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Russia has been one of India’s most important defence partners for decades. Much of India’s military hardware still has Russian origins, even as New Delhi increasingly diversifies its purchases towards the US, France and Israel. The war has accelerated that diversification, as Russia’s own military needs and the disruption of supply chains have exposed the risks of excessive dependence.

Why Modi Wants Putin to End the Ukraine War

Modi is not turning against Russia. He is trying to protect India’s strategic autonomy.

Simply put, European leaders suffer from cognitive dissonance. They perceive the EU as a superpower on a par with the United States and China but cannot get a seat at the table in negotiations on European security. And nothing they have done or are doing goes far enough to change the calculus of their detractors in Washington or of their adversaries in Moscow, Beijing, or beyond.

Europe’s Self-Confidence Problem

The EU’s responses to two recent incidents expose the gulf between European perceptions and capabilities. Unless the union can bridge that gap, it will never become a real geostrategic power.

Fedorov’s video highlighting political corruption last week came the day before a money laundering investigation was announced into lawmakers and bankers.

Zelensky should be asked what he knew about government corruption, sacked minister tells BBC

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should be asked questions about corruption in his government, his sacked defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has told the BBC.

Yet whether far-right leaders are friends or foes from one day to the next, far-right ideology is here to stay. Its mainstreaming since Trump’s first term has normalized policies once considered extreme—from climate skepticism to the anti-immigration rhetoric in Europe—echoed by politicians across the political spectrum.

Why MAGA’s Far-Right European Ties Will Endure

In supporting Europe’s far-right, MAGA and Russia both want the same thing: a weaker EU. Europe must defend itself without abandoning the openness these forces exploit.

Reykjavik could have been a potential ally in the desire of more wealthy member states like Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and some Scandinavian countries, to drastically reform the EU budget and care more about transparency, innovation and free trade.

Iceland’s ‘NO EU’ a setback for the net contributors to the ever-expanding EU budget

In his weekly column N. Peter Kramer writes about the result of the Iceland EU referendum: the Icelanders choose for a beneficial status quo!

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