Dancer with machine gun: Ukrainian ballroom pro now storms Russian positions in elite special forces
Serhii Nazarenko brings the discipline of dance to Ukraine’s fiercest battles.
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600 tanks, 400 fighter jets, two aircraft carriers: Europe’s shopping list for post-American defense
Europe needs a next-level army if it hopes to defend itself against Russian President Vladimir Putin without US support.
Czech citizen who joined Russian Army now begs Prague for rescue
Now, he faces criminal charges at home.
EU paid Russia more for energy in 2024 than Ukraine received in aid
Europe has reduced its dependence but hasn’t broken it. While Ukraine is on the front line, Russian gas…
Moscow still advancing in Ukraine, while Europe suffers “post-shock syndrome” over war, says Greek foreign minister
Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Gerapetritis admits that Western sanctions are too weak to halt Moscow’s plans.
EU reportedly to lower price cap on Russian oil at G7 meeting in Canada
The European Union wants to reduce the Russian oil price cap from $60 to $50 per barrel, according to EU officials briefed on the discussions.
EU approves 17th package of sanctions, adds nearly 200 Russian ships to the list
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced on 20 May that the bloc has approved new sanctions against Russia that focus on maritime assets used to circumvent previous restrictions.
Russia still demands Ukraine’s surrender after two hours call with Trump
Words of peace mask déjà vu diplomacy - capitulation first, ceasefire later.
Ukraine urgently needs more than sanctions, says Austrian colonel after failed Istanbul talks
Behind closed doors in Istanbul, Moscow’s delegation played for time, not peace. Meanwhile, on the ground, Russian forces inch forward, relentless and determined.
Russia shrugs off $150 billion sanctions loss, while West hesitates on promised new measures despite ceasefire rejection
Russia remains the most heavily sanctioned country in the world, yet it still retains the ability to fund the war in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s “Steel Hundred” decimates more Russian troops than most European armies have in total
Despite suffering "absolutely catastrophic losses" in ten months of brutal fighting, Russian forces have failed to gain a single kilometer near Toretsk.
FP: Kremlin is cracking, but the US hesitates to strike
Foreign Policy says now is the perfect moment to pressure Russia with sanctions, but the lack of US resolve threatens to let the opportunity slip away.
Police arrest 21-year-old man for targeting Ukraine’s ally Starmer in series of London arson attacks
The arrest follows three separate fire incidents targeting properties connected to Starmer, who has positioned the UK as a key member of the "coalition of the willing" supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression.
Ukrainians alone know how tomorrow’s war will look like, says EU commissioner at opening of defense forum in Brussels
Ukraine has created a drone “valley of death” that even tanks cannot cross — and this is what the warfare of the future looks like.
American historian Timothy Snyder: Ukraine, not Russia, bore heaviest civilian toll in WWII
Snyder also warns that Russia uses history to justify aggression against Ukraine.
Zelenskyy: Russians who committed Bucha atrocities will shout about Nazi crimes on “parade of fear”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked Victory Day with a stark message: Russia today has become the evil it once claimed to defeat, an evil that must be resisted militarily, diplomatically, and economically before history repeats itself again.
EU prepares sanctions against Russia for using tear gas as weapon in Ukraine
The European Union is set to officially accuse Russia of using CS tear gas as a method of warfare in Ukraine, based on OPCW reports documenting attacks in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast villages.
Russia’s war turn Europe’s drone startups into billion-euro giants
As fierce battles rage on in Ukraine to push Russian occupiers away from its borders, the West actively invests in its defense tech companies, fearing it could be the next target.
Ukraine negotiates to produce Spanish elite weapon systems locally
Talks with defense giant Escribano are underway to localize production of high-tech turrets and targeting systems already used on the battlefield.
EU proposes to ban Russian gas imports by 2027 – Bloomberg
The European Union will propose banning all Russian gas imports by 2027, potentially redirecting €23 billion in annual energy purchases.
