“What Mr. Musk has said is wholly unconvincing based on the evidence so far. It’s pretty much garbage,” Ciaran Martin, a former chief executive of the United Kingdom’s cybersecurity agency, who now teaches at Oxford University, told the BBC…
Category: 1. Ukraine
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Ukraine’s Best European Missile Just Shot Down Its First Russian Jet
An Italian SAMP/T.
Italian army photo
One of Ukraine’s two SAMP/T surface-to-air missile batteries has shot down a Russian warplane for the first time. That’s obvious good news for Ukraine, which could rely more on the Franco-Italian air…
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US, Ukraine sign ‘economic partnership’ centered on Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals – but extracting them isn’t so simple
The U.S. and Ukraine have a new “economic partnership” centered on Ukraine’s mineral wealth as Ukraine continues to fight off Russia’s invasion, officials from both countries announced on April 30, 2025.
After a rocky start to…
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Retreat! Ukrainian Brigades Appear To Be Evacuating Kursk.
Ukrainian tanks.
Ukrainian defense ministry photo
On Feb. 25, a flurry of accurate Russian drone strikes knocked out dozens of Ukrainian vehicles along the main road to Sudzha, the town that is—or was—the main base for the 10,000-strong…
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Joint Statement on the United States-Ukraine Meeting in Jeddah
The following text was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Ukraine.
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Today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – under the gracious hospitality of Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
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US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them isn’t so simple
Ukraine’s mineral wealth has been a key factor in its negotiations with the U.S. as the two countries work out details for a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine’s war with Russia.
After a rocky start to those negotiations, officials from…
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Paris planning talks on security force for Ukraine expected to draw more than 30 nations
PARIS (AP) — Military officials from more than 30 nations will take part in Paris talks on the creation of an international security force for Ukraine, a French military official said Monday.
Such an international force…
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What’s so special about Ukraine’s minerals? A geologist explains
Ukraine’s minerals have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky to access them. But what are these minerals exactly and why are they so sought…
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Musk and Rubio spar with Polish minister over Ukraine’s use of Starlink
Abdujalil AbdurasulovBBC News
Reuters
Starlink provides high-speed internet to remote areas such as war zones US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Elon Musk have clashed with Poland’s foreign minister over the use of the tech billionaire’s Starlink…
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Russian forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian troops
LONDON — Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers reported, as Moscow claimed fresh gains in its push to recapture parts of…
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