Day: January 8, 2026
The US’s takeover of the Russian-flagged oil tanker shows that “Trump doesn’t care a hoot about what Putin thinks”, says senior associate fellow of the European leadership network; former senior UK ministry of defence and Nato official Nicholas Williams.
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Some moments of war defy logic.
Senior Lieutenant “Irlandets,” a platoon commander of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade, recalls a time when a soldier was reported dead — no pulse — only to walk back into the dugout alive an hour later.
From February 26, 2022, to fierce battles near Kreminna and the Serebrianskyi Forest, his path is one of experience, survival, and lessons hard-earned.— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) Jan 8, 2026
