Coalition of the Willing Meets in Kyiv on Independence Day
Chancelleries sell unity and aid packages on a symbolic date; Kyiv's own ask is winter air defense - the gap between communiqué language and deliverable tonnage goes unpriced.
Hendrik Van Der Berg
Bureau: Brussels
US Cancels Ssangyong Exercise With South Korea Citing Iran War Demands
Washington files the cancellation under resource management while Seoul reads a visible commitment deficit — the Gulf war's second bill lands on allied training calendars.
Zelensky Secures Energy Package Promise With No Tonnage Attached
Europe pledged an energy package for a grid hit by 143 drones overnight, and neither the pledge nor the drones came with numbers; the gap is the winter risk.