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Analysis· No. 242

ANALYSIS: China, Putin’s Lifeline — How Moscow Sold Its Soul to Beijing to Survive Sanctions

In 2024, bilateral trade between Russia and China reached an absolute record of roughly $250 billion. In 2025, this volume slipped to

Analysis· No. 239

ANALYSIS: The EU Adopts a "Mini" Sanctions Package Against Russia — What the Law Really Says

It wasn't a watershed moment. No bombastic press conference, no battery of cameras pointed at Ursula von der Leyen. On June 15,

Analysis· No. 237

ANALYSIS: The UN Watches the Kyiv Lavra Burn — The Security Council Paralyzed by the Russian Veto

On the afternoon of June 22, 2026, New York time, the fifteen members of the UN Security Council will gather again around

Analysis· No. 234

ANALYSIS: Putin’s Iskander, Weapon of Terror—and Why the West Must Respond

On the night of June 16-17, 2025, as G7 leaders met to discuss peace in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin chose to respond with

Analysis· No. 233

DECODED: Dnipro and Nikopol Under Fire — Russia’s Combined Terror Tactics Deciphered

On June 18, 2026, the city of Dnipro woke up to the sound of sirens. Before the day had even fully begun,

Analysis· No. 231

ANALYSIS: Digital-Flavored Trench Stalemate — Ukraine Enters the Summer of 2026

On this Sunday, June 21, 2026, the first day of the astronomical summer, the Ukrainian front hasn't moved a significant centimeter. Fifteen

Analysis· No. 230

ANALYSIS: ISW June 19-20, 2026 — The Front Collapses at Kostiantynivka, Lyman, and Kupiansk

The assessments from the Institute for the Study of War — the ISW — published on June 19 and 20, 2026, paint

Analysis· No. 227

ANALYSIS: Moscow Shoots Itself — When Russian Air Defense Destroys Its Own Facilities

On June 18, 2026, one image stops the world: the metal lid of a gigantic fuel tank flies over Moscow like a

Analysis· No. 226

ANALYSIS: Moscow is Burning — on June 18, Ukraine hit the heart of the Russian war machine

On the night of June 17-18, 2026, Ukraine launched the most massive drone attack ever carried out on Moscow since the start

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