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With those words, De Wever signaled Belgium’s intention to block a European Council decision on 18 December that would unlock frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s…
Category: 6. Opinion
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Budapest Memorandum 2.0: US peace plan offers Ukraine “assurances”, not guarantees and may hand former Warsaw Pact countries back to Russia
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The new version of the US peace plan does not offer security guarantees for Kyiv, but rather “assurances,” ZN.UA reports. This same term was used in the Budapest Memorandum,…
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Russia eyes Moldova’s Transnistria as new threat axis toward Odesa, says Ukrainian intelligence
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As Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine continues, Russia is escalating its covert operations in Moldova’s Russian-backed enclave of Transnistria, raising fresh concerns about a…
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Russia receives new batch of Su-34 bombers — same aircraft that dropped 860 bombs on Pokrovsk in single month
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The Russian military has received another batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers from the United Aircraft Corporation. These aircraft drop glide bombs, also known as KABs, for which…
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Ukraine shares evidence on 185,000 war crimes with US law enforcement
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A Ukrainian National Police delegation met with FBI, Justice Department, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), and Congressional Helsinki…
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Finland makes drone training compulsory for all new soldiers
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Finland is overhauling its military training programs as drones reshape the nature of warfare, according to YLE. Starting in 2025, every Finnish conscript will be required to…
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Ukraine strikes Russian oil platform in Caspian Sea in first-of-its-kind attack 900 km from Ukraine (MAP)
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Ukrainian special forces have struck a major Russian offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea, halting production at one of the country’s largest energy facilities, according to…
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Europe now faces two strategic adversaries: Russia and the United States
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On 4 December, the White House formalized what European security analysts have feared for months: the United States now views Russia as a potential partner and Europe as a…
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Ukraine hits Russian chemical giant 700 km from border next to Estonia (VIDEO, MAP)
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A major fire broke out at one of Russia’s largest chemical plants after a Ukrainian drone strike overnight on 11 December, according to Militarnyi. The attack targeted the…
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Christmas dinner costs Ukrainian workers 6 times what it costs Americans (INFOGRAPHIC)
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Six percent of your monthly income for one meal. That’s Christmas Eve for a median-wage Ukrainian—twelve dishes, a tradition kept alive through the fourth winter of war….
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