ukraine-to-fix-druzhba-pipeline-this-spring,-zelenskyy-says

Ukraine will finish repairing the Russia-damaged Druzhba pipeline this spring, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a meeting with journalists, Ukrinform reports. Zelenskyy said the repair work is already well advanced and will be completed in line with agreements reached with the European Commission. In March, the EU offered financial andContinue Reading

us-intel-warns-iran-won’t-budge-on-hormuz

US intelligence assessments conclude that Iran has no intention of reopening the Strait of Hormuz in the near term, Reuters reported on 3 April, citing three sources familiar with the matter. The waterway, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil trade passes, has been effectively blocked by IranContinue Reading

nato-2025-annual-report-warns-energy-infrastructure-is-primary-target-in-any-russian-attack-on-the-alliance

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s 2025 annual report, presented on 26 March, identifies energy infrastructure as a likely priority target in any Russian attack on the Alliance and outlines steps already underway to counter that threat, Radio Svoboda reports. “Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine has demonstrated that energy will likelyContinue Reading

defense-minister:-“air-defense-is-one-of-nato’s-biggest-challenges”

An unidentified drone crossed the Lithuanian border from the direction of Belarus overnight on 22–23 March and crashed near the village of Lavišas in the Varėna district, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reports. The wreckage, including an internal combustion engine, has since been recovered. Surveillance footage shows the incident occurred atContinue Reading

zelenskyy:-russia-plans-to-deploy-control-stations-for-long-range-drones-in-belarus

Ukraine has obtained intelligence that Russia intends to deploy four ground-based control stations for long-range drones on Belarusian territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on 23 March, citing a briefing from the head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (GUR), Oleh Ivashchenko. Zelenskyy disclosed the information in a post on his Telegram channel.Continue Reading

poland’s-foreign-minister-opposes-president’s-trip-to-budapest-to-support-orban-campaign

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski publicly rebuked President Karol Nawrocki on Saturday over his planned trip to Budapest to support Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of parliamentary elections, according to a post Sikorski published on the platform X. Investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi first reported that Nawrocki is set toContinue Reading