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OPINION: The Coalition of the Willing Crashes Bastille Day — Macron Plays His Ukraine Card
There is something audacious — some will call it ostentatious — about the decision by President Emmanuel Macron to announce, on June 5, 2026,…
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…
INVESTIGATION: €200 billion — the EU confronts the colossal balance sheet of its Ukraine support since 2022
Since February 24, 2022, the European Union — its institutions and its member states acting individually and collectively — has committed €200.4 billion in…
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…
ANALYSIS: Péter Magyar lifts the Hungarian veto — Ukraine takes a major step toward the EU
In early June 2026, Hungary lifted its veto on two of the most consequential European instruments supporting Ukraine: the €6.6 billion European Peace Facility…
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…
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…
NARRATIVE: Poland and Germany sign historic defense agreement — Europe rearms in fast-forward
On June 17, 2026, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed a bilateral defense pact that European security analysts had…
COLUMN: Northern Europe stands up for Ukraine — €42 billion and a shared conviction
In June 2026, the capital of Estonia became the stage for a declaration that the Nordic and Baltic nations — eight countries that between…