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ESSAY: Trump Demands His New York Convictions Be Thrown Out — Did Cohen Actually Recant?
On June 2, 2026, just after one in the morning, Donald Trump picked up his phone and fired a volley of messages on Truth…
ESSAY: John Bolton pleads guilty — what Trump's enemy reveals about political justice in America
On June 4, 2026, John Bolton — former National Security Advisor, Republican hawk, and one of Donald Trump's most vocal critics — agreed to…
ESSAY: Boasberg vs. Trump — the Alien Enemies Act and the Venezuelan detainees at CECOT
In March 2025, federal judge James Boasberg of Washington DC finds himself facing one of the most explosive situations of his career: he orders…
ESSAY: The €343 million of Gdańsk — when Europe invests in Ukraine's defense industry
While the Polish-Ukrainian diplomatic crisis over the Order of the White Eagle and the UPA occupied the headlines, something far more significant for the…
ESSAY: 600 Patriot PAC-2 Missiles for Ukraine — Why the $3.7 Billion COMLOG Contract Changes Everything
When President Zelensky revealed that Ukraine would receive 600 Patriot PAC-2 GEM-T missiles, the announcement traveled through command centers and foreign ministries with the…
ESSAY: UK-Ukraine strategic dialogue — when justice becomes a weapon of war
On June 23, 2026, the leaders of Ukraine and the United Kingdom published a Joint Declaration on Strategic Dialogue that deserves careful reading —…
ESSAY: The Lebanon-Israel accord assassinates the ICC — when diplomacy becomes the weapon of denial
On June 27, 2026, American, Israeli, and Lebanese negotiators finalized in Washington a 14-point framework accord intended to end hostilities between Israel and Lebanon.…
ESSAY: Vasylivka, Henichesk, Crimea — Ukraine's logistical lockdown strategy against Russia
On June 23, 2026, Ukrainian aviation struck the bridge over the Karachokrak river in the occupied city of Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Images captured after…
ESSAY: Kostiantynivka Falls — and With It, the Myth of the Impregnable Donbas Fortress
For years, Kostiantynivka was more than a city. It was a symbol — the rallying point for soldiers heading to the front, the first…