Ukraine & Russia
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The Ukrainian conflict has entered its fifth year. No decisive breakthrough, no collapse. A war of attrition, slow, methodical, where every kilometre gained is paid for in human lives and destroyed infrastructure. Here is the state of play, factual and…
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On 23 July 2026, Sergei Lavrov and Marco Rubio met in Manila, on the sidelines of the ASEAN ministerial meeting. Thirty-five minutes. No more. A short, formal exchange, with no major announcement. And yet, this meeting is a signal. The…
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On 21 July 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed his commander-in-chief. In six days, he changed his two top military officials. It is no longer a reform. It is a signal. A few days earlier, on 15 July, Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov…
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The Ukrainian conflict is no longer a war of movement. It has entered a phase where the exhaustion of resources and the paralysis of infrastructure are becoming the real strategic objectives. On one side, Russia is seeking to suffocate the…
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The 15th and 16th of July 2026 saw a new spike in the war in Ukraine. No spectacular shift, no sudden collapse. But a methodical intensification, on several fronts at once. In the north, Russian troops advanced towards Sumy. Fighting…
