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Rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition in the city of Kidal. Photo: Abdollah Ag Mohamed

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International

Russia’s mercenaries left Malian city under escort by rebels they came to fight

Mali broke ties with Ukraine in 2024 to keep its Russian protectors. Those protectors just retreated from a strategic northern city under escort by the same rebels Bamako accused Kyiv of backing.

byAlexander Moisseenko

Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, and Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, General Sean Clancy during a meeting with Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrskyi on 24 April 2026. Source: Syrskyi/Facebook

2 minute read

International

NATO’s top military officer: Russia is trying to reclaim Soviet territory, and threat extends beyond Baltics

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Albania, and Slovakia were Soviet satellite states.

byOlena Mukhina

3 minute read

International

EU just held its first summit without Orbán, and discovered his obstruction was covering deeper divisions

Without him in the room, diplomats acknowledged behind closed doors that Orbán had long absorbed the blame for conflicts that were never really his alone.

byOlena Mukhina

4 minute read

International

Kremlin builds “hotbed of tension” narrative against Lithuania — ISW warns of groundwork for Baltic aggression

ISW reports Moscow is using accusations against Lithuania and NATO over Kaliningrad Oblast to build justifications for potential future military action against the Baltic states.

byMaria Tril

5 minute read

International

Senate Democrats challenge Russian oil waiver—Moscow revenues hit two-year high

A Delaware senator walked the Treasury Secretary through the loop. The March oil numbers closed it.

byPeeter Helme

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Moscow in 2024. Photo: Sputnik

5 minute read

International

Slovakia’s Fico will skip Moscow’s parade but still lay flowers in the Kremlin

The EU's last openly pro-Russian leader reframes his 9 May visit as a "pilgrimage for peace." The flowers at the Kremlin wall stay on the schedule.

byAlexander Moisseenko

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu during an interview. Photo: Mikhail Tereshchenko/TASS

4 minute read

International

“We will use all available methods” — Shoigu threatened Moldova over Transnistria. Available methods are limited: Ukraine is in the way

He invoked the Donbas playbook, warned of intervention to protect 220,000 Russian passport holders, and accused Chișinău of "blockade."

byYuri Zoria

Ukrainian and Swedish flags in strong wind at the south harbor in Lysekil, Sweden.

3 minute read

International

Swedish Intelligence: Russia’s economy is worse than its official data says

Still, it doesn't change Russia's military goals.

byOlena Mukhina

Germany unprepared to defend Lithuania from Russian invasion, wargame shows

2 minute read

International

Pro-Russian party entered Lithuania’s ruling coalition — and it’s already blocking defense projects on Suwalki Corridor

Still, Latvia may be more vulnerable.

byOlena Mukhina

bulgaria's eighth election five years today — frontrunner could become eu's new orbán ukraine · post bulgarian then-president rumen radev (left) meets russian president vladimir putin sochi russia 22 2018

4 minute read

International

Bulgaria’s eighth election in five years is today — and the frontrunner could become the EU’s new Orbán on Ukraine

His rivals refuse to govern with Radev, the leader of a left-leaning coalition, making a stable pro-Russian government unlikely even if he wins.

byYuri Zoria

3 minute read

International

Pentagon kills Patriot’s next-gen interceptor worth only $8 million in funding

Why build a new missile?

byOlena Mukhina

3 minute read

International

The US has once again partially eased sanctions on Russian oil for one month

US Treasury issues General License 134B easing Russian oil sanctions for cargoes already at sea until 16 May, drawing sharp condemnation from Senate Democrats.

byMaria Tril

Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger at a joint press conference with her Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha (March 2025). Photo: Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten / Michael Gruber

3 minute read

International

Neutrality doesn’t mean indifference: Austria joins tribunal to prosecute Russia’s aggression

Vienna says neutrality doesn't mean indifference as it becomes the 20th state to back prosecution of Russia's crime of aggression.

byAlexander Moisseenko

IRGC aerospace chief Hajizadeh showed Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu an array of Iranian arms, including the Shahed-136 kamikaze drone in 2023. Photo: Russian Defense Ministry

2 minute read

International

Either Russia’s air defense doesn’t work, or NATO is launching drones, says Russia’s Shoigu

Shoigu cites Article 51.

byOlena Mukhina

Russian troops stationed in Transnistria, Moldova

2 minute read

International

Soviet 14th Army’s heirs just became persona non grata in Moldova

Chișinău drew a line on the Dniester.

byOlena Mukhina

slovenia's new parliament speaker plans moscow visit promises referendum nato exit claims he's pro-russian · post zoran stevanović speaks national assembly ljubljana bobo rtvslosi je bil gost oddaje prvaki tedna

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International

Slovenia’s new parliament speaker claims he’s not pro-Russian, plans Moscow visit, promises referendum on NATO exit

With Orbán voted out by Hungary in a landslide, Slovakia's Fico now has a potential EU ally in Stevanović — Slovenia's newly elected parliament speaker who backs lifting anti-Russian sanctions.

byYuri Zoria

wsj europe quietly building nato fallback case steps back · post german chancellor friedrich merz addressing bundestag 14 2025 european officials advancing contingency plans could maintain deterrence against russia even

4 minute read

International

WSJ: Europe is quietly building a NATO fallback in case the US steps back

Germany's shift — driven by Merz's conclusion that Trump was prepared to abandon Ukraine and had confused victim with aggressor — unlocked a broader coalition.

byYuri Zoria

politico fico first line orbán's disruptor crown — brussels has four more leaders worry about · post left right slovak pm robert czech andrej babiš bulgaria's rumen radev slovenia's former

4 minute read

International

Politico: Fico is first in line for Orbán’s disruptor crown — but Brussels has four more leaders to worry about

Fico threatened to veto Ukraine's €90 billion loan. Babiš demanded a carveout. Meloni told leaders she understood Orbán. Radev called Ukraine doomed. Janša is the only one who supports Kyiv — and he may not even form a government.

byYuri Zoria

Estonia’s first HIMARS live-fire drills targeted mock bunkers and launch pads, mirroring Russian positions in Kaliningrad. Photo: Screenshot from the video

2 minute read

International

Estonia watched Ukraine for four years. Now it’s spending €500 million on lessons

Estonia is preparing for what comes next.

byOlena Mukhina

A Ukrainian armored vehicle Inguar-3. Source: UkrInform

2 minute read

International

Norwegian Kongsberg’s answer to mass Russia’s Shahed attacks: mast, camera, and 70 mm rocket

Norway just mounted a drone killer on Ukraine's own armored vehicle.

byOlena Mukhina

International

Russia’s mercenaries left Malian city under escort by rebels they came to fight

NATO’s top military officer: Russia is trying to reclaim Soviet territory, and threat extends beyond Baltics

EU just held its first summit without Orbán, and discovered his obstruction was covering deeper divisions

Kremlin builds “hotbed of tension” narrative against Lithuania — ISW warns of groundwork for Baltic aggression

Senate Democrats challenge Russian oil waiver—Moscow revenues hit two-year high

Slovakia’s Fico will skip Moscow’s parade but still lay flowers in the Kremlin

“We will use all available methods” — Shoigu threatened Moldova over Transnistria. Available methods are limited: Ukraine is in the way

Swedish Intelligence: Russia’s economy is worse than its official data says

Pro-Russian party entered Lithuania’s ruling coalition — and it’s already blocking defense projects on Suwalki Corridor

Bulgaria’s eighth election in five years is today — and the frontrunner could become the EU’s new Orbán on Ukraine

Pentagon kills Patriot’s next-gen interceptor worth only $8 million in funding

The US has once again partially eased sanctions on Russian oil for one month

Neutrality doesn’t mean indifference: Austria joins tribunal to prosecute Russia’s aggression

Either Russia’s air defense doesn’t work, or NATO is launching drones, says Russia’s Shoigu

Soviet 14th Army’s heirs just became persona non grata in Moldova

Slovenia’s new parliament speaker claims he’s not pro-Russian, plans Moscow visit, promises referendum on NATO exit

WSJ: Europe is quietly building a NATO fallback in case the US steps back

Politico: Fico is first in line for Orbán’s disruptor crown — but Brussels has four more leaders to worry about

Estonia watched Ukraine for four years. Now it’s spending €500 million on lessons

Norwegian Kongsberg’s answer to mass Russia’s Shahed attacks: mast, camera, and 70 mm rocket

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