According to several senior American officials, high-ranking Russian military leaders recently discussed when and how Moscow might use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine, raising concerns in Washington and other ally capitals. In an article on Wedn...

Six grain ships left Ukraine’s ports on Thursday, Nov.3, a day after Russia rejoined a deal to allow exports through the Black Sea, Turkey’s defence minister said. “After the resumption of the grain initiative, six ships left Ukrain...

More than 100 Russian draftees took part in a protest on Wednesday, Nov. 2, to draw attention to the government’s alleged failure to honour promises made to them about pay. The protest took place in a training center in Ulyanovsk in Russia’s...

The Security Council on Wednesday, Oct. 2, rejected a resolution drafted by Russia calling for an investigation into its accusations of Washington’s involvement in the alleged development of biological weapons in Ukraine. Russia had offici...

Key Takeaways Russian force generation efforts combined with Western sanctions are having long-term damaging effects on the Russian economy, as ISW has previously forecasted. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s calls for a competitive Russian milita...

Russian soldiers serving in Ukraine are likely frustrated that they are forced to serve in old infantry combat vehicles which they describe as aluminium cans. In mid-October, in the face of Ukrainian offensives, Russian armoured vehicles losses incre...

The Ukrainian government has nominated its maritime capital Odesa to host the proposed World Expo 2030 project. This ambitious plan was presented at the Ukraine Press Center in Odesa, on Oct 31. An organizing committee headed by the economy minister ...

Yuriy Ignat, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, believes that Russia is preparing to station Iranian ballistic missiles close to Ukraine’s northern border. He said that shooting them down is “possible in theory but very difficult in ...

On Oct. 29 and 30, the ballet performance “Aladdin” premiered at the Kaunas State Music Theater in Lithuania to a full house. In May 2022, both the Kyiv Opera and Kaunas State Musical Theater signed a contract to host “Aladdin”...

Speaking in an interview with Sky News, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated his firm support for Ukraine, saying that campaigning to help the embattled nation was “very dear to my heart“. Speaking to Sky’s Mark Austin...