Tag: Russia

The EU has a plan to save regions on Russia’s doorstep from economic malaise

(Gregorio Sorgi and Zoya Sheftalovich - Politico) The European Commission will on Wednesday announce plans to invest in EU regions bordering Russia, Belarus and...

Zelensky says Ukrainian public won’t let him hand Russia territory

(Barak Ravid, Dave Lawler - Axios) The Ukrainian people would reject a peace deal that involves Ukraine unilaterally withdrawing from the eastern Donbas region...

Sguardi (Iran-Strait of Hormuz; China-Russia; Algeria-Niger)

(nostra traduzione da GZero) L'Iran mostra la sua influenza sullo Stretto di Hormuz in vista dei negoziati sul nucleare L'Iran ha temporaneamente e parzialmente chiuso lo...

Ukraine and Russia to meet for third round of talks as fourth anniversary of war looms

(Luke Harding and Pjotr Sauer - The Guardian) Senior Ukrainian and Russian officials are to meet this week in Switzerland for a third round...

‘Economic fighters’: the volunteers helping direct sanctions against Russia

(Aisha Down - The Guardian) In August 2022, Olena Yurchenko stumbled across a heated discussion on a Russian-language online forum – and made a...

Russia scales up offensive from north of Pokrovsk, Ukrainian military says

(Asami Terajima - The Kyiv Independent) Russian troops have scaled up their offensives from villages north of Pokrovsk, intensifying efforts to encircle the city...

Ukrainian forces hit several ‘important’ Russian military targets in 3 regions, General Staff says

(Asami Terajima - The Kyiv Independent) Ukrainian strikes hit several "important" military targets in Russian-occupied parts of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, the General...

Investigation: European companies keep the motors of Russia’s war machine running

(Lucas Tonks, Mykola Khodyeyev - The Kyiv Independent) Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has sought supplies of motor oil additives and...

‘Air defense is a daily necessity’ — Zelensky says additional aid packages expected by Feb. 24 following return from Munich

(Dmytro Basmat - The Kyiv Independent) President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Feb. 15 that Kyiv expects to receive additional aid...

For Ukraine’s population, this is the hardest stretch of the war

(David Kirichenko - Lowy The Interpreter) As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, Moscow is still fighting for incremental gains in the...

Diplomacy alone won’t end Russia’s war

(Tennyson Dearing - ASPI The Strategist) Peace talks began slowly at first, then all at once. But a durable peace will require changing Russia’s...

What we know about rare poison Russia is accused of using on Navalny

(Rebecca Falconer - Axios) European allies' findings that Putin critic Alexei Navalny was killed with a rare toxin from poison dart frogs is "troubling,"...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 15, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) The Kremlin continues to discuss future elections in Ukraine to advance its false claim that the current Ukrainian government...

Poland should ‘begin work’ on nuclear defenses, Nawrocki says

(Zia Weise - Politico) Polish President Karol Nawrocki thinks his country should start developing nuclear defenses, given the threat from Moscow. In an interview...

Ukrainian drones hit key Russian oil port, local governor says

(Zia Weise - Politico) One of Moscow's oil and grain export hubs was damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes overnight, local officials said on Sunday....

Russia Struggling to Resist PRC Rare Earth Dominance

(Anna J. Davis - The Jamestown Foundation) Russia is expanding domestic development of rare earth elements (REEs) as it joins global attempts to reduce...