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COMMENTARY: The sanctions wall holds through 2027: patience against chaos
On June 19, 2026, the European Union did something simple but deeply symbolic: it extended its economic sanctions against Russia for one year, instead…
OPINION: The refinery war: Russian oil's Achilles' heel
A few days ago, I read a line in a dispatch and stopped cold: Ukrainian drones had traveled more than 1,300 kilometers to strike…
DECODING: Two years of the Moscow-Pyongyang treaty: the axis of authoritarians
On June 22, 2024, Vladimir Putin landed in Pyongyang and set his signature alongside Kim Jong-un's on a mutual defense treaty. Two years later,…
REPORT: North Korean prisoners: Seoul opens the door Kim wants shut
Somewhere in the Ukrainian detention system are North Korean soldiers. They were captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, primarily in the Kursk region where…
EDITORIAL: Three hundred billion for Iran: the price of a false victory
300 billion dollars. That is the figure that circulated in dispatches of June 23, 2026 concerning the framework of the US-Iran agreement — the…
COMMENTARY: Nuclear inspections: the opposing narratives of Vance and Tehran
On June 23, 2026, the day after the first day of nuclear talks in Switzerland, something predictable yet revealing occurred: the American and Iranian…
DECODING: Sixty days to seal it all: the U.S.-Iran road map
On June 21, 2026, the mediators involved in U.S.-Iran talks announced that both parties had accepted a road map aimed at reaching a final…
COMMENTARY: Europe warns Beijing on Taiwan: awakening or empty words?
On June 24, 2026, several major European powers jointly issued a warning about the threat China poses to Taiwan. This is rare. It is…
OPINION: Maritime quarantine: China's real blockade strategy
They call it a «maritime quarantine». It is the polite term, the diplomatic term, the term that allows China to apply suffocating pressure on…