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(LONDON) – Sir Bill Browder, the anti corruption campaigner and long time critic of the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, has warned that a proposed United States sanctions package could inflict severe financial damage on Moscow if fully implemented. He said that the bill, championed by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham andContinue Reading

(MOSCOW) – Moscow came under a large scale drone attack overnight, forcing the closure of Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports and prompting renewed air raid warnings across the Russian capital. The city’s mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, confirmed that airspace restrictions were temporarily imposed as air defence units attempted to intercept incoming unmannedContinue Reading

(KYIV) – Russia’s oil income has fallen sharply after the price of its Urals crude blend dropped to about 36.61 United States dollars per barrel, a level far below its estimated break even cost. Analysts say the fall is the result of strengthened Western sanctions and Ukraine’s expanding campaign ofContinue Reading

  (DNIPRO, UKRAINE) – Former British Army soldier Shaun Pinner, who now serves with the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has said that claims by the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about the scale of Russian attacks across Ukraine do not match conditions on the ground. Speaking from Dnipro, Pinner described long periodsContinue Reading

(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine has secured several significant military and energy commitments from European partners following a weekend of diplomatic activity by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The progress comes as Russian attacks continue across multiple regions, alongside renewed concerns about sabotage operations and allegations of war crimes. The developments arise duringContinue Reading

(WARSAW, POLAND) – Authorities in Poland are investigating an incident on a key rail line near Warsaw that has raised concerns about a possible act of sabotage. The damaged section of track lies on a route leading towards Rzeszów, the main transport corridor for Western military supplies to Ukraine. PolishContinue Reading

(UKRAINE – EASTERN FRONT) – Ukrainian forces have pushed back a major Russian assault near the settlement of Novopavlivka, capturing several Russian troops and destroying multiple vehicles, according to battlefield reports and publicly verified imagery. Russian units entered the outskirts of the settlement early on Tuesday, using fog to concealContinue Reading

(WARSAW) – An explosion on a Polish train line running into Ukraine is being treated as a deliberate act by a foreign state, according to the Polish government, raising fears of a dangerous widening of the war. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the incident was a “clear attack”, and securityContinue Reading

(BRUSSELS) – As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky embarks on a high stakes diplomatic tour making a “shopping list” of military aid, some former NATO officials argue that the fastest and least painful way to fund Ukraine’s war effort is not more fundraising from EU states, but unlocking frozen Russian centralContinue Reading

(KYIV) – Russia is facing growing economic pressure as its oil prices fall to their lowest level in more than three years, only days before a new round of United States sanctions is due to take effect. The latest figures, released by the state statistics agency, show that the country’sContinue Reading