https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/ft-us-threatens-freeze-purl-intelligence-sharing-ukraine-russian-energy-strikes/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T18:15:00+00:00 FT: US threatens to freeze PURL and intelligence sharing unless Kyiv stops strikes on Russian energy infrastructure https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/purl-us-weapons-pallets-dover-air-force-base-ukraine-2022.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/sas-technology-ausa-2026-seasting-aihmi-spearhead/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T15:00:00+00:00 SAS Technology at AUSA 2026: SeaSting, AHM-2X AIHMI and, for the first time, the portable Spearhead loitering munition https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/sas-technology-ausa-2026-stand-seasting-aihmi-midros-sarisa.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/cyprus-national-guard-joint-training-us-new-jersey-national-guard/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T14:45:00+00:00 Cyprus National Guard: Joint training with US Armed Forces and the New Jersey National Guard https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/ethniki-froura-tccc-synekpaidefsi-ipa-new-jersey.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/airbus-u740-valkyrie-first-flight-europe-kratos-cca/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T14:30:00+00:00 Airbus U740 Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft makes its first flight in Europe https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/airbus-u740-valkyrie-rocket-assisted-take-off-europe.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/hellenic-navy-chief-italian-minehunter-chioggia-venice-dendias/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T14:15:00+00:00 Hellenic Navy chief tours Italian minehunter in Venice as Dendias asks Rome for two https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/hellenic-navy-chief-trans-regional-seapower-symposium-venice-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/tarang-shakti-2026-us-f-35-india-greece-absent-cockpit/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T14:00:00+00:00 Tarang Shakti 2026: US F-35s went to India, Greece did not: “They didn’t let us see the cockpit” https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/f-35a-cockpit-pilot-luke-air-force-base-archive.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/ukraine-sanctions-70-iskander-m-zircon-missile-production-officials/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T13:45:00+00:00 Ukraine sanctions 70 officials in Iskander-M and Zircon missile production: Vlasiuk, “The responsibility is personal” https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/iskander-m-launcher-moscow-victory-day-parade-2015.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/analysis-military-satellites-greece-turkey-gokturk-imece-microsatellites/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T13:30:00+00:00 Analysis: Military satellites in Greece and Turkey, Göktürk and İMECE against the Greek microsatellite swarm https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/goektuerk-3-sar-satellite-model-tai-idef-2015.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/greece-army-sniper-rifles-second-executive-contract-gddia-negotiations/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T13:15:00+00:00 Armaments Radar: Sniper rifles, GDDIA opens negotiations for the Army’s second executive contract https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/hellenic-army-snipers-firing-range-sniper-rifles-archive.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/algeria-61-moroccans-arrested-acts-of-sabotage/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T13:00:00+00:00 Algeria: 61 Moroccans arrested for planning “acts of sabotage”, including a former soldier https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/algeria-morocco-border-fence-oujda-2015.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/poland-suspect-arrested-plot-assassinate-tusk-kosiniak-kamysz/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T12:45:00+00:00 Poland: Suspect arrested over plot to assassinate Tusk and Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/poland-tusk-council-of-ministers-kprm-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/zelensky-abc-60-days-ceasefire-elections-trump-new-president/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T12:30:00+00:00 Zelensky on ABC: “60 days of total ceasefire, and we will organize elections”; the choice of leader is for Ukrainians, he tells Trump https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/zelensky-von-der-leyen-carney-european-political-community-yerevan-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/irgc-three-tankers-hit-mines-strait-of-hormuz-hostile-ships-ais/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T12:15:00+00:00 IRGC: three tankers hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz; ships with transponders switched off to be treated as “hostile” https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/seafox-mine-disposal-vehicle-uss-devastator-artemis-trident-2023.webp https://geopolitiki.com/analysis/turkey-samp-t-analysis-greek-rafale-f16-fdi-steel-dome/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T07:45:00+00:00 Analysis: Turkey wants SAMP/T, what France’s “Steel Dome” Aster system would mean for Greek Rafales, F-16s and FDI frigates https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/samp-t-launcher-paris-bastille-day-2021.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/us-coast-guard-first-four-mq-9b-drones-247-8-million/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T07:30:00+00:00 US Coast Guard buys first 4 MQ-9B drones for $247.8 million https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/mq-9b-seaguardian-over-uss-coronado-2021.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/greece-india-dendias-indian-ambassador-defence-cooperation-gkikas-new-delhi/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T07:15:00+00:00 Greece-India: Dendias meets the Indian ambassador on strategic defence cooperation, while Gkikas discusses shipping and shipbuilding in New Delhi https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/dendias-jaishankar-greece-india-ministers-new-york-2022.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/lebanese-armed-forces-chief-haykal-official-visit-cyprus/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T07:00:00+00:00 Lebanese Armed Forces chief officially visits Cyprus https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/lebanese-army-chief-haykal-theodorou-national-guard-hq-cyprus-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/houthis-riyadh-dammam-strikes-greek-foreign-ministry-saudi-travel/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T06:45:00+00:00 Houthis claim new strikes on Riyadh and Dammam; Greek foreign ministry advises against travel to Saudi Arabia https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/thaad-launcher-prince-sultan-air-base-2020.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/kremlin-zelensky-hysterical-medvedev-ballistic-missiles-geran/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T06:30:00+00:00 Kremlin calls Zelensky “hysterical”; Medvedev says ballistic missiles and Gerans, not Trump’s words, bring victory https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/putin-security-council-videoconference-october-7-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/iran-rezaei-us-reply-inadequate-seven-conditions-hormuz/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T06:15:00+00:00 Iran says US reply to its seven Hormuz conditions is “inadequate”; Rezaei: the Strait will not open until they are met https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/uss-paul-hamilton-sailor-m240b-strait-of-hormuz-2023.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/david-sling-stunner-hit-to-kill-greece-tayfun-rafael-video-analysis/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T22:00:00+00:00 Analysis: David’s Sling, the missile with no warhead that Greece brings against Turkey’s Tayfun, with Rafael’s official video https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/david-sling-stunner-launch-mda-2015.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/cyprus-third-barak-mx-drone-dome-lite-beam-iron-dome-buk/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T21:45:00+00:00 Cyprus reportedly orders a third Barak MX, Drone Dome and Lite Beam lasers, and plans Iron Dome to replace its Russian BUKs https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/iron-dome-tamir-interceptor-launch-idf-2021-1.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/cyprus-national-guard-iris-2026-live-fire-kalo-chorio/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T21:30:00+00:00 Cyprus National Guard to hold four days of live-fire drills at Kalo Chorio for exercise IRIS-2026 https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/cyprus-national-guard-tank-parade-oct-2026-geef.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/greece-florida-national-guard-state-partnership-program-camp-blanding/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T21:15:00+00:00 Greece and Florida: first visit by a Greek delegation to the Florida National Guard since joining the State Partnership Program https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/camp-blanding-greek-delegation-filousis-carruthers-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/malaysia-first-lcs-delayed-april-2027-without-nsm/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T21:00:00+00:00 Malaysia: first LCS delayed again, delivery now April 2027 and without its NSM anti-ship missiles https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/kd-maharaja-lela-lcs-lumut-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/australia-tomahawk-mission-planning-centres-us-approves-300-million/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T20:45:00+00:00 Australia: US approves $300 million sale of Tomahawk mission planning centres https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/uss-delbert-d-black-fires-tomahawk-epic-fury-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/st-catherines-monastery-sinai-egypt-deadline-october-22/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T20:30:00+00:00 Sinai monastery: October 22 deadline for a deal with Egypt approaches, with the brotherhood divided and questions over the October 24 ruling https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/saint-catherines-monastery-sinai-morning-2008.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/burnham-russia-interfered-brexit-referendum/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T20:15:00+00:00 Burnham: “clear answer” that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, the first British prime minister to say so publicly https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/andy-burnham-marie-france-van-heel-downing-street-july-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/trump-energy-ceasefire-russia-ukraine-zelensky/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T20:00:00+00:00 Trump announces “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine; Moscow yet to confirm as new Russian strikes hit Ukrainian energy sites https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/trump-putin-handshake-alaska-elmendorf-richardson-2025-1.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/cyprus-study-expand-mari-naval-base-large-warships/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T18:45:00+00:00 Cyprus: Study to greatly upgrade the Mari naval base so it can host large warships https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/cyprus-navy-p61-offshore-patrol-vessel-limassol-2025.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/katz-erdogan-red-carpet-hamas-al-hayya-threat-fidan-ankara/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T18:30:00+00:00 Katz to Erdoğan: “Rolling out a red carpet for Hamas murderers” – new threat against al-Hayya after his meeting with Fidan in Ankara https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/israel-katz-defence-minister-hamas-erdogan-threat.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/cekirge-hurriyet-turkish-warships-exports-aircraft-carrier-2027/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T14:00:00+00:00 Çekirge in Hürriyet: Turkish warships for “12 countries”, an aircraft carrier in 2027 and Oruç Reis as “proof” against Greece and Israel https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/tcg-kinaliada-milgem-corvette-kure-2024.webp https://geopolitiki.com/news/balkans/yandex-data-centre-vladimir-drone-yandex-go-outage/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T13:45:00+00:00 Third Yandex data centre knocked out after reported drone attack in Vladimir; Yandex Go goes down in Russia and Serbia https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/yandex-go-taxi-moscow-2025.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/yemen-government-1150-houthis-killed-taiz-hospitals-siege/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T13:30:00+00:00 Yemen: Government says it killed 1,150 Houthis in 24 hours; Taiz hospitals close to collapse https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/taiz-city-from-al-qahira-castle-2014.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/russian-diesel-congress-bipartisan-backlash-trump-putin-deal/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T13:15:00+00:00 Russian diesel: Democrats and Republicans turn on the Trump-Putin deal: “It will only lead to more slaughter” https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/jeanne-shaheen-senate-portrait-2021.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/maariv-us-pressing-israel-strike-iran-zamir-election-postponed/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T13:00:00+00:00 Maariv: Washington is pressing Israel to strike Iran on its own; Zamir warns that the October 27 election could be postponed https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/f-35i-adir-140-squadron-red-flag-nellis-2023.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/centcom-ocean-molica-disabled-gulf-of-oman-ukmto-hormuz-tanker-fire/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T12:45:00+00:00 CENTCOM: US fighter jet disables the “Ocean Molica” in the Gulf of Oman; UKMTO reports a tanker on fire after being hit by an unknown projectile near Hormuz https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/f-a-18e-super-hornet-centcom-aor-2025.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/riyadh-king-khalid-airport-houthi-attack-12-dead-309-injured/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T12:30:00+00:00 Riyadh: 12 dead and 309 injured in Houthi missile attack on King Khalid airport; Rubio says an American is among the victims https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/riyadh-skyline-kafd-kingdom-centre.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/cyprus-asinou-icons-evangelists-matthew-mark-returned-turkish-invasion/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T10:15:00+00:00 Two 14th-century icons stolen after the Turkish invasion returned to Cyprus https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/panagia-asinou-church-nikitari-cyprus.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/taiwan-lai-national-day-2026-speech-china-pressure-defence/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T10:00:00+00:00 Taiwan: “We love peace but will not give up our freedom,” Lai says on National Day, with a warning over China’s pressure https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/lai-ching-te-national-day-2026-taiwan.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/latvia-thanks-turkey-f-16-lielvarde-nato-air-defence/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T09:45:00+00:00 Latvia thanks Turkey for the F-16s that reinforced NATO air defence in the Baltic https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/latvia-defence-minister-melnis-turkish-air-force-lielvarde-2026-10-09.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/democrats-urge-fbi-director-kash-patel-cancel-russia-trip-fsb/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T09:30:00+00:00 Democrats urge FBI director Kash Patel to cancel a Russia trip hosted by the FSB https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/kash-patel-americafest-phoenix-2022.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/greece-turkey-confidence-building-measures-chania-2027-hurriyet-athens-slowing-down/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T09:15:00+00:00 Confidence-building measures in Chania: Greece and Turkey review 2026 steps and the 2027 plan, Hürriyet says Athens is “slowing down” https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/greece-turkey-cbm-delegations-chania-2026-10-09.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/un-security-council-greece-condemns-houthi-attacks-grundberg-full-scale-war-yemen/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T09:00:00+00:00 UN Security Council: Greece condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and ships, Grundberg warns of “full-scale war” in Yemen https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/un-security-council-chamber-new-york-1.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/rubio-lisbon-portugal-should-buy-f-35-rangel-no-decision/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T08:45:00+00:00 Rubio in Lisbon: “Portugal should buy the F-35”, Rangel says no decision has been made https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/rubio-rangel-lisbon-joint-press-conference-2026-10-08.webp https://geopolitiki.com/news/balkans/greek-embassy-skopje-demarche-mzt-banner-thessaloniki-chalkidiki/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T08:30:00+00:00 Greek Embassy in Skopje lodges a démarche over a banner with a map reaching Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki, unfurled in the presence of North Macedonia’s sports minister https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/mzt-skopje-fans-banner-heraklis-game.webp https://geopolitiki.com/news/balkans/kosovo-konjufca-dacic-prizren-radoicic-banjska/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T08:15:00+00:00 “The Serbian flag will fly over Prizren,” says Serbia’s Dačić; Kosovo reacts after Radoičić appears at a ruling-party rally https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/prizren-kosovo-panorama.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/donetsk-operation-vivaldi-lyman-175-square-km-sloviansk/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T08:00:00+00:00 Donetsk: Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi has retaken 175 sq km around Lyman, while Russian sources say an assault on Sloviansk is receding https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/third-army-corps-vivaldi-artillery-strike.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/araghchi-netanyahu-degenerate-gambler-iran-ground-forces-border/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T07:45:00+00:00 Araghchi: Netanyahu is seeking to save himself “like a degenerate gambler” with “more U.S. blood and treasure”; Iranian commander: “The enemy did not dare to enter” https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/araghchi-putin-st-petersburg-april-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/ukraine-blindsided-trump-russian-diesel-trap-intelligence-threat/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T07:30:00+00:00 “It felt like a trap”: how Ukraine was blindsided by Trump’s turn on Russian diesel, and the threat to cut intelligence https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/kushner-witkoff-kremlin-december-2025.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/zaporizhzhia-20-dead-glide-bombs-kyiv-missiles-diesel-sanctions/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T07:15:00+00:00 Zaporizhzhia: 20 dead in Russian glide-bomb strike, missiles hit Kyiv after US eases diesel sanctions https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/zaporizhzhia-apartment-block-rescuers-october-10-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/kremlin-putin-relayed-iran-plan-trump-pezeshkian/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T07:00:00+00:00 Kremlin: Putin relayed Iran’s plan to end the war to Trump, in coordination with Pezeshkian https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/putin-pezeshkian-cis-summit-avaza-october-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/trump-zelensky-new-president-russian-refineries/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T06:45:00+00:00 Trump on Zelensky: “It’s time for Ukraine to get a new president”, and he “better damn well stop” hitting Russian refineries https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/trump-zelensky-oval-office-february-2025.webp