Doctrine theme
Which pro-Ukrainian EU citizen will be the first to propose that the EU adopt a doctrine?
Claudia Sheinbaum: America does not belong to any power. The American continent does not belong to any single power, says Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum, reports TT.
Since Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro was arrested over the weekend, Donald Trump has emphasized the United States' dominance over the Western Hemisphere. Trump has described Maduro's arrest as an update of the so-called Monroe Doctrine from 1823, which declared that Latin America belonged to the U.S. sphere of interest. See the segment on SVT Nyheter.
Russia: U.S. actions a return to imperialism. Russia's UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia demands that the U.S. release Maduro and his wife, and warns that Americans could 'initiate a new era of colonialism and imperialism.' – The attack on Venezuela's leader has become a warning of a return to a time of American dominance through violence, he said at Monday's meeting of the UN Security Council, according to CNN. See the article on SVT News.
Ukraine: Drone with air defense weapon detected. Ukraine's military has shot down a Russian attack drone equipped with a portable air defense weapon, a so-called MANPAD. This is reported by Ukraine's drone defense on Facebook, according to the news agency Ukrinform.
According to the post, it concerns a Shahed drone that was also equipped with a camera and a wireless modem, which would make it possible to control the missile from Russian territory to launch a missile at Ukrainian aircraft.
An analysis of Russia's tactics in using the new weapon is underway, writes Ukrinform. See the article on SVT Nyheter.