Despite the persistent threat from Russia, the US is considering reducing its military presence on the continent, Reuters reports.
Category: 6. Opinion
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Trump pushes NATO troop cuts in Europe despite Russia’s threat
Security experts and European leaders increasingly warn that Russia’s threat to Europe remains, regardless of any potential ceasefire or peace settlement with… -
Italy to hand Ukraine 400 battle-tested M113s—same carriers Israel still trusts in combat
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has presented a new military aid package for Ukraine to the Public Safety Committee, which includes old but effective M113 armored personnel carriers and a satellite surveillance system, il Giornale reports.
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Ukraine unveils mobile anti-drone laser turret SlimBeam
Ukraine’s government-backed defense innovation grant program, known as the “Brave1 technology cluster,” reported that Ukrainian company Fulltime Robotics has developed a new compact laser turret named SlimBeam, designed to neutralize drones and destroy explosives from a distance.
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Destruction at Russia’s Murom military factory confirmed by satellite data
Satellite images confirm the destruction of a warehouse at the Murom Instrument-Building Plant in Murom, Vladimir Oblast, Russia, following a Ukrainian drone strike weeks ago. The images were analyzed and published by the open-source intelligence group Dnipro OSINT, Militarnyi reported.
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Failed Ukraine’s peace talks expose Trump’s dilemma: either crush Russia’s energy exports or accept Putin’s ceasefire game
The meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul clearly showed he isn’t yet ready to do a deal, The Wall Street Journal reports.
“We fought Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?” That was the message delivered by Russian presidential aide Vladimir…
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ISW: Russian forces expand salient near Donetsk’s Pokrovsk and Toretsk amid uncertain summer priorities
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on 16 May that Russian forces continue expanding their salient northeast of Pokrovsk and southwest of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast. However, it remains unclear whether Russian command will prioritize advancing on Pokrovsk or…
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“Classic Russian spy tactics” turn victims of Putin’s war into weapons against their own allies
Moscow-recruited Ukrainian agents are causing a double wave: shock in the West and propaganda within Russia, says former British military analyst Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, The Telegraph reports.
In 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Russia had long been waging not a covert but an…
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Russia lost 50,000 troops trying to take a Ukrainian town with 48 residents—but still failed
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FT: Witkoff cancels Moscow trip as Kremlin snubs 22-point US-Ukraine-European-backed ceasefire plan
Russian officials told US special envoy Steve Witkoff on 8 May that President Vladimir Putin would not discuss a 22-point peace plan drawn up with Ukrainian and European input, according to Financial Times, citing three people briefed on the discussions. The message was delivered after a Russian…
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Ex-ambassador Brink says she quit over Trump’s Ukraine policy, calls it dangerous appeasement
Bridget Brink, who served as US Ambassador to Ukraine until April, said she resigned over US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, which she claimed pressured Ukraine instead of confronting Russia.
After current US President Donald Trump took office in January, the US reversed its Ukraine…Continue Reading