Conflict Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy Russia Security & Defense Ukraine New Atlanticist February 10, 2025 • 5:08 pm ET While US President Donald Trump’s early foreign policy moves have been focused elsewhere in the world—from the Middle East to the Americas—Russia’s war in Ukraine is fast…

The recent surge in discussions surrounding Russian businessman Eduard Khudainatov, particularly in connection with the Amadea superyacht, signals an intensification of the United States government’s controversial efforts to confiscate the assets of wealthy Russian nationals. This focus has cast a…

Meaghan Mobbs, the daughter of Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, is the president of the R.T. Weatherman Foundation, a charity that has been helping Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war. Source: a column in The Washington Post Details: The…

Ukraine achieved a significant milestone in its air defense capabilities by intercepting a Russian guided aerial bomb (KAB) near the city of Zaporizhzhia on 6 January. While the Air Force confirmed this wasn’t their first such interception, reports suggest an “experimental weapon” was used, causing…

Drum Tower How did Latin America become a battleground in the US-China rivalry? Our weekly podcast on China. This week, we examine how the Trump administration is trying to counter Chinese influence in the region 41:00 The Intelligence Interviewing Friedrich Merz, Germany’s probable next chancellor…

Share The Ukrainian Air Force has shared some rare views of S-300V1 surface-to-air missile systems firing their 26-foot-long 9M83 interceptors. Early in the conflict, the Soviet-era S-300V1 was one of the highest-end air defense systems available to Ukraine’s armed forces, and one of the few…

The United Kingdom’s multirole ocean surveillance ship Proteus has served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) since late 2023. She is tasked with helping counter the growing threat to vital undersea cables, pipelines, and underwater infrastructure. The Proteus began life as the commercial support…

Families of Russian Black Sea Fleet crews in Crimea are being forced to return to Russia as the evidence shows that the occupation fleet has effectively withdrawn from the peninsula, says Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk, according to UkrInform. Ukraine has sunk or damaged about two…

You may have never heard of the National Nuclear Security Administration, but its work is crucial to your safety—and to that of every other human being on the planet. If Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) hasn’t yet come across the NNSA, it surely will before too long. What…

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Offshore platforms of all shape and size offer a tempting respite for migratory birds, attracted by their lights. But landing on these structures can be a death sentence for tired birds that use up precious energy needed for their onward journey. To that end Glamox is now offering new bird-friendly…

US President Donald Trump has placed new conditions on further financial and military aid to Ukraine. On Monday, he told reporters that Washington would only continue aiding Ukraine in warding off Russian aggression in exchange for access to the country's vast reserves of industrial minerals and…

If these risks materialize, Russia could lose around $50 billion in export revenue annually—$47 billion in 2025, $57 billion in 2026, and $52 billion in 2027.

Russia President Vladimir Putin sent a guarded message of congratulations to Donald Trump on inauguration day, but then held a long direct call with his “dear friend,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping. From Putin’s perspective, this makes sense. Russia gets billions of dollars from energy sales to China…

If you were an American who wanted to ensure that the war in Ukraine ended on terms favorable to Ukraine, you would want the negotiations handled by someone who not only understands the Ukrainians’ position but also feels a deep personal attachment to the consequences of the Russian invasion.…

Editor's Note: Read the latest update on the Trump administration's layoffs at USAID. U.S. President Donald Trump called on Feb. 7 for the immediate closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), just hours before most of its staff faced suspension or layoffs. Writing on Truth…

A Russian company, Pallada LLC, exported over 20,000 tons of wheat to Egypt last month after re-routing from Syria, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed. Pallada LLC has been previously accused of selling grain from occupied regions of Ukraine. Export quota documents…

[By Mikael Lind, Wolfgang Lehmacher, Andreas Bach, and Nina Egeli] The maritime industry is vital for global trade but significantly contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Nordic countries, renowned for their innovative and sustainable practices, are taking decisive strides toward…

Photo: MFA of Ukraine Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiha has congratulated Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on successfully connecting to the European power grid and called on the partners to make Russia pay for the years of weaponizing energy. "Time to make Russia pay for its years…

Winning its trade war with China would help the US negotiate better trade terms, but American consumers and businesses could pay a heavy price. Despite the potential economic toll, US President Donald Trump remains determined to use trade tariffs to advance strategic objectives that have little or…

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Need to develop AI-powered red pictures for battlefield situational awareness? 10th February 2025 - 12:30 GMT | by Industry Spotlight RSS Leverage Systematic's SitaWare suite to fuse intelligence and share awareness of your opponent’s deployments and capabilities. Lockheed Martin awarded $2.8…

Trump, Musk, and the Limits of MAGA Autocracy February 10, 2025 At an inauguration party outside the U.S. embassy in Budapest, Hungary, January 2025 Marton Monus / Reuters BÁLINT MADLOVICS is a Research Fellow at the Democracy Institute of Central European University in Budapest and a Visiting…

Hundreds of Russian soldiers wounded in Ukraine are undergoing rehabilitation in North Korean hospitals, Russia’s ambassador in Pyongyang said in an interview published Sunday. “The treatment, the care, the food — everything related to staying in North Korea was absolutely free,” Ambassador…

News Energy and Climate European countries are pushing for new powers to squeeze Moscow’s shadow fleet after a spate of incidents in the Baltic Sea. Share options Copy Link EMail Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin Free article usually reserved for subscribers The detained Eagle S ship floats near the…

Mykhailo received a flurry of messages when US President Donald Trump suspended international aid, a move that endangered the NGO where he works helping Ukrainian veterans. In January, Trump ordered the suspension of foreign assistance. Then on Friday he called for the closure of the United States…

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Maritime incidents occurred at opposite ends of Russia involve a Chinese cargo ship and Russian shadow fleet’s Antigua-flagged tanker, both carrying fuel oil, with one vessel grounded near Sakhalin and another at Ust-Luga port. On 15 December 2024, two Russian river tankers – Volgoneft-212 and…

On the first anniversary of his leadership, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi highlighted significant military developments in a detailed Facebook post, particularly noting improvements in Ukraine’s artillery situation against Russian forces. Despite notable advances in…

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9 February, 05:34 PM Share: Tanker Koala (Photo: Telegram-канал Baza) A 130,000-ton oil tanker began sinking in Russia’s Ust-Luga port in Leningrad Oblast following a series of explosions in the ship’s engine room, the Telegram channel Baza reported on Feb. 9. During the night of Feb. 9, the Koala…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Ukraine will be able to take back the occupied territories when Russia is weak. Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with the UK broadcaster ITV News Quote: "Russia infringed on our sovereignty. And that is why, when Russia becomes weak – as it undoubtedly…

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia synchronised their power grids with continental Europe on Sunday after 14:00. Source: Lithuanian news network LRT, as reported by European Pravda Quote from Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda: "A few minutes ago, I received great news – the synchronisation of the…

Six hundred thousand. That’s the approximate number of school-age children who remain in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. One in twelve students forced to study the Russian curriculum still manage to stay within the Ukrainian education system. Despite the dangers they and their families…

A tanker full of fuel oil sustained an explosion and may have partially sunk at the pier at the key Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga, according to Russian sources. Security services-linked channel Baza reports that the tanker Koala was preparing to depart Ust-Luga in the early hours of Sunday morning…

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By Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat and Maryan Zablotskyi - Thursday, February 6, 2025 OPINION: There is one border crisis cause rarely talked about: Russian action and its puppet regimes in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela aiming to destabilize Western world. Starting in 2014, migrants flooded into Europe…