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The Grey Zone Breaks: Europe Confronts a War Without Borders
Before dawn in Poland, drones pierced roofs and airspace. Jets scrambled, airports halted, NATO consulted. Europe’s skies revealed a new front, low…
Nov 4
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“He Will Destroy You”: Trump Urges Deal on Putin’s Terms
At an Oct. 17 White House meeting, Trump pressed Zelenskyy to accept Russian terms, warning of “destruction,” deepening rifts with Kyiv and alarming…
Oct 19
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When the flag says NATO but the signals don’t: Albania’s ambiguity, Russia’s asset
Albania talks NATO while enabling Belgrade’s leverage and ports. From ‘cement’ cargos to status-neutral diplomacy, Tirana’s performance masks outcomes…
Oct 18
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When Leaders Leave and Fathers Stay Behind
We believed in the future in 2022,” he said. “Now we survive. That’s all.” His daughter grows up afar. He fights a war that’s no longer his.
Jul 10
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Trump Frees Russia’s War Funds
BREAKING: Trump greenlights U.S. transactions with Russia’s top banks, easing nuclear sanctions—effectively unlocking war funds for Putin amid…
Jun 30
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Where the Sewing Machines Burned
No uniforms here. Just melted thread, scorched machines, and women who whispered hope into rubble. “We’ll sew again,” one said. “Because we’re not…
Jun 28
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Kyiv Sleeps in Hallways and Wakes in Ashes
In Kyiv, we don’t sleep in beds, we sleep between walls, praying they’re thick enough to hold back death until morning.
Jun 26
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Lang Holds the Line
Once an archaeologist, now a war-weary major, Lang buries friends instead of relics, fighting drones, grief, and silence to defend a country…
Jun 22
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Zelensky’s Odessa Summit: A Stage for Surrender
Zelensky begged the West for solidarity, then bowed to Putin’s puppet. In Odessa, he didn’t defend sovereignty, he betrayed it. Kosovo excluded, Vucic…
Jun 15
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False Flags and Friendly Lies
Vucic’s visit to Ukraine is not diplomacy,it’s infiltration. A Kremlin loyalist cloaked in lies, exploiting Ukraine’s struggle to whitewash Serbia’s…
Jun 11
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Dreaming in Wartime Kyiv
The war claims more than bodies. It steals futures, dims ambition, quiets the boldness to create. And yet, beneath the ruins, some voices still dream.
Jun 11
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Why Did They Cut My Warning on Rama and Serbia?
Albanian television censored my warning: Rama’s foreign policy empowers Serbia’s Kremlin-aligned threats to Kosovo. Silence here is complicity.
Jun 4
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