-168214b26ca6426e633641a7dab6b616.webp "Sagitta oil tanker. (Source: VesselFinder)")
#Russia
6849 articles
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-ed97e665b809ef6ce5c1942dcacaa894.png "Italy Delivers €835K Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine, Including 39 Boilers to Strengthen Heating Systems")
-aaca08d17834dc695b5a72974ac4305b.png "What Did Russia’s Failed Defenses Cost Venezuela Per Hour?")
-605be766de04ba3d21b67fb76a76786a.jpg "Joseph Place")
![Russian military school students visit the historic Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on August 30 2025. Illustrative image. (Photo: Getty Images)]( "Has Russia’s Recruitment Push Hit a Wall? December Numbers Raise Questions")
![When Peace Talks Begin, Russia Bombs—A Pattern Timeline]( "When Peace Talks Begin, Russia Bombs—A Pattern Timeline")
- Author
![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
- Category
- War in Ukraine
Every time peace is on the table, Russia reaches for missiles—and now, strike drones. Since 2014, Moscow has used diplomacy to disguise, prepare for, or justify its next wave of attacks. Behind every round of talks lies a familiar pattern: escalation masked as negotiation.![Besomar interceptor drones are seen on February 21, 2025 in Lviv region, Ukraine. (PhotoGetty Images)]( "Ukraine’s Defense Ministry Set to Deliver 40,000 Interceptor Drones to the Military by the End of January")
![Two Patriot air defense systems deployed in Ukraine after delivery from Germany. (Photo: Ukrainian Ministry of Defense)]( "Two Patriot air defense systems deployed in Ukraine after delivery from Germany. (Photo: Ukrainian Ministry of Defense)")
![Illustrative image. Italian Marines take position during an amphibious assault demonstration, part of the Nordic Response 24 military exercise on March 10, 2024, at sea near Sorstraumen, above the Arctic Circle in Norway. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. Italian Marines take position during an amphibious assault demonstration, part of the Nordic Response 24 military exercise on March 10, 2024, at sea near Sorstraumen, above the Arctic Circle in Norway. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Shahed-136 drone in flight. Illustrative image. (Photo: Open source)]( "Shahed-136 drone in flight. Illustrative image. (Photo: Open source)")
-52c09ecf0131d9ca49088e89ea3ba27b.jpg "When Peace Talks Begin, Russia Bombs—A Pattern Timeline")
