Mark Sleboda

1 week ago | rachelblevins.substack.com | Rachel Blevins |Mark Sleboda

The White House says President Trump will make a decision on whether the U.S. will join Israel with direct strikes against Iran "within two weeks," as Tehran continues its retaliation against Israel.

2 weeks ago | rachelblevins.substack.com | Rachel Blevins |Mark Sleboda

Russia continues to launch massive waves of strikes on military targets across Ukraine, as Russian forces make gains along the contact line, with advances in the Donetsk, Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions. International Relations and Security Analyst Mark Sleboda noted that when it comes to Russia’s response to Kiev’s string of attacks earlier this month that targeted both military airfields and Russian civilians directly, we have yet to see true retaliation.

4 weeks ago | rachelblevins.substack.com | Rachel Blevins |Mark Sleboda

Russia and Ukraine are exchanging a record number of drone attacks, as the war escalates and NATO allies continue to pour fuel on the fire with their endless support for Kiev (even at the risk of diving into WW3). International Relations and Security Analyst Mark Sleboda noted that we are now seeing a “drone war of attrition,” where both sides are trying to deplete the other’s resources as fast as possible.

1 month ago | rachelblevins.substack.com | Rachel Blevins |Mark Sleboda

All eyes are on Turkey, as Russia and Ukraine sent teams for talks… they just arrived in different cities. Now, the Russian delegation in Istanbul is giving Kiev one more chance to attend talks at 10:00 on Friday, after Zelensky and his team arrived in Ankara on Thursday and complained about the fact that Putin wasn’t in attendance.