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INVESTIGATION: SAFE, 956 Million Euros for Lithuania — How the EU Builds Its Eastern Flank
On June 25, 2026, the European Union transferred €956.3 million to Lithuania. The number is precise because precision matters here: this was not a…
REPORT: Finland Authorizes Nuclear Weapons on Its Soil — An Unprecedented Step Since the Cold War
On June 17, 2026, the Finnish parliament voted to repeal the ban on deploying nuclear weapons on Finnish territory. The result: 125 votes for,…
DECODING: The EU renews its Russia sanctions for 12 months — the wall holds until July 2027
On June 25, 2026, the Council of the European Union renewed the entire framework of economic sanctions against Russia — and this time for…
ANALYSIS: Latvia Warns Russia Is Preparing Provocations Against the Baltic States or Poland
On June 26, 2026, the British newspaper The Guardian published an article that should appear in every national security dossier of European capitals: according…
ESSAY: The €343 million of Gdańsk — when Europe invests in Ukraine's defense industry
While the Polish-Ukrainian diplomatic crisis over the Order of the White Eagle and the UPA occupied the headlines, something far more significant for the…
PROFILE: Zelensky versus Lukashenko — the ultimatum of a war leader against a Kremlin vassal
On June 25, 2026, President Volodymyr Zelensky published on Telegram an unusually grave statement about the situation in Belarus. His phrasing was direct and…
COLUMN: The Slaviansk Refinery Burns — Zelensky Confirms and Russia Begins Running Out of Fuel
At 3:33am local time on June 28, 2026, the Slavyansk ECO refinery in Slaviansk-na-Kubani, deep in Krasnodar Krai, erupted into flames visible for dozens…
REPORT: Ukrainian drones attack the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk — Russia's rear is burning
On the night of June 25–26, 2026, the residents of Novomoskovsk, an industrial city in the Tula region, lived through a night they will…
ANALYSIS: The SBU's 40-day campaign — Zelensky wants to compel Russia to peace through pressure
On June 25, 2026, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had approved a "40-day influence operation" by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU),…