Drug gangs hone drone skills in Ukraine's foreign legion as US warns Russia of “consequences” on eve of latest weapons meeting

Day 1,330.


Today, as NATO defence ministers meet in Brussels with the US
representative to NATO warning Russia of “consequences” if the
Kremlin doesn’t move towards a peace agreement, we report how
Mexican and Colombian drug cartels have infiltrated the Ukrainian
military to learn how to fly kamikaze drones. Plus we take a deep
dive into the current political crisis in France and examine what
impact it could have on the war.


Contributors:


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls
on X.


Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.


Special thanks to our guest Colin Freeman. @colinfreeman99 on X.


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Mexican and Colombian drug cartels infiltrate Ukrainian military


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/14/drug-cartels-learn-modern-warfare-ukrainian-front-lines/


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