Ukraine
The front, military signals, political decisions, and what they actually change.
REPORT: Forty days of fire: Zelensky's pressure operation targeting the nerves of Russia's war
In late June 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky publicly announced the launch of a 40-day pressure operation — not on the front lines, not in the trenches of the Donbas, but at the heart of the infrastructure fueling Russia's war machine. Refineries, fuel depots, logistics hubs, deep military installations. The target is as much economic as military, and the message is clear: Ukraine is
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The front line running through Ukraine stretched, as of May 2026,…
REPORT: Tusk Tells Kyiv to Confront Its History With…
On July 3, 2026, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, according…
INVESTIGATION: NATO's Ankara Summit, a Two-Speed Stage for Zelensky…
On July 7 and 8, 2026, the leaders of the 32…
COMMENTARY: Zelensky Absent at Gdańsk — An Empty Chair…
The Ukraine Recovery Conference, held in Gdańsk on June 25 and…
EDITORIAL: Gripen for Ukraine — when Sweden gives Kyiv…
On May 28, 2026, at a military base in Uppsala, Sweden,…
COMMENTARY: Nine thousand five hundred freed: the last channel…
More than 9,500 Ukrainians freed since 2022. 76 exchanges completed. The…
COMMENTARY: Nine thousand five hundred returned — the only…
There is something almost incomprehensible, and yet real, about the following…
DECODING: The PURL Mechanism: NATO Finances the Skies Over…
Behind the nights over Kyiv torn open by Russian drones, behind…
ANALYSIS: 40-day influence operation: Kyiv targets Russia's resolve
On June 25, 2026, following a meeting with Major General Yevhen…
ESSAY : The Ukraine 20-Point Peace Plan — NATO…
Since mid-June 2026, a document has circulated in diplomatic corridors claiming…
OPINION: €70 Billion Is Pledged. Ukraine Still Needs the…
€70 billion At the NATO summit in Ankara on 8 July…
REPORT: Romania shoots down Russian drones and expels a…
Romania shot down three Russian drones in three days, between July…
DECODING: A Ukrainian strike in the Caspian Sea pulls…
Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X, cited by Iran International on July…
NOTE: seventy billion euros for Kyiv, what Western observers…
The NATO summit in Ankara offered an occasion to announce a…
COLUMN: 70 billion euros for Kyiv, and then what
Seventy billion euros. That is the amount promised for Ukraine at…
DECODING: 70 billion euros for Kyiv, the Ankara package…
Seventy billion euros. That is the number NATO allies put on…
REPORT: On the Front, FPV Drones Have Redefined Every…
Ukraine reportedly produces between two and three million FPV drones per…
DECODING: Chasiv Yar, One Week Later, What the Assessment…
Chasiv Yar has not changed hands, but it has lost none…
INVESTIGATION: The 1,200 km front, a stocktaking without hype
A 1,200-kilometer front cuts across Ukraine as of May 2026, from…
DECODING: Chasiv Yar, the Kanal micro-district holding out against…
For several months now, Chasiv Yar has remained one of the…
INVESTIGATION: the 1,200 km front, the questions few outlets…
The front stretches roughly 1,200 kilometers across Ukraine as of May…
EDITORIAL: the human cost of Ukraine's energy winter
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians spent parts of this winter without…
DECODING: Chasiv Yar, the line that will not break
For several months now, Chasiv Yar has remained one of the…
REPORT: Pokrovsk, the slow death of a Donbas symbol…
In May 2026, Russian forces were only 3 to 5 kilometers…
ANALYSIS: The Eastern Front in Summer 2026, Mapping a…
On July 9, 2026, 268 clashes were recorded across the entire…
DECODING: Patriot Interceptors, a Rare Weapon Disputed Between Kyiv…
On July 8, 2026, at the NATO summit in Ankara, U.S.…
REPORT: 70 billion for Kyiv, what NATO's pledge actually…
The NATO summit held in Ankara on July 8, 2026 produced…
ANALYSIS: Ukraine's Patriot license won't build a single missile…
On July 8, 2026, at the NATO summit in Ankara, Donald…
ANALYSIS: The Patriot license for Ukraine, Lockheed and RTX…
Some admissions carry more weight than the announcement they were meant…
ANALYSIS: Trump's Patriot promise to Ukraine, where things actually…
Some of the most consequential lines in modern diplomacy get said…
DECODING: The Patriot License Promised to Kyiv, a Gift…
On July 8, 2026, in Ankara, on the sidelines of the…
ANALYSIS: Ankara 2026, Arms Diplomacy Takes Over the NATO…
The NATO summit held in Ankara on July 7 and 8,…
DECODING: Patriot Made in Ukraine, a Promise That Hits…
On July 8, 2026, in Ankara, Donald Trump, seated beside Volodymyr…
ANALYSIS: Six Brutal Lessons From the NATO Ankara Summit…
The NATO summit held in Ankara on July 8, 2026, was…
ANALYSIS: 70 billion for Kyiv, what Ankara's pledge actually…
On July 8, 2026, at the close of the NATO summit…
REPORT: Patriot made in Ukraine, a promise that will…
At the NATO summit in Ankara in early July 2026, U.S.…
PROFILE: Syzran, the refinery Ukraine refuses to let breathe
Some places become, against their will, the symbol of an entire…
PROFILE: Mark Rutte, the man who wrung 70 billion…
On July 8, 2026, at the close of the NATO summit…
REPORT: In Ankara, Trump promises Ukraine a license to…
Some sentences sound like a victory before anyone has had time…
COLUMN: In Ankara, Zelensky says thanks, but never stops…
At the close of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July…
ANALYSIS: The Nord Stream indictment confronts Ukraine with its…
On July 1, 2026, a man was formally charged before a…
REPORT: FSB digs up fake files to break the…
According to Ukrainska Pravda on July 5, 2026, Russia's Federal Security…
ESSAY: Why Trump Shakes al-Sharaa's Hand Without Letting Go…
There is something dizzying about the image the NATO summit in…
DECODING: Trump calls Putin and Zelensky on America's Independence…
On July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of American independence, President…
COLUMN: Kyiv signs three drone deals, and Europe finally…
For a long time, Ukraine at NATO summits was described as…
FACT-CHECK: Rutte tells the truth on Iran, and Putin…
The NATO summit in Ankara was not supposed to be about…
FACT-CHECK: Trump grants Kyiv a Patriot production license, but…
On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, on the sidelines of the NATO…