Tag: Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy Presses for Patriots as Pentagon Aid Stalls
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to push for Patriot interceptors and diplomacy, even as the administration, according to Kyiv Post, has told Congress it will not finish spending $400 million in already-approved Ukraine aid until fiscal year 2029. Zelenskyy called the sit-down…
Zelenskyy Appoints New Military Chief
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi on Tuesday, appointing Joint Forces Commander Mykhailo Drapatyi in his place. Zelenskyy thanked Syrskyi for leading Ukraine's defense in Kyiv, the Kharkiv counteroffensive, and the Kursk operation, saying: "A significant path has been traveled," according to Ukrainska Pravda.The move followed the dismissal of…
CIA: Ukrainian Drones Outpace Russian Mobilization
CIA Director John Ratcliffe said CIA intelligence estimates Russian recruits arriving at the front in Ukraine survive 20 to 30 minutes, attributing the attrition to Ukrainian AI-guided attack drones.“The average life expectancy of a Russian recruit right now, arriving on the battlefield in Ukraine, is estimated to be between 20…
Ankara Summit Shows NATO Rediscovering Its Purpose
NATO was built in 1949 to contain a Soviet threat its founders believed diplomacy alone could not hold. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the Alliance spent three decades answering a nagging question: what was it still for? The Ankara summit declaration gave an unusually direct answer.NATO names Russia and rediscovers…
Belarus Caught Between Russian Pressure and Ukrainian Deterrence
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made an unusually explicit promise to his servicemen in early July: "No one is going to send you into this slaughter." The declaration came after weeks of rising tension. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy openly accused Russia of trying to pull Belarus deeper into the war, Kyiv…
