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US Boosts Troops in Poland, Kyiv Pushes for Accession
25 May 2026
There are at least three dimensions of the fallout from the recent US attack on Iran that Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) must be mindful of.
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For Kyiv, the strikes offer a fleeting diplomatic leverage, a reminder that American muscle can still crimp the arteries of rogue regimes. As President Zelenskyy tweeted with characteristic defiance, ‘whenever there is American resolve, global criminals weaken’ – a not-so-subtle jab at Moscow’s faltering web of influence. But Putin too retains a grim advantage with live target practice for their Shahed drones that Iran has been learning from as well. Tehran’s today’s tactics of retaliation, far savvier than last summer’s bluster, aim to bleed Western interceptor stockpiles dry. Those same missiles are desperately needed to shield Ukrainian skies from Russian barrages, turning a Middle Eastern skirmish into an indirect siege on Europe’s eastern flank.
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