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In the early months of the war in Ukraine, Gen. Mark Milley, then chair of the joint chiefs of staff, carried a note card in his briefcase outlining what he saw as the main priorities when it came to the US and NATO approach to the war. As reported by the Washington Post, they were: No. 1: “Don’t have a …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared on Fox News’ Special Report, hosted by Bret Baier, following his meeting with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session. Baier questioned Zelensky about whether he would accept territorial losses, given that President Donald Trump had stated any peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine would inevitably involve Ukraine “losing …

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump took a chaotic, and at times, incoherent turn through the 80th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, upending US policy on the …

Ukraine’s army conducted devastating strikes on Russian munition depots, inflicting serious damage. The attacks targeted warehouses storing large quantities of ammunition and over 19,000 drone units in August and September. The depots were located in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in eastern Ukraine and were completely destroyed, according to Ukraine‘s General Staff. Ukraine‘s intelligence identified a warehouse storing recently delivered …

He added: “I don’t love it – I don’t like when that happens.” The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) noted that Russia is “intensifying its efforts to test NATO’s defensive capabilities and resolve by violating NATO members’ safety zones in the air domain”. Amid his stark warning to the Kremlin, Mr Healey also wrote in the Mail on …

Vladimir Putin plans to slap higher taxes on rich Russians as he desperately searches for more money to fund his war in Ukraine. The Kremlin boss said the government was considering increasing levies on dividends or raising tax rates on luxury goods – both of which measures would hit wealthy citizens. He noted that the US had done something similar …

A top Russian businessman has died in mysterious circumstances, as fears grow that Vladimir Putin is carrying out a ruthless purge of his Kremlin elite. Alexander Tyunin, 50, was found dead with a bullet wound and a rifle near his corpse in the village of Kokoshkino in the Moscow region. He was the head of a chemicals plant that makes …

Nineteen suspected Russian drones entered Polish airspace on Monday, where they were intercepted by a joint operation that included Polish, Dutch, and Italian aircraft as well as German Patriot missiles. This marked the first time that NATO militaries had fired shots during the Russian war in Ukraine as well as the first time that NATO aircraft have engaged potential threats …

At the height of the Iraq war, bloggers coined the term “Friedman unit” in reference to the New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman’s habit of claiming that the next six months would be critical in determining the outcome of the conflict. Everything has sped up quite a bit in our post-Twitter era, so perhaps it’s appropriate that the Ukraine war …

Editor’s note, September 2, 12:10 pm ET: This week, the leaders of Iran, North Korea, and Russia, along with around two dozen other heads of state, are in China for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, which doubles as an advertisement for China’s bid for global leadership. In February, Vox reported on …