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DECODING: Co-production, the new grammar of Western aid to Ukraine
One word dominated the coverage coming out of the NATO summit held in Ankara on July 7 and 8, 2026: license. Donald Trump announced…
COLUMN: Allied air defense, the lesson Ukraine is paying for on the West's behalf
On the night of July 6, 2026, Ukrainian air defense intercepted none of the nearly thirty ballistic missiles Russia fired that night. Zero.
REPORT: Ankara, the capital where a NATO summit redrew the West's map
It took two days, July 7 and 8, 2026, for the Turkish capital to become the meeting point for thirty-two Western delegations gathered at…
ANALYSIS: Zelensky, the endurance of a wartime leader nothing has broken
Some leaders get worn down to nothing by a war, and then there is Volodymyr Zelensky, who instead seems to have found in the…
DECODING: Europe finally pays for its own security, $1.8 trillion changes everything
It took a shock to make Europe start paying for its own defense again, and that shock has a name: the Russian invasion of…
ANALYSIS: The Eastern Front in Summer 2026, Mapping a War of Attrition Without Breakthrough
On July 9, 2026, 268 clashes were recorded across the entire Ukrainian front, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
PROFILE: Russia's Oil Logistics, Struck at the Heart by Ukrainian Drones
This text draws the profile of a system, not a single location. Russian oil logistics, from wellhead to front line, became in 2026 a…
DECODING: Patriot Interceptors, a Rare Weapon Disputed Between Kyiv and Washington
On July 8, 2026, at the NATO summit in Ankara, U.S. President Donald Trump stated he wanted to give Ukraine a license to manufacture…
DECODING: Air Defense, Kyiv's Absolute Priority as the Hardest Summer Hits
On the night of July 6, 2026, Russia fired 23 ballistic missiles at Kyiv. None was intercepted. According to Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuriy…