Edgars Rinkevics

Ukraine launched over 500 drones at Russia, killing three people, as the US ended a sanctions waiver permitting countries to purchase Russian oil, escalating pressure on Moscow's war economy amid ongoing retaliatory strikes.

Eastern NATO members, particularly the Baltic states, are strategically supporting US military operations against Iran while simultaneously building independent defense capabilities, recognizing their vulnerability to Russian threats and uncertainty about American security commitments under Trump.