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Putin May Be Realizing He Cannot Win the War: Speaking to France 24, Nick Holdsworth, the network’s former Moscow correspondent, argued that the Russian president is under “increasing pressure” on the front and may finally be coming to terms with the possibility that he may not win the war.
And he’s not the only one who thinks Putin may be starting to face reality: U.S. President Donald Trump made similar comments on Monday, implying that Putin may finally be willing to talk.
What Holdsworth Said
Tu-160 Bomber Russian Air Force Photo
Tu-160 Bomber from Russia.
AeroVironment has been awarded a new task order for AI-enabled technologies that are expected to help protect Air Force bases from small unmanned aerial systems, the company announced Monday.
The $80.5 million deal is the first task order being executed under a $500 million Army-awarded contract with AV that the Pentagon announced last week.
The effort is part of the Domestic Shield initiative led by Joint Interagency Task Force 401, according to the contractor and the Defense Department.
Fuel Shortages in Russia Are Country-Wide Due To Drone Strikes: Russia’s gas stations should be playing an old Jackson Browne song over their loudspeakers because they are “Running on Empty.”
Ukraine’s increased attacks on Russian energy facilities in recent months, part of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s 40-day influence operation to pressure Moscow to end the war, have also kept Moscow from reaping the benefits of surging gas and oil prices earlier this spring due to the conflict in the Middle East.
Neptune Missile. Image Credit: Government of Ukraine.
The Germans held Desmond Llewelyn captive for most of World War II.
Llewelyn was a prisoner of war long before he gained fame by playing James Bond’s gadget master, “Q,” in 17 movies. He was already an actor when he became a second lieutenant with the Royal Welch Fusiliers, an infantry regiment in the British army. Llewelyn planned to resume his career once he and the other POWs got out of captivity.
Also Read: How his father’s time in a Japanese POW camp influenced Bill Nye
He just didn’t know when.
On July 7-8, 2026, world leaders, including President Donald Trump, will assemble in Ankara, Turkey, for the annual NATO summit. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan views the summit as a symbolic endorsement of his policies. Trump, for his part, remains committed to publicly rewarding Erdoǧan and said he would bring a “big gift” for his favorite strongman.
Those visiting Ankara will be taking a huge risk. Turkey’s claims to its indispensability rest on its proximity to Russia. During the Cold War, Turkey was one of only two NATO members to border the Soviet Union.
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has granted in-principle approval to a series of defence acquisition proposals for the armed forces.
Throughout the history of war (and politics), there has always been a constant barrage of propaganda. During World War II, the names Tokyo Rose (Iva Toguri D’Aquino, along with about a dozen more females), Axis Sally (Mildred Gillars and Rita Zucca), Mr. Guess Who (Robert Henry Best), and William Joyce, aka “Lord Haw-Haw,” are familiar.
These propagandists struck fear into the public, who couldn’t be sure.
Also Read: Meet the one-legged spy who helped rid the world of the NazisWilliam Joyce was born on April 24, 1906, in the Bedford Stuyvesant area in Brooklyn, New York.
The Navy is offering as much as $280,000 in bonuses over seven years to reserve aviators, in an effort to “retain skilled personnel for critical naval aviation enterprise billets.”
The incentives are part of the Navy’s annual Training and Administration of the Reserve Aviation Department Head Retention program. This year’s bonuses were announced in a Navy Administrative Message, or NAVADMIN, released in late June and are aimed specifically at personnel currently serving as department head billets.
Under pressure from Ukraine’s long-range missile and drone strikes, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare visit to a military command post this week, appearing in military fatigues and declaring that Russia will continue to fight and seize Ukrainian territory. The appearance, which was highly publicized, comes as Moscow looks to project confidence despite growing pressure on its energy infrastructure and economy from Kyiv’s campaign of so-called “long-range sanctions.