Maxime Marquette
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ANALYSIS: 70 billion for Kyiv, what Ankara's pledge actually funds
On July 8, 2026, at the close of the NATO summit in Ankara, all thirty-two member states announced a commitment of 70 billion euros…
INVESTIGATION: Syzran, the Russian refinery Ukraine refuses to let breathe
There are names of Russian cities that no one in the West knew before 2022, and that now come up almost every month in…
PROFILE: The ISW sketches a portrait of a Russian offensive running out of steam
On July 8, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War published its latest assessment of the Russian offensive campaign, a technical document that…
FACT-CHECK: Did Zelensky really secure an arms promise in Ankara
Coming out of the NATO summit in Ankara in early July 2026, one sentence dominated international headlines: U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly promised Ukrainian…
REPORT: Patriot made in Ukraine, a promise that will take years
At the NATO summit in Ankara in early July 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a license allowing Ukraine to…
PROFILE: Syzran, the refinery Ukraine refuses to let breathe
Some places become, against their will, the symbol of an entire war. The Syzran refinery, in Russia's Samara region, more than a thousand kilometers…
DECODING: Trump lifts Turkish sanctions, but not the F-35 law
"We're going to lift the sanctions," Donald Trump declared on July 7, 2026, seated beside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the presidential palace…
COMMENTARY: Ankara, the summit where NATO promised more than it can deliver
On July 8, 2026, NATO leaders gathered at the presidential complex of Beştepe, in Ankara, for what Turkey wanted to present as a display…
DECODING: Kostiantynivka, the strategic lock Moscow has never managed to break
Kostiantynivka, a city with a pre-war population of roughly 67,000 in Donetsk region, built its modest prosperity on glass and ceramics manufacturing before the…