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News & Current Events May 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Ukraine and U.S. move toward landmark drone defense deal as Iran war highlights capabilities, and necessities

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Ukraine and U.S. move toward landmark drone defense deal as Iran war highlights capabilities, and necessities
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Ukraine and U.S. move toward landmark drone defense deal as Iran war highlights capabilities, and necessities
A deal is taking shape for the U.S. and Ukraine to jointly develop and build weapons that have been at the forefront of the wars in both Ukraine and Iran.
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xmuskorx May 12, 2026 +46
from "you have no cards" to "USA buys Urkianian drones." what a world we live in...
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UnfortunatelySimple May 12, 2026 +12
I hope they are expensive.
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RarelyReadReplies May 13, 2026 +1
A month or two ago, Trump said the US doesn't need Ukraine's help with drones, because they have the best drones in the world already. Interesting how quickly things change.
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xmuskorx May 13, 2026 -1
did he say "thank you?"
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Miserable-Biscotti54 May 12, 2026 +8
It cost less then $900 to kill a Russian soldier now using drones.
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RarelyReadReplies May 13, 2026 +2
That's quite a bargain, then before you know it, they're sprouting daisies! Beautiful and cost effective.
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joelfarris May 13, 2026 +1
Is not daisy flower. Is chamomile flower.
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RarelyReadReplies May 13, 2026 +1
It's just a funny way of saying they'll make good fertilizer, not meant to be entirely literal. 
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Junior-Marionberry-8 May 13, 2026 +1
Sign on the highway says it’s a $10,000 fine to hit a highway worker. I guess $900 is a bargain.
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teacher_59 May 12, 2026 -14
And how much is Iran spending per Ukrainian killed?
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Miserable-Biscotti54 May 12, 2026 +3
What do you Mean?
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teacher_59 May 12, 2026
Selling weapons to Russia at a loss to kill their enemies. 
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Tomas2891 May 12, 2026 +1
Who is selling weapons to Russia?
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teacher_59 May 12, 2026 +3
Iran, especially drones and missiles. 
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Unfair_Appointment22 May 12, 2026 +3
I think Russia has moved to making the majority of their Shaheeds now instead of importing from Iran.
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pewbdo May 12, 2026 +1
I think you mean how much is Iran charging Russia.
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NotAnotherEmpire May 12, 2026 +6
I remember when transferring Switchblade loitering munitions to Ukraine was a big discussion as a cool system. Ukrainain weapon development over four years has been amazing. 
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hey-coffee-eyes May 12, 2026 +18
Did America even say "thank you"?
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Snigglybear May 12, 2026 -18
Yea, without our billions donated to help Ukraine fend of the Russians. Why?
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hey-coffee-eyes May 12, 2026 +8
I'm 100% certain you meant to say "with" but America expecting support after withholding aid is entirely expected, too.
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Snigglybear May 12, 2026 -5
Withholding aid? The U.S. has sent almost 200 billion. What other country has more aid than the U.S.?
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quaste May 12, 2026
1) woooosh 2) Total Support: Europe leads, contributing over €200 billion compared to ~€130 billion from the U.S. since 2022. 3) Military Aid: Europe overtook the U.S. in early 2025 in total military aid.
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Snigglybear May 12, 2026 -3
So, a whole continent right next to a country in war can barely surpass the U.S.? Europe has no urgency and is FAILING Ukraine!
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quaste May 12, 2026 -2
> a whole continent LOL > The contiguous U.S. alone could accommodate 30–40 average-sized European countries, with Texas alone being larger than many European nations try harder boy. BTW how is that Iran war going?
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Snigglybear May 12, 2026 +3
Uhh, that’s cool that the U.S. is bigger than Europe. It doesn’t change the fact that the U.S. alone has done more than Europe to help Ukraine. Europe has double the U.S. population and is barely matching American contributions. The Iran war is going great. We’re keeping Ukraine and Europe safe from Iranian shahed attacks. Europe has betrayed Ukraine by not helping it out against Iran and by going against American sanctions and buying a quarter trillion of Russian gas and oil. Putin is playing Europe like a fiddle!
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quaste May 13, 2026 +1
> Europe has betrayed Ukraine by not helping it out against Iran “Hey look at the pile of shit I made, clean it up for me” > Putin is playing ~~Europe~~ Trump like a fiddle! FTFY
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texachusetts May 12, 2026 +2
The US and other nations had a treaty to protect Ukraine from invasion in exchange for them giving up their nuclear weapons. We really are not taking nuclear weapons treaties seriously enough as it is. Several nations are capable of quickly developing nuclear weapons if this sort of land grab continues.
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CommercialComputer15 May 12, 2026 +1
I’m no expert but seems to me those countries are developing nuclear capabilities as a deterrent against foreign aggression. It is pretty clear why the country is being subject to it.
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Friendly_Soil6617 May 12, 2026 +9
Did they ever even say thank you to them?
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30yearCurse May 12, 2026 +8
They promised to support UKR until they don't. A treaty or signed document does not mean that much to this administration.
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_Khyzan_ May 12, 2026 +8
Lol I love this for trump, didn't he say you have no cards or anything to offer the U.S.
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Idiot_Savant_13 May 12, 2026 +3
"Ukraine lets U.S. come crawling for help after rejecting a reasonable offer" would've been a more accurate headline. Also would've been more fun.
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ACompletelyLostCause May 12, 2026 +3
So, will it be days or weeks before the US ignores any agreement and turns it's back on Ukraine? Then all the designs and data turn up in Moscow.
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ghost_n_the_shell May 12, 2026 +1
Ukraine should trade for some tomahawks…
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brentspar May 12, 2026
If the US gets Ukrainian tech, how many minutes before Russia is given a copy (by the US).
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Gooser3000 May 12, 2026
Ukraine is now the worlds most experienced military 
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