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A Ukrainian serviceman walking in a damaged area of the frontline city of Kostyantynivka, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Press service of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade / EPA

Ukraine and Europe’s weakness exposed as US and Russia again negotiate behind Kyiv’s back

Ukraine’s collapse is not a foregone conclusion, despite sustained losses on the battlefield.
Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, told Trump and European leaders: ‘We found a solution in 1944, and I’m sure that we’ll be able to find a solution in 2025 to end Russia’s war of aggression’. Toms Kalnins / EPA

Why Ukraine should avoid copying Finland’s 1944 path to peace with Moscow

Comparing Finland’s situation in 1944 and Ukraine’s current war with Russia is problematic and possibly misleading.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on Aug. 15, 2025. Here, they arrive for a group photo at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images. Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images

This isn’t how wars are ended − a veteran diplomat explains how Trump‑Putin summit is amateurish and politically driven

A former US ambassador and career diplomat says that history indicates that the possibilities for a lasting peace coming out of the Trump-Putin summit are pretty low.
From left to right: António Costa (President of the European Council), Xi Jinping (President of the People’s Republic of China) and Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission) at the opening of the 25th EU-China summit in Beijing, China. European Union

China‑EU summit: progress on rare earth exports and tensions over Ukraine mark 50 years of pragmatically cautious relations

The China-EU summit yielded more results than expected, but longstanding tensions remain.
This photo, published on June 18, 2025 by the Iranian armed forces, claimed to show a destroyed Israeli drone in the central region of the city of Isfahan, Iran. (Iranian Armed Forces via AP)

How drones are changing the way wars are fought

The use of armed drones is not new, but they are gaining importance in current conflicts as combat units. Their automation is likely to accentuate this phenomenon.

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