Vladimir Putin

Economic Pressure, Ideological Resolve and Limits of Fear: Why Putin Still Holds Russia’s War Mandate

As the war launched by Vladimir Putin following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 enters its fifth year, one longstanding assumption about modern conflict appears both confirmed and confounded. Conventional wisdom suggests that the longer a war drags...
Trump–Putin

Trump’s Ukraine Gambit: Trump–Putin Framework May Include US-Backed Revival of Nord Stream

As the war in Ukraine grinds into another brutal year, the administration of former US President Donald Trump is quietly exploring what it believes could be the central trade in any eventual settlement: territory and security guarantees for Ukraine on...
R-73 missile

Ukraine Offers Combat-Proven Sea Drones to Japan as Zelenskyy Seeks Strategic Defence Partnership Amid Rising China, Russia, and North Korea Threats

As tensions continue to simmer across Europe and the Indo-Pacific, Ukraine has proposed sharing its combat-proven naval drone technology with Japan—an offer that could mark a significant shift in Tokyo’s traditionally cautious defence posture and deepen strategic ties between Kyiv...
Pentagon

Pentagon Prepares ‘Naughty or Nice’ List to Hold Defense Contractors Accountable Amid Delays, Cost Overruns, and Growing Global Demand for Critical Weapons

The Pentagon, one of the world’s largest buyers and sellers of military hardware, is undertaking one of the most ambitious overhauls of its acquisition and arms transfer systems in decades. After years of false starts and reform pledges that yielded...
Gripen Fighters

Sweden Considers Advanced Security Package for Ukraine: Gripen Fighters, Meteor Missiles, Saab Air Defense Systems, and Deep Strike Drones Could Reshape Aerial Combat

Sweden and Ukraine are discussing what could become one of the most consequential security assistance packages of the war, with talks covering advanced air defense systems, combat aircraft, long-range missiles, and deeper industrial cooperation aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s domestic defense...
Rafale

Rafale Fighters Armed With SCALP Missiles Lead France’s High-Intensity ‘Topaze’ Exercise, Simulating Deep-Strike Retaliation Against Russia-Like Peer Threat

France’s Air and Space Force has deliberately raised the realism and intensity of its combat training with the execution of Exercise Topaze, a large-scale operational drill centred on Rafale multirole fighters armed with SCALP cruise missiles. Conducted on January 27,...
Ukrainian Drone Hits Russian MiG-31 Fighter Jet

Russia’s Rear Airfields Breached in 2025 as Ukraine Claims Drone Strikes Destroyed 15 Warplanes Including Su-30SM, Su-34 and MiG-31

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has once again drawn global attention to Kyiv’s rapidly evolving drone warfare strategy with the release of a striking video compilation showing one-way attack drones striking parked Russian military aircraft. The footage, published in...
Vladimir Putin- Donald Trump

Trump Says Putin Agreed to Halt Attacks on Kyiv for a Week Amid Freezing Winter Weather, Offering Temporary Relief to Ukrainian Cities

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to refrain from attacking Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for one week due to severe winter conditions. “We asked President Putin if they could stop the...
US, Russia and Ukraine peace

Russia Holds Firm on Donbas, Ukraine Refuses Concessions as First Trilateral Peace Talks Since War Began End in Deadlock

The first official trilateral talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine since the outbreak of the war in February 2022 briefly raised hopes that diplomacy might finally gain traction. Instead, the meeting ended on Saturday (Jan 24) without a...
Kremlin

Russia Confirms New Abu Dhabi Peace Talks with Ukraine, Warns Against High Expectations and Reiterates Territory as ‘Fundamental’ Issue

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that the next round of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine is planned for next week in Abu Dhabi, signalling a cautious continuation of diplomatic efforts amid deep disagreements over territory and...
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