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Trump stabs Ukraine in the back as it runs out of Patriots, Russia kills sailors in NATO territory, and Trump operatives advise Bosnia’s Serbs
Destruction in Kyiv, Ukraine after a major Russian attack on Ukrainian cities on October 13, 2026 (State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Wikimedia Commons)
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There’s only one way NATO can counter Putin’s hybrid war
A British soldier in front of an A400M Atlas C.1 aircraft during NATO drills on Jan Mayen island, Norway, on August 29, 2026 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Noah Masog via Wikimedia Commons)
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Russia’s gray zone war enters a new phase, Trump may finally let Ukraine make Patriot missiles, and Poland eyes a deal on “Fort Trump”
A medical center burns as a result of a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine on September 28, 2026 (State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Wikimedia Commons)
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Trump restarts Ukraine peace talks, US spy chiefs meet with Polish officials, and thousands honor a convicted war criminal in Serbia
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine for the first time on September 6, 2026 (The White House via Wikimedia Commons)
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CIA chief makes a secret visit to Moscow, the UK allows Ukraine to produce Storm Shadows, and Poland makes its largest-ever air defense sale
CIA director John Ratcliffe during a joint press conference with Putin and Trump in Anchorage, Alaska on August 15, 2025 (The White House via Wikimedia Commons)
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