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Ukraine needs Europe to continue resisting Russian aggression. It is an obvious and recognized fact. But what if it were also the other way around? If Kyiv has been able for more than four years to stand up to the Russian invasion, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin in February 2022 to try to abort its approach to the EU and NATO, it has been thanks to Western economic and military aid. And now that Donald Trump has decided to disengage from the almost exclusively European matter. If that is true, it also begins to be evident that Ukraine can be a fundamental asset in the future collective defense of Europe.

Presidents are usually surrounded by advisors, hundreds or thousands of them, professionals who give opinions, conduct surveys, and manage affairs. The more independent they are, the more credible and valuable their work is. Professionalism and sincerity, however, are not good companions of power….

Donald Trump is meeting in the White House ‘situation room’ to make a “final determination” on the conflict with Iran. According to what he has explained through his account on Truth Social, Iran must commit to not building the nuclear weapon, to opening the Strait of Hormuz in both directions, and to demining its waters.

Russia wants Armenia to stop moving closer to the European Union. After several weeks of economic pressure, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, secured this Friday the support of his allies from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), who joined his demand that the small former Soviet republic in the Caucasus choose whether it is with them or with Brussels.

Israel opened a war front after Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023, but also launched a diplomatic war against António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, the institution that was created to resolve armed conflicts and that is seen as incapable in its task.

A federal judge temporarily blocked on Friday President Donald Trump’s initiative to create a $1.776 billion fund to compensate people who claim to have been subject to the “instrumentalization” of the federal government during the Joe Biden administration.

The Hungarian Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, has achieved his goal in Brussels. The European Commission has announced the release of 16.4 billion euros of European funds blocked by Viktor Orbán’s policies just three weeks after taking office. “It was one of the campaign promises and we have fulfilled it,” celebrated the European popular, very smiling alongside the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. “If every time I come I leave with this amount of money, I will come more often,” he joked.

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced on Thursday that Israel will take control of 70% of the territory of the strip, where two million people live in misery among the ruins after two and a half years of offensive, to take advantage of the fact that “at this moment we are tightening control over Hamas in all directions.” Netanyahu explained in a press conference that Israel has already gained control of 60% of Gaza and that the next step will be to reach 70%.

A Russian drone struck in the early hours of this Friday on an apartment building in the Romanian city of Galati, near the Ukrainian border, and triggered a fire that caused two minor injuries and forced the evacuation of about 70 people, according to the Romanian Ministry of Defense. Romania, an EU country and a key NATO member due to its location on the alliance’s eastern flank, shares a 614-kilometer border with Ukraine.

Iranian state television reported on Thursday night – already early Friday morning in Tehran – that the Revolutionary Guard had shot down a US fighter jet.