Niger Junta Accuses France, Benin and Ivory Coast of Backing Airport Attackers, Thanks ‘Russian Partners’

The head of Niger’s military junta on Thursday accused France, Benin and Ivory Coast of being behind an assault on a military base at Niamey’s international airport, and thanked soldiers and “Russian... Read more »

an interview with Ben Hodges • Ukraїner

In the aftermath of the US operation against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and amid ongoing discussions around a potential “peace deal” between Ukraine and Russia, we spoke with Ben Hodges — former... Read more »

Rubio says Donetsk territorial dispute remains key obstacle in Ukraine peace talks

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told senators Wednesday that Donetsk’s territorial status remains the central unresolved issue in US-mediated talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, calling the disagreement “very... Read more »

‘Ukraine Effect’ Stress-Testing US Defense Procurement

WASHINGTON DC – Ukraine did not set out to become a case study for American defense reform. But as Kyiv adapts on the battlefield faster than most militaries thought possible, the war... Read more »

PACE recognizes impossibility of holding elections during martial law – CEC

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a comprehensive resolution “Elections in Times of Crisis” aimed at protecting electoral processes in crisis conditions, the Central Election Commission (CEC)... Read more »

Russian Bot Farms Target Poland In Attempt to Discredit the “Heat for Kyiv” Campaign

Operating on the X platform, a large network of inauthentic accounts disguised as both citizens and companies is targeting Poland’s grassroots efforts to supply generators to Ukraine amid Russia’s winter strikes. With... Read more »

Ukraine Drone Troops Claim Big Russian Kill Scores, Announce Expansion Plans for 2026

Ukrainian drone pilots last year killed or seriously injured more than 240,000 Russian soldiers, and the country’s drone forces plan dramatic expansion and beefier battlefield results in 2026, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov... Read more »

Day 1,434: heavy Russian drone attack on Odesa kills three, ravages energy facility

A heavy Russian drone attack on Odesa kills three, ravages an energy facility. The U.S. links security guarantees for Ukraine to a peace deal ceding territory, the FT says. Germany cannot supply... Read more »

Never Again! – But What Do We See Now?

Today, we remember the six million Jews who died at the hands of Nazi Germany and its accomplices.  As a British-Ukrainian, I have profound reverence for the people who died in the... Read more »

EU, India Agree ‘Mother of All’ Trade Deals

India and the European Union announced Tuesday the “mother of all deals”, a huge trade pact to create a market of two billion people, reached after two decades of negotiations. EU chiefs and... Read more »