“My country is the anti-world that envies, hates and would like to swallow up the West. It is like a moon that stops reflecting the sun and decides to eclipse it. But if the West is proud of itself and stands up to it, it will force Moscow to abandon its expansionist ambitions.”

The U.S. president continues to issue threats against Ukraine, placing his trust in Putin, who dangles non-existent business deals in front of him and even double-crosses him in the only war that matters to Trump – the one against Iran.

The Russian ambassador to Italy, Paramonov, has explained how keenly he is watching the divisions in Italian politics, causing some embarrassment for Giuseppe Conte and Roberto Vannacci. Here is the unprecedented breadth of the political landscape, best viewed from Moscow

The Alliance’s top military commander unveils a new strategy in Warsaw: three phases to repel a potential Russian attack. A communications shift too, linking deterrence, technology and investment to the ability to defend every inch of allied territory

Washington is threatening to cut back on intelligence support for Kyiv and is negotiating with Putin over Russian diesel. The EU is biding its time, hoping that the political climate in the US will shift after the mid-term elections, but it is not yet in a position to support Ukraine’s defence on its own.

To bring down petrol prices ahead of the mid-term elections, Trump is stripping Kyiv of its most effective weapon and calling for a new Ukrainian president. Now the sanctions game is being played out in Brussels

Russia is attacking towns both far from and close to the front line; in Kramatorsk, it struck two buses, killing thirty people. However, from the battlefield, Russian prisoners who surrendered during Operation Vivaldi describe their situation, how they fought and why the army will not allow them to withdraw. The stories gathered 

Sefcovic in Beijing to restore balance to trade relations. Also on the agenda are the fourteen European companies (and the two Italian ones) that ended up on China’s blacklist following the EU sanctions against Russia. Iurino (Garnet) speaks out

The independent Russian publication The Insider has published an investigation carried out in collaboration with Der Spiegel, which reconstructs the Russian intelligence unit responsible for the attack on the Ukrainian aircraft in Germany: the GRU’s ‘Special Tasks Unit’ (SSD), established by 2023 to carry out sabotage operations in Europe