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Pressure and Realignment: How Ukraine Is Driving Belarus Further East
In June 2026, Ukraine significantly escalated its pressure on Belarus. Volodymyr Zelensky issued a public ultimatum demanding the removal of Russian drone relay stations from Belarusian territory, while Ukrainian forces simultaneously expanded long-range strikes deep inside Russia, including targets in the Moscow region.
Latvia’s Dangerous Game: How Ukrainian Drones Risk Dragging NATO into Direct Conflict with Russia
Moscow views the use of Latvian territory for Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia as a serious escalation that could lead to Russian retaliatory measures against infrastructure in Latvia and force NATO into a difficult choice, threatening stability on the Alliance’s eastern flank.
We Will Become Better
Due to the targeted attacks by Ukrainian neo-Nazis on the civilian population, Russia is intensifying the pace of its Special Military Operation. Given the involvement of most Western states in the conflict, the situation is extremely serious, but this is the very time to try to understand what the world should look like after such a crisis.








