NYTIMES (Paul Sonne) - Moscow Claims Ukraine Planned to Start a War Between Russia and the U.K.
Britain warned that Russia uses disinformation to divide Ukraine from its international partners.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Amanda Stephenson, Pavel Polityuk and Anna Pruchnicka) - Canada makes military deal with Ukraine as Russian attacks escalate
The deal gives Ukraine access to interceptors, which may include Patriot missiles. The deal comes as more strikes hit Ukraine.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Doug Bandow) - How to Lower the Odds of Russia–NATO War
Further enabling Ukrainian deep strikes would only worsen the threat from Moscow. The post How to Lower the Odds of Russia–NATO War appeared first on The American Conservative .
Ukraine How to Lower the Odds of Russia–NATO War Further enabling Ukrainian deep strikes would only worsen the threat from Moscow. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) Among America’s European allies, predictions of Russian aggression abound. Never mind their claim that Ukraine is on the march, close to defeating the aggressive Bear. If Moscow does ultimately triumph, they warn, Vladimir Putin’s legions will inevitably march westward, despite their devastating losses in manpower and materiel in a fight right off Russia’s border. In fact, Putin has never demonstrated such an interest.…Open
NYTIMES (Rajan Menon) - Ukraine’s Defenses Are Dwindling. Putin Will Make the Most of It.
After more than 50 months of this war, the next few could be decisive.
DAILYCALLER (Francis Kapper) - Ukraine’s Situation Grows Dire As Russia Continues To Hammer Ports
‘Always motivated to escalate’
NYTIMES (Aurelien Breeden) - Here Is Where Ukraine Peace Talks Stand, as a New Round Approaches
A deadly campaign of Russian and Ukrainian airstrikes has escalated since the last U.S.-brokered negotiations stalled in February.
AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker Blog) - Taking down drones the old-fashioned way
By J.R. Dunn The Ukrainians have reached back to the absolute beginning of aerial warfare to take down Russian Shahed drones.
NYTIMES (Kim Barker, Oleksandra Mykolyshyn and Ivan Nechepurenko) - For Russia and Ukraine, an Escalating Spiral With No End in Sight
Each side is using missiles and drones to try to pound the other into giving up, breeding ceaseless human suffering. But there is no sign that either country’s determination will weaken.
NYTIMES (Cassandra Vinograd) - The New Jet-Powered Drones That Are Breeding Anxiety in Ukraine
These Russian drones are more destructive, faster and harder to shoot down than the propeller-driven models Russia has used throughout the war.
YOUTUBE (LiveNOW from FOX) - Russia unleashes deadly jet-powered drone attacks on Ukraine
The Kyiv Independent's Dominic Culverwell joins LiveNOW's J Russell to discuss his reporting from the Ukrainian capital as Russia has unleashed days of deadly attacks with jet-powered drones, killing dozens of people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media that he had “a good call” Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, describing their phone conversation as “detailed and constructive.”