US vastly underestimating the cost of Iran war
19 March 2026
Ukraine war/Russia
Ukraine launches massed drone attacks on Russia. Day 1483 of the war (osw.waw.pl)
EU gets ready to fight Hungary on crucial Ukraine loan (tvpworld.com)
US Intelligence: Russia Confident It Can Win Ukraine War, Risks Direct NATO Clash (kyivpost.com)
War update: 235 clashes on front lines, fiercest fighting near Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka (ukrinform.net)
Europe
Europe should help secure Hormuz Strait, but Iran conflict is US-Israel war (yle.fi)
Additional NATO Patriot system to be deployed in Türkiye’s Adana, defence ministry says (trtworld.com)
Europe’s night-train revival on ‘shaky ground’ (swissinfo.ch)
Government cancels April 12 general elections in the Middle East due to conflict (elcomercio.pe) 🇪🇸
Next French aircraft carrier will be called “Free France” (france24.com)
Kent health bosses can’t confirm meningitis outbreak contained (bbc.com)
Belarusian opposition members call for dialogue with Minsk. What’s Lithuania’s move? (lrt.lt)
Malta tops EU respiratory death rates (timesofmalta.com)
The Kingdom of the Netherlands reaffirms its support for Moldova’s accession to the European Union (moldpres.md) 🇷🇴
Report: Comrat asks for help from Putin and Erdogan. (newsmaker.md) 🇷🇴
Local parties make big gains in elections, turnout rises to 54% (dutchnews.nl)
Nicușor Dan, statements about the relationship with the US at NATO headquarters: “We are allies when our partner needs it”. (hotnews.ro) 🇷🇴
Mark Rutte, after the meeting with Nicușor Dan: I am grateful to Romania for ensuring a strong NATO position on the Eastern Flank (digi24.ro) 🇷🇴
Nicușor Dan: The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not threaten Romania (agerpres.ro) 🇷🇴
A businessman accused of tax fraud and who resides in Dubai ‘custodies’ part of the State’s oil reserves from his deposits in Gijón - Infobae (infobae.com) 🇪🇸
