Illia Kabachynskyi

The European Union has approved allocating €90 billion to Ukraine, part of which will be directed toward strengthening the country’s defense capabilities. Europe’s move is critically important support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia, as well as an opportunity to bolster its own defense capacity.

The world sees Russia’s shadow fleet as tankers moving sanctioned oil. In reality, they’re aging, uninsured vessels—often over 25 years old—capable of spilling 100,000 tons of oil at any moment, from the Mediterranean to waters off Singapore or routes to Cuba. And some already have.

Russia has publicly claimed full control over the entire Luhansk region at least three times, yet has not managed to take control of 100% of the territory. Ukrainian soldiers are still there.

Russia launched one of its largest coordinated air assaults against Ukraine in recent months, firing more than 700 missiles and drones in 24 hours, striking dozens of locations and causing civilian casualties across multiple cities—with Kyiv bearing the heaviest damage.

Over the past two weeks, Ukraine has done something unprecedented: from Riyadh to Damascus, the country has begun building a new security axis, sealing partnerships in regions where it had been absent for decades.

Moscow is demanding Ukraine's entire Donetsk region because it cannot afford to keep fighting for it—Russian losses in 2026 exceed recruitment as battlefield gains stall.