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10 April 2025
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Europeans discuss Ukraine peace force but big questions unanswered
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Defence ministers from some 30 countries met in Brussels on Thursday to
discuss a "reassurance force" forUkraine
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in the war with Russia but key questions about its mission and any U.S. support
remained unanswered.
Newsweek | Ukraine's Main Munitions Plant 'Wiped Out' in Russia Air Strike:
Report
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Ukraine's "main" ammunition production site close to the Ukrainian border with
Russia has been "wiped out," a Ukrainian soldier has said, as Russia
intensifies attacks into Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region.
The Economist | Why are Chinese soldiers fighting in Ukraine?
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On April 8th Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, posted a video on X that
he said showed one of two Chinese citizens captured by Ukrainian forces while
fighting for Russia. China was now militarily supporting Russia, he added in a
press briefing, and “the United States of America should pay attention”.
Military Times | VA secretary to testify on department budget needs, workforce
cuts
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins
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will make his first appearance since his confirmation before Congress this
week, testifying before the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday about
the fiscal 2026 budget.
Military.com | VA Chipping Away at Claims Backlog, Hopes to Process 2.5
Million Filings This Year
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The Veterans Benefits Administration -- the arm of the Department of Veterans
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disability compensation claims -- has processed more than 1 million filings
this year and is on track to complete 2.5 million total by year's end, which is
roughly a half-million more than it processed in 2024, according to officials.
Stars & Stripes | Repeated orders for medical exams and other common mistakes
slow down claims for veterans’ disability
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Veterans groups urged the Department of Veterans Affairs to take steps to end
common mistakes in claims reviews for disability that include redundant
requests for veterans to undergo more medical exams when the clinical diagnoses
already are in their records.
Responsible Statecraft | Why a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine is pointless
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Lieven
On the question of an early temporary ceasefire
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in Ukraine, theTrump administration
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described as being wrong for the right reasons, and the Putin administration as
right
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for the wrong reasons.
Foreign Policy | America Under Trump Is the Realists’ Grand Experiment
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| Raphael S. Cohen
Take a seat in almost any introduction to international relations course at a
U.S. university, and you’ll probably catch an opening lecture on the“Melian
Dialogue”
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from Thucydides’s famed history of the Peloponnesian War. In it, the Athenians
put a simple proposition to the people of neutral Melos: Surrender or face
destruction. The weaker Melians make a series of arguments—about alliances,
morality, and the gods—in hopes of changing the Athenians’ minds, but to no
avail. In the end, the Melians choose to resist and meet their fate. From
there, Thucydidesdraws
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his famous dictum: “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they
must.”
The American Conservative | Trump Surprises the Hawks on Iran
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Eldar Mamedov
President Donald Trump, in a significant and unexpected development, announced
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talks” with Iran scheduled for Saturday. Notably, he made the announcement
sitting next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office.
Netanyahu has long pushed for a U.S. war with Iran, Israel’s chief adversary in
the region, and some observersdiscerned
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prime minister’s face as Trump spoke.
Concerned Veterans for America has been vocal on the war in Ukraine. We
believe it is past time for a negotiated peace deal. CVA’s Coalitions Director,
Jimmie Smithwrote a piece for Foreign Policy
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arguing a swift end to the war in Ukraine that excludes any security
guarantees from NATO or the United States:
Russia’s war in Ukraine has dragged on for more than three years now. While
it’s heartening that negotiations to end the bloody conflict are finally
underway, peace and stability seem a long way off.
One of the sticking points to these negotiations is possible Western security
guarantees for Ukraine and what role the U.S. and NATO will have in the
region’s future.
Naturally, Ukraine wants security guarantees as part of any negotiated
settlement. Many European leaders feel the same way. That is hardly surprising,
as most of Europe has allowed the U.S. to carry the bag for European security
for decades – a continuation of the post-WW2 European security arrangement
whereby the United States was the only nation equipped to secure the continent
as it barreled into the Cold War.
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