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The Nato Force Model covers contingency planning, so this just means that the ‘assumed bill’ for support is changing.”

The proposed measure reflects growing problems for Russia against Ukraine’s increasingly sophisticated drones, according to Thomas Withington, an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London. The draft bill “seems to indicate that … military-level drone defense capabilities in Russia are failing, because if they were working you wouldn’t need to do that,” Withington told The Associated Press. “This situation is not improving for Russia,” he said, noting that Moscow is battling to keep up with Ukrainian drone innovations. The measure seeks to “try and offload some of the burden of drone protection to the non-military, non-law enforcement sectors,” which are under strain, he said.

As far as what China wants in the Strait of Hormuz, I think they like seeing the US have multiple dilemmas in terms of its foreign policy. And when Trump went to China, I think he was looking for a clear offer of help in resolving the situation and he didn't get that. But let's be honest, China was quite smart in terms of its own energy reserves, so it's been able to withstand the pressures of this conflict more so and longer than others - but it won't be able to to hold the line forever."