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COMMENTARY: Why Russia Cannot Stop Kyiv's Drones
On the night of June 17–18, 2026, Ukraine launched what experts have described as its largest drone attack on Russia since the war began.…
COMMENTARY: The IAEA demands strong guarantees: trust is not enough
On June 26, 2026, speaking to journalists in Tokyo, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said words that…
COMMENTARY: London, Paris, Berlin facing Beijing: Europe in the Indo-Pacific
On June 24, 2026, something unusual happened. The de facto representations — the de facto embassies — of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany…
COMMENTARY: Istanbul 2022 as a condition — Putin freezes diplomacy
On June 23, 2026, during an operational meeting with members of his government, Vladimir Putin said the following: "Russia is ready for peace negotiations…
EDITORIAL: Putin must make the first move — peace is not a favor
On June 26, 2026, from Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky repeated what he has been saying for weeks: Ukraine is ready for meetings, but…
COMMENTARY: Seoul accepts the Kursk prisoners — dignity against barbarism
There are moments when geopolitics acquires a human face. Ri, 27 years old, sniper. Paek, 22 years old, infantryman. Two soldiers from the Korean…
COMMENTARY: Latvia on alert: Russian provocation brewing in the shadows
On June 22, 2026, Latvia's Bureau for the Protection of the Constitution — the country's domestic intelligence service — took an unusual decision: it…
OPINION: "If Russia attacks": the American doubt that chills Europe
In the corridors of European defense ministries, in the briefing rooms of NATO headquarters, one question has been haunting planners for months. It is…
EDITORIAL: 5% of GDP: Europe finally pays the price of its own security
For three decades, Europe enjoyed an extraordinary luxury: allowing itself to be protected by the United States while spending the minimum on its own…