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Ukraine’s Drone Strikes on Kronstadt Expose Russia’s Expanding Vulnerability
Ukraine’s latest long-range drone strikes on Russian military and energy infrastructure have underlined a growing vulnerability inside Russia’s rear areas, including locations once considered beyond the normal reach of the war. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Ukrainian drones…
US Strikes Iranian Coastal Sites as Gulf Confrontation Threatens Shipping Routes
The United States has carried out fresh military strikes against Iranian coastal radar installations after intercepting drones launched towards the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest escalation of a conflict that continues to unsettle energy markets and complicate diplomatic efforts…
Ukraine Says Drone Forces Struck Five Russian Logistics Vessels in the Sea of Azov
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces said they had struck five vessels linked to Russian logistics in the Sea of Azov overnight on 4–5 June, in what appears to mark a widening of Kyiv’s campaign against Russian supply routes in the occupied…
US House Ukraine Bill Exposes Widening Split Over Support for Kyiv
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill providing new aid to Ukraine and imposing further sanctions on Russia, in a vote that exposed a widening split between President Donald Trump, Republican leaders in Congress and a cross-party group…
Taipei and Beijing Test Boundaries Again at Pratas as South China Sea Tensions Deepen
A fresh confrontation between Taiwanese and Chinese coast guard vessels near the Pratas Islands has underscored how the South China Sea is becoming an increasingly important theatre in the broader contest between Taipei and Beijing. What might once have been dismissed…
Zelenskyy’s Direct Letter to Putin Tests Whether Diplomacy Can Move Without Washington
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a direct public appeal to Vladimir Putin for face-to-face talks, proposing a neutral venue, a ceasefire during negotiations and an all-for-all prisoner exchange as initial steps towards ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Ukrainian president’s open…
EU’s €100m Lebanon Army Package Places Brussels Inside Hezbollah Disarmament Dispute
The European Union has adopted a €100 million support package for the Lebanese Armed Forces, placing Brussels more directly inside one of the most sensitive security questions in the Middle East: whether the Lebanese state can assert control over weapons…
Ukraine Expands Drone Campaign Against Russian Naval and Logistics Assets Near Crimea
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces have reported a new series of drone strikes against Russian military assets in and around occupied Crimea, including a patrol vessel near the Kerch Strait, a Pantsir-S1 air defence system, railway assets, navigation infrastructure and energy…
US Pressure on NATO Exposes Europe’s Air and Naval Capability Gap
The United States has told European NATO allies and Canada to increase the aircraft, drones and naval forces they make available for alliance defence planning, exposing the operational consequences of Washington’s shift towards a smaller conventional footprint in Europe. The…
EU Weighs Hormuz Mine-Clearing Role as Maritime Crisis Tests European Naval Capacity
The European Union is considering whether its naval mission in the Red Sea should take a leading role in clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, in a move that would shift Brussels closer to direct operational involvement in one…