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Zelenskyy’s 40-day operation turns Ukraine’s long-range strikes into political pressure on Moscow
Ukraine is seeking to convert its drone and sabotage campaign into a structured operation aimed at raising the cost of Russia’s war and forcing Moscow back towards the question of peace. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to approve a 40-day operation…
Ukraine Hits Russian Naval Support Ships in Kerch as Crimea Pressure Campaign Widens
The reported strikes on Volga, Vyatka, Petropavlovsk and S-400 components point to a Ukrainian campaign aimed not only at damaging Russian assets, but at weakening Crimea’s military and logistics architecture. Ukraine’s Security Service has reported strikes on Russian military support…
European Union Refugees Debate Confronts Ukraine’s Most Difficult Question
The European Union’s proposal to extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees until 2028 would ordinarily have been greeted as a straightforward act of solidarity. After all, more than four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, millions of Ukrainians remain unable to…
Zelenskyy Warns Belarus Over Border Infrastructure Built for Possible Wider War
Ukraine says new roads, ammunition depots and fuel facilities on Belarusian territory point to military preparation along routes leading towards northern and western Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Belarus of developing border infrastructure that could support a wider Russian-led…
Fire Point: How Ukrainian Innovation is Reinventing Air Defence
Fire Point’s ambitious interceptor programme highlights Ukraine’s growing role as a driver of European security innovation amid rising demand for advanced missile defence systems. For much of the past four years, Ukraine has been viewed primarily as a consumer of…
Belarus Relay Stations Stop Operating After Zelenskyy Warning
Belarus-based relay stations allegedly used by Russia to help guide drone attacks against western and northern Ukraine have stopped operating, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking a notable shift in Kyiv’s effort to reduce Minsk’s practical support for Moscow’s war.…
Russia’s Fuel Tax Changes Show Ukraine’s Refinery Campaign Is Reaching Domestic Policy
Russian tax-code amendments aimed at fuel shortages show that Ukraine's refinery campaign is no longer only producing damage reports; it is forcing Moscow into domestic market intervention.
Italy’s Rebuke of Rutte Turns NATO Basing Into a Political Liability
Rome's rejection of Mark Rutte's claim about US aircraft using Italian bases for Iran operations exposes how allied basing can become politically explosive when operations move beyond Europe.
Ukraine’s Crimea Strikes Expose Russia’s Growing Vulnerability on the Peninsula
Ukraine’s latest wave of strikes against Russian-occupied Crimea has exposed a growing weakness in Moscow’s position on the peninsula, as Kyiv expands its campaign from frontline military targets to the energy, fuel and logistics systems that sustain Russia’s southern war…
Russian Fuel Rationing Moves East as Ukraine’s Strike Campaign Hits Domestic Supply
Fuel restrictions reported in Omsk and Novosibirsk suggest Ukraine's strike campaign against Russian energy infrastructure is moving beyond occupied Crimea and into Russia's domestic supply system.