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Drones, Drama, and Dysfunction

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Poland’s leaders unite (briefly) as Russian drones cross the border Russian drones slipping into Polish airspace yesterday did what years of political manoeuvring, bitter infighting, and ego-driven posturing couldn’t: they forced Poland’s president and prime minister to act like grown-ups—for a few hours, at least. Karol Nawrocki, Poland’s MAGA-blessed president who rode a long-shot election win into office only weeks ago, has been waging a public street fight with Donald Tusk, the seasoned prime minister who’s seen more political cycles than Warsaw has seen renovations. Until the drones showed up, their main battlefield was X (yes, the platform formerly known as Twitter, where serious statesmen now reduce diplomacy to schoolyard taunts. Nawrocki was still basking in the glow of his White House photo-op with Donald Trump—where he somehow managed to extract promises of not just maintaining but maybe even increasing America’s 10,000 troops in Poland. He crowed that Tusk hadn’t pulled off...

How Ukrainian DIY Drones Are Taking Out Russian Tanks

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Since the Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian forces began, there’s been a dramatic increase in Ukraine’s use of FPV, or first person view drones to execute kamikaze-style attacks on Russian tanks, troop positions and other large-scale weapons. The aim is to operate cheaply and to make the military less dependent on Western weapons.  WSJ gathered dozens of videos from Ukrainian units on the frontlines, to break down how their drone teams execute these attacks on Russia’s military.

What Wagner’s Russian Mutiny Means for Putin and the World

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Vladimir Putin’s image as an all-powerful leader was shattered last weekend with the Wagner mercenary group mutiny.  What consequences could this have on Russia's war in Ukraine and stability inside the world's biggest nuclear power?

War in Ukraine: inside Russia’s divided military elite

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With Ukraine’s counteroffensive under way, infighting has broken out within Russia’s military elite.  How will Ukraine’s successes on the battleground deepen divisions in Moscow?