London designated 9 people and 5 companies under its migration and human-trafficking regulations. It added 3 more targets for the "instrumentalization of migration" — using migrant flows to destabilize Ukraine and Europe. 3/
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UK sanctions target migrant trafficking and drone components for Putin
Stephen Doughty, UK Sanctions Minister: "These sanctions expose and disrupt the operations of those trafficking migrants as cannon fodder and feeding Putin's drone factories with illicit components." 2/
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UK sanctions 35 people and firms aiding Russia’s war
The UK sanctioned 35 people and companies feeding Russia's war. One pipeline traffics foreign migrants into the trenches. Another smuggles components into the Alabuga drone plant — The Moscow Times. 1/
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Pistorius: Germany to use Ukrainian missile knowhow; Flamingo hits 1500km target
Pistorius said Germany will draw on "Ukrainian knowhow." Ukraine's Flamingo cruise missile has a reported range over 3,000km. This week Kyiv used Flamingos to hit a military-industrial target in Cheboksary on the Volga — 1,500km from the border. 10/
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DPS missiles: 1000-3000km range, pinpoint targeting of bombers and drone factories
DPS — missiles with 1,000–3,000km range and pinpoint targeting. They destroy a bomber on the runway, a submarine in port, a drone factory before launch. Western military official: "You want to be able to strike a Russian drone factory before they send 500 drones at us." 3/
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Ukrainian missile reaches deep Russia; Kinzhal hits European capitals from Kaliningrad
Only one ground-launched missile in Europe reaches deep into Russia today. It is Ukrainian. Russia's Kinzhal hits Warsaw, Berlin, Munich. From Kaliningrad — London, Paris, Rome. Europe's own answer won't arrive until the 2030s — Financial Times. 1/
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Merz pushes Trump for Patriots, refuses TAURUS, fails on EU assets
On Ukraine, Merz raised the ceiling and kept the red lines. He reportedly pushed Trump to sell extra Patriot systems. He also refused to send TAURUS cruise missiles and failed to win EU support for using frozen Russian assets. 7/
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Merz focused on Ukraine, pushed German financing for missiles and drones
Foreign policy is where Merz tried to compensate. He made Ukraine the center of his agenda, traveled to Kyiv often, and pushed Germany into financing missile and drone production in Ukraine. 5/
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Europe funds Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan cooperate, Central Asia bypasses Moscow
Europe found the money to keep Ukraine fighting. Armenia and Azerbaijan are cooperating with the West. Central Asian republics are building pipeline routes that bypass Moscow entirely. 6/
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Ukrainian mobilization and broad international support
A critical mass of Ukrainians was willing to fight and die for their country. Zelenskyy kept his people united while building international support. Any Russian victory now will be pyrrhic. 4/