Daily Memo: Russia Gets Iranian Drones, Scholz Backs Majority Voting

Moscow reportedly picked up several unmanned aerial vehicles from Iran that it plans to use in Ukraine.

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Keeping close. Russia has acquired several Iranian-made drones for use in Ukraine, according to a report by the Washington Post. Citing unnamed U.S. officials, the report says Russian cargo planes left Iran on Aug. 19 carrying at least two types of unmanned aerial vehicles – the Mohajer-6 and the Shahed. On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister […]

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