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COMMENTARY: The Frozen Oil Cap: The Price War Gets Harder
The Western sanctions system has a gaping flaw: it only applies to nationals and companies from the countries that adopted it. Turkey, India, and…
ANALYSIS: Zelensky's Peace Window: Winter 2026 as the Deadline
There is a date lodged in Volodymyr Zelensky's mind ever since Ukrainian forces regained the initiative on the front in December 2025: next winter.…
DECODING: The PURL Mechanism: NATO Finances the Skies Over Kyiv
Behind the nights over Kyiv torn open by Russian drones, behind the interceptions of ballistic missiles above Ukrainian cities, lies a discreet mechanism that…
OPINION: Russia's economy backed into a corner, according to Zelensky's adviser
An economic adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky declared in a statement reported by Ukrainian media in June 2026 that the Russian economy has "reached a…
ANALYSIS: Refineries offline: Kyiv dries up the fuel of the war
Vladimir Putin's war machine runs on oil. Not metaphorically — literally. Oil and gas revenues accounted for an estimated 40 to 50 percent of…
COMMENTARY: Putin threatens Europe: the rhetoric of fear
Vladimir Putin does not threaten by accident. Every speech, every statement, every ambiguous signal sent to Europe is the product of a precise political…
REPORT: The secret drone team: those who strike at 2,000 km
Somewhere in Ukraine, a team of engineers, pilots, and analysts works in complete secrecy. We do not know their names. We do not see…
DECODING: Flamingo over Volgograd: the new reach of Ukrainian missiles
In June 2026, the Ukrainian military struck a defense plant in Volgograd — formerly Stalingrad, symbol of Russian resistance — with FP-5 Flamingo missiles.…
ANALYSIS: 4,000 US troops canceled: the day Poland had doubts
In May 2026, the American military abruptly canceled the planned deployment of 4,000 soldiers to Poland. No elaborate diplomatic advance notice. No in-depth consultation…