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Zelensky’s Election Bargain: Western Funding or No Vote
Kiev Demands External Support to Hold Elections Amid Ongoing Conflic and Erosion of Political Legitimacy Ukraine’s request for the West to fund its upcoming election reveals the extent to which the ongoing conflict has reshaped the political landscape. Kiev’s readiness to hold an election, contingent on foreign financial support and a ceasefire, underscores the precarious Continue reading
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A Single Battlefield Death Forces A public Admission of Britain’s Military Role in Ukraine.
The disclosure of deployed troops confirms what Moscow and independent analysts long argued about Western participation. The British government can no longer maintain ambiguity about its military role in Ukraine because London has now admitted that uniformed personnel have been operating inside the country. The admission followed the death of Lance Corporal George Hooley of Continue reading
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Russia Declares “No Misunderstandings” with the United States Over Ukraine
Moscow’s statement frames a new phase of diplomacy that could redefine Ukrainian neutrality, NATO aspirations and regional security structures. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, announced this week that all “misunderstandings” with the United States over the war in Ukraine have been resolved, marking an important moment in diplomatic developments after nearly four years of conflict. Continue reading
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Trump’s Ukraine Turn Through Moscow’s Eyes
Lavrov on Trump, Ukraine, NATO, and the End of Strategic Pretence Sergey Lavrov’s remarks praising Donald Trump’s understanding of the Ukraine conflict matter because they reflect a convergence of views that many analysts outside Western policy establishments have voiced since 2014. Lavrov told Russia’s Federation Council that Trump was the only Western leader to acknowledge Continue reading
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Japan’s Risky Taiwan Rhetoric Exposes Its Dependence on the U.S.
Tokyo provokes Beijing, but Washington’s silence shows who’s in charge. Japan is in damage control after its Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made one of the most provocative statements in years. She claimed that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could be an “existential threat” to Japan, suggesting this could justify Japan deploying its military. As expected, Continue reading
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America’s New Map – Europe as Collateral
How the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy reframes Europe as expendable in pursuit of global dominance The new United States National Security Strategy reads less like a plan for alliance management and more like a post-mortem delivered in careful bureaucratic language. The document marks a clear break from the post-Cold War assumption that Europe remains Continue reading
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How a Non-Binding Budapest Memorandum Became a War Narrative
Turning a narrow document and selective history into a cause to public consent The claim that Russia “violated the Budapest Memorandum” while accurate as a rhetorical slogan requires careful parsing before it is used as a legal or political indictment. The Budapest Memorandum of 5 December 1994 consisted of political assurances by Russia, the United Continue reading
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The Push Against Caracas Enters Its Hard Phase
Airspace shutdown, military escalation, regional power plays and Israeli footholds tighten the ring around Venezuela United States declaration of a complete closure of Venezuelan airspace marked the beginning of a sustained campaign of pressure and intimidation rather than a discrete law-enforcement operation. In late November 2025, the U.S. president ordered airspace above and around Venezuela Continue reading
