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How 'Russophobia' becomes a tool against political resistance

Russia's new law authorizing the use of military force abroad to "protect Russian citizens" allows the Kremlin to deploy troops beyond Russia's borders if Russian citizens are deemed to face arrest, detention, trial, or other forms of perceived persecution by foreign states or international courts. Many will read this primarily as a possible legal basis for future intervention. Yet there's one more application we should all be aware of. Russia has previously justified military action beyond it

Russian soldiers place a Russian flag atop their tank in Tskhinvali, Georgia on Aug. 11, 2008.

UK to send Ukraine 150,000 drones, air defense systems using proceeds from frozen Russian assets

The U.K. will provide Ukraine with 150,000 drones and more than 350 air defense missiles and radar systems under a new military aid package worth 752 million pounds ($1 billion), the British government announced on June 18. The package, unveiled during the NATO defense ministers' meeting and Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) gathering in Brussels, will be financed through the U.K.'s 2.26 billion-pound ($3 billion) Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loan to Ukraine, backed by proceeds g

‘Still looking for my place’ — Ukrainian author Kateryna Zarembo on joining the military

Kateryna Zarembo has spent years researching and telling important stories from Ukraine. As a researcher and writer, she famously captured the cultural and linguistic richness of eastern Ukraine through field work while Russian propaganda tried to erase it. Her book "Ukrainian Sunrise" stands as evidence that Donbas was never, as the Kremlin claimed, a "Russian" region but one with deep Ukrainian roots.   Then the full-scale invasion came, and the need to tell stories stopped. Today, Zarembo i

Kateryna Zarembo in an undisclosed location in a photo posted on April 27, 2025.
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