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April 30, 2025
- Strategic bridge over river to connect Russia and North Korea by 2026
- Kremlin says Russia can mobilize as in WWII if needed
- Latvia jails citizen for fighting in Russian army against Ukraine
- Trump says Putin might be misleading him on peace
- US State Dep: North Korea is responsible for Russia’s war against Ukraine
- The Times: “Coalition of the willing” for Ukraine struggles to materialize amid Europe hesitation
- Ukraine criticizes proposal to advance Moldova EU accession talks separately
- Frontline reportFrontline report: Alcohol consumption compromises Russian operational security in Belgorod
- Politico: Leaders of Britain, France and Germany decide not to travel to Kyiv on 9 May
- Zelenskyy: Ukraine working with US on new Russian sanctions
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1161: Mortar shells scandal hits Ukrainian Defense Ministry
- Drones strike Russian city of Murom, targeting facility that produces gunpowder
- Russian war casualties reach 105,000 identified dead, Russian investigation finds
- US Waltz labels Ukraine “one of the most corrupt” countries, criticizes minerals deal approach
- ISW: Russia prepares to forcibly remove and deport Ukrainian children this summer
- Russia’s cloaks of invisibility fail to fool Ukrainian drones on front lines
- US says two Ukrainians have been detained for illegal voting in 2024 elections
- Vepr-12 shotguns, Dragunov sniper rifles, RPG-7s grenade launchers: Russia trains North Korean forces to use advanced weapons
- Zelenskyy warns: Russia preparing “something” alarming in Belarus for 2025
- Ukraine to start consultations with Hungary to unblock EU accession talks – Stefanishyna
- Victory Day ceasefire: Ukrainian forces unveil Russia’s tactical intent
- SBU detains defence officials for delivering 120,000 defective mortar shells
- Kellogg: Putin’s proposal for a “three-day ceasefire is absurd”
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1161: Mortar shells scandal hits Ukrainian Defense Ministry
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1160: Russia offers Victory Day truce, build forces near Finland’s border and officially admits North Korean involvement
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1159: Czech shell initiative delivers 400,000 rounds to Ukraine
Putin failed to capture Ukraine. Then Russian fakes seized the White House.
After losing the battle for Ukraine, Putin set to win the narrative war — hijacking U.S. politicians and eroding Western support with fakes that cost less than a missile and strike faster than one.
Putin’s swastika maps the West for Russia’s next war — and your city is part of the plan
From NATO sites to Holocaust memorials, Russia’s war symbols stain 15 countries — probing where its missiles might strike next.
Dekleptocracy identifies key vulnerability in Russia’s military supply chain: lubricants
Russia heavily depends on a single Chinese company for industrial lubricant additives vital for military equipment.
America’s new Ukraine map looks like Putin drew it himself
To divide Ukraine as one might have divided Hitler’s Reich is a moral travesty.
Is everyone overreacting to Russia’s “new spring offensive” in Ukraine?
CNN calls it a new Russian offensive. General Syrskyi says it’s underway. On the front, Ukraine says: we’ve seen this before.
Frontline report
Russia’s last “Ukraine peace deal” led to Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Here’s why this one could be worse.
Moscow isn’t just negotiating—it’s setting the stage. Behind closed doors, familiar tactics are at play, and the consequences could reshape Europe’s future once again.
“Rome Statute? What Rome Statute?” 0% of countries have acted on Putin, Netanyahu ICC arrest orders
The International Criminal Court has issued warrants. Not a single country has enforced them. That failure is telling—but it's not unfixable.
Hometown hero-turned-“traitor”: Ukrainians condemn Ukraine-born congresswoman Spartz’s territorial stance
Republican Congresswoman Victoria Spartz said that Ukraine cannot "demand to keep the land" as it is not winning the war. She faced intense backlash, with comments coming from high-ranking Ukrainian officials to her former school teachers and acquaintances.
Russia tried to wipe out Ukraine’s Protestants. Their pastors struck back from D.C.
Hunted by Russia in occupied Ukraine, evangelical Christians became Kyiv's secret weapon in Congress, swaying US Republicans where Zelenskyy's efforts fell flat.
The masterpiece that never was: five lives behind Russia’s hidden cultural massacre
Five murdered Ukrainian artists. Thousands of unborn masterpieces. One methodical Russian campaign to erase a culture.
Putin’s envoys are literally fighting over chairs, sabotaging Ukraine peace talks
Putin's strategy isn't about peace—it's about control. By pitting Dmitriev and Lavrov against each other, he ensures Ukraine peace talks remain stalled.
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
Evergreens
Think 2024 was wild? Eight global forces will make 2025 even more turbulent
From middle-income traps to migration crisis, a guide to how Ukraine and democracies must navigate coming instability
Three reasons why Trump’s strategy to split Russia and China risks strategic blowback
Trump’s gambit to trade Ukraine for a Russia-China split could spectacularly backfire — futher locking in the most powerful anti-Western alliance since the Cold War.
Ukraine’s IT Army now aids drone strikes on Russian oil refineries
Once focused on disrupting Russian banks and businesses, Ukraine's volunteer hacker group is now shifting to Russian military targets, from Starlinks to CCTV cameras during long-range drone raids
Analysis
Putin and Xi seized US global power when Trump killed America’s global voice
By starving US cheapest security means — reaching half a billion people for $2.22 each — Trump cedes Xi and Putin the keys to destroy both democracy and the US.
Russia will expand in all directions—and Trump’s envoy just gave the go-ahead
For the first time, an American official has echoed Moscow's justification for seizing sovereign territory.
