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'No longer hybrid' — As Russian sabotage grows bolder, Europe lacks red lines

Moscow's shadow war on Europe grows bolder by the day, and no one can say how far the Kremlin is ready to go. Russia is no longer only meddling in elections or hacking networks: Germany found explosives-laden drones at its Leipzig Airport in an apparent Moscow-backed sabotage plot. Russian drone incursions in NATO airspace are now common. And a Russian warship shot flares at a Danish military helicopter. The rhetoric in Western capitals has hardened, with some saying this campaign is "no longe

British soldiers set up a mortar position near Warminster, England, on March 30, 2026.

Ukraine's steel industry is nearing collapse — and calling for help from abroad

Ukraine’s largest steel company, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, said on Sept. 25 that it cannot restart steel production amid a surge in Russian strikes on factories, as the embattled sector calls for more domestic and international support to prevent its total collapse. Since the summer, Moscow has launched a widespread campaign of attacks on Ukraine’s economy to shut down key industrial centers. The metallurgy sector, which contributed 7% of Ukraine’s  gross domestic product (GDP) last year and em

Employee shows processed iron ore at a plant in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, on April 14, 2026.

Russia's faster Shaheds could rival ballistic missiles this winter

A few months ago, the only particularly serious threat to Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities came from Russian and North Korean ballistic missiles. As the Ukrainian mil-tech industry and air defense units perfected their ability to intercept the common "Shahed" drones (now officially called Geran-2, although Ukrainians stick to the original Iranian name), raising the shoot-down rate to 90–95%, a shortage of anti-ballistic interceptor missiles seemed to be the main issue facing Ukraine in the upcom

Rescue workers put out a fire at a building damaged in a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 25, 2026.

About Sanctions against Russia

Sanctions against Russia include over 15,000 individual and entity designations imposed by Western countries following the full-scale invasion launched in February 2022. Measures target Russia's central bank, energy sector, technology imports, financial institutions, and individuals supporting the war. The European Union, United States, United Kingdom, and allies continue to coordinate sanctions.

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