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ISLAMABAD TALKS COLLAPSE: TRUMP ORDERS NAVAL BLOCKADE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
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Kyiv silently calculates the cost of America's second front on military aid to Ukraine
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
Kyiv follows the Islamabad collapse with a mix of worry and strategic calculation. For Ukraine, the equation is clear: every US aircraft carrier deployed in the Gulf is one that isn't monitoring the Black Sea. Every billion spent on Tomahawk missiles against Iranian targets is a billion that doesn't fund ammunition for the Zaporizhia front. The Kyiv Post doesn't make this calculation explicitly — Ukraine is too dependent on Washington to criticize its choices — but the juxtaposition of two articles builds an implicit narrative: the US is bogging down on a second front while the first remains unresolved.
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