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TESTIMONY: At Eurosatory 2026 — I witnessed France arming its satellites with lasers for 2030
Eurosatory 2026 — the global defense and security exhibition held in Paris from June 16 to 20, 2026 — brought together more
OPEN LETTER: To Putin — your Dubna and Vladimir satellite centers are down, and this is just the start
Mr. Vladimir Putin, on June 22, 2026, the Ukrainian armed forces struck the Dubna satellite communications complex in the Moscow region. The
FACT-CHECK: Volna Kupol Garant — Russia jams Starlink, Ukraine destroys the system in 48 hours
In June 2026, Russia operationalized a new electronic warfare system: the Volna Kupol Garant. Its declared mission — jam communications between Ukrainian
ESSAY: The "Big Beautiful Bill" by the numbers — $4 trillion in tax cuts, 11.8 million losing Medicaid
On July 4, 2025 — a date carefully chosen for maximum patriotic symbolism — Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill.
NARRATIVE: $12 billion in 6 months — Silicon Valley militarizes global defense at wartime speed
In the first half of 2026, global venture capital invested $12.3 billion in defense-tech startups — a figure that already surpasses the
PROFILE: The CRINK axis fractures — after the Iran-USA deal, Moscow, Beijing and Kim recalculate
The word CRINK — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea — has entered Western strategic vocabulary to describe what some analysts call the
COMMENTARY: Russia running on empty — 53 regions short on fuel, Kyiv hits the refineries
In June 2026, Russia is experiencing what economic observers are calling the "worst national fuel crisis" since the war began. More than
OPINION: Russia "hunts" ICEYE-X36 in orbit — Ukraine's war reaches into space
In May and June 2026, four Russian military satellites — Kosmos-2610, Kosmos-2611, Kosmos-2612 and Kosmos-2613 — deliberately maneuvered to within 13 kilometers
EDITORIAL: 50,000 cameras hacked by Moscow in Europe — cyberwarfare has changed in scale
On June 21, 2026, Russian media outlet Mash — considered close to Russian intelligence services — reveals that Russian hackers have compromised