UK government knew Anna Netrebko was sanctioned by Ukraine. FOI documents show what happened next.
Four years into a full-scale war, no UK body has built a process to check whether taxpayers fund performers sanctioned by an allied nation
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Ex-commander of US Army forces in Europe says Russia tried to kill him on way to NATO summit. Dutch response: “We don’t know what he’s talking about”
A bomb exploded on the roof of his train. The general blames Russian saboteurs. Dutch Railways told reporters they weren't even aware of the incident.
“Intensify intimidation of Europe”: Russia plans strikes on Ukraine’s nuclear power plant substations amid US peace talks – Intelligence
Russia is considering attacks to disconnect nuclear plants from grid, leaving millions without power in winter.
Moscow has its “peacekeepers” there: Romania, NATO member, ready to discuss unification with Moldova amid Russia’s war
Romania ready to negotiate merger with Moldova as Sandu says country struggles to "survive" alone.
“For old man in bunker, stopping war would mean destroying himself”: Ukrainian Commander Madiar says Putin uses peace talks to avoid sanctions
Putin cannot survive peace. Ukrainian commanders understand this, even if the West doesn't.
Russian information warfare escalates with fabricated MiG-31 hijacking plot targeting Romania and Ukraine
Analysis reveals coordinated multi-domain hybrid operation exploiting U.S. troop withdrawal tensions
The Boomerang Soldiers: How Romania’s commandos became mercenaries—then came back to coup Bucharest
Instructors who fought for Wagner in Africa trained operatives in Balkan forest camps. Those operatives deployed to sabotage Moldova's vote, storm Romania's capital, and fight in Ukraine—the same personnel, modular missions.
Merz warns Putin intends to flip Europe’s order upside down by sowing panic with drone swarms
Russia is imposing asymmetric psychological pressure on Europe.
Russia hits city of Chornobyl nuclear plant workers, while other occupied nuclear station in Zaporizhzhia is on brink of disaster
Shahed drones plunge Slavutych into darkness.
NYP op-ed: “Moscow keeps offering the same choice: act or fold” — and NATO keeps folding
Andrew Chakhoyan argues that NATO’s consistent reluctance to respond with force to Russia’s repeated airspace violations plays directly into Moscow’s hands.
This NATO defense minister tried to stop Russian propaganda. His country fell anyway
Slovakia proved democracy can be bought with fake news, Martin Sklenar reveals
While Russia kills 232 Ukrainian civilians in one month, its citizens sip wine on French Riviera—with EU visas in hand
Hotel bookings by Russians in France and Italy are up 19% — even as their missiles devastate Ukraine.
Ukraine remembers linguist Iryna Farion, target of Kremlin’s propaganda, assassinated in Lviv in apparent campaign against Ukrainian voices
On 19 July, Ukrainians marked the first anniversary of the brutal killing of Iryna Farion, a fierce defender of Ukrainian identity and language.
Zelenskyy: Russia using prisoner exchanges to delay sanctions, weaken US-Ukraine ties
President Zelenskyy warns that Moscow is exploiting humanitarian gestures like POW swaps to create an illusion of diplomacy, aiming to distract the West.
China dissects Russia’s mistakes in Ukraine while building world’s largest naval arsenal for potential Taiwan war
Beijing is regarding a drawn-out, grinding war, one it believes it can outlast.
While Trump courts peace with Putin, NATO races against Russia’s Baltic hybrid assault
Amid growing calls for peace with Putin, the NATO navy remains on high alert over crucial cables in the Baltics, where the Kremlin unleashes the second front in its war against the West.
Russia’s last “Ukraine peace deal” led to Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Here’s why this one could be worse.
Moscow isn’t just negotiating—it’s setting the stage. Behind closed doors, familiar tactics are at play, and the consequences could reshape Europe’s future once again.
I’m a Ukrainian fact-checker. Meta just handed Russia the keys to your newsfeed.
Meta claims it's championing free speech. But for Ukrainians, it feels more like a death sentence for the truth.
It’s not 1,000 days of Russia’s war. It’s 3,925 — and Western risk aversion is setting up the next thousand
Every Western compromise with Russia since 2014 led to more aggression. Those pushing for settlement now are inviting the next escalation.
Russia planned to take control over Moldova by 2030 – investigation
According to the Dossier Centre and an international consortium of journalists, the Russian special services considered invading Moldova…