Another corruption scandal from Ukraine Defense Procurement — this time in the U.S.

Ukraine’s state arms firm Progress wired €17 million to a tiny Arizona gun shop, OTL Firearms, for a $1 billion ammunition deal.

No weapons were ever delivered.

A U.S. court has now ordered OTL to repay the money.

Source: FT

Ukrainian Military Intelligence hit three Russian radars and a landing craft in Crimea.

Targets hit:
— 96L6 radar of the S-400 “Triumf” system
— P-18 “Terek” radar
— 55Zh6U “Nebo-U” radar
— BK-16 landing craft

Former NSA chief Gen. Tim Hawk:

China’s been inside U.S. infrastructure networks for at least 5 years.

They targeted water. They targeted electrical power infrastructure, transportation.

A small utility in Littleton, MA confirmed hackers accessed its systems:

If you had control of these tanks… you can poison the water.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’ll consider running for President after the 2026 midterm elections.

In a CBS interview, Newsom said it would be “lying” to deny he’s thought about a White House bid but emphasized the decision is “years away.”

Russian FM Lavrov on The Budapest Memorandum:

“We don’t think we in any way violated that document.”

(Russia has repeatedly violated the Budapest Memorandum.)

Russian FM Lavrov:

When people now say ceasefire, we know that they just want to buy time.

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Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker firmly rejected calls to ban Israel from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna:

I would consider it a fatal mistake to exclude Israel.

Based on our history alone, I would never be in favour of that.

Israel released previously unseen footage of an October 2024 strike on an Iranian Khordad 15 air-defense system near Bandar Mahshahr, Khuzestan.

The attack was carried out early on October 26 using a Delilah cruise missile

At least two Iranian air-defense troops were killed.

UK defense chiefs urge talks to share Britain’s nuclear weapons with Germany.

Berlin is already in talks with France on nuclear protection.

Source: The Telegraph

Planned international stabilization force for Gaza is expected to include troops from:

Indonesia, Pakistan, and Azerbaijan.

Israel says it will veto any forces it deems unacceptable.

Source: ynet

Europe is still Russia’s biggest LNG customer, buying about half of Moscow’s liquefied gas exports.

These purchases continue to feed the Kremlin’s war budget, even as the EU vows to end Russian gas imports by 2027.

Source: The Guardian

Cameroon: Protests erupt in Douala and other cities as supporters of opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary demand recognition of his claimed election victory.

📸 Russian mobile air defence groups reportedly spotted near Kremlin, Moscow.