Under-siege Russia resorts to jamming Elon Musk’s Starlink systems to repulse Ukrainian drone attacks
Serhii Beskrestnov, an advisor to Ukraine’s defence ministry, said Russia was deploying a jamming system called the Volna Kupol Garant that emits a signal strong enough to destabilise the Starlink connection in an area of about 20 square km (7.7 square miles). He added that about 10 had been detected so far.
NATO showcases big arms deals as Trump, but the US president says he’s been let down by allies, wants to control Greenland
The deals, estimated to be worth at least $50 billion according to one NATO official, included European countries buying surveillance drones from US company Northrop Grumman and NATO buying planes from Sweden’s Saab.
Terminator drones age: Ukraine makes history after it uses fully autonomous drones for the first time to kill human soldiers on Russian soil
With no way to tell what the automated drones had seen or targeted, human-piloted drones were sent into the area after the test to manually check results.
Trump says US welcomes prospect of Zelensky-Putin direct talks to end Russia-Ukraine war
Earlier on Thursday, Zelenskiy called on Putin to engage in direct talks to end the war, arguing that continued fighting was affecting Russia’s resources and its international standing.
Hesitant EU leaders agree to loan Ukraine €90b but were divided on whether to appropriate frozen Russian assets
The idea of EU borrowing initially seemed unworkable as it requires unanimity and Hungary’s Russia-friendly Prime Minister Viktor Orban had opposed it. But Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic agreed to let the scheme go ahead as long as it did not impact them financially.
US hits Russia oil companies with sanctions as Moscow as Moscow holds nuclear drills
The United States hit Russia’s major oil companies with sanctions on Wednesday and accused the Russians of a lack of commitment toward ending the war in Ukraine, as Moscow conducted a major training exercise involving nuclear arms. The new sanctions were unveiled one day after plans for a summit between...
Putin wants Ukraine to trade Donbas, NATO membership and no Western troops for peace
The three sources close to the Kremlin said the summit in the Alaskan city of Anchorage had ushered in the best chance for peace since the war began because there had been specific discussions about Russia’s terms and Putin had shown a willingness to give ground.
