel’s air war skills in the Russo-Ukrainian war https://share.gemini.google/bEPkOlZ5hBEK

While Israel is not a direct combatant in the Russo-Ukrainian war, its air warfare capabilities intersect with the conflict in two distinct ways: through the tactical involvement of Israeli veterans volunteering in Ukraine, and as a strategic benchmark used by military analysts to evaluate Russia’s aerial failures.

## Direct Involvement: Israeli Expertise on the Ground

Several Israeli special forces veterans have volunteered their operational skills to assist Ukraine’s defense, particularly in intelligence gathering and drone warfare.

* **Drone Innovation:** Israeli veterans have designed high-capacity batteries that significantly extend the flight time of Ukrainian reconnaissance drones, enabling deeper surveillance behind Russian lines.
* **Targeting Iranian Assets:** Leveraging fluency in Persian, Israeli operatives within Ukrainian marine intelligence have successfully identified and guided artillery strikes against Iranian military advisors and drone testing sites operating in occupied Ukrainian territory.
* **Tactical Reconnaissance:** Israeli volunteers have conducted covert reconnaissance on Russian airfields (such as the strikes near Chornobayivka), feeding real-time coordinates to Ukrainian missile units. This intelligence directly contributed to the destruction of dozens of Russian helicopters, which helped stall the Russian advance on Odesa.

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## The Strategic Contrast: Israel vs. Russia

Military planners frequently contrast Russia’s failure to achieve air superiority over Ukraine over the past 3.5 years with Israel’s rapid success in gaining control of the skies during its recent conflicts, such as the June 2025 campaign against Iran.

The fundamental difference lies in military doctrine and integration. Israel treats air superiority as a joint national campaign, whereas Russia relies on isolated, attrition-based air force operations.

| Capability | Israel’s Approach | Russia’s Approach in Ukraine |
| — | — | — |
| **Operational Integration** | Seamlessly combines cyber operations, intelligence, and ground special forces to degrade air defenses before jets even arrive. | Largely siloed. The air force operates independently without adequate intelligence preparation of the battlespace. |
| **SEAD Focus** | Rigorous, continuous training heavily prioritizing the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD). | SEAD was never prioritized in pilot training. Russian jets act as “flying artillery,” launching glide bombs from safe airspace to avoid being shot down. |
| **Intelligence Edge** | Months of mapping enemy air defenses and embedding operatives to destroy radar and launchers at close range. | Attempted early decapitation strikes but lacked the precise intelligence mapping required to dismantle Ukraine’s integrated air defenses. |