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OPEN LETTER: To the Czech Mi-24V — the Crocodile that learned to hunt Russian drones
I want to acknowledge something upfront: writing an open letter to a helicopter is an unusual choice, even for a journalist committed to finding…
ESSAY: Zelensky leaves Dublin in urgency — what his departure says about war and peace
Ireland's neutrality debate is one of the more fascinating political dramas running in parallel with the Ukraine war. It is not a debate about…
INVESTIGATION: Zelensky speaks to Putin's friends — the whispered peace Moscow refuses to hear
There is something deeply strange about the current situation: Zelensky sends peace messages through the friends of the man who bombs his cities every…
EDITORIAL: The EU's €3.9 Billion Drone Fund Is Real — But Ukraine Cannot Afford to Wait for Europe's Pace
Late. Months late. The €3.9 billion that arrived June 30, 2026 could have arrived in late 2025 and changed the production calculus for an…
REPORT: China's PMI Rebounds to 50.3 — AI Exports Are Carrying an Economy That Domestic Demand Cannot
50.3. One decimal point above stagnation. In any other context, that would be unremarkable. In China's current economic environment — real estate crisis, weak…
ANALYSIS: Russia Targets Ukraine's Fuel Infrastructure — And Its Offensive Is Stalling Anyway
Russia launched 151 drones in one night and hit 17 targets. Ukraine intercepted 86% of them. Most coverage focuses on the 86%. The analysis…
FACT-CHECK: Ukraine's Defense Export Mechanism — What Is True, Partially True, and Unverifiable
Fact-checking a policy mechanism on the day it is announced is an exercise in intellectual honesty — and intellectual humility. I can verify what…
TESTIMONY: Sybiha Expects Air Defense Decisions at Ankara — And Ukraine Cannot Afford to Wait
There is a particular kind of courage in a diplomat who speaks plainly about existential needs in front of cameras that the whole world…
NARRATIVE: Ukraine Built Its Own Smart Bomb in 17 Months — And Took It to War
Seventeen months. That is how long it took Ukraine to go from concept to combat deployment for a precision-guided munition. The Pentagon takes longer…