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DECODING: the Baltic drone wall and the balance of power underway
A joint statement from the Baltic states' defense ministries, issued March 27, 2026, called explicitly for exceeding the 5% GDP defense spending threshold, a…
ANALYSIS: Why PURL and the Patriots matter more than they seem
Sometimes a single number is enough to reframe an entire debate: 75%. That is the share of Patriot interceptors delivered to Ukraine now financed…
REPORT: Baltic air defense, a priority project for 2027
On the map of NATO's eastern flank, an invisible line is now taking shape over the three Baltic states: that of a drone wall…
FACT CHECK: NATO's eastern flank facing drones, what the facts confirm
Since March 27, 2026, a series of documented drone incidents on NATO's eastern flank has revived the debate over defense spending, all the way…
COMMENTARY: PURL and Patriot, the alliance protecting Kyiv
According to European Pravda, on June 30, 2026, the PURL mechanism now finances 75% of the Patriot interceptors delivered to Ukraine and 90% of…
INVESTIGATION: the Baltic drone wall, a billion-euro strategic project
Estimated at roughly one billion euros, the Baltic drone wall project targets an initial operational capability as early as the end of 2026, according…
REPORT: Field notes from Simferopol in the dark
On July 6, 2026, a Ukrainian drone strike hit an electrical substation near Simferopol, the administrative capital of occupied Crimea, according to information reported…
REPORT: Omsk shut down, a strategic reading of Russia's largest refinery
The Omsk refinery, Russia's largest with 21 million tons of annual capacity, suspended processing after a drone strike, according to Reuters on July 7,…
EDITORIAL: Why Omsk Going Offline Matters More Than It Looks
On July 6, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Omsk refinery, Russia's largest, in what Reuters and CNBC described the following day as the deepest…