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Taipei reroutes through Eastern Europe to penetrate drone market in Kyiv

A Ukrainian officer carries a WB Electronics Polish FlyEye reconnaissance drone during test flights in the Kyiv region, in August 2022.
A Ukrainian officer carries a WB Electronics Polish FlyEye reconnaissance drone during test flights in the Kyiv region, in August 2022. © Serge Supinsky/AFP

Taiwan is very keen to collaborate with Ukraine on military drones. But, in order to get around Chinese restrictions, Taipei and Kyiv trade through Poland and the Czech Republic. An upcoming Taiwanese government-backed report has highlighted the extent of this trade and how it could be speeded up.

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Germany, Ukraine
Berlin issues warning about Palantir Ukraine project

Protests outside the German Chancellery in Berlin against the federal government's adoption of Palantir software, on 3 September 2023.
Protests outside the German Chancellery in Berlin against the federal government's adoption of Palantir software, on 3 September 2023. © Omer Messinger/Getty Images via AFP

The German military's cyber centre has warned manufacturers and federal intelligence services about the data room set up by Palantir and Ukraine's Brave1 to harness battlefield data libraries. Berlin fears a loss of control over AI models.

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United States
Grandson of Richard Nixon makes inroads in Eastern Europe with new non-profit

Christopher Nixon Cox, grandson of Richard Nixon, speaking at the US-China Hong Kong Forum, on 17 November 2025 in Hong Kong.
Christopher Nixon Cox, grandson of Richard Nixon, speaking at the US-China Hong Kong Forum, on 17 November 2025 in Hong Kong. © Stringer/Nexpher Images via ZUMA Press Wire

Christopher Nixon Cox, grandson of former US president Richard Nixon, recently set up a non-profit organisation aimed at promoting "understanding, integrity and cooperation across Eastern Europe". An unprecedented move for a man more accustomed to nurturing his ties with China.

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