The US is making 'irreversible' progress with a former Russian partner in a tense corner of Europe, but not everyone in NATO will be happy

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US Army CH-47 helicopter Cyprus
A US Army CH-47 helicopter over Cyprus in January 2020.

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Ukrainian pilots are finally learning to use F-16s, and NATO training plans have said they could be taught to fly other fighter jets too

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Swedish JAS 39 Gripens in Norway
Swedish JAS 39 Gripens taxiing at Bodö airport before takeoff during NATO exercise Trident Juncture 18 on November 2, 2018.

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Ukraine is closer to having F-16s, but don't expect them to suddenly start 'taking down' Russia's formidable air defenses, top US general says

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Romanian Air Force F-16 jetfighters take part in the NATO exercise as part of the NATO Air Policing mission, in Alliance members' sovereign airspace on July 4, 2023.
Romanian F-16s on a NATO Air Policing mission on July 4.

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Wagner, infamous for brutality in Ukraine and a failed mutiny in Russia, is registered as an 'educational organization' in its new home

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Belarusian soldiers attend a training by mercenary fighters from Wagner private military company.
Belarusian soldiers attend a training by mercenary fighters from Wagner private military company.

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McConnell says fighting Trump's influence over GOP foreign policy is 'the most important thing' he's doing now

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Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in July 2020.

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Ukrainian troops left 'underprepared' by NATO training as instructors don't understand the type of warfare or the enemy, report says

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An instructor briefs Ukrainian soldiers during grenade training at a training center near Yavoriv, Ukraine, on April 29, 2017.

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Elon Musk's change in label policy on X, prompts 'dramatic rise in the Kremlin's visibility,' NATO says

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Elon Musk looks on as he speaks during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023.
Elon Musk.

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The West is slow-rolling the process of giving Ukraine F-16s because it is scared of antagonizing Putin, former NATO commander says

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An F-16. Ukraine says these fighter jets are crucial for its counteroffensive against Russia to succeed.

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Russia is playing risky games with its exploding drones, attacking Ukrainian ports only a couple hundred meters from NATO territory

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A view shows a marine station building destroyed during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Izmail, Odesa region, Ukraine August 2, 2023.
A view shows a marine station building destroyed during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Izmail, Odesa region, Ukraine August 2, 2023.

REUTERS/Nina Liashenko

Ukraine's NATO membership would be bad for Putin, but great for the Russian economy, professor says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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