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Swedish Navy: Russian warships and armed guards are protecting the “shadow fleet” in the Baltic
Sweden’s navy has said Russia is running a military operation in the Baltic Sea that appears designed to protect the vessels commonly described as Moscow’s “shadow fleet” — tankers used to keep oil moving despite Western restrictions. In remarks reported…
Ukraine says underwater drone disabled Russian submarine in Novorossiysk port
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said on Monday that it had struck a Russian Kilo-class submarine at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk using an underwater “kamikaze” drone, publishing video of a large underwater blast near a pier where vessels were…
Pakistan’s Militarised State: A Strategic Threat Europe Can No Longer Ignore
Pakistan is not merely a troubled democracy with an overbearing army. It is, in effect, a militarised state whose institutions, economy and national identity are shaped by permanent confrontation. Nowhere is this more dangerous than in its posture towards its…
Drone strike reported on Yaroslavl refinery as Russia cites overnight wave of attacks
A drone attack was reported overnight in Yaroslavl, north-east of Moscow, with social-media footage showing a fire in an industrial district and open-source accounts identifying one of Russia’s largest oil refineries as the apparent target. Yaroslavl lies more than 700…
Ukraine targets Russian Caspian oil platform in long-range drone strike
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has claimed responsibility for a long-range drone strike on a major Russian offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea, in what Ukrainian officials describe as the first attack of its kind on Russia’s hydrocarbon production infrastructure…
Putin’s ‘Novorossiya’ Rhetoric Returns as West Floats Territorial Deal
Vladimir Putin has brought the term “Novorossiya” back into his public vocabulary, declaring at a press conference in New Delhi that the “liberation” of both Donbas and “Novorossiya” by Russian forces is inevitable. The intervention comes as United States envoys…
Black Sea Attack: Ukrainian Naval Drones Hit Sanctioned Tanker Bound for Novorossiysk
Ukrainian Sea Baby naval drones have struck a sanctioned oil tanker described as part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea, in the third reported attack on such vessels in two weeks. According to sources in Ukraine’s Security Service…
Ukraine, Russia and the Future of NATO: Europe Wakes Up to a Long War
Europe’s security debate is shifting from the language of “hybrid harassment” to that of a low-intensity war. A recent Financial Times analysis argues that Russia is conducting a systematic campaign of sabotage across the continent, using parcel bombs, arson, cyber…
UK tightens ties with Baku and Yerevan as Defence Minister’s visit signals new era in South Caucasus
In a move that underlines the United Kingdom’s renewed strategic interest in the South Caucasus, Defence Minister Lord Vernon Coaker has completed a landmark visit to Azerbaijan and Armenia this week — a tour that officials say will “boost regional…
From Talk to Action: UK and Japan Advance Defence Pact
The sight of British and Japanese soldiers exercising shoulder-to-shoulder will strike many observers as one of the quietly encouraging defence stories of the year. At a moment when the global security picture is far from reassuring, the partnership taking shape…