Micol Flammini

Putin is striking cities and attacking shopping centres, but his soldiers on the front line are making slow progress and are sometimes retreating

Iran has resumed its attacks, and in Jordan, sixty Patriot interceptors were deployed in a single night. Ukraine is requesting three hundred; the more that are used up in the Middle East, the fewer will reach Kyiv. Calculations

According to Haaretz, the President of the UAE rang to say that Sinwar was preparing an attack on Israel, “an earthquake”. An entire country’s misjudgement regarding Gaza and the Israeli Prime Minister’s responsibilities

In diplomacy, the Kremlin leader pays no heed to substance; he focuses on form and tries to convince the Americans that a dialogue has begun, but he will not be the one to change his mind. Moscow, Kyiv and the results 

The Russian attack on the SBU whilst Trump’s envoys are travelling to Moscow is not a sign of peace. Nor does the pace of missile production in the Kremlin’s factories indicate a willingness to negotiate. Figures 

American silence on the acts of sabotage in Germany is emboldening the Kremlin, which continues to see an ally in the White House

If Putin wants to strangle Kyiv, the Ukrainians are telling him: you will suffocate with us. Zelensky announces an operation to ‘knock out’ Russian airspace and ground civilian aviation. Results, reactions and warnings

Kyiv begins the new school year under bombardment, whilst Moscow is writing a book to train future soldiers in the classroom – a book to be taken along during the invasion

The Kremlin leader is focused solely on his war against Ukraine, and in Kyrgyzstan, during his meeting with Xi Jinping, Putin sees his influence in Central Asia evaporate 

Amid the chaos Trump has caused in the Middle East, the Kremlin is relishing its opportunity to act against Ukraine. It is a case of déjà vu, reminiscent of when Russia thought the time was right for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The US president’s plans and objectives regarding Tehran, and Moscow’s new line of attacks against Kyiv