Energy
Mideast War Threatens Energy Crisis Worse Than 1970s Oil Shocks
As the war grinds into its fourth week, Donald Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iranian power plants if Iran failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – setting an effective deadline of 23:44 GMT Monday.
March 23, 2026
Drones
Axon Takes Strategic Stake in Ukrainian Drone Maker Buntar Aerospace
Ukrainian drone developer Buntar Aerospace closed a $10.4 million funding round led by US security technology giant Axon Enterprise, with Norwegian investment consortium Munkene AS also joining.
March 23, 2026
War in Ukraine
Explosion Hits Bucha District, Attack Suspected
An explosion struck Ukraine’s Bucha district early Monday, with police investigating the incident as a suspected attack after a second blast at the scene.
March 23, 2026
Russia
Open line to Moscow?
Reports that Budapest may have been routinely briefing Moscow from inside EU meetings have set Hungary’s election campaign ablaze.
March 23, 2026
Economy
Global Economy Under ‘Major Threat’ From Strait of Hormuz Crisis: IEA Chief
Oil prices rose again early Monday, with US benchmark crude briefly touching the $100-per-barrel mark.
March 23, 2026
Russia
Ukraine Hits Giant Baltic Oil Terminal Linked to ‘Shadow Fleet’ as Drone Barrage Sweeps Russia
Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Primorsk port on the Baltic Sea, damaging a fuel tank and sparking a fire at one of the country’s key oil export hubs.
Updated: March 23, 2026
Russia
Hungarian FM Briefed Kremlin With ‘Live Reports’ from EU Meetings, Report Claims
Moscow has in effect been at every EU meeting for years, the Washington Post reports.
March 23, 2026
Europe
OPINION: The Western Balkans as 2nd Front of European Security
Russia’s influence in Europe is perhaps strongest and least publicized in the Balkans. Moscow’s efforts combined with the EU’s congenital slowness could spell disaster.
March 23, 2026
War in Ukraine
Florida Talks Wrap Up Without Moscow, Zelensky Signals POW Progress
Russian representatives were absent from the talks, which began Saturday and were initially expected to take place in Abu Dhabi with Moscow’s participation.
March 23, 2026
Ukraine
OPINION: The Oil War
The US may be winning the shooting war with Iran, but a spiraling oil crisis is costing the world far more.
March 23, 2026
Armed Forces of Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Anatomy of the Friday the 13th Airstrike – Part 1: How Russia Bombarded Ukraine One Night
This is the first of a two-part series looking at single Russian mass missile/drone assault on Ukraine, with a focus on the Kremlin’s airstrike package and Ukrainian defense tactics against it.
March 23, 2026
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 22, 2026
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on March 22, 2026
March 23, 2026
Ukraine
Ukrainian Director Oleksandr Khomenko: Turning Historical Figures Into Rock Stars
Mur theater’s Khomenko on history, war, and why teenagers are cosplaying Ukrainian poets instead of superheroes.
March 22, 2026
Kyiv
OPINION: A Complicated Legacy: Remembering Patriarch Filaret
There was more to the veteran Ukrainian religious leader than many care to recall, but he and his legacy should be remembered as they were and are.
March 22, 2026
Ukraine
OPINION: The Great Game – A Sea Change in Russian Perception?
Voices of dissent are rarely heard on Russian prime time TV. But one fervent nationalist has begun to air uncomfortable opinions. Could this be the sign of an imminent disintegration?
March 22, 2026
Drones
A War Seen From Above
In the fields of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian reconnaissance crews track movement, guide strikes, and adapt to a battlefield where drones reshape distance, timing, and survival.
March 22, 2026
Europe
Moscow Proposed a “Game-changer” Ploy to Secure Orbán’s Reelection.
Russian intelligence suggested staging an assassination attempt on Orbán to influence the election.
March 22, 2026
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Introduces Fuel Cashback – But Not Everyone Is Buying It
A new government initiative offering fuel “cashback” has drawn criticism from experts and media – while many drivers say the compensation simply isn’t worth it.
March 22, 2026
Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Vernadsky’s Biosphere at 100
A century ago, “The Biosphere” by Volodymyr Verdanky, the first President of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, highlighted the interconnected nature of life on Earth.
March 22, 2026
OPINION: Ukraine has Cards
The world’s first “hyper-scaler” nation: How Ukraine’s tech brilliance and drone superiority turned the 2022 invasion into a global R&D powerhouse, redefining modern warfare and global defense.
March 22, 2026