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COMMENTARY: The Ukraine-EU Claims Commission — the Legal Weapon Putin Fears
On June 17, 2026, the European Union officially approved the Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine. This administrative body, hosted within the…
ESSAY: Ukraine's Cyber War Enters the European Age — the Cybersecurity Reserve
In June 2026, Ukraine crossed a decisive threshold in the digital war that Russia has imposed on it for more than four years: the…
ESSAY: Twelve months of sanctions — what the EU's historic decision really says about the long war
On June 25, 2026, the European Union extended its economic sanctions against Russia for twelve months — until July 31, 2027 — instead of…
COMMENTARY: Poland-Ukraine — When a Historical Quarrel Plays Into Putin's Hands
The Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 was held in Gdańsk — a symbolic city above all others, the cradle of Solidarity, the place where resistance…
ANALYSIS: The Smyrtos and Its Russian Oil — a Financial Weapon for Ukraine Waiting at Weymouth
On June 14, 2026, Royal Marines and law enforcement officers boarded the Smyrtos — a tanker flying a Cameroonian flag — in the English…
EDITORIAL: France Seizes Its Fifth Phantom Tanker — Macron Declares War on Putin's Money
On June 24, 2026, the French navy stopped a ship called the Deliver. It was flying a Cameroonian flag. It had departed from Primorsk,…
COMMENTARY: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear — The 750 kV Line Repaired but Unusable, the Danger Persists
Since March 24, 2026, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe — the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), occupied by Russia since March 2022…
OPEN LETTER: Merz, Macron, Starmer, Meloni, Tusk — Europe Finally Speaking With One Voice for Ukraine
Ladies and gentlemen, leaders of Europe, allow me to address this open letter to you following your meeting in Berlin on June 24, 2026.…
DECODING: €251 Million for Ukrainian Housing — How Europe Is Rebuilding While the War Continues
On June 26, 2026, the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) and the Italian government signed a €251 million housing reconstruction agreement for Ukraine.…