The S-400 issue will be solved in some way. We expect developments. And it looks like it will happen.

The justification for suspending the F-35 program was the S-400.

Once that is removed, the F-35 will start directly.

Regarding the F-35, our hand is actually very strong. We were a country that manufactured 1,000 parts of the F-35 — literally exactly 1,000 parts as a number.

It will be solved. We have no doubt.

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said intelligence indicates credible attack planning, meaning authorities must assume attacks are possible at any time.

The warning covers threats to critical infrastructure, public institutions, and individuals.

No specific plot or group was identified.

Source: Reuters

Zelensky is said to be meeting senior military commanders to assess the battlefield situation and evaluate potential successors.

While no decision has been made, he is reportedly open to removing Syrsky if a suitable replacement can ensure a smooth transition without disrupting Ukraine's defense along the front line.

Source: FT

I'm too old, too tired and too talented to take any shit. I believe that the truth is important.

I believe that it was a travesty what was happening in Palestine.

It's just that the way the Israelis have behaved towards Palestine is just unforgivable.

I think a lot of people are sort of worried about their careers.

Beyond the fighter jets, Ukraine is seeking maintenance equipment, technical support systems, and repair documentation, while Poland is interested in acquiring Ukrainian drone technology in return.

Source: RBC-Ukraine

This time we really feel closer. We feel that we might be able to resolve this issue and leave that problem behind ourselves.

I would say, because for the first time ever, really for the last 10 to 15 years, we have full confidence in the United States administration that when we reach a deal, they're going to deliver their part of the deal as well.

And it's not only about selling F-35s or returning Türkiye to the F-35 program, as we used to be a part of.

Of course, it is about forging a much deeper defense industry cooperation between the United States and Türkiye, taking into account our comparative advantages, taking into account the importance of this issue.

So that is what makes us more hopeful than anything else.

When you remember how we ended up by buying the S-400, I'm going to put it into context there as well.

The whole process of us acquiring an air defense system started in 2010. We opened many tenders—I think three or four tenders were opened in the first seven years or so—and every time the U.S. offer turned out to be the most expensive.

That's understandable because Patriot systems are the best on the market right now. But they also turned out to be the least cooperative in terms of offsets, possibilities for technology sharing, or co-production of any of the components.

More importantly, they turned out to be the least reliable as well, because every time we discussed with our U.S. colleagues whether they could guarantee the delivery of these urgently needed air defense systems, they said they were a democratic country with congressional oversight and there was no way they could guarantee delivery within a certain period of time.

They also said that Türkiye's image in Congress was not good and that we had to work not only with the administration but with Congress as well.