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Monday, 3 Aug 2026

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Only Moscow lacks new ideas for ending war against Ukraine

The July 23 meeting in Manila between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lasted only 35 minutes and produced no new momentum, according to the Kremlin (The Moscow Times, July 23).

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Monday, 3 Aug 2026

A Satellite View of The Kerch Strait. Illustration: USGS/NASA Landsat/Orbital/Getty images

The Ukraine War takes new turns in the Black Sea theatre

Wars of attrition are supposed to be static and predictable, but the Ukraine War definitely departs from this pattern. Its transformation is constant, and during this summer, new surprises have come, delivered primarily by Ukraine, which puts priority on neutralization of Russian capacity to generate mass of manpower by technological innovations.

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Tuesday, 21 Jul 2026

Ukrainian Navy patrols Black Sea waters . Illustration: Future publishing

Ukraine ramps up drone strikes in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea

Since early July, Ukraine has expanded its middle- and long-range aerial and naval drone strikes from isolating the Crimean Peninsula to also disrupting Russia’s maritime traffic in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.

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Monday, 3 Aug 2026

Only Moscow lacks new ideas for ending war against Ukraine

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Wednesday, 8 Jul 2026

Kyiv in July 2026. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images

Putin intensifies missile attacks against Kyiv ahead of NATO summit

The Kremlin paired the July attacks with exaggerated battlefield claims and messaging aimed at the July NATO summit.

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Tuesday, 16 Jun 2026

Military ship in a fjord in Drøbak, Norway. . Photo: Getty images/Dmitry_Chulov

Do we need peace research when Norway is threatened by war?

War once again threatens Norway’s security. One might ask what we need peace research for at this moment.

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Tuesday, 9 Jun 2026

Vladimir Putin speaks during the plenary of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum SPIEF'26 on June 5, 2026 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Photo: Getty Images

SPIEF’26 highlighted Russia’s growing economic troubles

Russia’s business elites went through the motions of demonstrating loyalty to Putin by attending SPIEF’26 amid mounting economic and security challenges.

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Monday, 3 Aug 2026

The Ukraine War takes new turns in the Black Sea theatre

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Thursday, 2 Jul 2026

Gazprom oil refinery, located on the outskirts of Moscow, on June 18, 2026, following what the Russian capital's mayor described as a large-scale drone attack by Ukraine. Photo: Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images

Ukraine’s expanding strike campaign undercuts Putin’s claims of steady progress

Russian President Vladimir Putin has a reputation for lashing out when cornered. According to some analysts, Putin’s pattern of responding to setbacks with escalation has made many Western leaders hesitant to supply heavy-impact weapon systems to Ukraine.

Shadow of Anchorage no-deal looms over Ukraine peace no-talks

Ukraine ramps up drone strikes in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea

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Monday, 22 Jun 2026

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Shadow of Anchorage no-deal looms over Ukraine peace no-talks

The long-deadlocked Ukraine war has from the start of 2026 changed quite drastically in the tactical, strategic and geopolitical dimensions, but has remained immobile on the diplomatic track.