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NATO
ANALYSIS: Military Cargo Flights to NATO’s Rzeszów Poland Hub Are Spiking
It’s clearly more planes than usual – by weight the air supply effort is being led by cargo 747s contracted by the USAF. But it’s less than half the air bridge the Americans built for Ukraine in 2024.
May 2, 2025
Ukraine
Trump Taps Career Diplomat to Temporarily Lead US Embassy in Ukraine Starting Next Week
Julie Davis will remain as accredited US Ambassador in Cyprus while running the Embassy in Kyiv.
May 1, 2025
US
Mothballed US F-16 Fighters Dispatched to Ukraine
Images have appeared on social media of preservative-wrapped Vipers being loaded onto an Antonov An-124 in Tucson, Arizona, before the aircraft was tracked flying to Poland.
May 1, 2025
Ukraine
EXPLAINED: So…What’s in the Minerals Deal?
On May 30, Ukraine and the US signed a deal linking military aid to economic recovery and shared access to Ukraine’s vast mineral resources, with revenues split 50/50.
May 1, 2025
Ukraine
EXPLAINED: Ukraine Signs Mineral Deal – What Now?
There are multiple steps still needed to put the latest agreement into law – including changes to the country’s tax and budget codes.
May 1, 2025
War in Ukraine
EU Chief Says There Is ‘Plan B’ if US Abandons Ukraine and Lifts Russian Sanctions
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said if there are no signs of a breakthrough, Washington, would “step back as mediators in this process.”
May 1, 2025
War in Ukraine
Trump OKs First Cash Weapons Sale to Kyiv, Partly Lifts Hold on Ukrainian Military Aid
As peace talks slow, the Trump White House approved its first $50M arms exports to Ukraine through direct commercial sales to Kyiv.
May 1, 2025
Ukraine
US and Ukraine Sign Minerals Deal – ‘No State Who Financed Russian War Machine Will Benefit From Reconstruction’
Ukraine retains full control over subsoil resources, infrastructure and natural assets. While Trump sill objects to NATO membership, the agreement will not hinder Ukraine’s path toward EU membership.
May 1, 2025
OPINION: Trump Just Showed Ukraine and NATO What ‘Ally’ Really Means to Washington
Watch what Washington does to its friends, not what it says about them. This week, that lesson was delivered in the Middle East – and Kyiv should be taking notes.
June 20, 2026
