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DECODING: Who speaks for Europe? Zelensky's red line
On June 21, 2026, in an interview given to TSN, the Ukrainian news channel, President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke words that irritated some of his…

COMMENTARY: Istanbul 2022 as a condition — Putin freezes diplomacy
On June 23, 2026, during an operational meeting with members of his government, Vladimir Putin said the following: "Russia is ready for peace negotiations…

EDITORIAL: Putin must make the first move — peace is not a favor
On June 26, 2026, from Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky repeated what he has been saying for weeks: Ukraine is ready for meetings, but…

DECODING: 500,000 "drone warriors" from South Korea — the counterstrike against the Northern threat
On June 26, 2026, South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back held a press conference in Seoul that will go down in the annals of…

OPINION: Two years of the Moscow-Pyongyang alliance — the friendship of tyrants
On June 19, 2024, in the grand ceremonial hall of Pyongyang, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un signed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia…

ANALYSIS: KN-23 upgraded by Moscow — the North Korean weapon becomes formidable
The KN-23 is a short-range ballistic missile designed by North Korea, often described as a derivative of the Russian Iskander. Since its debut in…

COMMENTARY: Seoul accepts the Kursk prisoners — dignity against barbarism
There are moments when geopolitics acquires a human face. Ri, 27 years old, sniper. Paek, 22 years old, infantryman. Two soldiers from the Korean…

DECODING: 10,000 North Koreans in Russia — the dangerous apprenticeship of war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeated it multiple times since the start of 2026: approximately 10,000 North Korean soldiers are currently deployed in Russia,…

ANALYSIS: Kim calls for a destructive posture — the authoritarian axis hardens
The 25th of June, 2026 marks the 76th anniversary of the start of the Korean War — that invasion of the South by the…