Archiv: Ukraine


24.10.2026 - 11:08 [ Reuters ]

US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East, sources say

During the presidency of Joe Biden, the requests included switching off the service to prevent Iranian proxy militias in Yemen and Lebanon from using Starlink to communicate, and activating the service to provide ‌internet access inside Iran and in Ukraine to support its military, said four of the former officials.

Similarly, President Donald Trump‘s administration asked Musk, who is CEO of SpaceX, to make the service available in Iran following US-Israeli strikes in 2025 and 2026, in hopes it would bolster internet access and communications for anti-government protesters, a former senior Trump official and a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

17.10.2026 - 10:36 [ Neues Deutschland ]

Trumps Drohung: HĂ€nde hoch, Diesel her!

(October 1, 2026)

Alles nur, weil Trump seine Umfragewerte mit einem kurzen MilitĂ€r-Quickie im Iran pushen wollte. Das jedoch löste eine destruktive Kettenreaktion sondergleichen aus, wie ein Elefant, nein, eine Atombombe im Porzellanladen. Diese Ära wird in ein paar Jahren zumindest gute Serien auf Netflix oder HBO erzeugen, und man wird sich fragen, wie zum Teufel ein Mensch wie Trump je an die Macht kommen konnte.

17.10.2026 - 09:05 [ New York Times ]

Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday night exempting Russia from a new sanctions measure that Congress passed last month, offering another economic lifeline to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin as the United States turns to Russia for help in lowering gas prices.

17.10.2026 - 09:01 [ Associated Press ]

Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest

Trump’s unexpected decision comes a week after he stunningly said the U.S. had agreed to purchase diesel from Russia to try to bring down global energy prices, despite that potentially hurting Ukraine in its war with Russia.

An AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll published Oct. 1 found that Americans disapprove of the president’s handling of the Iran war and blame him for higher prices.

16.10.2026 - 16:49 [ Reuters ]

Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say

The move to temporarily restrict the vital communications system came as President Donald Trump has pressured Kyiv to stop its attacks on Russian refineries, which he has blamed for the ​soaring energy prices that are denting his Republican Party‘s prospects in the November midterm elections.

But experts say that surge in energy costs is mainly the result of the US-Israeli war with Iran, which brought Iranian ​attacks on energy facilities and has largely shut the vital Strait of Hormuz.

10.10.2026 - 23:07 [ theHill.com ]

Trump rips Zelensky amid Russia diesel deal feud: ‘I suggest they get a new leader’

It comes as the president faces growing pressure to address concerns over mounting energy costs due to global fuel shortages during the U.S.’s military operations against Iran and the Russia-Ukraine war.

20.08.2026 - 13:23 [ CNN ]

Russia again exploits Ukrainian air defense shortages as deadly strikes pound Kyiv

CNN producers in the Ukrainian capital heard several explosions and saw smoke over the city, as an air raid alert stretched on for hours. Massive fires lit up the night sky over the capital, video by Reuters news agency showed.

Ukraine has been relatively successful at intercepting the massive numbers of drones that Russia uses in its large-scale attacks. But in recent weeks, Moscow has repeatedly exploited Kyiv’s near-zero stocks of Patriot interceptor missiles, which are needed to defend against faster-moving ballistic missiles.

10.08.2026 - 06:19 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Eurovision of spies: Europe ranks its top intelligence agencies, reveals what it thinks of Mossad

The agencies were assessed in three main areas: recruiting “moles” and penetrating centers of power; assassination and sabotage operations, including operations such as Israel’s pager attack and Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb; and intelligence collection, cyber operations and access to encrypted communications.

“I had not imagined that relations between the agencies were much more intense than the official relations between the countries,” a senior Swiss diplomatic figure told the magazine. “An effective intelligence agency gives a country power no less significant than nuclear weapons.”

09.08.2026 - 17:00 [ TKP.at ]

Ukraine steht ohne Luftabwehr da

Wie Simplicius76 bereits am 7. Juli 2026 detailliert ausfĂŒhrte, produziert Lockheed Martin derzeit rund 650 PAC-3-Abfangraketen pro Jahr — fĂŒr die gesamte Welt. Das sind lĂ€cherliche 54 StĂŒck pro Monat. Die Ukraine allein brĂ€uchte ein Vielfaches davon, denn doktrinĂ€r werden pro anfliegender Rakete mindestens zwei, oft vier oder gar sechs Interceptoren abgefeuert.

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Die Lieferkette fĂŒr eine einzelne PAC-3 umfasst ĂŒber 400 Zulieferbetriebe. Die Endmontage allein dauert sechs Wochen. Die Gesamtvorlaufzeit liegt bei mehr als zwei Jahren. Das ist kein Produktionssystem — das ist ein bĂŒrokratisches Monster, das fĂŒr einen kurzen, intensiven Konflikt völlig ungeeignet ist.

VerschÀrfend kommt hinzu: Die USA haben im MÀrz 2026 ihren eigenen Krieg gegen den Iran begonnen und brauchen ihre Patriot-BestÀnde nun selbst.

09.08.2026 - 16:31 [ Antiwar.com ]

Trump Threatens ‘Leakers’ With Jail Time Over Reports About Munitions Shortages

(August 6, 2026)

Media reports have also said that the US has used up nearly all of its ATACMS missiles and Precision-Strike Missiles, which were both used extensively in strikes on Iran.

Trump also responded to a report from The Washington Post that said he lashed out at US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the munitions shortages, which one source told the outlet was part of the reason why Trump held off on his threats to dramatically escalate the war.

Sources told the Post that on the sidelines of a recent cabinet meeting at Camp David, Trump vented his frustration at Hegseth over the munitions shortages. The report said that Hegseth then blamed his deputy, Stephen Feinberg, for both the shortages and for failing to ensure Trump was informed about the issue.

09.08.2026 - 16:25 [ Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) ]

Renewed Iran War Would Test Diminished Interceptor Inventories

(July 27, 2026)

Note: Estimated inventories today account for additional interceptor use and new deliveries since the April 8 ceasefire. THAAD deliveries during the ceasefire outpaced estimated use over the same period, resulting in higher inventories today than in April. Patriot calculations include the latest MSE variant and PAC-3s. Several hundred PAC-2s, not represented in the chart, are estimated to remain in the U.S. inventory.
Source: Authors’ calculations based on FY 2027 DOD budget materials and publicly released information. Methodology detailed in Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park, “Last Rounds? Status of Key Munitions at the Iran War Ceasefire,” CSIS, April 21, 2026.

04.08.2026 - 01:26 [ Tucker Carlson / Youtube ]

Bot Farms, JD Vance, NATO, Charlie Kirk, Israel & the Globalist Propaganda Network Connecting It All

638,400 views Jul 31, 2026 The Tucker Carlson Show
Elizabeth Lane on the secret NATO propaganda network pushing the West toward world war.

29.07.2026 - 12:46 [ ABC News ]

Netanyahu and Zelenskyy meet separately with Trump at the White House

(July 28, 2026, 10:26 PM)

The meetings with Trump were expected to give both leaders a chance to push their agendas with the president at a time when U.S. policy towards Iran and the Russia-Ukraine war continues to be in flux.

29.07.2026 - 12:38 [ CNBC ]

Blurred front lines: Trump meets Zelenskyy as Ukraine, Iran wars collide

(July 28, 2026)

Kyiv on Saturday launched an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, an incident which Tehran said left one sailor dead and injured several others. The Islamic Republic has threatened retaliation over the strike, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying via social media that it “CANNOT GO UNANSWERED.”

In a post on X on Saturday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine had “achieved very strong results with long‑range strikes in the Caspian Sea – including vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran, as well as a warship.”

29.07.2026 - 12:31 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Neuer ukrainischer Generalstabschef: „Russland hat kein Existenzrecht“

Donezk und Lugansk seien schwierige Gebiete, so Drapatyj. Dort wĂŒrden vor allem „Umsiedler“ (aus Russland), „Kriminelle“ und Personen wohnen, „die nicht arbeiten und alles umsonst haben wollen“ (Minute 12:00). In Donezk und Lugansk lebe eine Bevölkerung „ohne Bewusstsein“. Mit „Bewusstsein“ meint Drapatyj das GefĂŒhl, zur Ukraine zu gehören.

Russland ist laut Drapatyj eine „stĂ€ndige Gefahr“ fĂŒr die Ukraine. „Das ist eine Nation mit einer FĂŒhrung, die kein Recht auf Existenz hat. Sie hat wĂ€hrend tausend Jahren nichts Zivilisatorisches hervorgebracht, nicht in der MentalitĂ€t und nicht in dem imperial-ambitionierten Verhalten.“ (Minute 23:40)

Mit Russland könne die Ukraine, so Drapatyj, keinen Kompromiss finden. „Am Ende des Kampfes um unsere UnabhĂ€ngigkeit muss unser Sieg stehen. Ein Sieg ohne Kompromisse.“ (24:34)

28.07.2026 - 15:25 [ CNBC ]

Netanyahu, Zelenskyy come to DC for Graham’s funeral, meetings with Trump amid wars

At Trump’s invitation, Netanyahu flew to Washington on Monday for the service, his office announced. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also plans to attend the Washington funeral, a White House official confirmed.

Both leaders are planning to meet with Trump during their respective visits.

27.07.2026 - 14:50 [ Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister, Islamic Republic of Iran / X ]

Zelenskyy has attacked an Iranian commercial vessel, killing a sailor. A blatant UN Charter violation done at Israel‘s behest to drag Europe into its war. In calls with EU High Rep Kallas and FM Lavrov, made clear that what the freeloader in Kyiv did CANNOT GO UNANSWERED.

(July 26, 2026)

27.07.2026 - 14:41 [ Antiwar.com ]

Araghchi Says Ukraine’s Attack on an Iranian Ship in the Caspian Sea ‘Cannot Go Unanswered’

The Iranian diplomat added that in calls with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top foreign policy official, he “made clear that what the freeloader in Kyiv did CANNOT GO UNANSWERED.”

The attack on the Iranian ship comes as Ukraine continues escalating its long-range drone attacks against Russia, which are carried out using intelligence provided by the US, and have been targeting Russian oil tankers and refineries, and have also been killing a significant number of civilians.

27.07.2026 - 14:30 [ Trend.az ]

Turkmenistan condemns attack on vessel in Caspian Sea

„Turkmenistan, as a Caspian state and a country with the status of permanent neutrality recognized by the United Nations, emphasizes that the Caspian is a sea of peace, friendship and good-neighborliness,“ the ministry said.

The ministry stressed that any actions threatening stability and security in the Caspian Sea are unacceptable, reiterating Turkmenistan‘s longstanding position that the region should remain an area of peaceful cooperation.

27.07.2026 - 14:00 [ CNBC ]

Ukraine strikes Iranian vessels in Caspian Sea, Tehran accuses Kyiv of ‘hostile and criminal act’

(July 26, 2026)

Iran said the attack left one sailor dead and injured several others. The country’s foreign ministry complained to Ukraine’s chargĂ© d’affaires in Tehran early on Sunday and “conveyed Iran’s strong protest over the ‘hostile and criminal act.’” Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

In a post on X highlighting Ukraine’s attacks on distant Russian targets, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that his country’s forces “also achieved very strong results with long‑range strikes in the Caspian Sea – including vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran, as well as a warship.”

02.07.2026 - 23:14 [ Interfax.com.ua ]

Fedorov asks 40 countries to provide Ukraine with Patriot missiles this month, contribute to PURL, JUMPSTART

As the minister recalled, to provide the country with anti-ballistic missiles, in April the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense signed a record-breaking contract for hundreds of PAC-2 missiles for the Patriot system, with Germany‘s support. Deliveries will begin over the next few years.

A first step has also been taken toward purchasing about a hundred missiles for the Patriot system for $1 billion using an EU loan. This year, Ukraine also began receiving missiles from the stockpiles of its European partners for the first time.

02.07.2026 - 23:10 [ Interfax.com.ua ]

Death toll in Kyiv rises to 23 – administration

The death toll from the Russian strike in Kyiv has risen, according to Head of Kyiv City Military Administration Tymur Tkachenko.

„The death toll from the Russian attack has risen to 23 people,“ Tkachenko said on his Telegram channel.

Previously, 21 deaths and 100 injuries had been reported.

30.05.2026 - 18:30 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Strack-Zimmermann schließt Einsatz von Bodentruppen nicht aus

(August 20, 2025)

Die FDP-Europaabgeordnete Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann hat den Einsatz von deutschen Bodentruppen zur Friedenssicherung in der Ukraine nicht kategorisch ausgeschlossen. „Die Frage wird sein, wenn es erforderlich ist, die Ukraine zu sichern: Reicht es, das mit AufrĂŒstung zu machen? Bedarf es anderer Schutztruppen?“, sagte sie im gemeinsamen Morgenmagazin von ARD und ZDF.

30.05.2026 - 18:18 [ TKP.at ]

RumĂ€niens PrĂ€sident zu Drohnen-Zwischenfall: „Kein russischer Angriff“ – Merz & EU-Poltiker eskalieren

Am 28./29. Mai 2026 schlug eine Drohne in ein WohngebĂ€ude in Galați ein, nahe der ukrainischen Grenze. Es gab Verletzte, aber keine Toten. Statt besonnener AufklĂ€rung folgte der ĂŒbliche Reflex: Sofortige Schuldzuweisung an Russland, Forderungen nach NATO-Artikel 4 oder gar 5 und diplomatische Maßnahmen wie die Schließung des russischen Konsulats in Constanța. Der rumĂ€nische PrĂ€sident Nicușor Dan hat nun jedoch unmissverstĂ€ndlich erklĂ€rt: Russland hatte keine Absicht, RumĂ€nien anzugreifen. Die Drohne war offenbar auf dem Weg zu einem ukrainischen Ziel (Hafen Reni) und wurde durch ukrainische elektronische KriegsfĂŒhrung abgelenkt.

Hier der Bericht dazu:

16.05.2026 - 19:21 [ GulfNews.com ]

UAE President receives phone call from Russian President

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, during which they discussed various aspects of cooperation and joint efforts aimed at strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries.

10.05.2026 - 07:08 [ UnderstandingWar.org ]

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 9, 2026

Russian and Ukrainian forces continued limited offensive operations across the theater throughout the first day of the May 9 – 11 ceasefire.

28.03.2026 - 14:26 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

„Russische Drohnen dringen in Nato-Luftraum ein“ – wenn Fake News zur „Wahrheit“ in deutschen Medien werden

Und diese Schlagzeilen dokumentieren: Ein großer Teil der Medien ist den Anforderungen, die der journalistische Beruf an sie stellt, nicht gewachsen.

28.03.2026 - 14:18 [ Republic of Estonia Government ]

The government was briefed on drone incidents in Estonia linked to the counter-offensive of Ukraine

(March 25, 2026)

“The war has now entered its fifth year, and its effects occasionally spill across borders. Today, not for the first time, also into Estonia. What is important is that Estonia was not the target of the attack,” emphasised Prime Minister Kristen Michal. “These are large-scale Ukrainian counter-attacks against the aggression of Russia, targeting the ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk. These are the ports through which Russia exports energy resources, providing Putin with funds to wage war, undermine the independence of European and other countries, conduct war against Ukraine, and kill people. The attacks today occurred in three waves, and some of the drones which were used in the attack reached here.

(…)

Early this morning at 3.43 a.m., a drone struck the chimney of the Auvere power plant. No people were injured. Based on current information, the drone was not directed at Estonia but deviated here from its intended trajectory. Later, at around 8.30 a.m., another aerial object crossed Lake Peipus into Estonia, triggering the hazard alert system.

28.03.2026 - 14:11 [ CBS News ]

Estonia and Latvia say drones hit their NATO territory as Ukraine and Russia traded attacks

(March 25, 2026)

Estonia‘s Internal Security Service said a drone entered the country from Russia and slammed into the chimney of a power station, while Latvia‘s armed forces reported a drone crashing onto the country‘s territory without causing any damage.

Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said the drone was Ukrainian. Estonian officials said the the stray drones entered from Russian air space „during a Ukrainian counterattack.“

26.02.2026 - 00:00 [ Drop Site News ]

Jeffrey Epstein Recruited NSA Codebreakers for Genome “Manhattan Project”

(February 10, 2026)

For the next decade, Epstein continued to recruit engineers from U.S. national security entities, including DARPA, to his genome hacking project. He asked Kathryn Ruemmler, the White House attorney who had handled the legal fallout from the Edward Snowden leaks, to help him source cryptographers from the National Security Agency. “Can you find a guy from nsa that can think about signal intelligence applied to DNA,” Epstein wrote . “I want to intercept communication between living cells in organisms.”

In late 2012, he had sent the same request to Boris Nikolic, Bill Gates’ top aide: “do you have any contacts at nsa so that we can use de encypriton (sic) in biological systems?” “Yes,” Nikolic replied, “There are no many places where I do not have someone ;)”