The announcement marks a chilling escalation in the global arms race, as the Kremlin seeks to intimidate both the US and Europe amid stalled peace efforts.
Integrated with the European grid, Ukraine can import electricity while the coalition coordinates funding, equipment, and technical support to keep homes and industries running.
Two Baltic-linked bunker tankers refueled Russian oil ships hundreds of times between June 2024 and March 2025, a joint investigation shows, revealing how private firms exploit sanctions loopholes to keep Moscow’s energy exports flowing.
Despite losing a million soldiers in Ukraine, Russia’s Northern Fleet remains intact and is being modernized with new frigates, multipurpose submarines, and hypersonic missile platforms.