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EDITORIAL: 1.5 million Ukrainians returned to war zones — the impossible homecoming the world ignores
They came back. Despite everything. Despite the shells falling a few kilometers away. Despite gutted houses, mined streets, windows boarded up with cardboard. 1.55…
COMMENTARY: Gazprom Germania, the time bomb Moscow had buried beneath German soil
On June 24, 2026, investigators from the German Federal Prosecution Office descended simultaneously on Berlin and Frankfurt. Not for a routine corruption case or…
EDITORIAL: The Starmer Plot and 192 Attacks — Putin Declares War on Europe
On June 19, 2026, a British court convicted two men for having set fire to properties belonging to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. What could…
COMMENTARY: Zelensky Absent at Gdańsk — An Empty Chair That Says Everything About the Kyiv-Warsaw Crisis
The Ukraine Recovery Conference, held in Gdańsk on June 25 and 26, 2026, brought together dozens of allied countries around a common mission: planning…
EDITORIAL: When Russia Strikes the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, It Targets All of Humanity
On the night of June 14–15, 2026, as the world looked toward Évian-les-Bains where the G7 was about to open, Russia was launching one…
NARRATIVE: Europe Extends Sanctions — One More Year to Strangle Putin's Economy
On June 25, 2026, the Council of the European Union extended economic sanctions against Russia by one year. They will remain in force until…
COMMENTARY: The USA-Ukraine minerals agreement — the 2025 promise vs. 2026 reality
On April 30, 2025, the United States and Ukraine signed a minerals agreement that was presented by both governments as a landmark in their…
EDITORIAL: Ukrainian energy held up by London and Brussels — a political and technical act
On June 16, 2026, two significant energy support announcements reached Ukraine from two different directions. From Brussels, the European Commission announced a €75 million…
OPEN LETTER: The Ukraine-Germany Strategic Declaration must be honored
On June 17, 2026, alongside the bilateral defense pact that made headlines across European media, Germany and Ukraine signed a Strategic Partnership Declaration whose…