Tag: Russia

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 13, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Western reporting suggests that the United States has accepted Russia’s demanded sequence of having Ukraine cede territory to Russia...

Russia Strikes Ukraine Overnight As Zelenskyy Denies Plans For Elections On War Anniversary

(RFE/RL) Russian forces launched overnight ballistic missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed reports that elections...

Satellite Imagery Points To Possible Russian Oreshnik Missile Site In Belarus

(RFE/RL) A satellite image captured this week and obtained by RFE/RL contains details that suggest Russia may be deploying a nuclear-capable, hypersonic missile system...

Russia says ‘long way to go’ in Ukraine peace talks as Lavrov rejects US optimism

(Tim Zadorozhnyy - The Kyiv Independent) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine remain far from finished, pushing...

Moldova’s new prime minister makes first official visit to Ukraine to deepen EU, security ties

(Tim Zadorozhnyy - The Kyiv Independent) Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu arrived in Kyiv on Feb. 10 for his first official visit to Ukraine,...

Guerra ibrida, boomerang per Mosca

(nostra traduzione da The Jamestown Foundation / Pavel K. Baev) Le provocazioni russe, dal taglio dei cavi sul fondo marino alle incursioni dei droni nell'Unione...

Von der Leyen softens plan for intelligence cell

(Antoaneta Roussi and Jacopo Barigazzi - Politico) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is softening a push to take greater control of EU...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 9, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explicitly blamed the United States on February 9 for the lack of progress in...

Russia Accuses Ukrainian Intelligence Of Plot To Assassinate Top General

(Mike Eckel - RFE/RL) Russia officials said the man they identified as the gunman who shot the No. 2 general in the Russian military...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 8, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War)  Russian forces are continuing their cognitive warfare campaign that uses small-scale cross-border attacks in previously dormant frontline areas in...

Poland’s mass-army turn is reshaping NATO’s eastern flank

(Darius von Guttner - The Strategist) Planning a massive expansion of its armed forces by 2039, Poland is deliberately building a national capacity for...

Nigel Farage tries to fix his Russia problem

(Esther Webber - Politico) Until recently, Reform UK’s foreign policy had been whatever Nigel Farage said it was. But the party is now attempting...

Ukraine sanctions companies, individuals aiding Russia’s weapons production, sanctions evasion

(Linda Hourani - The Kyiv Independent) President Volodymyr Zelensky signed two decrees imposing sanctions on individuals and companies involved in supplying components for Russian...

Ukraine’s Parliament Speaker Makes Sanctions Case On Capitol Hill, Warns Against Prolonged Talks

(Alex Raufoglu - RFE/RL) Ukraine’s parliamentary speaker visited Capitol Hill making the case to US lawmakers that tougher sanctions enforcement remains central to Kyiv’s...

Kyrgyzstan May Be First State Targeted Under EU Anti‑Circumvention Rules

(Zamira Eshanova - RFE/RL) Under a proposed 20th package of sanctions against Russia, which are expected to be introduced by the end of February,...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 7, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Russia launched another massive strike against Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight on February 6 to 7 and specifically targeted substations...