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Russia’s New Goal: Carve “Buffer Zones” Deep Into Ukraine
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Russia's top military commander, General Valery Gerasimov, has ordered troops to continue carving out "buffer zones" inside Ukraine's Sumy and Kharkiv regions to...
Underwater Sabotage: Finland Nabs a Suspect Ship From Russia
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Finnish authorities have seized the cargo vessel Fitburg on suspicion of damaging underwater cables in the Baltic Sea, in the latest incident highlighting regional tensions...
Russia Says Putin Ordered Expansion of Ukraine Buffer Zone in 2026
Russia’s top general said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin has ordered an expansion of what Moscow calls a buffer zone in northeastern Ukraine...
Steps Taken Towards a European Sky Shield
Amid growing Russian drone and aerial incursions outside of Ukraine, European NATO members are discussing ways to mitigate the Kremlin’s provocations while simultaneously strengthening...
Russia’s Military Diplomacy in Africa: High Risk, Low Reward, Limited Impact
The South African Institute of International Affairs, a Johannesburg-based foreign policy think tank, has released a special report on Russia-Africa relations. According to the...
Black Sea trade under attack: Russia strikes Odesa port infrastructure
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Russia struck Black Sea port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region on Tuesday, damaging a Panama-flagged civilian grain ship and hitting oil storage tanks...
Diplomatic fallout after Russia claims Ukraine targeted Putin’s residence
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The Kremlin has declared it will toughen its negotiating stance in Ukraine peace talks, accusing Kyiv of a drone attack on a presidential...
Belarus becomes Russia’s newest nuclear launchpad
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Russia has released video footage showing the deployment of its new nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile system in Belarus, marking its first active placement...
What Happens When a Nuclear Power Plant Becomes a War Trophy?
Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is not just another occupied territory, it is a radioactive bargaining chip in a high-stakes diplomatic game. The Zaporizhzhia...
Legalizing defiance: A new law lets Russia dismiss ICC arrest warrants
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President Vladimir Putin signed a law granting Russia the formal right to ignore rulings from foreign and international criminal courts, a preemptive legal...