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ANALYSIS: Duma elections in occupied territories — the legitimacy Putin cannot buy
The legislative elections to the Russian State Duma, scheduled for September 2026, will be the first parliamentary elections in Russia since the start of…
REPORT: Zelensky proposes a three-way summit — Trump, Kyiv, and Moscow face to face in the United States
According to converging reports published in June 2026, Kyiv transmitted to the Trump administration a bold proposal: hold a trilateral face-to-face summit between the…
DECODING: Crimea — state of emergency and shattered logistics, Kyiv turns the peninsula into hell
On June 26, 2026, the Russian occupation authorities in Crimea declared a state of emergency. The officially stated cause: fuel shortages and power outages…
OPEN LETTER: Putin, your oil is burning — and that is excellent news
Mr. Putin, on June 26, 2026, you extended through end of 2027 the ban on exporting oil and petroleum products subject to the price…
NARRATIVE: Lavrov cries theft — when Moscow makes a spectacle with victims' money
On June 24, 2026, at the Primakov Readings — an annual Moscow forum designed to polish Russia's diplomatic image — Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov…
REPORT: Lyman holds — Ukrainian counter-attacks push back the Russian tide
The images are circulating on pro-Kremlin Telegram channels: Russian soldiers planting their flag in the rubble of Lyman, the Donbas hub that Moscow is…
ANALYSIS: Ukraine strikes two Russian space centers — the war ascends to orbit
On June 22, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck with surgical precision the military space communications centers of Vladimir (roughly 200 kilometers from Moscow) and Dubna…
FACT-CHECK: Ukraine's June 26, 2026 sanctions — what is true, what is murky
On June 26, 2026, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed two distinct sanction packages targeting entities linked to Russia or to support for its aggression. The…
TESTIMONY: Zelensky at the European Council — when Ukraine forces Europe to choose sides
On June 18, 2026, the European Council convened in Brussels under particularly tense circumstances. President Volodymyr Zelensky attended in person, accompanied by his diplomatic…