Alex Raufoglu
@ralexdc
Senior Washington Correspondent for @RFERL | Covering US foreign policy, Eastern Europe and beyond | @AmericanU 🎓| AlexRaufoglu.01 on Signal | Tweets=personal
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SCOOP!!! The Pentagon’s Eastern Flank force posture decision is delayed and no longer expected Dec. 1, multiple sources tell me.
Two sources say Dec. 7 is now the most likely date.
No reason given for the delay.
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NEW!! GOP Sen. Kevin Cramer says he received a briefing today from Air Force Sec. Troy Meink on Starshield, raising concerns over U.S. reliance on SpaceX.
“Fighting wars” can’t be so dependent on private companies, he says.
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BREAKING!! U.S., U.K. and 28 partners condemn Iran’s alleged role in the Sept. 27 incident at RAF Fairford, warning Tehran against using proxies for attacks on Western soil and vowing to identify, disrupt and prosecute those responsible.
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NEW!! Rubio held calls en route to Iceland with Mongolia’s Foreign Minister Battsetseg, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Bayramov and Israeli PM Netanyahu.
NEW!!! China’s Xi says he and Trump are set to meet twice more this year -- at APEC in China (November) and the G20 in the U.S. (Dec) -- and says he looks forward to hosting Trump and the first lady in China again.
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"US investment in the Caucasus places an American foot in the gateway to Central Asia," @angela__howard tells me.
She cautioned, however, that U.S.-backed projects would require safeguards against corruption and foreign influence.
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UPDATE!! White House confirms that President Trump is expected to sign the Russia sanctions bill today at 4:30 p.m
SCOOP!! Ukraine’s recently ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is headed to Washington tonight, sources tell me
Fedorov was just named adviser to Italy’s DefMin @GuidoCrosetto on defense innovation, focusing on drones, air defense.
He says his focus remains Ukraine.
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NEW!! Pentagon's Colby is meeting with NATO SecGen Mark Rutte tomorrow and also attending tomorrow's Ambassadorial-level NAC meeting in Brussels.
BREAKING!!! U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passes the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, dealing a major blow to Moscow's financial sector.
Next up: The fight moves to the House.
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