Putin is collecting gifts from Iran’s war he didn’t even ask for: huge oil check and permission to kill
The US went to war against Iran to neutralize a threat. For Putin, it's a gift basket.
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Not enough Patriot missiles to stop 60 Russian Iskanders a month. The Iran war is draining what’s left.
Ukraine's only defense against ballistic attacks became a whole lot harder to obtain
70% of Ukrainians do not believe that peace talks will lead to lasting peace, according to Kyiv-based polling service
No US troops, no closed skies, no free weapons—support for Donbas deal drops from 36% to 25% when guarantee details revealed
North Koreans march with Russian flags through Pyongyang as Ukraine counts 6,000 of their dead in Kursk
Ukrainian intelligence says veterans are being redeployed as instructors in drone operations and artillery, accelerating Pyongyang's military modernization.
Russia shed its skin three times — tsarist, soviet, oligarch — but imperial beast inside never died, Budanov says
Russia's imperial core must be ripped out and carved it into nations, or the world never sleeps safe, he stresses.
Besieged Russians in Kupiansk high-rises “dwindling,” Ukrainian military says
Dozens of trapped Russian soldiers cling to apartment blocks they can't leave
Kazakhstan jails citizen for six years for fighting for Russia against Ukraine
25-year-old from Petropavlovsk signed contract with Russian military, was wounded, then fled back
Missiles and drones hit Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv overnight as Russia targets residential areas
Russian forces struck four Ukrainian cities with missiles and drones overnight on February 26, wounding at least 24 people — including a 7-year-old in Kharkiv and an 8-year-old in Zaporizhzhia — and leaving over 500 buildings without heating.
US shields its assets in Russia—but stays silent as Russian missiles hit American-linked sites in Ukraine, says expert
The military expert says US double standard on asset protection is deliberate.
Western sanctions failed so completely that Russia just pitched Washington $12 trillion
The "Dmitriev package" proposes to formalize what the West never stopped providing.
Russia promises more war on fourth anniversary of its aggression: Kremlin says it hasn’t achieved its war goals — and “will go further” in Ukraine
Peskov claimed Moscow hopes for "diplomatic means" while confirming no negotiations are scheduled.
Who’s to blame for “Ukraine war fatigue”? Former Polish president says it’s Western leaders themselves
Wałęsa says EU integration is Ukraine's "only way out" of Russia's war.
Hungary holds $106 bn Ukraine aid hostage over Russian oil — EU says Orban promised not to
Two months after pledging not to obstruct a $106 bn EU loan to Ukraine, Hungary reversed course on 20 Feb., with Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó declaring the credit frozen until Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline resumes
Occupied Crimea becomes Russia’s UAV boot camp—schoolchildren groomed for drone war against Ukraine
Moscow-installed authorities claim Crimea runs the only complete UAV training pipeline on occupied Ukrainian territory.
Geneva talks yield military progress but political deadlock, Zelenskyy says
Two days of trilateral talks in Geneva produced measurable progress on military issues but left the political track unresolved, President Zelenskyy told journalists after a briefing from Ukraine's negotiating team on 18 February.
Russia to compete under national flag at Paralympics for first time since 2014
The International Paralympic Committee has awarded six slots to Russia and four to Belarus at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics, confirming that both countries' athletes will compete under their national flags for the first time since bans were imposed in 2016 and 2022.
Ukrainian drones hit 240 targets in Russia and occupied territories since start of 2026, USF commander reports
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) have struck 240 sensitive targets inside Russia and Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory in the…
Ben Hodges: stop treating Russian sabotage like a crime scene
Former US Army Europe commander Ben Hodges on why Europe keeps treating Russian sabotage like a crime scene
Third round of Ukraine-Russia-US talks opens in Geneva with European presence
Umerov says Kyiv working "without excessive expectations" as discussions expand beyond Abu Dhabi format.
Sanctions working: Russia’s Beriev aircraft complex swings from $15M profit to $65M loss in one year
Russia's A-50 surveillance aircraft manufacturer just posted financials. The swing from 2024 to 2025 is dramatic.