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FACT-CHECK: Does Trump's Promised Patriot License Really Change Everything
On July 8, 2026, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, American President Donald Trump told Volodymyr Zelensky: "We're going to give…
INVESTIGATION: Ukraine's Losing Race Against Russian Missiles
On the night of July 5 into 6, 2026, Ukrainian air defense failed to intercept a single one of the twenty-nine ballistic missiles fired…
REPORT: Don-Azov, the new geography of Ukraine's naval strikes
Between July 6 and July 13, 2026, Ukrainian unmanned systems forces struck roughly 90 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov, according to data…
ANALYSIS: The 11 percent defense-spending jump, Europe changes era
On July 7, 2026, on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, the Alliance confirmed that core defense spending by Europe and Canada…
ANALYSIS: 70 billion for Kyiv, what Ankara's pledge actually funds
On July 8, 2026, at the close of the NATO summit in Ankara, all thirty-two member states announced a commitment of 70 billion euros…
INVESTIGATION: Syzran, the Russian refinery Ukraine refuses to let breathe
There are names of Russian cities that no one in the West knew before 2022, and that now come up almost every month in…
PROFILE: The ISW sketches a portrait of a Russian offensive running out of steam
On July 8, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War published its latest assessment of the Russian offensive campaign, a technical document that…
FACT-CHECK: Did Zelensky really secure an arms promise in Ankara
Coming out of the NATO summit in Ankara in early July 2026, one sentence dominated international headlines: U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly promised Ukrainian…
REPORT: Patriot made in Ukraine, a promise that will take years
At the NATO summit in Ankara in early July 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a license allowing Ukraine to…