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Xi pledged to stop arming Iran—US intelligence warns the weapons still flow
Xi pledged to stop arming Iran, but US intelligence says covert Chinese weapons shipments continue via third countries—no deal, no monitors signed.
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20 May 2026
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1546: Ukraine’s new glide bomb costs third of US equivalent
- Ukraine shows sea drone carrying 27 AI-guided interceptors built to kill Russia’s Shaheds in air
- Military techWounded warriors can wait months for evacuation. Ukrainians are trying to solve this—here’s how
- US wants Ukraine’s AI-assisted targeting, GPS-free navigation, and IP to reproduce it, but Zelenskyy has red line
- Beijing is far more directly involved in war than previously understood: China secretly trained 200 Russian troops in 2025
- Flash warns air defense crews not to wait for orders, as Russia is now hunting them with real-time-piloted Shaheds
- Ukraine trains demining specialists to use unique drone-mounted magnetometers
- Frontline tool Ukraine can’t fight without: 5,000 pickups now procured through largest-ever open tender
- InternationalFrom job offers to “meat assaults”: The deception of Russia’s foreign fighters
- Ukraine strikes Kstovo refinery, supplying 30% of Moscow Oblast’s gasoline 800 km from border
- Russia’s four-month budget deficit hit $75.4 billion — 50% above what Moscow planned for entire year
- First Ukrainian drone shot down over Estonia: Kyiv apologizes, accusing Russian jamming
- Ukrainian teenager tops 248 girls from 67 countries to win first-ever gold at European informatics Olympiad
- Russian drone tears off 68-year-old man’s leg in Kherson’s daily “human safari”
- Estonia downs first drone over Its own territory – and suspects it was Ukrainian
- “There was fear”: Colombian “Tornado” held frontline position in Ukraine for 110 days, repelling relentless Russian attacks
- InternationalAfter Trump’s exit, Putin enters Beijing — with a gas price gap and Ukraine on the table
- Russia is holding at least 100 people in occupied Crimea with no contact with outside world and no lawyer — and no trials
- Border drill: Belarus district near Ukraine rehearses rocket strike making mass casualties
- Ukraine ExplainedEven the FSB knows you won’t believe it—so Russia now lies only to Russians
- InternationalXi pledged to stop arming Iran—US intelligence warns the weapons still flow
- Xi told Trump Putin could come to regret the Ukraine war, FT reports
- OpinionIs Ukraine about to repeat Hitler´s mistake with the London Blitz?
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1546: Ukraine’s new glide bomb costs third of US equivalent
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1546: For first time, Russians fear Ukrainian strikes more than front
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1543: 37 countries back a tribunal for Russia’s war leadership — the “point of no return” arrives
Ukraine wants the playbook of the German newsroom Russia banned
USAID is gone. The alternative was built by readers giving 20 euros each.
A Russian tank division rolls toward Pokrovsk, adding major manpower to Russia’s eastern push
Can the Ukrainian 7th Rapid Reaction Corps kill enough Russian reinforcements to halt an offensive toward Kramatorsk and Sloviansk?
Russians published footage of a drone striking a UN convoy in Kherson. UN say they “don’t know” who did it.
Kherson has faced sustained FPV drone attacks on civilian and humanitarian movements from Russian-held territory across the Dnipro River.
Weaponizing the Westerlies: Ukrainian balloons sow havoc over Russia
Aerostats grow more instrumental in Ukrainian strikes, intel gathering, and making Russia waste its air defenses.
Russia hits Taiwan too—and three democracies are comparing notes on public media
Ukraine builds. Georgia dismantles. Taiwan defends. Notes from a packed hall at Lviv Media Forum, 15 May 2026.
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.
Ukrainian supply robots are blocking Russia’s plan to starve Kostiantynivka
Ukraine's growing legion of resupply robots can prolong the defense of Konstyantynivka. But human soldiers are still necessary.
Russia is fighting for a world that strips you of freedom, agency, and humanity
I spent two years in a Russian penal colony watching what Russia wants for the rest of us.
ISW: Russia’s grand territorial ambitions are divorced from battlefield reality
The think tank noted that Russian forces first infiltrated Kostiantynivka in October 2025 and have made no significant tactical gains in six months, even as Peskov restated Moscow's withdrawal demand on four oblasts.
First real crash test for Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions
The key question surrounding Ukraine’s anti-corruption reforms was simple: could the system investigate people from the very top of political power?
Ukraine just placed one of its highest-ranking corruption suspects under court-ordered custody
An anti-corruption court placed ex-presidential chief of staff Yermak in 60-day custody. The case alleges he helped launder $11 million through an elite housing project.
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
Yes, Ukraine can win the war – ex-minister decodes victory plan
Zelenskyy's plan and Ukraine's victory are completely realistic, says Andriy Zagorodnyuk. But there is a crucial caveat -- the current paradigm must be changed.
Ukraine’s IMF lifeline depends on tax reforms parliament keeps stalling
A $614 million parcel tax that unlocks $8.1 billion in IMF funding is six weeks past its deadline.
A realistic victory strategy for Ukraine
In a war where offensive operations are equally difficult on both sides, not losing is already winning in the next year and a half
Analysis
Can “good morals” become a legal weapon in Ukraine’s new Civil Code?
Brussels says reform is “necessary.” It also says quick answers to complex questions are always a problem.
