NATO’s former deputy supreme commander thinks the way out of Ukraine’s grinding war was invented in 1918. Sir Richard Shirreff, now chief foreign military advisor to Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, told Euromaidan Press that the front today looks like the First World War before its final act: four years ofContinue Reading
Exclusives What does Russia do when sanctions strand ten ice-class tankers? It offers to buy them. Novatek’s Singapore arm is negotiating for ten ice-class carriers it has struggled to build at home. “Poland and Ukraine need each other more than their leaders admit”— a Polish advocate for Ukraine on whyContinue Reading
Exclusives Ukrainian drones adopt focused antennas to slip by Russian detection. Reinforces connection and makes drones harder to clock Russia’s bombers hit harder with fewer planes. Their missiles now hide in drone swarms.. A Tu-22M3 crash in Irkutsk exposes a darker paradox: Russia’s bomber fleet keeps shrinking, but Russia’s bombingContinue Reading
Exclusives Lyman holds. But for how long?. Lyman blocks the northern route to Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. Ukrainian counterattacks are protecting the city. Russia’s oil production falls for sixth straight month as Ukrainian drone strikes hit storage and transport. Companies redirected crude to restored Baltic and Black Sea ports, lifting exportsContinue Reading
Exclusives Europe can legally quit Russian LNG today. It keeps choosing not to.. Since October, every long-term buyer has had legal cover to walk away from Russian LNG. Only Germany has even asked. Ukraine’s drone commander says his branch killed or wounded 102,000 Russians in 12 months. It started withContinue Reading