Why Trump needs Ukraine to stop Iranian drones

We spent a night with the judges who are downing the Shaheds over Kyiv. In the Middle East, the U.S. is still learning how to repel massive drone attacks, while Ukraine has been doing it for years.

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Among dense trees, on the bank of the Dnipro River – the main artery through Kyiv – sits a…