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ANALYSIS: Budapest Blocks Ukraine's EU Accession — The Path Grows Dangerously Long
In June 2022, when the European Union granted Ukraine official candidate status, the emotion was overwhelming. It was a historic recognition — a signal…
DECODING: Russia's war economy — exhausted but not yet broken, says Kiel Institute
The report by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy published in June 2026 sums up the state of Russia's economy in a phrase…
FACT-CHECK: Rheinmetall wins Bundeswehr contract for 23 Bergepanzer 3 A2
Since 2022, Germany has delivered to Ukraine military equipment that, two years earlier, nobody believed it was capable of giving. Leopard 2 tanks, IRIS-T…
DECODING: Zelensky sanctions 67 collaborators and structures in occupied territories
On June 26, 2026, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed decrees 501/2026 and 502/2026, imposing sanctions against 67 collaborators and organizations operating in the temporarily occupied…
ANALYSIS: Nammo N7 — how Norway secretly armed Ukrainian drones
The Eurosatory 2026 arms exhibition, held in Paris in June, is one of the largest gatherings of the global defense industry. It was there…
DECODING: Starlink on Russian USVs — the naval attack of June 23 repelled in the Black Sea
On June 23, 2026, at approximately 4:00 AM, Ukrainian forces detected and neutralized a group of Russian uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) approaching the Ukrainian…
FACT-CHECK: Russian security services want to cancel the Duma elections — what we actually know
Since the spring of 2026, a rumor has been circulating through the corridors of the Kremlin: Russian security service officials reportedly suggested to Vladimir…
DECODING: The 425th Skelia Regiment — 26 non-combat deaths and the investigation that stings
On June 23, 2026, the independent Ukrainian outlet Babel published an investigation into the 425th Separate Assault Regiment, known as Skelia. The investigation, grounded…
ANALYSIS: Duma elections in occupied territories — the legitimacy Putin cannot buy
The legislative elections to the Russian State Duma, scheduled for September 2026, will be the first parliamentary elections in Russia since the start of…