Hans Petter Midttun

Russia’s war is getting cheaper. That’s the worst news Europe has heard in years.

On: February 13, 2026

“Russia has been trying to take Kyiv in three days for four years,” said Col. Volodymyr Polevyi, head of communications for the 7th Rapid Response Corps of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces. Four years in, it has no plans to stop. But how Russia fights is changing. Trends from Ukrainian General Staff statisticsContinue Reading

Europe must stop negotiating its own defeat

On: January 27, 2026

In: General

In September 2024, 95 countries and organisations—including every major EU state—signed a Joint Communiqué on a Peace Framework. It was built on international law and the UN Charter. It was linked to Ukraine’s Peace Formula and Victory Plan—not seeking Russian defeat, but forcing Russia to accept a just and lastingContinue Reading