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Ian Proud

Russia Navy United Kingdom Putin Starmer
Europe

How Russia’s naval rearmament has gone unnoticed

In this new world order of military burden sharing between America and Europe it is not clear that the British Royal Navy is up to the task

Ursula von der Leyen, Kaja Kallas
Europe

European rearmament: Shuffling fake money around a monopoly board?

As the EU looks to rebuild its defensive capacities, cash for the undertaking remains elusive

SWIFT
Europe

US-Europe divide on SWIFT could derail Ukraine peace talks

If allowing Russia limited access to the payment service moves negotiations forward, it's well worth it

Zelensky
Europe

Even if the war ended tomorrow, Ukraine could end up broke by 2026

There's a gaping hole in Kyiv’s finances that no amount of tax increases or Western donations will be able to fill

With forced withdrawal, Russia takes away Ukraine's Kursk cards
Europe

With forced withdrawal, Russia takes away Ukraine's Kursk cards

Zelensky had gambled on being able to trade land in Russia for the return of land in Ukraine. That failed.