Vladimir Putin’s grip on Europe is slipping — and the next blow may come from one of his oldest allies. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, long seen as the Kremlin’s most reliable friend inside the European Union, is facing a potential political reckoning.
In a move seen by diplomats as both petty and dangerous, Donald Trump will once again snub Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – this time at the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague. It follows his early exit from the G7 in Canada, where he walked out before their scheduled meeting and left the Ukrainian delegation “frustrated and empty-handed,” according to Reuters. At the NATO summit on July 25, Zelensky has been quietly excluded from the main event.
Transnistria, Moscow’s most entrenched outpost in Moldova, is now facing an existential crisis. Euronews reported that the breakaway region has entered a “severe financial crisis”, with its leadership admitting it can no longer cover “essential payments, including salaries.” This marks a dramatic unraveling of one of Russia’s longest-standing satellite regions. Since the 1992 war with Moldova, Transnistria has been effectively occupied by Russia.
Now, only six months after losing Syria, Russian leadership stands by as Iranian cities burn and its top generals are killed daily in Israeli airstrikes. The silence from Moscow is deafening. No arms shipments, no air defense support, not even a credible threat to intervene. Russia, Iran’s so-called top ally, has vanished at Iran’s moment of greatest need. But this isn’t a surprising failure — it’s a pattern.
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The United Kingdom has announced additional sanctions aimed at further dismantling the economic and military capabilities of the terrorist state — Russia. The measures, unveiled during the G7 summit in Canada, are part of a sustained British effort to undermine the Kremlin’s ability to fund and sustain its full-scale war against Ukraine.
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Russia launched its most extensive aerial assault of the full-scale war overnight, firing 472 drones and missiles at Ukraine, with Kyiv’s civilian population bearing the brunt. The attack killed 17 people, including a child and a pregnant woman, and injured at least 114. Ukrainian authorities say the toll is likely to rise as more victims are recovered from the rubble.
After more than a year of speculation and unofficial commentary, two of Ukraine’s top officials have now publicly confirmed what many analysts long suspected: the United States has asked Ukraine not to strike Russian oil and energy infrastructure. The first acknowledgment came from President Volodymyr Zelensky following a large-scale Russian missile, drone, and ballistic attack on Ukraine’s energy facilities.
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Americans continue to show growing support for Ukraine, even as Donald Trump drifts further into alignment with the Kremlin. A new in-depth national survey, conducted May 22–25, 2025, by the Peace Through Strength Institute, reveals that U.S. voters overwhelmingly back continued assistance to Kyiv—and reject Trump’s attempts to pressure Ukraine into territorial concessions. Key findings from the poll: 74% believe the war in Ukraine should remain a U.S. foreign policy priority 76% say U.S.
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