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BBC: 184 sanctioned Russian tankers made 238 journeys through UK waters since the PM’s March intercept threat
94 instances saw vessels enter actual UK territorial waters, and a Russian frigate escorted one tanker through the Channel — with zero publicly confirmed boardings.
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13 May 2026
- Money MattersRussia’s noisy central-bank drama hides a quiet trap underneath
- Lukashenka announces war preparations—Ukrainian official calls it Russian “information agenda”
- Money MattersUkraine retrains workers over 50 as the younger labor force vanishes
- Russia seizes 900 Mariupol apartments from owners it forced to flee
- British-German startup just flew hypersonic missile at 7,400 km/h — months after UK said such weapons could boost Ukraine’s firepower
- Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026Ukrainian drones halted Russia’s spring advance. Russia is bombing back.
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1539: Ukraine and the US are preparing a landmark “Drone Deal” on manufacturing and exports
- Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026So many Ukrainian AI drones are hunting Russian trucks they’re crossing each other’s paths
- Nine-month-old girl lost a leg, at least six killed as Russia strikes Kryvyi Rih and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- “Mirror response”: Ukraine confirms Orenburg strike 1,500 km from border after renewed Russian aerial attacks
- Ukraine and US prepare landmark “Drone Deal” to expand weapons production and exports
- Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies uncover major laundering scheme involving former top officials and elite real estate near Kyiv
- Ukraine pitches EU on an “airport ceasefire” with Russia—Moscow’s two main airports are now in Ukrainian striking range
- InternationalBBC: 184 sanctioned Russian tankers made 238 journeys through UK waters since the PM’s March intercept threat
- “Future of war” meets Ukraine’s black soil: ground drone commander on why combat robots often don’t survive the first battle
- Ukraine drafted a ‘right to forget.’ Then NABU named Yermak a suspect.
- UK, EU, and Canada sanction Russian networks linked to deportation of Ukrainian children
- Nearly 50 countries join Ukraine’s coalition to return children abducted by Russia
- One radar sees 250 km out. The other measures altitude at 300 km range. Ukraine’s drones just took both out in Donetsk Oblast
- Money MattersUkraine’s IMF lifeline depends on tax reforms parliament keeps stalling
- A Kyiv Oblast kindergarten was hit hours after Russia’s “ceasefire” ended
- Russia tried to swap abducted Ukrainian children like POWs, Sybiha reveals
- Money MattersBabiš didn’t scrap Czechia’s shell pipeline to Ukraine—he just stopped paying for it
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1539: Ukraine and the US are preparing a landmark “Drone Deal” on manufacturing and exports
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1538: Berlin plugs into Ukraine’s defense industry with “Brave Germany” initiative
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1536: Russia’s 9 May parade rolls out without tanks
Why won’t most Ukrainian women refugees come back? The war is no longer the main reason
Ahead of the EAUW leadership forum at the European Parliament, Violetta Dvornikova on what would bring 5.9 million Ukrainians home.
Ukraine’s diaspora question lands at the European Parliament on Monday
“Power. Voice. Legacy” takes place 11–12 May in Brussels, with around 100 participants debating what comes after EU protection for Ukrainian refugees ends.
Why Ukraine’s EU membership is stuck—and it’s not just Zelenskyy
The EU can't agree on what to offer. Ukraine can't pass the laws to earn it. And the EU's own accession rules were built for a world that no longer exists.
Russia is waging a long war against the West. Switzerland’s spies say it is escalating.
Switzerland's annual intelligence report names Russia the biggest threat to Europe, lining up with Dutch, German, Danish, and Estonian assessments of Moscow's preparation for a possible NATO conflict.
Russian oil revenue jumped 52%—Moral Rating Agency lays out how to make Russia poor
Only three sanction boxes ticked. Agency shows extra ways to inflict red tape.
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.
Europe spent two years waiting for US Tomahawks. Ukraine spent them building its own.
Trump pulled the Tomahawks. Yet Kyiv has opened the export door.
Ukraine’s E-300 drone bombers come home full of bullet holes—and fly out again tomorrow
Ukraine's middle- and deep-strike sorties have multiplied six-fold in 10 months — and Russia's spring advance shrank 60%.
Irish Cabinet defends alumina exports to Russia by citing refugees—then evicts 16,000 of them
27 days between defending the trade and evicting the refugees.
Ukrainian troops lay out what defense companies get wrong—and right
Companies have 3-4 months to make their tech work to keep up with innovation cycle
Europe’s defenses arrive in 2030. Putin’s window opens now
Two years of intelligence warnings have met a US troop withdrawal from Germany—the EU's rearmament plan is still four years out.
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.
Russia’s state-run doping program racks up 302 WADA sanctions — weightlifters and runners caught the most
WADA announced 291 individual Russian athletes punished, with 11 of them sanctioned twice for separate violations.
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
As Western unity cracks, Ukraine fights to keep Russia sanctions alive
Moscow plays divide and conquer, testing allies as fuel shortages bite
