Security services have accused Gonzalo Lira of “insulting” Ukraine’s government and military The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Friday confirmed the arrest of Gonzalo Lira, a Chilean national living in Kharkov, suspecting him of pro-Russian sympathies. Lira had been previously detained in April 2022, but released after a week and ordered not to leave the city.

The US military is posting the lowest recruitment numbers in decades, with the army doing worse than all the other service branches. An op-ed on Monday carefully blamed an “antiquated” recruitment system and the recent “woke” ads as the main culprits, proposing an overhaul of both.

By praising president-elect Lai Ching-te, US and its allies are encouraging “separatist forces,” China’s foreign ministry has said China’s foreign ministry has condemned Western governments for venerating Taiwan’s pro-independence president-elect, following his recent electoral victory. The West, Beijing warned, should not “interfere in China’s internal affairs.”