Trump:

We would have won in Vietnam and Afghanistan easily if we fought to win, but we got politically correct and took it easy.

We are not politically correct anymore, we win now.

Trump:

We hit another boat near Venezuela last night, we are so good at it.

NOW: Ukraine attacks Russia's Bryansk Oblast.

Trump:

There have been very positive discussions with Hamas and countries from all over the world to release the hostages, end the war in Gaza, and finally achieve peace in the Middle East.

Talks are proceeding rapidly, with technical teams meeting Monday in Egypt to finalize details.

The first phase should be completed this week.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE — or massive bloodshed will follow.

Trump:

A lot of the countries surrounding Israel — frankly, Muslim, Arab, many others — have had great meetings with Hamas, and it looks like it's working. We'll wait for a little while and see how it all turns out.

Ukraine launched overnight drone and missile strikes on Russian-occupied Crimea, hitting key targets including the Feodosia fuel terminal—one of Russia’s main military oil depots—causing major fires and explosions.

Additional blasts were reported near Saky Airbase, Sevastopol, and Simferopol.

Ukraine’s New Anti-Drone Arsenal

Ukraine is shifting to mass-produced interceptor drones to counter Russia’s swarming Shahed and Gerbera drones, filling the gap between costly missile systems and outdated anti-aircraft guns.

“The Sting”

A bullet-shaped, $2,100 “drone killer” by Wild Hornets, capable of speeds over 315 km/h. Claimed to have downed 600 Russian drones so far, with ~70% effectiveness.

Other interceptors by TAF Industries, Tytan Technologies (Germany), and Falcons — semi- or fully-autonomous systems guided by radar and AI.

Ukraine aims to deploy 1,000 interceptor drones daily, using three per Russian target for saturation defense. Production coordinated by Brave1, the state tech platform.

A single AIM-9X missile for NASAMS costs $1 million+, while a Sting costs less than $2,500—a 400× cheaper countermeasure.

Source: FT

Sudan: Medical sources in El Fasher confirmed that UAE-backed RSF militias used toxic chemical gases in several parts of the city over the past two days.

Ethiopia: The government has purchased six advanced Su-35 fighter jets from Russia.

Somalia: The Ministry of Internal Security announced that seven Al-Shabaab militants responsible for Saturday’s attack on Mogadishu’s Godka Jilacow Detention Center were neutralized.

Merkel:

I never saw Orbán as Putin’s Trojan horse in the EU.

That’s absurd, nonsense.

Russia's Medvedev:

European cities have been engulfed by an epidemic of UFDs, or Unidentified Flying Drones.

UAVs are everywhere: near military bases, airports, fields, and cities. Whose they are remains unclear.

The main thing is for short-sighted Europeans to feel the danger of war, to tremble and shake like dumb animals driven to slaughter, to soil themselves with fear of their coming end.

Maybe then they will understand war and tear the heads off freaks like Merz and Macron, who profit from blood.

Sudanese Foreign Minister:

An agreement was reached to coordinate with South Sudan to overcome security challenges.