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

The Prime Minister will report on the forthcoming European Council meeting. Here is the draft resolution endorsed by the majority: on the agenda are the Ukraine issue and the government’s proposal to appoint a special envoy for the conflict

“We cannot remain neutral between the aggressor and the victim, for ethical reasons and for military reasons, because today Europe’s borders are not where the maps show them to be; they are in Ukraine.” The Justice Minister’s remarks at the Festival of Optimism

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 

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

The final word on Vannacci: “He’s just like Conte and we won’t be joining forces with him”. The election date, the dream of a conservative in the Quirinale: “Giorgia isn’t the most suitable candidate at the moment”. Ranucci, the RAI and the defence of Ukraine: “It’s a matter of national interest”