The #US is withdrawing 5,000 troops from #NATO #ally #Germany, the #Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the #Iran #war widens between President Donald #Trump and #Europe.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-withdrawing-5000-troops-germany-us-officials-say-2026-05-01/
A #russian national pleaded guilty to charges that carry as many as 27 years in #prison for breaking into and damaging critical #oil and #gas #infrastructure in the #US, #Ukraine, #Germany, #France and #Latvia.
#Ukraine’s attacks on #russian #oil infrastructure climbed to the highest monthly level since December, cutting #russia’s #refinery runs to multi-year lows.
#Estonia’s domestic #intelligence agency has one piece of advice for #European peers unsure about how to handle #saboteurs hired by #russia: prosecute them as publicly as possible.
https://www.ft.com/content/341577b9-df93-4fa8-a3c8-c11e97c3e9eb?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Insurgents recaptured a #Malian town that had come to symbolize #russia’s promise of delivering on #security where #Western forces had failed.
#russian #culture in the hands of the #Chekists is not art, but merely another tool for dismantling #Europe’s #independence from #kremlin pensioners.
Another vessel carrying grain linked to #Ukraine’s #occupied territories has reportedly entered the #Israeli port of #Haifa, raising renewed concerns over the ongoing trade in what #Kyiv considers #looted #agricultural products.
The acting #US ambassador to #Ukraine, Julie #Davis, will depart #Kyiv in the coming weeks.
She has grown frustrated with her role amid differences with #Trump over his dwindling support for Ukraine, said three people familiar with her decision.
https://www.ft.com/content/33d5d8d4-a7db-4647-9751-c21de8ebecb8
