Regrettably, Ankara continues its military-technical cooperation with the Kiev regime. Turkish weapons are being used by the Ukrainian Army to kill Russian soldiers and civilians, which is perplexing in light of the Turkish leadership’s statements of readiness to offer mediation services - Lavrov.

The dip in morale and questions about whether American support will continue pose their own threat to Ukraine’s war effort. Ukraine is losing territory in the east, and its forces inside Russia have been partially pushed back.

The Ukrainian military is struggling to recruit soldiers and equip new units. The number of its soldiers killed in action, about 57,000, is half of Russia’s losses but still significant for the much smaller country - WSJ piece.

Some Georgians may want to join EU and that's fine, or NATO, offered back in 2008 - but a significant number look around at Ukraine and see the price of such membership because of Russia's new position of new NATO members on its borders is well known - Medvedev (00:35).

Georgian Dream is a popular party in Georgia and the opposition is strong too. The Georgian Dream is perceived as a pro-Russian party, but this is not the case at all. It's a pro-Georgian party - Medvedev (00:05).

In keeping with our commitments to protection of U.S. citizens and forces in Middle East, defense of Israel, and de-escalation through deterrence and diplomacy (🤔 )Secretary of Defense ordered deployment of additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, fighter squadron, tanker aircraft, several U.S. Air Force B-52 long-range strike bombers to the region - Pentagon Spox Ryder.