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Analysis of events in Ukraine
Russians bullied and threatened Ukraine in Istanbul — but Putin banned his men from one move
Russia came to Istanbul armed with a script of threats. But Ukrainian delegate Kyslytsya now reveals there was one thing they absolutely couldn't do.
Yes, Tucker, Christians are really killed in Ukraine — for refusing to spy for Putin
While Russian propaganda claims Ukraine persecutes Christians, evidence from occupied territories tells a different story: pastors are tortured with electrodes and needles for refusing to transform their confession booths into FSB listening posts.
Trump’s hidden China plan just blew up in Istanbul
Trump believes he can steal Russia from China's embrace—but Moscow has already been bought.
“Dudes with track pants and hunting rifles”: why Ukraine became the West’s most embarrassing blind spot
Three years after Ukraine’s allies gave it three days to live, its “track pants soldiers” are still redefining global warfare — exposing the painful truth why Western experts got everything wrong.
From open arms to political war: how Poland’s far-right turn Ukraine into a wedge issue
Behind Poland’s pro-Ukraine stance lurks an emerging force: the once-marginal far right has doubled its power, turning refugees into weapons aimed at the heart of Kyiv’s closest alliance.
Putin’s army hammers Ukrainian trenches near Pokrovsk—the final battle for Donbas may have just begun
Pokrovsk was always the objective. Now, analysts say, it’s the main effort.
Putin plans to capture Donbas in 2025—despite not capturing it in 2022, 2023, or 2024
Russia’s strategy hasn’t shifted, but its deadline has. Analysts doubt the same tactics will yield different results.
How Ukraine can win, p.3: The only counteroffensive strategy that could break Russian lines
"You have layers of drone superiority," explains one analyst. Russian troops would have "no supplies, no food, no water, no ammo."
How Ukraine can win, p.2: The single drone target that could cripple Russia’s oil empire
A small German-made component inside Russian refineries has become Ukraine's most tantalizing target—the Achilles heel of Putin's $189 billion war machine.
How Ukraine can win, p.1. Swarms of dirt-cheap drones decimate Putin’s armor
Destroying thousands of armored vehicles, Ukrainian drones, mines and artillery are steadily depriving Russia of the mobility its forces need for major advances in Ukraine. This de-mechanization is one way Russia loses—and Ukraine wins
“Kill a navy for the price of a car”: Ukraine’s drones drove out Putin’s fleet from the Black Sea — then turned on his fighter jets
When Russia stole Crimea— with most of Ukraine's navy —Kyiv made the weapons with 200-to-1 combat ratio, crippling Assad's supply lines and turning the Black Sea into a graveyard for Putin's most elite force.
Reagan Republican in the Vatican: Why Pope Leo XIV’s conservatism is a boon for Ukraine
Traditional conservative rather than populist firebrand, the new pontiff revives Cold War clarity on Russian aggression.
How Russia’s WWII propaganda machine turned Victory Day into a death cult
Putin transformed history into a crusade requiring new enemies—Ukraine became the target.
Inside Trump’s Crimea plan — and why Europe may pay the price
Tempting as it may be to hand Crimea to Putin for peace, it remains a loaded gun — pointed at Ukraine, and at Europe.
Who owns Victory Day? As Trump and Putin clash over power, Ukraine holds the receipt
As Putin and Trump scramble to claim WWII’s victory, Ukraine’s one-day switch threatens to dismantle the myth that fueled Moscow's global power for 80 years.
No aid? No problem. Ukraine’s engineers hit Russia 7,000 times with homegrown tech
While allies debated aid, Ukraine's defense exploded tenfold, unleashing a tech revolution — from record-range drones to the world's cheapest missiles.
Forget tanks—Russia’s planning a new kind of Ukraine invasion
Military experts warn: The next Russian attack won't look like war—until it's too late.
Trump promised peace in Ukraine. Instead, he held a gun to Kyiv’s head.
Kyiv now faces two adversaries: Russian missiles and American ultimatums.
Inside Belarus’ Cyber Partisans who derailed Putin’s “Kyiv in three days” war plan
In 2022, Russia's Kyiv blitz stumbled over Belarus’s hacker rebels, fighting two dictators at once from inside Europe’s harshest regime.