Vladimir Putin might have thought he had succeeded in persuading Donald Trump that the Ukrainians had already lost the war against Russia. But an ingenious sneak attack targeting Putin’s most prized military assets proves otherwise and has dealt a blow to Russia’s nuclear deterrent.

The challenge is that Russia has China’s industrial backing, allowing it to scale more effectively than Ukraine. China produces 80 percent of the world’s fiber-optic supply. Russia has far more state finances to allow the purchasing of these supplies, while Ukraine still heavily relies on volunteers to drive some of these efforts .

On Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky listed Ukraine’s positions for the talks that included a complete and unconditional ceasefire, the release of prisoners and the return of abducted children. Russia, so far, has rejected calls for an unconditional ceasefire and repeatedly made demands that have already been rejected by Ukraine.

Mr Putin ordered tens of thousands of troops to invade Ukraine in February 2022 after eight years of fighting in eastern Ukraine between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian troops. The United States says over 1.2 million people have been killed and injured in the war since 2022.

Russia dramatically intensified missile and drone attacks across Ukraine this month in an effort to sap Ukrainians’ morale – but it is also stepping up ground attacks in many areas along the long frontline,

Heavy Russian airstrikes: Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones between May 24 and 27. Battlefield assessment: The Russian military maintained its offensive footing, exerting heavy pressure on Pokrovsk and Toretsk.

What the U.S. faces is not just a question of tactical readiness, but structural incompatibility with the type of war now unfolding in Ukraine. Drone attrition warfare favors those who can build, lose, and replace at speed.

The growing global uncertainty and the push for strategic autonomy by European countries are boosting the pending work in the major companies in the sector, awaiting a new boost from NATO. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine,