Maxime Marquette
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COMMENTARY: Putin Calls Elections for September — United Russia Recruits War Veterans
On June 16, 2026, Vladimir Putin signed a decree convening elections to the State Duma for September 20, 2026. On June 28, at the…
EDITORIAL: Ukraine Destroys the Chonhar Bridges — Crimea Cut Off From Its Land Links With Russia
On June 23, 2026, Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said it plainly: "The bridge no longer exists." No euphemism, no diplomatic hedging — a…
REPORT: Crimea Under a State of Emergency — Fuel Shortages and Blackouts After 40 Days of Strikes
On June 26, 2026, the Russian occupation authorities in Crimea signed decrees declaring a regional state of emergency. The official justification: the need to…
DECODING: Kinburn Recaptured by Ukraine — Russians Expelled From a Stronghold Held Four Years on the Dnieper
On June 25, 2026, soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine raised the Ukrainian national flag on the Kinburn Spit, in Mykolaiv Oblast. It…
ANALYSIS: Ukraine Strikes the Voronezh Electronics Factory — Russian Missiles Robbed of Their Brain
On June 22, 2026, Ukraine struck the VZPP — Voronezh Semiconductor Device Plant, a factory in the western Russian city of Voronezh that produces…
FACT-CHECK: Ukraine Destroys the Dubna Space Center — The Russian Army Blinded by a Precision Strike
On the night of June 21–22, 2026, Ukrainian forces struck the Dubna Space Communications Center, located approximately 130 kilometres north of Moscow and roughly…
OPEN LETTER: Ukraine Strikes Russia's Helium and Gas at 1,200 km From the Front — a Massive Economic Blow
On the night of June 23–24, 2026, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces reached farther into Russian territory than almost any previous strike in this war.…
TESTIMONY: Trump Relaunches His $475M Suit Against CNN — The Supreme Court in His Crosshairs
On June 8, 2026, Donald Trump's legal team filed a formal notice with federal courts: the former — and current — president intends to…
NARRATIVE: RFK Jr. Mobilizes 73 Schools and the NIH for Medical Nutrition — Revolution or Illusion?
On June 9, 2026, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, the White House health care coordinator, announced with fanfare that 73 American…