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Bulgaria’s new Orbán? Ex-president Radev’s anti-Ukraine party wins country’s eighth election in five yearsBulgaria's ex-president Rumen Radev has won Sunday's parliamentary election — the country's 8th in five years. He opposes arms for Ukraine, wants "practical relations" with Moscow. -
IMF withdraws previous scenario for Ukraine. New outlook is much more gloomy — but not without silver liningThe IMF just changed its baseline assumption on the country. -
Bulgaria’s eighth election in five years is today — and the frontrunner could become the EU’s new Orbán on UkraineHis rivals refuse to govern with Radev, the leader of a left-leaning coalition, making a stable pro-Russian government unlikely even if he wins. -
Pentagon kills Patriot’s next-gen interceptor worth only $8 million in fundingWhy build a new missile? -
Lying flat might be worse than crouching. After four years, Ukrainians know things you don’t.Some people will die. This time, maybe it will be you. -
The US has once again partially eased sanctions on Russian oil for one monthUS Treasury issues General License 134B easing Russian oil sanctions for cargoes already at sea until 16 May, drawing sharp condemnation from Senate Democrats. -
Donetsk was Russia’s safe rear. Now AI drones hunt its supply trucks.Relentless Ukrainian strikes on Russian air defenses are rendering wide swathes of the Russian rear area defenseless against further aerial attacks. -
Ukraine MPs vote themselves untracked monthly cash inside an IMF-mandated tax bill$4,555 per MP per month, no reporting, no liability—signed into law on 15 April. -
Ukraine is developing its own unstoppable air-launched missileRussia's Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile is extremely hard to intercept. That's why Ukraine wants its own version of the missile. -
Neutrality doesn’t mean indifference: Austria joins tribunal to prosecute Russia’s aggressionVienna says neutrality doesn't mean indifference as it becomes the 20th state to back prosecution of Russia's crime of aggression. -
Either Russia’s air defense doesn’t work, or NATO is launching drones, says Russia’s ShoiguShoigu cites Article 51. -
Soviet 14th Army’s heirs just became persona non grata in MoldovaChișinău drew a line on the Dniester. -
Ukraine’s executives were most optimistic since the invasion. Oil had other plans.The results capture a moment that no longer reflects current conditions. -
Slovenia’s new parliament speaker claims he’s not pro-Russian, plans Moscow visit, promises referendum on NATO exitWith 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. -
Emergency boilers sat in storage all winter. Now Ukraine is rethinking the whole approach.Russia’s energy campaign failed to break Ukraine. Kyiv has until October to build something stronger than luck. -
WSJ: Europe is quietly building a NATO fallback in case the US steps backGermany's shift — driven by Merz's conclusion that Trump was prepared to abandon Ukraine and had confused victim with aggressor — unlocked a broader coalition. -
Russian air defenses are collapsing. Now Ukrainian warplanes can hit harder.It's no surprise the Ukrainian air force targeted a Russian drone storage site in Donetsk recently. It's how the air force hit the site that's surprising. And bad news for Russia. -
Politico: Fico is first in line for Orbán’s disruptor crown — but Brussels has four more leaders to worry aboutFico 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. -
Kazakhstan hires Chinese firm to replace Shell and Eni as Ukrainian strikes hit Russia’s pipelineKazakhstan just replaced Shell and Eni with a Chinese construction firm at a key gas field. The Ukrainian drone campaign against Russia’s oil pipeline is the reason. -
US restores Russia oil sanctions—except for the Russian refinery keeping US military jets in the airRussia’s oil sanctions are back. Whether they bite is another matter.
