Will the Kremlin send new ‘savage divisions’ to Ukraine?
The Russian full-scale re-invasion against Ukraine, launched in February 2022, was initially explained as the desire for “denazification”…
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Analysis of events in Ukraine
The Bystre Canal across the Danube: ‘mosquito’ tactics in Ukraine’s grain shipping
On July 9, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority announced the opening of the Bystre Canal on the mouth…
Kremlin’s food terrorism, explained: How Russia weaponizes famine, again
Contents Impending global famine and food crisis Excess grain stuck in Ukraine Russia weaponizes hunger Genocidal famine: Holodomor…
Is a military coup expected in Russia?
However, an influential group is informally forming in the country that has authority among the “pro-Putin majority” and…
Will Ukraine win the war against Russia? Military components, key factors and their impact explained
Contents Western weapons are tipping the scales on the battlefield The “battle of paces” has begun Lukashenka will…
Moscow turns to regions to replace losses and boost forces in Ukraine
The center is devoting enormous resources to both now that the spring draft is ending, but problems persist…
Are sanctions against Russia working? What have they achieved? An explainer
Global sanctions and their impact on the Russian economy and society can become a major factor that will…
Russian assault on world order falters and fails
Russian military command announced an “operational pause” in Donbas after the hard battles for Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, implicitly…
Seeking to crack Western unity, Putin sinks Russian economy
On the Donbas battlefields, Russian troops still strive to advance, but in the global arena of confrontation with…
NATO’s new Strategic Concept gives short shrift to Eastern Neighborhood and Ukraine
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) new Strategic Concept, approved at the summit just held in Madrid, strongly…
Challenges to Russian arms resupply: tanks, combat aviation, artillery ammunition
After more than four months of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, open-source data confirms that the Russian Armed Forces…
The West renews its solidarity
1 July 2022 has ushered in a sea change of renewed western solidarity for international alliances. In Brussels,…
Baltic Sea as a “NATO lake” and limits to Erdogan romance: NATO Summit delivers blows to Russia
Türkiye called off its objection to NATO membership of Finland and Sweden. The Alliance is enforced with two…
How to make sanctions really painful for Russia, immediately
According to the study by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air, during the first four…
How Russia changed its war strategy after suffering defeat in north Ukraine
I spent two weeks in Donbas, a full-scale war zone. I spoke to many military men of different…
Psycho viruses and information dumps: how Russian propaganda breaks will to resist in the Ukraine war
Information warfare is one of the main elements of modern hybrid wars, such as the war in Syria…
Why long-range Western MLRS can become a game-changer for Ukraine
It became known on 31 May that the US decided to supply multiple-rocket launchers M142 HIMARS. On the…
10 tricks Russia uses to evade sanctions
The issue of global sanctions against Russian aggression has rightly become the number two priority - just after…
The EU oil embargo is not enough. How to curb Russia’s petroeuros
The EU has imposed a partial oil embargo as part of its 6th sanctions package. Yet, between 24…
Dealing with the naval blockade of Ukraine: A diversity of views
The issue of Russia’s naval blockade of Ukrainian ports, which severely hampers the export of Ukrainian agricultural commodities,…