Category: Political & Legal Subversion
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Amy B. Zegart

The Russian government is slashing budgets for major projects across a number of sectors in response to plummeting revenues from oil and gas, the pro-Kremlin news outlet Kommersant reported on May 22.
Earlier this month, oil prices in Russia dropped …
Does a photo shared on social media authentically show Houthis missiles targeting Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in May 2025? No, that's not true: The Houthis' attempt to target the airport on May 18, 2025, failed when Israel's air defenses intercepted …

The Council of the European Union will hold a hearing regarding the potential loss of Hungary’s voting rights at a meeting on May 27, according to the agenda on the Council’s web portal.
This will be the eighth hearing regarding Hungary …

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on May 22 that he ordered the military to begin creating a “security buffer zone” along the border with Ukraine, Russian state media outlets reported.
The comments come a day after Putin made his …

Russia is now saying the quiet part out loud. It has no intention of stopping the war in Ukraine.
We in Ukraine knew this all along, of course, but to sate the demands of international diplomacy, Moscow and Washington have engaged in a now more than …

Russian air defenses reportedly intercepted more than 150 Ukrainian drones over several regions, including areas near the capital, in what appears to be one of the largest such aerial assaults, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on May 22.
For at …

Ukraine is requesting the EU begin financially supporting its armed forces starting in 2026, pitching the idea as a practical way to strengthen Europe’s collective defense and share the cost of containing Russian aggression, Ukrainian Finance …

Hundreds of Ukrainian kamikaze drones have flown towards Moscow in recent weeks.
None appear to have even reached the Russian capital, yet the effect on the city — and the wider country — has been hugely significant.
Ukrainian drones have forced at …

As Ukraine braces for an intensified Russian offensive, KI Insights invites you to an exclusive off-the-record briefing on the latest battlefield dynamics, military challenges, and Kyiv’s evolving strategic outlook.
Drawing from sources spanning …

Ukraine has brought nine more children from Russian-occupied territories to Ukrainian-controlled areas, Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak said on May 22.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has identified over 19,500 children who …

Ukrainian defense manufacturers have issued a public letter to President Volodymyr Zelensky, urging him to lift export restrictions on domestically produced military-grade equipment, particularly drones, to help the sector grow and integrate better …

The Kyiv Independent’s Asami Terajima sits down with Estonian ambassador to Ukraine Annely Kolk to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and why there’s little trust in Russia honoring any ceasefire …

The European Parliament approved on May 22 increased tariffs on fertilizers and certain agricultural goods from Russia and Belarus, seeking to reduce EU dependence on those imports.
Tariffs on some nitrogen fertilizers will rise from 6.5% to around …

Romania’s Constitutional Court on May 22 unanimously rejected an application by defeated presidential candidate George Simion to annul the election results, the court announced in a statement.
Days before, Simion, leader of Romania’s …

In the early 19th century, one of the founding fathers of modern war studies, the Prussian general and military historian Carl von Clausewitz, commented on the Napoleonic Wars: “The conqueror is always peace-loving; he would much prefer to …

North Korea’s newly-built warship suffered damage during its launch ceremony on May 21, prompting outrage from the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, North Korean state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
According to the agency, a …

U.S. President Donald Trump told European leaders this week that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not ready for peace in Ukraine because he believes he is winning the war, the Wall Street Journal reported on May 22, citing three undisclosed …