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Belarus’s Lukashenko Does a 180 on Ukraine, Abandons Russian Victory Rhetoric
When Russia invaded Ukraine from Belarus in 2022, Lukashenko told Kyiv to surrender “because the Kremlin will win.” Now he’s worried about drones.
Poland Winning the Argument about 1943 but Losing the Fight for 2026
Warsaw’s reaction to Ukraine honoring the UPA is threatening its leadership role at the upcoming Gdańsk Recovery Conference and marginalizing it from crucial European security talks.
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Belarus’s Lukashenko Does a 180 on Ukraine, Abandons Russian Victory Rhetoric
When Russia invaded Ukraine from Belarus in 2022, Lukashenko told Kyiv to surrender “because the Kremlin will win.” Now he’s worried about drones.
Poland Winning the Argument about 1943 but Losing the Fight for 2026
Warsaw’s reaction to Ukraine honoring the UPA is threatening its leadership role at the upcoming Gdańsk Recovery Conference and marginalizing it from crucial European security talks.
Russian Orthodox Church Hails Moscow’s Imperialist Expansionism as a ‘Holy War’
Moscow Patriarchate calls for the conquest and absorption of the Ukrainian and Belarusian nations into an ultranationalist ‘Russian world'.
Dissecting Russia’s Most Recent Massed Missile and Drone Strike on Ukraine
Russian ballistic missiles hit targets pretty much at will. The only Western air defense system that shoots them down – the US Patriot system – Washington stopped sending to Kyiv in December.
Islamic State: From Religiously Motivated Hatred of ‘Infidels’ to Terrorism
Who and what are the Islamic State and why did it carry out the recent terrorist attack in Moscow.
More Questions than Answers – What We Know About Moscow’s Concert Hall Attack
The dust has yet to settle, and we are still no wiser as to what happened and why. Particularly puzzling is the absence of Moscow’s normally stringent security measures, before, during and after.
Kremlin Returns to Power Grid Bombardment, Ukraine So Far Sucks it Up
Russia tried this before but ran out of missiles and its new trickier tactics have, so far, had no more success as Ukraine has better air defenses and lots of practice fixing things since then.
New Spike in NATO Spy Planes Operating Over Black Sea: French, British Fighters Provide Escort
While NATO has conducted monitoring and surveillance missions for decades, with increased attention over the Black Sea since February 2022, recent weeks show a spike that peaked sharply on Wednesday.
Lessons Ukraine Can Take from a History of Wartime Conscription
As Ukraine’s politicians and citizens debate the need for conscription, it is worth considering the arguments in a broader historical and geographical context
Putin’s Iron-Rule May Be Weaker Than It Appears
Although Putin can be certain he'll win “re-election,” some experts say that the Russian leader should be concerned that the house of cards, on which his Kremlin is built, may come crashing down.
How Much Grain Did Poland Import from Russia and Ukraine? An In-Depth Look
Despite the war in Ukraine, farm imports from Russia are not under EU sanction and continue to flow into the EU; and the recent numbers show an uptick in this trend.
Ukrainian Filmmakers Just Won an Oscar, but the Kremlin’s Also Had Hollywood Success
Ukraine-born, US-based film producer Ihor Lopatonok teamed up with Hollywood director Oliver Stone to create a pair of films that may as well have been written by Putin.
Former Pentagon Official Pushes Russian Propaganda, Comparing Zelensky’s Situation to Mussolini’s
Stephen Bryen, a former US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, portrays Ukraine’s current military situation as so dire that the US should consider evacuating Zelensky. Here is why he is wrong.
Intense NATO Air Surveillance of Black Sea With Provocative Tracks Near Russia
America’s best robot spy plane just spent nearly twelve hours over the east Black Sea sometimes swinging within 100 km of the Russian mainland. It flew away unharmed.
ANALYSIS: Belarus’s Lukashenko Does a 180 on Ukraine, Abandons Russian Victory Rhetoric
When Russia invaded Ukraine from Belarus in 2022, Lukashenko told Kyiv to surrender “because the Kremlin will win.” Now he’s worried about drones.
June 16, 2026