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American Military News
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- American Military News
Pics: US military holds major exercise in Alaska
The U.S. military is currently conducting an annual joint training exercise in Alaska to showcase America's ability to 'defeat threats across all domains.' The Alaska training exercise comes amid increased threats from Russia. In a press release last week, U.S. Northern Command announced that it would be holding Arctic Edge 2025, a joint and combined field training exercise, in multiple locations throughout the state of Alaska during the month of August. 'ARCTIC EDGE is an annual defense exercise designed to demonstrate engaged forces that are postured and ready to assure, deter, and defend North America in an increasingly complex Arctic security environment,' U.S. Northern Command stated. U.S. Northern Command explained that Arctic Edge 2025 will feature forces from Alaska Command, Army North, Air Forces Northern, Marine Forces Northern, Naval Forces Northern, and Special Operations Forces North. The training exercise will also include the Alaska National Guard, the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Alaska State Troopers, local law enforcement, and Alaska Native communities. The United Kingdom and Denmark will also participate in Arctic Edge 2025. READ MORE: Major US military exercise launches in Michigan According to U.S. Northern Command's press release, the Arctic Edge 2025 training exercise is intended to demonstrate military capabilities, improve readiness, and enhance operations with U.S. Allies and forces in the Arctic region. 'Key exercise objectives include executing all-domain command-and-control relationships, roles, and responsibilities in support of Homeland Defense tasks in the Arctic region; opening and setting the Alaska Theater of Operations to include a port opening at Port Mackenzie; demonstrating multi-domain awareness to detect, track, and engage advanced cruise missile threats in the northern approaches; and conducting Joint and Service-level experimentation and technology demonstration in the Arctic,' U.S. Northern Command stated. Arctic Edge 2025 comes as multiple Russian aircraft have been detected and tracked inside the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone this year. The latest Russian aircraft incident was recorded on July 22. In a Friday post on X, formerly Twitter, U.S. Northern Command shared pictures of military vehicles participating in Arctic Edge 2025. 'Kicking off today!' U.S. Northern Command tweeted. 'ARCTIC EDGE 25: Where U.S. military readiness meets extreme conditions. Showcasing our power to deter, detect, deny, and defeat threats across all domains.' Kicking off today! ARCTIC EDGE 25: Where U.S. military readiness meets extreme conditions. Showcasing our power to deter, detect, deny, and defeat threats across all domains. ❄️ #ArcticEdge25 #AE25 #AlwaysVigilant #HomelandDefense — U.S. Northern Command (@USNorthernCmd) August 1, 2025
USA Today
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- USA Today
Ukrainians' trust in Zelenskyy dips after wartime protests, pollster finds
KYIV, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Public trust in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fell to its lowest level in around six months following rare wartime protests against a move to curb the power of anti-corruption watchdogs, a leading Kyiv pollster said on Wednesday. The survey, by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, is the first by a major Ukrainian pollster to measure public sentiment since Zelenskyy sparked anger with a move to subordinate the agencies to a hand-picked prosecutor-general. More: Trump could meet Putin as early as next week, reports say Thousands of Ukrainians had rallied in Kyiv and other cities late last month against the fast-tracked measures, prompting Zelenskiyy and his ruling party to quickly reverse course. The KIIS poll, which began a day after the controversial vote on July 22, found that 58% of Ukrainians currently trust Zelenskyy, down from an 18-month high of 74% in May and 67% in February-March. The move against anti-corruption authorities last month had fuelled discontent in particular because of what critics described as the speed and lack of transparency with which the measures were passed. Fighting corruption and improving governance are key requirements for loan-dependent Ukraine to join the European Union, a step many consider critical to fending off future Russian pressure. While much smaller, the demonstrations had prompted comparisons to Ukraine's 2014 Maidan revolution, when protesters toppled a leader accused of graft and heavy-handed rule in favour of closer ties with the West. More: Moscow urges everyone, including Trump, to be 'very, very cautious' with nuclear rhetoric KIIS found that those who distrust Zelenskyy cited corruption and his handling of the war as the top two reasons, at 21% and 20%, respectively. Trust had already been decreasing before the protests, it added, but the demonstrations "undoubtedly had an impact" on the continuing slide. Zelenskyy's lowest wartime trust rating was 52% in December 2024, according to KIIS. The latest survey involved more than 1,000 respondents across government-controlled Ukraine. 'WORRYING SIGNAL' In a research note, executive director Anton Grushetskyi said Zelenskyy still enjoyed "a fairly high level of trust" but said the gradual decrease should serve as a warning. "The persistent downward trend is a worrying signal that requires attention and thoughtful decisions from the authorities," he wrote. Zelenskyy, after bowing to pressure and submitting new legislation reversing the controversial measures last month, said he "respects the position of all Ukrainians". More: Ukraine's Zelenskyy promises new plan to fight corruption following protests However, some protesters interviewed by Reuters said the scandal had at least somewhat altered their perception of Zelenskyy, whose office has also faced allegations of using wartime to centralise power. It has denied those charges. "On the first day of the protests, I thought about…tattooing #12414 simply as a reminder," said 22-year-old IT worker Artem Astaf'yev, referring to the controversial law's designation. A first-time protester, Astaf'yev added that he would probably not vote for Zelenskyy's ruling Servant of the People party in future polls. Elections are currently suspended under martial law. Others like Yuriy Fylypenko, a 50-year-old veteran, said the public outcry had proven that Ukraine's traditionally vibrant civil society could be stoked even in wartime. "We have been convinced that Ukraine is not sleeping, that Ukraine is full of potential to defend democratic principles." (Reporting by Dan Peleschuk)
New York Post
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- New York Post
NY POSTcast Daily Debrief: Trump plans Putin, Zelensky meeting, mysterious Montauk designer death and Army base shooting
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