U.S. Military Presence in Europe 🇺🇸

Countries with U.S. bases:
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇷 Greece
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇮🇹 Italy
🇽🇰 Kosovo
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇷🇴 Romania
🇪🇸 Spain
🇹🇷 Turkey
🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Egypt's Sisi:

We reject displacement of Palestinians and threats to national security of the countries of the region.

Zelensky showed the leaders of Ukraine's allies products of the Ukrainian defense industry that are used by the Ukrainian Army at the front.

The products include reconnaissance UAVs, fiber-optic FPV drones, ground-based robotic platforms, interceptor drones, electronic warfare and electronic warfare equipment, communication systems, river drones, as well as drone missiles.

Elon Musk commented on the petition demanding to strip him of his Canadian citizenship, saying:

"Canada is not a real country"

Musk received Canadian citizenship in 1989.

Ukrainian parliament voted for a resolution on democracy in Ukraine and support for Zelensky's legitimacy.

The presidential elections in Ukraine will be announced after the end of the war and the establishment of a lasting peace, according to the resolution passed by the parliament.

The Kremlin accepted Vucic's apology for Serbia's support for the Western resolution on Ukraine in the UN.

"Technical errors happen," Kremlin spokesman Peskov said.

Kremlin:

Americans need rare earth minerals and they are abundantly available with us.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

The Syrian people will not allow Israel to occupy their land.

Before Scholz's flight to London for the Ukraine conference, Merz urged him to coordinate all diplomatic statements and decisions before leaving office, Bild reported.

The CDU/CSU issued a "memorandum of understanding" demanding key personnel decisions be postponed to align with Merz.

Countries that think Russian frozen assets should be handed over to Ukraine immediately:

🇵🇱 Poland
🇨🇿 Czechia
🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 Baltic countries

The countries opposing the initiative are:

🇫🇷 France
🇩🇪 Germany
🇮🇹 Italy
🇪🇸 Spain

Source: Politico

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to slash Britain's aid budget to boost defense spending to 2.5% of GDP.

Source: The Sun

Iran has strengthened defenses around key nuclear and missile sites amid fears of an attack by Israel and the US.

Source: The Telegraph

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy:

We want to see a negotiated two-state solution and a secure, sovereign Palestinian state alongside Israel.

US Secretary of State Rubio says that the US voted against the UN resolution on the war in Ukraine because it contradicts Washington’s efforts to bring both sides to the negotiating table.

The US doesn't want to be antagonistic toward either side, according to Rubio.

Israel wants to create buffer zones in the north and east of Gaza and completely dismantle Hamas’s military capabilities during the phase two of the ceasefire negotiations.

Source: Bloomberg

Polish President Andrzej Duda:

Poland is ready to deploy on its territory all US troops currently deployed in Germany.

Chinese scientists propose equipping combat robots with thermobaric weapons for "comprehensive destruction," the South China Morning Post reports.

During recent urban warfare drills, lightly armed drones struggled to eliminate enemies in buildings and bunkers. Researchers suggest an ideal setup: aerial drones for target detection and ground robots as “armored monsters” carrying thermobaric weapons.

These weapons detonate into 2,500-degree fireballs, vaporizing targets within an 80-meter radius.

CCTV footage of a person throwing Molotov cocktails onto the grounds of the Russian consulate in Marseille.

NEW: Starmer has announced that the UK's defense spending will be increased to 2.5 percent of the UK's GDP by 2027.

Britain will introduce sanctions soon against Rwanda over fighting in neighbouring Congo, a minister in the UK Foreign Office said, Reuters reported.

The British Prime Minister Starmer announced a reduction in aid to other countries from 0.5% to 0.3% of GDP from 2027 in order to increase defense spending.