Maxime Marquette
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REPORT: Stubb tells CNBC that Zelensky "has the cards" against Russia
Finnish President Alexander Stubb delivered, on July 9, 2026, a remarkable statement to CNBC on the real state of the balance of power between…
ACCOUNT: In 72 hours, Kyiv hits 21 vessels of Russia's oil fleet
Commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, the leading figure of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, used an unusual word in early July 2026 to describe his unit's…
ANALYSIS: The EU opens a controlled exit ramp for Russia's shadow fleet
On April 23, 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package against Russia, a text that contains a technical but…
ANALYSIS: The EU finally draws its anti-circumvention weapon on Putin
On April 23, 2026, the European Commission confirmed the adoption of its 20th sanctions package against Russia. Within that package, one measure stands out…
TESTIMONY: Murmansk and Tuapse, two Russian ports erased from the Western map
On April 23, 2026, the European Commission announced the adoption of its 20th sanctions package against Russia. Buried in the technical detail of that…
PROFILE: 632 ghosts of the sea, the true face of Putin's oil fleet
Since the European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package on April 23, 2026, one number stands out as the most tangible symbol of the…
COLUMN: Brussels unveils 21st package against Putin's war economy
Alongside the German indictment in the Nord Stream affair, the European Union proposed new sanctions in early July 2026 targeting the Russian oil sector,…
ANALYSIS: The Nord Stream indictment confronts Ukraine with its gray zones
On July 1, 2026, a man was formally charged before a German court over the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline, as part of…
REPORT: FSB digs up fake files to break the Kyiv-Warsaw alliance
According to Ukrainska Pravda on July 5, 2026, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) entered the active phase of a special operation aimed at undermining…