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Air Force Secretary Troy Allvin announced his early departure, marking the shortest tenure in over three decades, amid ongoing military reforms and recent leadership transitions, surprising many within the service.
President Joe Biden has stated that Ukraine's entry into NATO is "not automatic" and that the country will need to meet the same standards as everyone else in the alliance. Biden emphasized that he will not make it easier for Ukraine to join and that the country's system must be secure, non-corrupt, and meet all standards. This contradicts previous reports that Biden was open to removing the Membership Action Plan as a hurdle for Ukraine's NATO membership.
President Joe Biden said that the US would not make it easy for Ukraine to join NATO and that the country must meet the same standards as other member states. Biden also expressed hope for US-China relations ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing this weekend. The president indicated that he would meet with China’s President Xi Jinping again “over the next several months” to discuss how to “get along” despite “legitimate differences.”
Russian security expert Mark Galeotti claims that Putin spent 22 years rebuilding and reforming Russia's military, only to "shatter" it in Ukraine. When Putin came to power, the Russian military was in a catastrophic state, lacking resources and control. Putin, who had no meaningful military experience, believed that Russia needed a strong military to be a serious power. The underwhelming performance of the Russian military in the 2008 conflict with Georgia enabled Putin's defense minister to push through serious reforms.
Sudan's military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has reiterated that the army will be brought under a new civilian-led government as talks on military reforms began on Sunday. The proposed reforms include the integration of the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the regular army. The military and political parties signed a deal in December that called for a civilian-led transition government that would oversee elections in two years. However, pro-democracy protest groups opposed the deal, demanding the inclusion of transitional justice and security reforms.