The Ukrainian president was responding to Trump’s repeated claims that he could stop Russia’s full-scale invasion “in 24 hours,” though he has never explained exactly how.
Ukrainian air defenses shoot down 17 drones while Russia downs 4 over its own territory; Western defense leaders meet at Ukraine Defense Contact Group; AFU advances in Zaporizhzhia.
A Russian delegation led by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iran s military leadership, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Tehran to meet with Iran's military command. Source: RBC, a Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet, with reference to the Russian Defence Ministry; Tasnim, an Iranian news outlet Details: The Russian Ministry of Defence reports that their delegation will hold "a series of talks with the military leadership" of Iran, and this "will help strengthen Russian-Iranian military ties and will be an important stage in the development of cooperation betwe