🇮🇱🇺🇸🔫🔫⚡️🇪🇪 — ⚪️ Izvestia | Threatened with "Hedgehog": NATO exercises Siil 2025 have begun near the Russian border | Ukrainian and Israeli representatives will share combat experience with the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance at Estonian training grounds | May 5, 2025:

"Ukrainian and Israeli representatives will share their combat experience at the NATO exercises Siil 2025 (Hedgehog 2025). They will involve 16,000 servicemen from 12 countries of the alliance. They will be held in Estonia at the Nursipalu training ground — this is one of the largest exercises near the Russian border this year. The maneuvers began on May 5 and will end at the end of the month. Such a demonstration of combat capabilities fits into NATO's policy of creating tension on the borders of our country, experts believe.

The goal of the NATO exercises in Estonia

The declared goal of the exercises is to defend the region together with the allies, as well as to test the combat readiness of the Armed Forces of Estonia and the North Atlantic Alliance.

During the maneuvers, they will practice planning, conducting military operations and training fire, which will help strengthen the interaction between the armies of NATO countries. Particular attention will be paid to the introduction of additional allied units into Estonian territory, which, if necessary, will strengthen local high-alert units, the Estonian Defence Forces said in a statement."

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🗣⁉️🛫🇹🇷 — 📰 USA Today | Trump to Turkey? President mulls joining Russia-Ukraine peace talks, expects ceasefire | Trump said he might travel to Turkey for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, for what he said could be an agreement for a 30-day cease-fire | May 12, 2025:

"WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump said he might take a detour during his Mideast trip to visit Turkey for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine that are expected to take place later this week.

"I was thinking about actually flying over there," Trump told reporters on May 12 at the White House. "There’s a possibility of it, I guess, if I think things could happen."

Russia and Ukraine agreed to direct talks in the three-year-old war on May 15 in Istanbul. Trump insisted on the meeting and told reporters shortly before he departed that he might attend the Turkey talks, if he thought it it would be helpful."

Trump said he expects a 30-day suspension of hostilities, which European leaders and Ukraine joined him in pressing for over the weekend, despite Russia's previous refusals to agree to an unconditional temporary truce.

"I have a feeling they're going to agree. I do. I have a feeling," Trump said."

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🇺🇸🤝🇸🇦 — Chatting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, US President praises economic ties between United States and Saudi Arabia

"We have the biggest business leaders in the world here today,"

says POTUS in Riyadh.

"In the United States, it's probably two million jobs that we're talking about — this visit."

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🇺🇸🤝🇸🇦❗️ — POTUS Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sign a series of agreements on energy, defense, and other areas between Saudi Arabia and United States

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🇺🇸🤝🇸🇦 — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth accepts a letter of intent between the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Department of Defense regarding the modernization and development of the capabilities of the Saudi armed forces

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🇺🇸🤝🇸🇦 — US Secretary Energy Chris Wright accepts a memo of understanding between the Ministry of Energy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Department of Energy for cooperation in the field of energy.

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🇺🇸🤝🇸🇦 — Video: POTUS Donald Trump arrives at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh alongside Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, entering the Gallery of Memories

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