Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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PROFILE: The Gdańsk Conference — Poland and Ukraine Patch a Friendship Fractured by History
Gdańsk is not an ordinary city to host a Ukrainian reconstruction conference. It was in this Baltic port city that the Solidarity movement was…
COLUMN: Skelia — 26 Recruits Dead, a Commander Suspended, an Army Facing Its Inner Demons
There are truths in this war that nobody wants to say out loud. Uncomfortable, painful truths that risk serving Moscow's propaganda if framed poorly.…
EDITORIAL: Tytan, the German Drone That Hunts Russian Drones — a Low-Cost Revolution for Ukraine
The drone war above Ukraine has imposed a reality that nobody really wanted to confront: interception missiles cost infinitely more than the drones they…
INVESTIGATION: Russian Transnational Repression in Europe — the 21st Sanctions Package Strikes Back
For years, the Kremlin has exerted systematic pressure on its exiled opponents. Journalists, activists, former officials, members of Russia's LGBT+ community — all know…
DECODING: The Kremlin Swears Macroeconomic Stability — the Numbers Tell a Different Story
On June 23, 2026, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov delivered a sentence that economists received with measured skepticism: the Russian economy "maintains macroeconomic stability" despite…
FACT-CHECK: Belgium Confirms 7 F-16s for Ukraine in 2026 — Including 3 Operational
Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken publicly confirmed that Belgium will deliver 7 F-16 fighters to Ukraine before the end of 2026. The principle behind…
COMMENTARY: The IMF Unlocks $690 Million for Ukraine — What the EFF Review Really Means
On June 12, 2026, the teams of the International Monetary Fund and the Ukrainian government concluded a staff-level agreement on the first review of…
OPINION: EU Extends Ukrainian Refugee Protection — But Excludes Men of Military Age
The 26th of June 2026 will stand as a notable date in the history of European policy toward Ukraine. That day, two pieces of…
OPEN LETTER: First Open Tender for Strike Drones — Ukraine Reinvents Its Procurement
To those who govern democracies in wartime, to those who manage defence budgets under the pressure of urgency, to those tempted to believe that…