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Meeting In Alaska: A Big Deal Without Any Peace Deal
An Inuit proverb says: “Even the strongest eagle cannot fly higher than the stars.” But this truth does not apply to Trump. If one cannot soar higher, then the star must be brought down to earth. And that is what…
Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief: “We must always be prepared for war with Russia”
General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has issued a clear warning: Russia remains committed to achieving its strategic objective of subjugating Ukraine, and Kyiv must therefore prepare for a war that could extend well beyond the…
Orbán’s Moscow Tilt Risks Turning Hungary into Europe’s Trojan Horse
When European leaders gather to discuss the fate of Ukraine, they now do so with an ever-present unease: the spectre of Viktor Orbán. The Hungarian Prime Minister, once a champion of European integration, has in recent years cultivated a posture…
South Korea’s Cyber Siege Exposes Britain’s Own Weak Spot
South Korea has quietly fought off a barrage of assaults this year — not with missiles or tanks, but with firewalls and cyber specialists. The revelation that its military faced 9,200 cyberattacks in the first half of 2025 alone, a…
The Apprentice: Alaskan Edition – Trump Hails ‘Productive’ Talks While Ukraine Gets Fired
The Alaskan summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was less a diplomatic negotiation than an episode of The Apprentice: Geopolitics Edition. Trump, grinning like a compare about to deliver a catchphrase, called the talks “productive.” That word, in his…
Ukraine reports counter-attack regains six settlements on Pokrovsk axis
Ukraine’s National Guard and General Staff said on Friday evening (15 August) that a counter-attack on the Pokrovsk front in Donetsk region had halted recent Russian gains and restored control over six settlements near Dobropillia. The First Corps “Azov” of…
Ukraine claims strike on Russian cargo ship at Caspian port used for Iran–Russia transfers
Ukraine’s Armed Forces say Special Operations Forces struck the Russian seaport of Olya in Astrakhan region on 14 August, hitting the general cargo vessel Port Olya-4, which Kyiv alleges was carrying components for Shahed-type drones and ammunition from Iran. The…
Missiles Over Dnipro: Putin’s Calculated Strike on the Eve of Anchorage
The timing could hardly have been more provocative. Just hours before Vladimir Putin is due to sit across the table from Donald Trump in Anchorage, the Russian president ordered a ballistic missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro —…
Ukraine strikes Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region amid intensifying long-range campaign
Ukraine said its forces struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region in the early hours of Friday, 15 August, igniting fires at one of Rosneft’s larger processing plants. The General Staff reported “a target hit” at the facility…
Satellite images point to possible Burevestnik test ahead of Trump–Putin talks
Russia appears to be preparing to test the 9M730 Burevestnik, a nuclear-armed, nuclear-powered cruise missile, according to two independent US researchers and a Western security source, ahead of Vladimir Putin’s meeting with US President Donald Trump on Ukraine. Commercial satellite…