World

Exclusive documentation shows—Russia is still acquiring vast quantities of aviation equipment from Western suppliers via intermediaries we can identify.

For years, analysts spoke of “Fortress Russia”—an economy insulated by vast reserves and conservative fiscal policy. Then, what began as a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine has evolved into a full-scale degradation of Russia’s economic system.

Surging Russian naval aggression across the North Atlantic has triggered the UK’s largest maritime mobilization in decades, protecting key infrastructure and allied sea lanes.

Despite a sharp decline in Russian energy export revenues due to sanctions pressure, Moscow is still maintaining and increasing its seaborne crude oil exports.

Amid a rising sense of instability and a need for European independence in terms of defense, and recognition of Russia’s threat, Europe’s armies are changing, but how? Is it sufficient for a war with Russia?

Russians involved in weapons production hold billions in assets across Europe and the US. Putin’s oligarchs move freely, their frozen assets untouched, while their cash and arms flow straight to Ukraine’s frontlines.