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Smoke billows into the sky following Ukrainian drone strikes on warehouses of Russia’s online retailer Wildberries, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 24, 2026, with St. Isaac’s Cathedral seen in foreground. (UGC via AP)

Ukraine’s drone strikes are having an impact on Russia — but Russian leaders remain committed to war

Despite successful Ukrainian drone strikes, it’s unlikely either Vladimir Putin’s regime or the Russia-Ukraine war will end any time soon.
Demonstrators hold a portrait of the Ukrainian army’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, demanding his resignation during a rally to denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months in the post, in Kyiv on July 18, 2026. Zelenskyy obliged. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s removal of two top defence officials highlights the role of morale in long wars

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Defense Minister Fedorov and Gen. Syrskyi amid military tensions. What does it mean for the country’s war effort?
Ukraine’s decision to rebury OUN leader Andriy Melnyk with state honours and rename a special forces unit after the wartime Ukrainian Insurgent Army has created a rupture with Poland. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv on June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Zelenskyy’s honouring of wartime nationalists is straining Ukraine’s alliance with Poland

Two years after Canada’s parliament unwittingly gave a standing ovation to a veteran of a Nazi SS division, Ukraine’s own president is honouring figures from the same dark chapter of wartime nationalism.
A police boat patrols the waters of the Moskva River near Red Square, which is decorated for the celebration of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko

Russia’s pared‑down Victory Day parade tells a story: Away from the pomp, war in Ukraine is not going to Putin’s plan

Moscow’s influence is Eastern Europe has been slipping of late, including with the loss of a stalwart ally in Hungary. The battleground, as ever, remains Ukraine.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands on a drone training field in eastern Ukraine in November 2025. Recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure is proving effective. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine is countering the impact of the war in Iran by attacking Russian energy facilities

Increased and effective Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure have prevented Russia from effectively exploiting higher oil prices.
A banner reading, ‘Regrettably, Putin did not die today. We are waiting …’ hangs in the City Garden of Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2023. Viacheslav Onyshchenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images News

Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory

Humor has served many functions since Russia’s full-scale invasion, from providing Ukrainians with a sense of escape and hope to spreading news.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts during a joint news conference with the Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin in Dublin, Ireland, on Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace deal would leave the country vulnerable to future Russian attacks

The Ukraine peace plan negotiated between the U.S. and Russia is a non-starter for Ukraine, and also puts the country in the unenviable position of saying no to a mercurial American president.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with U.S. representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner (both not pictured) on Dec. 2, 2025. Alexander Kazakov/ AFP via Getty Images

Lasting peace in Ukraine may hinge on independent monitors – yet Trump’s 28‑point plan barely mentions them

Building in safeguards, including third-party monitoring, can increase the chances of a successful peace by almost a third, research shows.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a G7 session on Ukraine and defence co-operation during the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 12, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

Peace in Ukraine? Believe it when you see it, especially if Russian demands are prioritized

Expectations for peace between Russia and Ukraine should be tempered until there’s a presidential summit between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin and until their signatures are on a treaty.
Firefighters gather on a destroyed roof in Wyryki, Poland, to inspect a damaged house after multiple Russian drones struck. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

What NATO could learn from Ukraine as it navigates Russian threats to European security

Throughout its war with Russia, Ukraine is providing lessons to the West on what’s required to win a modern-day war. Will European and other states heed those lessons?

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