Self-defense articles
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German Defense Minister: Restart conscription, pursue 3 percent GDP on defense
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius encouraged allies, including the US, to “arrive” at military expenditure of 3 percent GDP – though declined to put forward a timeline for such change to occur.
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Criminal defense attorney says Trump’s defense team made a tactical mistake
Manhattan criminal defense attorney Stacy Schneider and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin discuss the decision by Donald Trump’s defense team to press Stormy Daniels about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump during the former president’s hush money trial.
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Putin reshuffles top Russian defense and security positions, nominates Andrey Belousov as Defense Minister
Vladimir Putin has submitted to the Federation Council the nomination of Andrey Belousov for the post of Defense Minister, replacing Sergey Shoygu. Prior to this, Belousov served as the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government. Additionally, Putin dismissed Nikolay Patrushev from the role of Secretary of the Security Council, citing his transition to another position. Shoygu will take over Patrushev’s former duties, as reported by TASS. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov explained...