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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…
PROFILE: Putin, master of grey zones — Russia's hybrid strategy against the Baltic states and Poland
On June 26, 2026, Latvia's State Security Service published an intelligence warning that received less international attention than it deserved: Russia's hybrid operations targeting…
TESTIMONY: The E5 meeting of June 24 in Berlin — when Europe says "enough" to Putin
On June 24, 2026, the leaders of five European powers gathered in Berlin for an emergency meeting that had not been widely announced in…
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…
PROFILE: The IMF disburses $690 million to Ukraine despite a missed condition
On June 12, 2026, the International Monetary Fund announced the disbursement of a $690 million tranche to Ukraine under its Extended Fund Facility program…
TESTIMONY: The Kyiv-Berlin agreement — anti-ballistic missiles and Termit drones, an alliance forged in war
On June 18, 2026, Ukraine and Germany concluded a $400 million bilateral defense agreement that goes beyond any previous arms package in its strategic…
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…
PROFILE: 185 for 185 — The Silent Faces of the June 5, 2026 Prisoner Exchange
Some numbers in this war carry more weight than others. 185 for 185. This Friday, June 5, 2026, Russia and Ukraine each released 185…
OPEN LETTER: 12,066 Tanks Destroyed — Vladimir Putin, Look at What You Have Done
Mr. Putin, I am writing to you from a free country. I am writing in a publication that can still tell the truth without…