Following criticism of the Russian pavilion at the Biennale last spring, Kyiv is now taking issue with the film “Dau”, which is in the running for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister: “It’s propaganda”

The drone in Latvia, the fire in Colleferro and the significance of European rearmament

Arrests, interrogations and inspections of Japanese companies in China. Xi Jinping’s leadership is stepping up the pressure following Prime Minister Takaichi’s statements on Taiwan. And Putin’s visit to the Russian Far East islands adds another source of tension

US tariffs and criticism have not been enough to curb trade. This development also points to another factor: the crisis in the Russian petrol market is deeper than ever

The Russian link is gaining ground in relation to the drone found at the German airport during the night of 4–5 August. It is possible that a network that has been operating in Europe for some time is behind the incident

Moscow is working on its satellites, and the idea has little to do with the familiar faces in the Kremlin. Timing and concerns

On Monday, drones from Kyiv struck an oil refinery in the Russian republic of Tatarstan and Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas plant in Western Siberia. The strategy against the Kremlin’s infrastructure

Russian interests in Syria are intertwined with legal issues, and the death sentence handed down to the dictator takes on the significance of a life insurance policy

An agreement has been signed bringing an end to the Russian concession in Tartus and Latakia. But crude oil, wheat and the veto power at the UN remain the Kremlin’s leverage to keep a foothold in the country

Drones in NATO countries’ airspace, military aircraft over the Baltic, GPS jamming, spy ships, submarines near critical infrastructure, men accused of working for Russian intelligence, disinformation campaigns, cyber-espionage operations, oil tankers from the ‘shadow fleet’, missiles landing beyond Ukraine’s borders. A map of Putin’s pressure