The alliance Russia fears isn’t NATO. It’s a coalition that will actually fight.
With Ukraine as a founding member, a coalition of committed nations would have the one thing NATO lacks: proven resolve.
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The West condemned Russia’s attacks. Ukrainians are still freezing
Generators for Kyiv. A crackdown on Putin's tankers. The tools exist—the will doesn't.
Russian bombs keep destroying Ukraine’s Soviet heating. Scotland shows what to build instead
Heating choices being made now lock in energy dependence until 2055
How one woman’s Threads posts got a pro-Putin Italian banned from Ukraine
"Him entering Ukraine? Over my dead body."
Venezuela proved Trump thinks like Putin—and Europe needs new allies
Trump called Putin "genius." Then he followed the playbook.
Trump built Russia a kill switch. They’re already using it.
Zelenskyy warns Russia is preparing to strike Kyiv government buildings using the fabricated "attack on Putin's residence" as pretext. The same playbook Russia used in September.
Europe keeps sanctioning Russia. Here’s the part it keeps missing.
Russia adapts faster than Brussels deliberates. The twentieth package is Europe’s last chance to prove otherwise.
What Ukrainian children who lost fathers in war want for Christmas
Four children who lost fathers defending Ukraine wrote Christmas letters. Their small, practical wishes reveal what war takes from childhood.
The alternative to NATO: A Coalition of Like-Minded European Countries
Fifteen nations, 4% GDP spending, and Ukraine as founding member.
Europe’s hesitant resolve
Europe chose an interest-free loan over frozen Russian assets. It didn’t drop the ball—but it didn’t play the game either.
Trump offers Ukraine “security guarantees” that are designed to fail
NATO can't protect its own members—why would it protect Ukraine?
I’ve monitored Russian soldiers for 3.5 years. The system is finally cracking
What looks like stability is just the residue of fear and habit.
Belgium’s PM calls Ukrainian victory a “fairy tale” — and wants EU taxpayers to pay instead of Russia
“Who really believes that Russia will lose in Ukraine? It’s a fairy tale, a complete illusion,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever told La Libre Belgique on 2 December.
Europe now faces two strategic adversaries: Russia and the United States
Trump's security strategy calls for "cultivating resistance" against EU governments
Trump’s NSS proves Europe and Ukraine are on their own—and must save themselves
Moscow praised a strategy that warns of "civilizational erasure" but offers nothing on defeating Russia. Europe and Ukraine must act now.
Ukraine’s drone war has an unintended target: Kazakhstan (INFOGRAPHIC)
Ukraine’s strikes on Novorossiysk threaten an economy that never diversified from Russia.
Africa ordered me restaurant dinners from his dugout. Then they offered him discharge. He said no.
A Ukrainian widow remembers her husband — the polymath who climbed Kilimanjaro in a day and fed baby dormice between combat missions
Washington tried to profit from Ukraine’s ruins. Europe, what’s your move?
The Witkoff plan revealed the game. Time to use Russia's billions.
I saw how Kharkiv’s hospitals survived bombardment. NATO needs to learn before 2026.
Healthcare resilience is NATO's missing eighth pillar
It’s your war. You’ve just outsourced the dying.
A Ukrainian's message to Europe from 400 km east of Warsaw