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COLUMN: Basic Level — How Ukraine Is Finally Industrializing Its Drone War in 2026
On June 30, 2026, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced the launch of Phase 1 of the Basic Level project. Starting in
OPINION: Ukraine and its Constitution — EU membership requires rewriting the fundamental law
On June 29, 2026, Ukraine confirmed its trajectory toward a major revision of its Constitution. This revision is not a choice —
PROFILE: Twenty minutes to die — the life of a Russian recruit at the Ukrainian front
He arrives at the front. He sets down his gear. He looks around. He has not yet figured out where he is
INVESTIGATION: Kallas rejects an EU army and names Ollongren to the EEAS — Europe chooses its path
On June 30, 2026, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas drew a sharp line: no common European army. The announcement, delivered from
COMMENTARY: Ukraine is burning Russia's refineries — Moscow imports its fuel and rations 25 regions
On June 30, 2026, Ukrainian energy analyst Mykhailo Honchar, president of the Centre for Global Studies "Strategy XXI," published in ZN.UA an
EDITORIAL: Macron, July 13, and Europe finally reclaiming its place on Ukraine
On June 24, 2026 in Berlin, something happened that deserves to be named for what it is: a moment of European geopolitical
REPORT: 90% of Russian missiles carry Japanese parts — Kyiv demands Tokyo close the gap
On June 30, 2026, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukraine's presidential commissioner for sanctions, revealed through the Japanese outlet 47News citing Kyodo News a damning
DECODING: US-Iran crossfire around Hormuz — a ceasefire on the edge of the abyss
On June 18, 2026, Donald Trump and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian signed a pact officially ending the war on all fronts. The
ANALYSIS: Qualcomm and Nvidia in China — the semiconductor war plays the edges of the rulebook
In late June 2026, a new map of the Sino-American tech war emerged in outline. Qualcomm announced at its investor day on