Analysis
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DECODING: Co-production, the new grammar of Western aid to Ukraine
One word dominated the coverage coming out of the NATO summit held in Ankara on July 7 and 8, 2026: license. Donald Trump announced…
ANALYSIS: Zelensky, the endurance of a wartime leader nothing has broken
Some leaders get worn down to nothing by a war, and then there is Volodymyr Zelensky, who instead seems to have found in the…
DECODING: Europe finally pays for its own security, $1.8 trillion changes everything
It took a shock to make Europe start paying for its own defense again, and that shock has a name: the Russian invasion of…
ANALYSIS: The Eastern Front in Summer 2026, Mapping a War of Attrition Without Breakthrough
On July 9, 2026, 268 clashes were recorded across the entire Ukrainian front, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
DECODING: Patriot Interceptors, a Rare Weapon Disputed Between Kyiv and Washington
On July 8, 2026, at the NATO summit in Ankara, U.S. President Donald Trump stated he wanted to give Ukraine a license to manufacture…
DECODING: Air Defense, Kyiv's Absolute Priority as the Hardest Summer Hits
On the night of July 6, 2026, Russia fired 23 ballistic missiles at Kyiv. None was intercepted. According to Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuriy…
DECODING: Samara Under Drones, Russia's Strategic Depth Now Under Fire
Some maps no longer lie. On the night of July 11-12, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Syzran refinery in Samara oblast, more than 800…
ANALYSIS: Turkey and the F-35, a Political Promise Against a Legal Lock
Some sentences travel faster than the policy behind them. On July 7, 2026, in Ankara, U.S. President Donald Trump declared: "We're going to lift…
FACT-CHECK: Putin Claims Kostiantynivka Captured, Ukraine's General Staff Denies It
Some announcements are made to inform. Others are made to be believed, whether or not they are true. On July 3, 2026, Russian Chief…