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DECODING: Hegseth conditions US troops: the Eastern Flank held hostage
On June 18, 2026, in the conference room at NATO headquarters in Brussels, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a speech that confronted European…
OPINION: "If Russia attacks": the American doubt that chills Europe
In the corridors of European defense ministries, in the briefing rooms of NATO headquarters, one question has been haunting planners for months. It is…
EDITORIAL: 5% of GDP: Europe finally pays the price of its own security
For three decades, Europe enjoyed an extraordinary luxury: allowing itself to be protected by the United States while spending the minimum on its own…
COMMENTARY: Putin extends the embargo through 2027: a sword stroke in the water
On June 26, 2026, Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree extending Russia's ban on selling oil to buyers that apply the G7 price cap…
OPINION: Moscow Rations Gasoline — the War Comes Home
There is an image that says everything about the state of Russia in June 2026: Moscow motorists queuing at gas stations to buy a…
ANALYSIS: Urals at $44 — The Barrel Strangling the Kremlin
There is a figure that should be on every Western decision-maker's lips in this June 2026: $44.10 per barrel. That is the cap fixed…
COMMENTARY: Zaporizhzhia Burns — Nine Wounded and the World's Indifference
On the morning of June 26, 2026, Russia struck Zaporizhzhia with at least two ballistic missiles and several attack drones targeting residential and commercial…
DECODING: Night of 660 Drones — Russia Discovers Its Own Vulnerability
For four years, Russia has presented its drone and missile strikes on Ukraine as a demonstration of military power. Shaheds by the hundreds over…
OPINION: Kyiv Under Missiles Again — The Unbearable Routine of Russian Terror
There are news items that no longer surprise — which makes receiving them even more painful. On the evening of June 25, 2026, at…