Russia threatens Latvia with “just retribution.” Von der Leyen calls it “absolutely unacceptable”
Latvia's government already resigned last week over its handling of the incursions.
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US presses Ukraine to ease Belarus sanctions—and lobby Europe to follow
The country struck by drones launched from Belarus is being asked to argue for softer sanctions on the regime that hosts them.
Beijing endorses Moscow’s ‘root causes’ framing on Ukraine in Putin-Xi joint statement
The summit produced no agreed timeline for the long-stalled Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline.
ISW: Russia prepares the ground for Baltic aggression as its spy agency threatens Latvian “decision-making centers”
Russia's SVR threatens Latvian military bases over Ukrainian drone claims Riga denies. ISW warns Moscow is manufacturing a pretext for Baltic aggression.
From job offers to “meat assaults”: The deception of Russia’s foreign fighters
A joint human rights report reveals that Russia’s global recruitment system increasingly relies on deception, coercion, and economic desperation to funnel tens of thousands of foreign nationals into high-intensity combat in Ukraine.
Days after Trump leaves Beijing, Putin arrives—gas price gap and Ukraine on the table
Putin arrives in Beijing days after Trump's visit. China wants Russian gas at $50 per thousand cubic meters; it currently pays $258.
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.
Russia is ‘largely defeated’ from Mali to Syria, France’s foreign minister says
French FM Jean-Noël Barrot calls Russia "largely defeated" in Africa—as its Africa Corps flees Kidal and Mali's junta cries betrayal.
Axios: Cuba has acquired over 300 Russian and Iranian military drones
A classified assessment shared with Axios says Havana has stockpiled the drones since 2023 and its military has begun weighing strikes on US targets.
Russia maintains military presence in post-Assad Syria – but Damascus now holds leverage
Satellite imagery shows renewed Russian cargo activity in Tartus as Damascus renegotiates the terms of Moscow’s long-standing military presence.
Russia fast-tracks citizenship for Moldova’s occupied Transnistria – a familiar playbook returns
Russia has eased citizenship rules for residents of the Moldovan breakaway region Transnistria, reviving a policy approach previously used in other contested regions.
Don’t sign what Bosnia signed, a Bosnian journalist tells Ukraine
At Lviv Media Forum 2026, Bosnian journalist Harun Karčić told Ukrainians what 30 years of a flawed peace deal bought his country. The 28-point plan currently on the table has a different shape—but the same trap.
Hungary’s new government summons Russian envoy after strike on Zakarpattia
Russia hit the Hungarian-bordering Ukrainian region with drones, days after Magyar's government took office.
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.
What it means when Russia starts picking the EU’s negotiator—and what Brussels said back
Russia just tried to pick its opponent’s negotiator. Brussels said no. Berlin had already said no.
Portugal just hit highest defense-industry growth since 1986. Its defense minister links boom to Russia’s war
Nearly 100 new defense companies created in 16 months.
Trump’s State Department refused to recognize Lukashenka in 2020. Today he’s a “friend.”
Trump called Lukashenka his "friend" after the latest prisoner exchange deal. The Belarusian bank financing Russia's shells is back in the dollar system.
France arrests Russia’s war criminal who ran torture at “Donetsk Dachau” and has been living under refugee status for years
He participated in torture, cruel treatment of detainees, psychological pressure, and forcing confessions. At least nine victims have been documented so far.
300 defense factories, 500,000 workers: North Korea’s arms industry reaches records amid Russia’s demand for shells in war
North Korea claims current shell production has quadrupled compared to normal levels.
Bulgaria approves new cabinet led by Rumen Radev — the ex-president who called Crimea Russian
Bulgaria's parliament greenlit a cabinet headed by Rumen Radev — former president who called occupied Crimea Russian — by 124 votes to 70.
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