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I flew an RAF Tornado to keep peace in Iraq – Ukraine would be far more dangerous
Mandy Hickson, one of the first women to fly fast jets for the RAF, explains why air-policing missions next to Russia could be so risky
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How to Tell That the Chain Saw Is Coming for America
If you think Iraq and the Middle East destabilized quickly ... Trump is right on this: The war in Ukraine needs to end — now. But the way you get the most lasting peace in Ukraine — and ...
The Spectator Australia4d
How the ghost of Iraq haunts peace in Ukraine
It’s great that JD Vance is all for free speech, though he does tend to shoot off his mouth in an off-putting way. He is, as Disraeli said of Gladstone, ‘a sophistical

Ukraine willing to sign minerals deal

Trump welcomes Ukraine's willingness to sign minerals deal, talk peace
EXPLAINER: Ukraine’s Critical Rare Earth Minerals and the Potential Deal With Trump
Critical minerals are all the rage right now. Ever since President Donald Trump indicated he wanted access to Ukraine’s natural resources industry in exchange for U.S. aid amid the country’s war with Russia – an idea originally floated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a way to help fund the military effort – much has been said and written about critical minerals and rare earths.
Ukraine willing to sign minerals deal after earlier agreement fell apart
Starmer praises sacrifice of British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq in oblique rebuke to Vance
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has praised the “sacrifice” of British troops who were killed fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq
With Drones and North Korean Troops, Russia Pushes Back Ukraine’s Offensive
Russia Uses a Gas Pipeline to Strike at Ukrainian Troops From the Rear in Kursk
Russia Pushes Ukrainian Forces Back in Kursk After U.S. Halts Support
How Trump's Ukraine military aid halt affects US defense industry
U.S. President Donald Trump has frozen military aid to Ukraine, just days after publicly confronting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House and accusing him of being insufficiently grateful for Washington's backing.
Iraq veteran in General Assembly criticizes governor’s ‘cheap stunt’
A turret gunner in Iraq before he was 21, North Carolina lawmaker Allen Chesser called Gov. Josh Stein’s embrace and signature to a statement involving Ukraine and second-term Republican President Donald Trump “disgraceful” and a “cheap stunt.
Vance sparks row with Ukraine peace deal force remarks
The US vice-president has sparked a row with comments he made about the potential involvement of international forces to police a peace deal in Ukraine. UK opposition politicians accused JD Vance of disrespecting British forces,
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'Utterly staggered' — Trump's Ukraine military aid freeze threatens the world order, expert says
A decision by the White House to suspend all military aid to Ukraine has stunned Kyiv and its European allies, throwing the very future of the established world order into doubt. "It's almost like the collapse of the Soviet Union if you think of the scale of what we're seeing now,
Starmer delivers powerful rebuke to JD Vance with tribute to Britons killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars
Sir Keir Starmer delivered a powerful rebuke to US vice president JD Vance at Prime Minister’s Questions, opening the session with a roll call of the 642 British soldiers who lost their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq.