Ukraine wants to aim Starlink at Russian targets—and build a version Elon Musk can’t switch off
The reason, Zelenskyy says: China and others will soon share comparable satellite technology with Moscow.
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For years Ukraine could jam or switch off Russia’s battlefield comms. Rassvet may be the first it can’t
Sanctioning the firm behind Russia's Starlink won't stop it. It can make every satellite slower and costlier to build—and the clock is short.
The US House just passed the first major Russia oil sanctions in two years—one signature stands between them and law
Named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham, it clears the way for tariffs of up to 100% on China, India, and the other top buyers of Russian energy.
Modern war that the US is not ready for: For the price of one American cruise missile, Russia builds 20 “poor-man” drones and missiles
Russia is fielding cheap jet drones and missiles built with Chinese parts—slipping past defenses Ukraine and the West spent years building.
Russia built five more halls for the drones it assembles using Chinese parts to hit Ukrainian cities
The nightly waves that reach Kyiv and the western border regions mostly begin on the assembly lines inside this zone.
China calls itself neutral—but its fiber ends up in the drones that hit Ukraine
The papers, reviewed by Western governments, trace drone-grade material straight from a Chinese state firm to a sanctioned Russian plant.
Russia’s new jet Shaheds run on turbojets from one Chinese company. It deleted them from its English website
Ukraine shoots down about 90% of Russia's piston-engine Shaheds.
“You wanted our land. You lost your refineries and your fleet.”—Ukraine’s anniversary message to Russia
Zelenskyy added that the country that wanted Ukraine off the map has written itself out of the world's future agenda.
Russia builds 3,000 jet drones monthly to counter Ukrainian interceptors, HUR says
Moscow has ended production of the Geran-3 while expanding production of faster jet-powered models built to strain Ukraine’s air defenses, HUR says.
Russia’s jam-resistant drones run on a Chinese modem no one has sanctioned
The XK-F358 mesh radio that keeps Russia's Geran and Gerbera drones flying past Ukrainian jamming sells openly online from about $8,100 a unit, and it appears on no US, EU, UK or Ukrainian sanctions list.
Euractiv: Italy and Greece win a fur pass for Russia inside the EU’s newest sanctions round
The two nations buy more Russian sable than anyone else in the bloc, and they lobbied to keep the pelts flowing while finished coats stay off-limits.
US Sen. Graham’s Russia sanctions bill sat stalled for over a year—now the Senate has the votes to pass it
Lindsey Graham told colleagues he had the White House on board just hours before his sudden death.
Russia’s ex-space chief calls for “systematic zeroing out” of the Starlink satellite constellation
Senator Dmitry Rogozin claims cutting Ukraine off from SpaceX's network would end the war within two to three weeks — and that Russia knows several ways to do it.
Japan and Ukraine will jointly develop and produce military drones
The SCMP reported Tokyo is drawing on Ukraine's war against Russia to accelerate its own programs.
Ukrainian firms court Asian militaries, pitching combat-proven drones as China–Taiwan tensions drive demand – Reuters
Ukrainian manufacturers are targeting Japan and Taiwan for partnerships, positioning their war-tested drone systems as demand grows for unmanned capabilities in Asia.
US sanctions 13 Iran-Belarus-China entities supplying Iran’s IRGC. That’s three of four “Axis of Upheaval” states
The same Iran-Belarus-China network is the operational ecosystem supplying Russia's drone war on Ukraine.
Europe weighs freezing Russia’s oil price cap as the Iran war threatens to loosen it
Brussels could override the automatic formula that would otherwise let the ceiling jump from $44.10 to at least $65 a barrel in July, Bloomberg says.
Ukrainian intelligence: Russia’s new jet-powered Geran-4 attack drone runs on Chinese turbojets
The Geran-4 has a brand-new reinforced airframe and can pull high-G maneuvers at 300-400 km/h, per Ukraine's military intelligence. It carries up to 90 kg of thermobaric explosives.
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.
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.