Two More Ships Attacked NATO Waters—But Where Is the Response?
I examine the reported drone attacks on the merchant vessels Chelsea-3 and HS Dignity off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. Chelsea-3, a Ukrainian-owned, Maltese-flagged cargo ship, was reported roughly 33 ...
13 Okt 11min
Deadliest Months of Deadliest Year of the War!
I examine a dangerous convergence in Russia’s war against Ukraine: July through September have been the deadliest months of what is now the deadliest year of the five-year war, while Russia continues ...
13 Okt 16min
Putin Demands Elections—Then Rejects the Ceasefire
I examine the sharp contrast between Zelensky’s offer to hold elections under a 60-day ceasefire and the Kremlin’s refusal—paired with Dmitry Peskov’s suggestion that Russia might halt strikes only on...
13 Okt 16min
Trump Threatens to Cut Ukraine’s Weapons AND Intelligence.
I examine reports from the Financial Times, the Kyiv Independent, The Economist, The Telegraph, and Bloomberg that the Trump administration has threatened to restrict intelligence cooperation and Pear...
12 Okt 13min
It was A DIFFERENT NIGHT for Ukrainian Strikes
I examine a night in which reported Ukrainian long-range drone activity disrupted Moscow-area aviation while Kyiv appeared to avoid Russian oil refineries after Donald Trump declared an immediate ener...
12 Okt 16min
Putin’s Economy Is Sinking—Then Trump Steps In
I examine the reported Trump-Putin diesel arrangement against the backdrop of Ukraine’s long-range campaign against Russian refining. Ukrainian officials cited in this episode say more than 51% of Rus...
11 Okt 15min
The War in Ukraine Has Changed—Here’s the Big Picture
We take a macro look at the pressure points shaping Ukraine’s war: Russia’s apparent focus on electricity transmission, the Dnipro crossings that connect Kyiv and the eastern battlefield, and the defe...
11 Okt 29min
Trump Announces a Ceasefire—Zelenskyy Had No Idea
FACT CHECK: I examine President Trump’s Truth Social declaration of an immediate Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire—and the central problem with it: Ukraine said it had not been informed, Russia offered ...
11 Okt 12min
