Ruspiracy

A reported U.S.-Russia diesel arrangement may offer limited fuel relief while raising deeper questions about sanctions, Ukraine policy and NATO’s trust.

A temporary US waiver for Russian diesel promises fuel relief but raises questions about sanctions, Ukraine, market impact and Washington’s strategic credibility.

Russian captives near Lyman describe shortages, untreated wounds and failed rotations, while Ukrainian medics explain the battlefield, legal and exchange stakes of their care.

Russia’s jet-powered Geran-5 is testing Ukraine’s air defenses with greater speed and range. Its impact may hinge on production, interceptors and adaptation.

Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford, but evidence has yet to establish whether Iran was involved in the suspected bomb plot.

Europe has used profits from immobilized Russian reserves to support Ukraine, but the larger question remains unresolved: can those assets become lawful reconstruction financing without damaging confidence in the euro or inviting retaliation?

Lithuania’s parliament is weighing a nuclear deployment ban as Moscow warns of targeting, exposing new fault lines in Baltic and NATO deterrence.

Cut off from Western finance, Moscow has fully activated its Digital Ruble, linking it to China's e-CNY. We analyze how this blockchain-based trade corridor bypasses SWIFT, allowing the Kremlin to secure energy revenues and procure dual-use technologies outside the reach of US secondary sanctions.

With Moscow consumed by the Ukraine war, Beijing is executing a stealthy economic annexation of Siberia. We analyze how Chinese state-backed firms are acquiring vast timber, water, and mineral rights around Lake Baikal and Yakutia, sparking local Russian unrest and exposing Putin's catastrophic sacrifice of territorial sovereignty.