Russia jams Ukrainian drones targeting its Baltic ports and redirects them into NATO airspace.
Baltic officials warn this could gradually erode public support for Ukraine in countries that have been among Kyiv's strongest backers, — Kyiv Independent. 1/
The first major incident: March 2026, several drones crashed in Finland. At least one confirmed Ukrainian.
Kyiv apologized, saying the drones were aimed at military targets inside Russia but sent off course by Russian electronic interference.
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Latvia's government collapsed over it. After stray Ukrainian drones entered Latvian airspace on May 7, the defense minister resigned.
Days later, the prime minister quit after losing her coalition majority.
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Snyder: The essence of MAGA is losing and pretending to win. Trump is a failed businessman whose political career depends on persuading people he is successful.
When he lost in 2020, he tried to convince people he had somehow won. 1/
Snyder: The Republican Party has become a one-person cult. For it to become a party again, Trump has to lose big.
His cult depends on the illusion of strength and invulnerability — and that illusion has to be broken. 2/
Snyder: Trump understands God as one more propaganda device. What bothers him about Pope Leo is that Pope Leo actually believes in God.
Trump does not believe in anything beyond his own personal convenience, so even God becomes part of his act. 3/
The Telegraph: Macron tore up 65 years of doctrine to defend Europe with French nukes, with or without the US.
Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Sweden, Denmark, and now the Czech Republic will host French nuclear-armed Rafales. 1/
France holds 290 warheads, Britain 225. Their combined arsenal totals 515 weapons against Russia's 5,580 and America's 5,225.
Without Washington, Russia alone outguns Europe 11-to-1 in warheads. Macron's plan makes those 515 European weapons unpredictable enough to matter. 2/
Under Macron's "forward deterrence" plan, French Rafale jets carrying tactical nukes will rotate secretly through allied bases across Europe.
Britain's four Trident submarines and France's four ballistic-missile subs will maintain a continuous at-sea deterrent. 3/
Trump launched the Iran war to force capitulation. His exit ramp now lets the regime claim victory simply by surviving.
Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and pledges no nukes. Trump releases frozen funds and lifts sanctions — David Ignatius, Washington Post. 1/
Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz immediately, without tolls. Iran pledges not to seek nuclear weapons.
In exchange the US stops hostilities, releases Iran's frozen funds, and lifts sanctions gradually over 60 days. 2/
The denuclearization terms get negotiated over the next 60 days. Iran agreed to dispose of its highly enriched uranium stockpile, likely by diluting it or shipping to a third country.
The IAEA verifies. Iran has not agreed to give up its right to enrich. 3/