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INVESTIGATION: The SVR Accuses Latvia — Is Moscow Manufacturing a War Pretext?
On May 18–19, 2026, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service — the SVR — publicly declared that Ukrainian drone operators had been deployed in Latvian military…
EDITORIAL: 40% of the Russian Budget for War — A Country Sacrificed on Putin's Altar
Some figures do not lie. When a state devotes 40% of all its public spending to war and security, that is no longer a…
ANALYSIS: Russia +5 Trillion Rubles for War — The Bet of an Economy at Breaking Point
Imagine a country that spends 46% of its federal budget in a single quarter on its military and security forces, while its revenues cover…
COMMENTARY: Why Russia Cannot Stop Ukrainian Drones
Every week since the start of 2026, the same images repeat: columns of smoke over Russian cities, refineries on fire, air-raid sirens in the…
ANALYSIS: S-300 Missile Shortage — Russia's Air Defense Cracking Under Sanctions
There is something deeply ironic about the Russian air defense debacle of 2026. Russia nominally possesses one of the most sophisticated air defense systems…
EDITORIAL: Ukraine Strikes Crimea's Vital Arteries — the Stolen Peninsula Is Moscow's Nightmare
Since mid-June 2026, Ukraine has been conducting a campaign of remarkable precision against the vital arteries of occupied Crimea. This is not blind destruction.…
COMMENTARY: EU Sanctions Against Russia Extended — Necessary, but Not Enough
On June 25, 2026, the Council of the European Union extended its economic sanctions against Russia for twelve additional months, through July 31, 2027.…
COMMENTARY: The Moldovan-European Summit of June 22 — A Small Nation Refusing to Bend Under Russia's Shadow
When Moldovan President Maia Sandu arrived at the Europa Building in Brussels on June 22, 2026 for the second EU-Moldova summit, the context was…
REPORT: Crimea Runs Dry — Ukrainian Strikes Strangle Russian Logistics
In the night of June 20 to 21, 2026, the streets of Sevastopol went dark. Pro-Kremlin governor Mikhail Razvozhayev ordered the shutdown of streetlights…