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How Europe can succeed in post-American world, and why Ukraine is part of answer
"I believe we sometimes missed opportunities to listen," Emmanuel Macron told an Eastern European audience at the GLOBSEC Forum held in Bratislava in June 2023, in a speech that sought to bridge the gap between "old" and "new" members of the EU. Quite ironically, Macron's words would be as relevant today as it was back then. Three years on, Europe's "conceptual and strategic awakening," announced by the French president, has yet to materialize. For Europe, habituated to America's security umbre
US again grants Russia oil sanctions waiver despite Treasury chief's pledges not to
The latest extension is the second time the Trump administration has renewed the sanctions relief despite earlier public statements indicating it would not do so.
Ukrainian e-sports stars beat Russians to first place at US tournament
Natus Vincere — known as NAVI — took home their second championship trophy of the year as well as $125,000 in prize money after beating German team GamerLegion 2-1 in the popular first-person shooter video game.
Belarus starts nuclear drills with Russia days after Zelensky warns of attacks on Ukraine, NATO
The exercises have added significance as they come amid growing warnings from Kyiv that Russia is trying to draw Belarus deeper into its war against Ukraine, while also expanding military infrastructure that could support future Russian operations against Ukraine or NATO's eastern flank.
Time is not on Putin's side, Estonia's spy chief tells the Kyiv Independent
Russia is grappling with brewing internal pressure due to battlefield failures in Ukraine and domestic economic difficulties, Kaupo Rosin, head of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service, told the Kyiv Independent.
'Hide-and-seek with death' — Ukraine details grim situation in Pokrovsk
The statement offers a stark picture of the deteriorating situation north of Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian troops say Russian drone superiority has made troop rotations, evacuations, and resupply missions nearly impossible.
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The size of Russia's drone component had grown by 28,000 over 2026, Brovdi said in an interview to Ukrainska Pravda published on May 14.
