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ESSAY: When Putin Talks Pause, Ukraine Strikes — Diplomacy in the Age of Drones
On June 29, 2026, Vladimir Putin declared that Ukraine had proposed a pause in mutual deep strikes. The statement had barely landed when Volodymyr…
ESSAY: Bulgaria suspends military aid to Ukraine — anatomy of a capitulation
In June 2026, Bulgaria formally confirmed what had been suspected for months: the country would not provide military aid to Ukraine. The confirmation came…
ESSAY: "We Have Delivered No Weapons" — China's Neutrality Against the Evidence of Complicity
On June 18, 2026, Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, delivered a line the world has now heard dozens of…
ESSAY: The Silent Revolution of Ukrainian FPV Drones — +179% and the War Changes Nature
A year ago, the conversation was about ammunition shortages, retreating front lines, an Ukraine running on fumes and waiting for Western aid. In June…
ESSAY: 1,397,060 Russian Soldiers — When the Ledger of Death Becomes a Weapon of War
On June 25, 2026, the Ukrainian General Staff published its latest update on estimated Russian casualties since the start of the full-scale invasion: 1,397,060…
ESSAY: Burning Putin's oil — Ukraine's strike on the Krasnodar Krai refinery
In the night of June 27–28, 2026, Ukraine attacked one of Russia's largest oil refineries, located in Krasnodar Krai. A fire broke out at…
ESSAY: The Kapotnya Refinery in Flames — When Kyiv Strikes 15 km from the Kremlin
On June 18, 2026, the residents of Moscow looked up and saw something their government had promised was impossible: a column of black smoke…
ESSAY: The Iran-Trump Deal Under Hawk Fire — Too Vague to Be Honest
On June 17, 2026, Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran, presented by the White House as a historic diplomatic breakthrough.…
ESSAY: Trump targets 60 countries for "forced labor" — Section 301 as a geopolitical weapon
On June 2, 2026, the USTR — the United States Trade Representative — published a proposal for new tariffs of 10 to 12.5% targeting…