Yurii Marchenko

“Lithuania will disappear.” “We will destroy you.” “On your knees.” Over the past few weeks, Russian officials and state propagandists have unleashed a barrage of threats against European countries as drones, suspected sabotage and airspace violations put NATO increasingly on edge.

Russia has voted in its Duma election, and the result is nearly 58% for Putin’s ruling United Russia party. How did the Kremlin get those numbers? Pressure, statistical anomalies, and illegal voting.

A false claim that UNITED24 pays influencers to support Ukraine originated on Tucker Carlson’s show. Weeks later, it was picked up by pro-Russian accounts and bloggers and eventually used in a video targeting Ed Sheeran over his support for Ukraine.

With OSCE observers absent and a CIS mission set to monitor Russia’s September 18–20 parliamentary election, previous votes offer clues as to how Moscow seeks to give the process an appearance of international legitimacy.

The models were walking, Gorillaz was playing, and Ukrainian air defenses were firing at Russian drones overhead. As guests descended into the bomb shelter, they slipped into empty seats beside the runway. This was Ukrainian Fashion Week 2026.

Polish historian Igor Hałagida explains why the violence between Ukrainians and Poles in the 1940s remains contested, and what it will take for both nations to reconcile.