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Oct 23, 2025

US voices concern over Chinese support for Russia’s Ukraine invasion

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Katherine Spencer</span>

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has raised concerns over Chinese components in Russian military drones amid fresh allegations of Beijing’s mounting support for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, writes Katherine Spencer.

China Conflict

UkraineAlert

Oct 21, 2025

Budapest summit postponed as Putin rejects Trump’s ceasefire proposal

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Peter Dickinson</span>

Just days after US President Donald Trump announced plans for a new summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, their proposed Budapest meeting has been thrown into doubt by Russia's rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict European Union

UkraineAlert

Oct 21, 2025

Vladimir Putin’s war machine may finally be running out of fuel

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Vladyslav Davydov </span>

Ukraine’s deep strikes on Russia's energy industry have exposed Putin’s Achilles heel and helped demonstrate that the Russian economy is far more fragile than many in Moscow would like us to believe, writes Vladyslav Davydov .

Conflict Drones

UkraineAlert

Oct 16, 2025

Putin seeks more foreign fighters amid mounting Russian losses in Ukraine

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >David Kirichenko</span>

With fewer and fewer Russians ready to volunteer for the war in Ukraine, Putin is seeking to recruit more foreign fighters from across Africa, Asia, and beyond, writes David Kirichenko.

Africa Americas

UkraineAlert

Oct 16, 2025

Ukraine’s drone sanctions are working but don’t expect a Russian revolt

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Christopher Isajiw</span>

Ukraine's long-range drone strike campaign has brought Putin's invasion home to Russia but mounting domestic problems are unlikely to spark a rebellion against the Kremlin dictatorship, writes Christopher Isajiw.

Conflict Drones

UkraineAlert

Oct 14, 2025

Tomahawk missiles are Russia’s latest red line. Will Trump call Putin’s bluff?

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Peter Dickinson</span>

Time and again since 2022, Moscow has declared a new red line while warning of the West of nuclear escalation, only to then do nothing when their red lines are crossed. Trump can now call Putin's bluff over Russia's latest red line by providing Ukraine with Tomahawks, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Defense Technologies

UkraineAlert

Oct 14, 2025

Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are a European problem

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Aura Sabadus</span>

Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure are no longer just a Ukrainian problem. Moscow’s bombing campaign will become a wider European issue unless more support is offered to Kyiv, writes Aura Sabadus.

Conflict Drones

UkraineAlert

Oct 9, 2025

Putin the geopolitical gangster is trying to intimidate Europe

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Peter Dickinson</span>

Putin the geopolitical gangster is trying to intimidate Europe into abandoning Ukraine with an escalating campaign of gray zone aggression designed to highlight the continent's vulnerability to Russian attack, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Drones

UkraineAlert

Oct 8, 2025

Ukraine’s defense tech sector must guard against innovation drain

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Andriy Dovbenko</span>

Without robust intellectual property (IP) protections, Ukraine may lose control of the defense tech innovations that are currently helping to defend the country on the battlefield, writes Andriy Dovbenko.

Conflict Defense Industry

UkraineAlert

Oct 6, 2025

Putin rejected Trump’s generous deal. Time to try peace through strength.

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Sergiy Solodkyy</span>

President Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine by offering Putin Kremlin-friendly peace terms have failed to convince the Russian dictator. It is now time to speak to Putin in the language of strength, the only language he truly understands, writes Sergiy Solodkyy.

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UkraineAlert

Feb 9, 2023

Countering Russian threats to global financial security

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Benton Coblentz</span>

Russia and its proxies have long exploited the rules-based global financial system for their personal gain and in service of Moscow’s geopolitical strategy, but the invasion of Ukraine has sparked calls for counter measures.

Conflict Corruption

UkraineAlert

Feb 7, 2023

The Belarusian opposition can help defeat Putin in Ukraine

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Stephen Nix, Mark Dietzen</span>

Belarus has played a key supporting role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine but the democratic Belarusian opposition recognizes that defeating Putin can lead to the downfall of their own dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

Belarus Conflict

UkraineAlert

Feb 6, 2023

Hero Ukrainian medic: “Russia will not stop until it is stopped”

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Peter Dickinson</span>

Ukrainian military medic Yulia Paievska has a simple message for anyone who still believes in the possibility of a compromise peace with Putin’s Russia. “They will not stop until they are stopped,” she says.

Civil Society Conflict

UkraineAlert

Feb 6, 2023

Ukrainians are united in rejection of any compromise with the Kremlin

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Mariia Zolkina</span>

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches the one-year mark, an overwhelming majority of Ukrainians have faith in their country's victory and reject the idea of a compromise peace with the Kremlin, writes Mariia Zolkina.

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UkraineAlert

Feb 2, 2023

Russian presence at Paris Olympics risks normalizing Ukraine invasion

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Mark Temnycky</span>

The International Olympic Committee's decision to allow Russian athletes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics under a neutral flag has sparked outrage from critics who say it risks normalizing the genocidal invasion of Ukraine.

Conflict France

UkraineAlert

Feb 1, 2023

Ukrainian SMEs hold the key to the country’s economic revival

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Seba Salim, Sarah Page</span>

There is still no end in sight to the Russian invasion of Ukraine but the international community must not delay efforts to revive Ukraine's economy by supporting the country's vibrant SME sector.

Conflict Economy & Business

UkraineAlert

Feb 1, 2023

Europe’s last empire: Putin’s Ukraine war exposes Russia’s imperial identity

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Botakoz Kassymbekova </span>

Vladimir Putin's genocidal invasion of Ukraine has exposed modern Russia's unapologetically imperial identity but could yet lead to the collapse of the Kremlin's broader imperial ambitions, writes Botakoz Kassymbekova.

Belarus Central Asia

UkraineAlert

Jan 31, 2023

Russia’s cyberwar against Ukraine offers vital lessons for the West

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Yurii Shchyhol</span>

Ukraine’s experience in countering Russian cyber warfare can provide valuable lessons while offering a glimpse into a future where wars will be waged both by conventional means and increasingly in the borderless realm of cyberspace.

Conflict Cybersecurity

UkraineAlert

Jan 28, 2023

Poland is leading Europe’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Diane Francis</span>

Poland was the unsung hero of the recent landmark decision by Berlin and Washington to provide Ukraine with tanks as Polish leadership continues to shape the European response to Russia's genocidal invasion.

Conflict Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

UkraineAlert

Jan 27, 2023

Russia is losing the energy war as Putin’s winter gas attack backfires

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Aura Sabadus</span>

Putin expected to use gas exports to blackmail Europe and weaken Western support for Ukraine. Instead, this tactic has backfired disastrously and undermined Russia’s position on European energy markets.

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