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OPINION: The refinery war: Russian oil's Achilles' heel
A few days ago, I read a line in a dispatch and stopped cold: Ukrainian drones had traveled more than 1,300 kilometers to strike…
ANALYSIS: Oil embargo: why the Baltics are pressing a too-slow EU
Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania share direct or very close borders with Russia and its militarized extension, Belarus. These three EU and NATO member nations…
REPORT: Kapotnya, again — Moscow's refinery struck twice in one week
Before 2024, the Kapotnya district was known to Muscovites mainly as a peripheral industrial zone — the place where the smell of fuel lingers,…
OPINION: Importing gasoline by ship — the energy collapse of Putin's empire
Some images are worth a thousand analyses. Here is mine, the image of summer 2026: Russia, the world's third-largest producer of crude oil, is…
DECODING: Why Moscow's refinery won't reopen before 2027
The agency Reuters, cited by Militarnyi on June 24, 2026, published an unambiguous assessment: the Moscow refinery, located in the Kapotnya district, is unlikely…
EDITORIAL: Hormuz Reopened, Fake Peace: Why the West Must Not Lower Its Guard on Iran
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most vital arteries of the global economy. Approximately 20% of world oil trade and a significant…
COMMENTARY: The EU Sanctions Wall Holds Until 2027: Patience Against Putin's Chaos
On June 26, 2026, the European Union confirmed what its critics had doubted: its economic sanctions wall against Russia holds. Trade, banking, energy, cryptocurrencies…
ANALYSIS: The Refinery War: How Ukraine Is Turning Russian Oil Into an Achilles' Heel
On June 25, 2026, Ukrainian drones traveled more than 1,300 kilometers to strike the Bashneft refineries in Ufa, in the Bashkortostan region, hitting two…
ANALYSIS: Hormuz, the strait that shakes the world: decoding the US-Iran $300-billion deal
The Strait of Hormuz. Twenty-one kilometres at its narrowest point. Two two-mile-wide shipping lanes. And yet this tiny passage between Iran and Oman represents…