
11 charts for understanding the escalating global arms race
A snapshot of the state of the defense sector in Europe, the United States, China, and Russia amid a sharp increase in global military spending
A snapshot of the state of the defense sector in Europe, the United States, China, and Russia amid a sharp increase in global military spending
Miguel Carmona’s wife wants to recover the family pet, which traveled to the war zone in Donetsk with the army veteran
The Russian economic engine is showing clear signs of exhaustion — a reality the Kremlin is beginning to acknowledge. The military-driven boom of 2023 and 2024 is now in the past
A dozen soldiers work from a home workshop to transform civilian-use devices provided by the government or private entities into weapons
The Donald Tusk government is redoubling efforts to prepare the population against the Russian threat. The goal: to train 100,000 volunteers per year
Images captured before and after the Operation Spider’s Web drone offensive show the destruction of at least a dozen military aircraft
A new tool reveals the alleged cheating committed for years by the chemist, who was recently honored at the Kremlin
Ukrainian intelligence estimates that nearly 20,000 people have joined the Russian army since 2022, with the complicity of the Díaz-Canel administration. Some claim they arrived under false pretences
Police regularly arrest citizens planning sabotage in the rear, especially against army recruitment offices
The second Istanbul meeting confirms that Moscow has no intention of stopping the war by making demands that imply Kyiv’s surrender
Dozens of drones hidden in trucks and programmed with artificial intelligence attacked four of Russia’s most strategic airfields. According to Kyiv, Moscow has lost a third of its nuclear-capable bombers
The Russian delegation at the Istanbul talks presented its demands for a ceasefire, which the Ukrainians will study over the next seven days
The Russian government is hosting over 100 delegations at a security forum that has become a weapons showcase
The UN and NGOs report that more than 120 dissidents are seriously ill in prison
Polls and interviews show that the majority of the country’s population is in favor of continuing to fight because they believe that Russia won’t honor a ceasefire
The US president also had criticism for the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy: ‘Everything out of his mouth causes problems’
The textbooks written by the head of the Russian delegation that negotiated with Ukraine in Istanbul last week extol the conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries while minimizing the millions of victims
The warring nations ‘are on the right track,’ Vladimir Putin stated
The first direct negotiation between the two countries in the last three years concludes with slight progress
The EU claims to be involved in peace efforts despite not sitting at the negotiating table and threatens further sanctions if the Kremlin does not accede to demands for a ceasefire
“We are on the right track,” declares Russian Foreign Sergey Minister Lavrov, who adds that there are still details to be resolved
Volodymyr Zelenskiy cuts trip to South Africa short and insists on intensifying ‘diplomatic efforts’ to reach a ceasefire
Kyiv opposes Washington’s plans while the UK downgrades ceasefire negotiations in London to a meeting of technical experts after Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled his attendance
The head of the body overseeing elections believes Kyiv would need more than three months to organize a vote once hostilities cease
Germany, Poland, and Lithuania have expressed interest in a French nuclear umbrella amid concerns about US protection
The battalions of this unit are made up of veterans of the late Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenary group who do not attempt to hide their rivalry with the Russian High Command
Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounces a plan to recruit fighters through social media and maintains that Beijing authorities are aware of it. Soldiers undergo training for about two months before joining the offensive