The article, written by James J. Torrence and published by the Modern War Institute on February 19, 2026, analyzes Russian military activity aimed at testing NATO’s responses in the Baltic-Nordic region. It begins with a narrative about a …
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Maneuver Under a Lying Sky: Russia Tests NATO on the Baltic-Nordic Front
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German Defense Minister accuses Putin of terrorizing Ukraine’s civilians, questions ceasefire sincerity
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of terrorizing Ukraine’s civilian population. In an interview with Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) on Saturday, January 31, he also questioned the Russian leader’s …
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Russia's Duma threatens weapons of retribution strikes on Ukraine amid deep freeze
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Incoming Dutch government to continue support for Ukraine, pledges €3 billion in military aid for 2027–2029
The Netherlands plans to continue military and financial support for Kyiv over the next several years and will push for the use of frozen Russian assets.
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Ukraine’s power grid on the brink as blackouts halt Kyiv and Kharkiv metros
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Repairs fail as Murmansk and Severomorsk plunge back into blackout
Murmansk and Severomorsk have suffered another blackout, leaving residents of the two strategic Russian cities without electricity and heating once more.
Governor Andrei Chibis reported the outages on January 31. He said the failure occurred on a …
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Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s 'BARS-Sarmat' base near Kyrylivka, killing 2 and wounding 12
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Ukraine’s grid failure triggers widespread outages and a blackout in Moldova
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Ukraine imposes emergency power cuts amid grid strain
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