Amazing Ukrainian ingenuity. This is the cheapest way to neutralize russian threats.
Ukrainian interceptor drones such as the Wild Hornets STING and SkyFall P1-SUN typically cost around $1,000–2,500 per unit, depending on the model and configuration.
Meanwhile, the russian Shahed-type drones cost around $20,000–$70,000 per unit, depending on the model and configuration.
The return on investment is 20 to 1.
When Notre-Dame burned in 2019, the world stopped.
Today, Russia damages Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a monastery nearly 1,000 years old and older than Notre-Dame itself.
A thousand years of history deserves the same attention, the same sympathy, and the same protection.
Last night, the House chose to stand with Ukraine, and I was proud to cast my vote.
We passed military and reconstruction aid for Ukraine, plus hard new sanctions on Russia.
We did it over the objections of Mike Johnson and Republican leadership, who spent over a year trying to keep this bill from ever hitting the floor.
Eighteen Republicans crossed the aisle and did the right thing.
Why does this matter?
Because when a giant authoritarian state invades a smaller democracy, there is no gray area. There is no “both sides.”
Vladimir Putin is a thug. He started an unprovoked war. He flattened cities. He stole children from their families. Helping Ukraine isn’t charity. It’s the test of whether we still mean a single word we say about freedom.
I heard every excuse. The war’s winding down, they said, so let’s wait and see. Nonsense. You don’t strengthen a democracy by going wobbly the second things get hard. You don’t stop the next invasion by telling the world American resolve comes with an expiration date. Putin is watching. So is every dictator who dreams of taking what isn’t his by force.
This bill still has to clear the Senate and survive a presidential signature. The odds are long. But the House did its job. And we said it plainly: no country gets swallowed whole just because a tyrant wants it.
I’ll keep fighting to see this through. Ukraine’s fight is our fight, and we do not abandon our friends.
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I have asked that the Russian Ambassador to Belgium be summoned today.
Russia’s announcement calling on diplomatic personnel and foreign citizens to leave Kyiv ahead of planned strikes is unacceptable. Threatening embassies is not diplomacy, it is intimidation. And it is a flagrant violation of international law and the Vienna Convention.
Belgium is not going anywhere. We are staying in Kyiv. We are standing with Ukraine. And we will not be intimidated.
There is one aggressor in this war, and it is Russia. The solution to end this cycle of escalation is remarkably simple: Russia must stop its aggression and engage in genuine peace talks.
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Europe loves saying Ukraine has “the strongest military in Europe.”
Fine. Then act like Ukraine is defending Europe now — not like it’s a buffer buying time for Europe to slowly rearm over the next 3–5 years.
Ukraine still lacks enough air defense, long-range capabilities, and strategic support to fully protect its people.
The goal should not be to help Ukraine survive.
The goal should be to increase pressure on Russia now — militarily, economically, and politically — so Russia wants to end this war. #globsec2026
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Ik ben tegen doorgedreven kapitalisme, en heb er zelfs een boek over geschreven (Gigantisme). Maar doorgeslagen socialisme is ook een probleem in België en Europa. Maar dat debat wordt te weinig gevoerd.
De meest succesvolle industrie in Vlaanderen is stilaan de compliance-industrie. Ambtenaren en anderen die de ingewikkelde, geldverslindende Vlaamse regelgeving in de praktijk brengen en er hun brood mee verdienen.