Beijing Plans a New Training Facility in Cuba, Raising Prospect of Chinese Troops on America’s Doorstep
By Warren P. Strobel, Gordon Lubold, Vivian Salama and Michael R. Gordon | The Wall Street Journal (free)
China and Cuba are negotiating to establish a new joint military training facility on the island, sparking alarm in Washington that it could lead to the stationing of Chinese troops and other security and intelligence operations just 100 miles off Florida’s coast, according to current and former U.S. officials.
Ukraine Downs Russian Drones but Some Get Through Due to Gaps in Air Protection
By Susie Blann | Associated Press (free)
Ukrainian air defenses downed 32 of 35 Shahed exploding drones launched by Russia early Tuesday, most of them in the Kyiv region, officials said, in a bombardment that exposed gaps in the country’s air protection after almost 16 months of war.
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