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World’s best Shahed hunters are in Ukraine — and Kyiv to deploy to Gulf, but only on one condition
Arab states have economic leverage over Russia. Ukraine has the world's best drone hunters. Zelenskyy proposes a trade.
Latvia is already fighting to keep Ukraine on the agenda as the Iran war consumes the spotlight
Foreign Minister Braže named three things that must not disappear from international priorities — and none of them are about the Middle East.
UNGA backs Ukraine’s peace resolution with 107 votes, rejects US push to drop territorial integrity
On the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, 69 countries voted down Washington's proposal to strip sovereignty and territorial integrity language from the text — only 11 backed the US move.
More than half of these Russian drone makers aren’t sanctioned. Why that matters goes beyond Ukraine
Russia's combat drone experience isn't staying in Russia. Iran and North Korea are watching Russian drone warfare.
Not another Minsk, not another Budapest: NATO chief promises Ukraine different kind of security guarantees
The Budapest Memorandum from the 1990s promised Ukraine security in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons; the Minsk accords promised ceasefires with Russia in 2014 and 2015—both failed spectacularly.
Europe’s Groundhog Day: Zelenskyy demands Europe stop waiting and start acting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos on 22 January 2025, calling on Europe…
Iran regime collapse would crash oil prices, weaken Russia’s war funding — analyst explains double blow to Moscow
Meanwhile, Russia's alliance network and war economy both shrinking.
Zelenskyy calls on world to help Iranian protesters change regime as death toll reaches over 500
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced support for protesters in Iran and called on world leaders and international…
First drones for Ukraine war, now satellite launches: Russia-Iran cooperation enters space domain
Russia launches 3 Iranian satellites as strategic partnership grows.
Russia and Iran rewriting rules of Eurasian power with new sanctions-proof INSTC trade route
The map is changing: Russia and Iran construct trade corridor that challenges Western influence.
UN General Assembly votes to demand Russia return deported Ukrainian children without conditions
The UN GA overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling for the immediate return of deported Ukrainian children taken by Russia, with 91 countries voting in favor. Ukrainian officials estimate that at least 20,000 children were taken.
Ukraine recovers Russia’s undamaged Geran-3 jet kamikaze drone carrying camera and live-link equipment (VIDEO)
The drone’s intact recovery opens a rare window into Moscow’s upgraded tech and confirms previous warnings from Ukraine’s military intelligence.
Tehran’s new Shahed‑107 attack drone is striking Ukrainian frontline regions and probing Western defenses
The wreckage reveals components from seven countries.
Ukraine inspects Russia’s new Shahed-101—and finds every part is Iranian (VIDEO)
The wreckage analysis shows the drone Russia now targets Ukrainian logistics near the frontline isn’t localized at all but built entirely from Iranian components.
Ukrainian companies supply components for Russia’s kamikaze drones, but it is not what it seems
LLC GK Imperativ Ukraine and Ecofera appear local on paper but are controlled by an Iranian citizen.
Russia buys 6.5 million North Korean munitions with nuclear secrets, documents reveal
Three nations are fueling weapons and equipment to the one war machine.
Europe coins “Iranization” as Russia’s isolation deepens
Nine European research institutions signal Moscow faces permanent isolation, not temporary war disruption.
Iran promises to rebuild bombed nuclear sites “with greater strength” after US strikes
Iran remains a cornerstone of the so-called “Axis of Upheaval,” an anti-Western alliance of authoritarian powers opposing US global influence.