Maxime Marquette
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ESSAY: The €343 million of Gdańsk — when Europe invests in Ukraine's defense industry
While the Polish-Ukrainian diplomatic crisis over the Order of the White Eagle and the UPA occupied the headlines, something far more significant for the…
PROFILE: Zelensky versus Lukashenko — the ultimatum of a war leader against a Kremlin vassal
On June 25, 2026, President Volodymyr Zelensky published on Telegram an unusually grave statement about the situation in Belarus. His phrasing was direct and…
COLUMN: The Slaviansk Refinery Burns — Zelensky Confirms and Russia Begins Running Out of Fuel
At 3:33am local time on June 28, 2026, the Slavyansk ECO refinery in Slaviansk-na-Kubani, deep in Krasnodar Krai, erupted into flames visible for dozens…
REPORT: Ukrainian drones attack the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk — Russia's rear is burning
On the night of June 25–26, 2026, the residents of Novomoskovsk, an industrial city in the Tula region, lived through a night they will…
ANALYSIS: The SBU's 40-day campaign — Zelensky wants to compel Russia to peace through pressure
On June 25, 2026, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had approved a "40-day influence operation" by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU),…
DECODING: Storm Shadow destroys the VZPP-S factory in Voronezh — the brain of Russian missiles burns
On the night of June 22, 2026, British Storm Shadow cruise missiles fired by Ukrainian aircraft struck the city of Voronezh, deep inside Russia.…
COMMENTARY: €343 million from the EU for Ukraine's defense industry — the right investment at the right time
At the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 in Gdańsk, the European Union launched a program of €343 million in grants and guarantees for large-scale projects…
OPINION: Zelensky absent from Gdańsk — the UPA, the heroes, and the Polish-Ukrainian wound
The Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 in Gdańsk on June 25–26 was meant to be one of the high points of international support for Ukraine.…
OPEN LETTER: To the Russian generals defending S-300s that Ukrainian drones just destroyed
Gentlemen generals, here is what happened on June 26, 2026 in Volnovakha, in the occupied Donetsk region: Ukrainian drones destroyed two S-300 launchers. Video…