It was a late September night when muffled blasts and a stream of bubbles broke the surface of the Baltic Sea. Explosions had ripped through the two Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia’s gas highway ...
Russia’s long-standing influence over Eastern Europe is weakening, with several recent analyses suggesting that Vladimir Putin’s grip on the region has begun to unravel. Once able to shape political ...
On December 20, 2025, the European Union (EU) almost crossed the Rubicon. It tried seizing Russian financial assets in Belgium for funding and continuing the hopeless and bloody eleven-year war in ...