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COLUMN: Seoul Opens Its Doors to North Korean POWs in Ukraine — A Historic Gesture Loaded With Meaning
On June 23, 2026, South Korea made a remarkable decision: it will receive all North Korean prisoners of war held in Ukraine who voluntarily…
PROFILE: 185 for 185 — The Silent Faces of the June 5, 2026 Prisoner Exchange
Some numbers in this war carry more weight than others. 185 for 185. This Friday, June 5, 2026, Russia and Ukraine each released 185…
INVESTIGATION: The US Waiver on Russian Oil Expires in Silence — What This Really Changes
On June 17, 2026, at midnight, a waiver expired. The US Treasury did not publish a renewal of its waiver on sanctions related to…
COMMENTARY: The EU's 21st Sanctions Package Hits Russian LNG — Finally, After Years of Hesitation
The 21st European sanctions package against Russia marks a turning point that few observers would have predicted just a year ago. For the first…
REPORT: Ukraine Crosses a Historic Door Toward the EU — The First Accession Cluster Opened
There are dates that imprint themselves in the long arc of history. June 15, 2026 is one of them. On that day, in Luxembourg,…
ANALYSIS: The EU Summit of June 18–19 — What Ukraine Obtained and What Remains to Be Won
The European Council Summit of June 18–19, 2026 is historic for one precise reason: it is the first summit since March 2025 to have…
FACT-CHECK: G7 Évian and Ukraine's Air Defense — What Was Promised, What Is True
The G7 summit held in France in June 2026 produced a joint declaration on Ukraine affirming the unity of leaders. The declaration states explicitly:…
OPEN LETTER: 12,066 Tanks Destroyed — Vladimir Putin, Look at What You Have Done
Mr. Putin, I am writing to you from a free country. I am writing in a publication that can still tell the truth without…
TESTIMONY: On the Lyman-Sloviansk Front, Russia Infiltrates Without Advancing — the Line Holds
In the Sloviansk direction, Russian forces continued their offensive operations on June 26 and 27, 2026 — without advancing. That is the formula repeated…