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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…
Britain’s Defence Delusion: A Nation Rearming in Slow Motion
As Europe confronts its most dangerous security environment since the end of the Cold War, Britain’s political leadership appears trapped in a familiar cycle: ambitious declarations, strategic reviews and spending pledges that repeatedly fail to translate into meaningful action. The…
Duty, Courage and Chance: The Remarkable Life of D-Day Veteran Bill Redston
The death of Royal Navy veteran Bill Redston at the age of 101, just days before today’s 82nd anniversary of D-Day, marks the passing of a man whose life spanned some of the defining events of the modern era. It…
Operation Interflex: Britain Refocuses Ukraine Training Mission as War Enters New Phase
The United Kingdom is reshaping Operation Interflex, one of its most significant military contributions to Ukraine, shifting a flagship training programme away from mass infantry instruction and towards specialist battlefield skills as Kyiv’s armed forces adapt to the realities of…
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…
Maritime Drone Explosion at Constanța Port Raises New Security Concerns on Romania’s Black Sea Coast
A maritime drone exploded on Friday morning in Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanța, prompting emergency evacuations, coastal warnings and renewed concern over the spillover risks from Russia’s war against Ukraine. The object was discovered in the civil port area,…
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…