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INVESTIGATION: Bashneft, Kapotnya, Ryazan: the secret map of refineries Ukraine wants to extinguish
When you connect the dots on a map — Kapotnya south of Moscow, Ufa in the Urals at 1,300 km from Ukraine, the Ryazan…
COMMENTARY: Russia imports its gasoline by ship: the logistical humiliation of an empire at its limit
Some images capture an era better than any speech ever could. Mine, for this June 2026, is a tanker heading toward Russia, loaded with…
EDITORIAL: Strike far, strike true: why Ukrainian drones are worth more than a thousand speeches
While Western diplomats polish their communiqués, while experts debate red lines and escalation risks, while governments measure their support to the millimeter of political…
REPORT: Forty days of fire: Zelensky's pressure operation targeting the nerves of Russia's war
In late June 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky publicly announced the launch of a 40-day pressure operation — not on the front lines, not in the…
DECODING: Moscow refinery paralyzed until 2027: the silent weapon bleeding the Kremlin dry
In the industrial district of Kapotnya, on the southeastern edge of Moscow, stands one of the most important refineries in all of Russia. Its…
ANALYSIS: Ufa in flames: how Ukrainian drones strangle Russia's oil lung at 1,300 km
On June 25, 2026, Ukrainian drones traveled more than 1,300 kilometers to strike deep into Bashkiria, a Russian region that most Westerners couldn't have…
PROFILE: Mark Rutte, the Diplomat Who Tames Trump to Save NATO
He arrives at the White House with rolled-up posters under his arm, like a salesman who knows his client. Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General…
OPINION: Belarus Complicit: Lukashenko Locks His Country Into the War
While the world watches troop movements along the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, another crisis unfolds in the relative silence of Belarusian prisons. According to data from…
COMMENTARY: Zelensky Hero, Putin Tyrant: Moral Clarity as a Weapon
Zelensky's moral clarity is nowhere more intense than in his positions on peace negotiations. Faced with pressure from some Western interlocutors who want a…