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FACT-CHECK: Rutte tells the truth on Iran, and Putin takes note
The NATO summit in Ankara was not supposed to be about Iran. Officially it was about collective defense, about budgets, about coordination among allies…
ANALYSIS: Trump Targets Spain, Threatens to "Cut" Trade Ties
On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 7 and 8, 2026, Donald Trump declared that "Spain is a lost cause,"…
ANALYSIS: Trump Revives His Greenland Claim in the Middle of the NATO Summit
Throughout the two days of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 7 and 8, 2026, Donald Trump once again hammered home that Greenland…
DECODING: NATO Commits $50 Billion to Tomorrow's Arsenal
The final declaration of the NATO summit in Ankara, held on July 7 and 8, 2026, contains a commitment that goes well beyond the…
ANALYSIS: Only 5 of NATO's 32 Members Will Hit 3.5% GDP on Defense
On July 7, 2026, on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, the Alliance published data that sums up, better than any speech,…
DECODING: The record raid on Borisoglebsk military airfield
On the night of July 7 to 8, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Borisoglebsk military airfield, located in Russia's Voronezh region, alongside a broader…
ANALYSIS: Kyiv trades European credit for 100 vital Patriots
On July 2, 2026, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense announced an initiative to acquire roughly 100 American Patriot missiles worth one billion dollars, financed through…
FACT-CHECK: Eight of Russia's ten largest refineries already hit
For several weeks, a claim has been circulating persistently in analyses of the war in Ukraine: that Ukraine has already struck eight of Russia's…
ANALYSIS: Moscow bans diesel exports, admission of a total shortage
On July 8, 2026, Russia announced a temporary ban on diesel exports, effective through July 31. This decision comes as a direct response to…