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ISW: The Kremlin continues its nuclear threats while dangling economic carrots to sway Washington

The Kremlin appears focused on reshaping its ties with the US through a mix of nuclear threats and economic promises, all while refusing to engage in peace talks with Ukraine and pushing for more battlefield leverage.

byYuri Zoria

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Russian Aggression

Russia built a billion-ruble nuclear submarine—Ukraine just took its secrets

The Knyaz Pozharsky is no longer a mystery to Ukrainian defense intelligence.

byYuri Zoria

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FT: Europe believes US did not destroy Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile

Iran's most dangerous nuclear material—408kg of uranium enriched to near-weapons-grade levels—was not destroyed in US bunker-buster attacks because it had been reportedly moved from the targeted Fordow facility beforehand.

byMaria Tril

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Daily review

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1209: EU faces massive $278 billion bill to break free from Russian nuclear dependency by 2030s

Russia has been quietly reinforcing its nuclear facilities just 300 kilometers from Sweden.

byOlena Mukhina

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Moscow quietly rushes to reinforce its nuclear sites just 300 km from Sweden

Meanwhile, Russia’s revised policy allows nukes in response attacks supported by NATO members.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Years after Iran downed Ukrainian plane, killing 176 people, its drone factories now burn under Israeli fire — and Kyiv is watching

Israel’s strikes could dismantle the very weapons Moscow uses to bomb Ukrainian towns.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia’s nuclear shield is cracking — and it’s Moscow pulling trigger

By using strategic bombers and dual-use missiles in its war on Ukraine, Russia has turned its nuclear delivery systems into legitimate targets — and Ukraine is hitting them with precision.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine warns of Europe-wide nuclear disaster as Russia plans to reconnect Zaporizhzhia plant

The largest nuclear power plant in Europe, Zaporizhzhia, remains in cold shutdown and powered by Ukraine’s own grid, with no spare parts or qualified personnel available to maintain it. Yet, Russia is reportedly building power lines to forcibly reconnect the station, raising fears of a nuclear crisis across the continent.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia builds power lines to exploit Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant it stole — but still can’t run it

With all six reactors in cold shutdown, Zaporizhzhia NPP remains a Russian radioactive hostage.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia is secretly building nuclear air-to-air missiles—for killing drones, apparently

A Cold War-era missile gets a nuclear upgrade—for a 21st-century enemy: drones.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Russia builds infrastructure for one of biggest thefts of war

Meanwhile, Ukraine and its media stay silent.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine’s intel: Putin to test 10,000km Yars missile tonight — just for show

Moscow will launch a nuclear-capable missile overnight. Kyiv calls it a stunt to rattle the West.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Putin’s Victory Day speech may reveal his next target in Ukraine

At the May 9 parade in Moscow, Vladimir Putin declared that Russia would achieve its strategic goals in the war against Ukraine. In his speech, he referred to Sevastopol and Odesa as part of Russia’s “greatness.”

byOlena Mukhina

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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.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia’s € 75,000 drone punched 15-meter hole in Chornobyl’s € 1.5 billion sarcophagus

With the damage still under assessment, the international community faces a critical decision on how to fund the extensive repairs needed to prevent further environmental risks.

byOlena Mukhina

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Zelenskyy called for 30-day ceasefire—Russia couldn’t even stop firing for one day

Ukraine has called the so-called "ceasefire" a manipulation with no resemblance to an actual halt in hostilities.

byOlena Mukhina

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Expert: India strikes Pakistan like Russia attacking Ukraine, except Pakistan has 150 nuclear warheads

India and Pakistan's nuclear arsenals hold back the threat of full-scale war.

byOlena Mukhina

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12 emergency zones, bunkers, and blackout plans: Britain quietly prepares for Russian attack

The UK government is quietly bracing for the unthinkable: a direct attack by Russia. According to The Telegraph,…

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia emerges as potential mediator in Trump’s new Iran nuclear deal talks

Despite tensions over Russia's Ukraine invasion and Iran's military support to Moscow, Trump administration officials are reportedly engaged Putin's government in discussions about supervising Tehran's nuclear program compliance.

byOlena Mukhina

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Analysis

Ukraine trusted the West. Now everyone wants nukes.

In 1994, Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees. Russia invaded anyway. Now, more nations ask: Why disarm if those promises mean nothing?

byVira Kravchuk