Twenty armed men capture a village on NATO’s eastern border. What happens next? A Ukrainian frontline commander has thought it through. Europe hasn’t. euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/29/t...

Putin has allocated $26 billion for the search for immortality According to The Wall Street Journal, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and his entourage have not just embraced the idea of “defeating aging” — they have actually turned it into a large-scale state project news.online.ua/en/putin-has...

Ukraine’s Defense Forces hit 17 oil refineries in Russia in May According to the Unmanned Systems Forces, more than half of the targeted refineries are currently offline or suspended operations during the month⤵️

6/ Ukrainian forces recently advanced in northern in the Velykyi Burluk and Oleksandrivka directions. Russian forces recently advanced in Sumy Oblast. Russian forces launched one Kinzhal aeroballistic missile and 147 long-range drones at Ukraine overnight

NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has likely developed a false perception of the Russian military's successes in Ukraine based on heavily exaggerated maps from the Russian high military command. Full Report: isw.pub/UkrWar052826 Other Key Takeaways:

Latvia 🇱🇻 Installs ‘Dragon Teeth’ on russian Border as NATO Assigns New Corps to Defend Baltics www.kyivpost.com/pos... 1/10

Fuel shortages in occupied Crimea are getting worse, with some stations running out of petrol and diesel.

Russian propaganda is already blaming Ukraine, claiming it deliberately sent the drone, even though authorities have not yet confirmed its origin. 📷Source: Stiri de Galati (Facebook)

The Defence Ministry of Romania confirmed that the drone that hit the apartment building in Galați came from Russia. Two people were lightly injured, and about 70 residents were evacuated.

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🎯 “When Ukraine, in the midst of an existential war, invests in Swedish Gripen fighter jets, it probably says something about the quality of those planes. Donation or not, they would never accept something that was not competitive. Nothing would be more expensive than that.”

Can’t be said enough because there are still delusional politicians and regular citizens. Thinking its about land, mines in Donetsk, NATO etc. Because they can’t imagine the kind of evil that is back in Europe. The intent of eliminating an entire people. May I remind everyone 🇷🇺 tried before.

Futility reins as Russians beg leadership for any emergency solution to stop Ukraine's drone barrages. youtu.be/_irnI8mIIqQ

Bessent: “This administration put the hardest sanctions on Russia of any country.” In fact, endless sanction waivers for Russia rendered these “hardest sanctions” useless. And badly planned war in Iran allowed Russia to make money and use those funds to keep killing Ukrainians.

The horseshoe theory works on Russia

When the dust settles the Iran “deal” Trump is agreeing to will look pretty close to what the Iranian government stated yesterday and which the White House denied at the time.

This is a strange story, and very concerning if true. Nine, all unnamed, countries have purportedly pulled out of the consortium funding the crucial manufacture and supply of Czech munitions to Ukraine. Who are these countries and why have they stopped the funding? 1/

Russia’s goal in this war is not territory. It is not security guarantees. It is not NATO. It is the elimination of the Ukrainian people.

😵‍💫 “A network of fake academic journals masquerading as legitimate publications has published more than a hundred AI-generated papers in recent months, in some cases using the names of real professors at top universities without their knowledge.” www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...

Vance will now only appear in places where he can order the audience not to boo.

Long-bored (sorry, long-time) followers will be aware that I have been saying for some months that the UK will not be getting special deals from the EU, and that was exactly why some people were starting to talk again about rejoin. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Nothing quite says “I have no plan” like threatening to blow up Oman, a crucial partner in the region.

I wonder what Russia is giving Anna Paulina Luna to be a traitor and a Russian asset. She is clearly acting against American interests on behalf of Russia, an enemy of the US

‼️ A large majority of 🇺🇦 Ukrainians would support defending 6 other European frontline countries with their own troops🇺🇦: 🔹Lithuania: 63% ✅, 33% oppose 🔹Latvia: 62% ✅, 33% oppose 🔹Estonia: 61% ✅, 33% oppose 🔹Moldova: 60% ✅, 35% oppose 🔹Finland: 59% ✅, 33% oppose 🔹Poland: 58% ✅, 37% oppose Amazing.

'What Europe lacks in terms of combat power is not numbers of aircraft (or even tanks or ships). What it lacks are munitions stocks of sufficient depth and types for combating Russia’s most significant capabilities for a NATO self-defence scenario' writes Justin Bronk in the latest RUSI Commentary.

Imperialism is the only religion left in Russia today. Their obsession with war and death means they will not simply stop. Europe remains under imminent threat until Russia is completely defeated and forced to confront the reality of its imperialist past and present

The stunning growth in the issuance of Russian government bonds continues to get worse, as the Kremlin forces banks to pay for the war. Before the war, 30% of russian bonds were purchased by foreign entities, now 0%. Snake eats tail.

New essay: our darker angels have returned. This essay written by Dr Frank Hoffman for Futura Doctrina examines the analytical failure behind the 'end of war' thesis & argues that prudent foresight, not optimistic extrapolation, is what security policy demands. mickryan.substack.com/p/our-darker...

Europe is under attack and we still have political leaders acting like PR agents for the aggressor. They are a direct threat to our survival. We need to be ruthless in calling out these internal risks

It’s such a gift to be outside the toxic, relentless American information environment A weight immediately lifts & the world is brighter & more hopeful Then there’s a cabinet meeting, the whole world laughs at how Americans voted for this AGAIN And you think how much harder our futures will be

According to Swedish media, Sweden is expected to announce on Thursday that it will donate Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine 🇸🇪🇺🇦✈️ www.aftonbladet.se/a/vr3znL

It's Thursday 28 May, which is also Day 1555 of the war in Europe. Hello again and welcome to another daily thread. Let's get the show started...

Russians in retreat in Zaporizhzhia as Ukraine advances. youtu.be/z5CQDnA1Qug

NEW: The Kremlin’s domestic contract recruitment campaign continues to show signs of strain under the pressure of high battlefield losses. (1/7) Read the full May 27, 2026 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar052726

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “China called Russia's economy "tired"” 😂 www.mk.ru/economics/20...

Meanwhile, the elected leader of Venezuela remains frozen out in favor of Trump's pet Stalinist

The UN has a tacit rule against even acknowledging that Russia is terrorizing Ukrainians

If you find the below post radical do remember that this happened (MS denies it though). 🇺🇸 weaponizing its near to monopoly on many IT related services is not anymore a recurrent nightmare for the geeks of 🇪🇺. www.heise.de/en/news/Crim...

Can not agree more. The most interesting aspect to me are the parallels of Putin and Trump - previous successes - expecting a 3 d victory - surrounded by Yes Men - underestimating the opponent - creating a global energy crisis - not finding an exit strategy open.substack.com/pub/tilmanei...

🇷🇺 call it Russophobia but we are only starting to understand the scale of the atrocities 🇷🇺/USSR inflicted on other ethnicities. Crimes are hidden in the ground. Hitler didn’t have centuries to kill or deport those resisting his rule. We are only at the beginning of exposing 🇷🇺n colonialism.

“Russian scholars reviewing Kyrgyz secondary school textbooks reprimanded their Kyrgyz counterparts for describing the periods of Tsarist and Soviet rule as "colonialism." The Kyrgyz historians who authored the textbooks refused to bend to Moscow.” www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/26/c...

From Twitter. Shameful.

The Kyiv Independent’s Martin Fornusek speaks with Kaupo Rosin, director general of Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, about Russia’s long-term strategy against Ukraine and Europe, the risks facing NATO’s eastern flank, and why Moscow still views the United States as its main adversary.

Terror in Kherson continues.. Russian shelling hit a children’s playground, killing a father and wounding a mother with her two daughters, aged 3 and 6. The attack struck a civilian space meant for children and families.. Ordinary Russian terror against harmless civilians. #Ukraine

Additional images of destroyed Russian equipment on key highways on occupied Ukrainian territory used for military logistics and supplies. #Ukraine

UDA Dnipro Stormtroopers🇺🇦Special Purpose Unit Heroes' Day is a day when we honor all that have fought for Ukrainian Sovereignty🟥⬛ We bow our heads to all who dedicated their lives to the struggle for freedom. To those who with weapons in their hands, fought for our nation's self determination 🙏🫡

I like to see the bill when Trump is history. Allies buying less weapons is one. A expensive and catastrophic defeat in Iran that will keep on weakening the West - including 🇺🇸. Forcing 🇺🇸 out of the green economy. Did he add anything to 🇺🇸 💰 yet: Tariffs or oil sale? @tilmane.bsky.social

Ukraine has flattened a building in occupied Donetsk it says was used by Russian attack groups were stationed. French Hammer precision guided bombs struck the 5-storey building in Rodynske. #RussiansGOHOME

Massive buy. Lithuania 🇱🇹 to purchase 936 Finnish-made Patria armoured vehicles. One of Lithuania’s requirements is for part of the production process to take place inside the country. #ReArmEU www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...

Zelensky is a once-in-a-generation hero who did the impossible: resist an invasion by Putin's horde of thieves, rapists, and murderers. No other European country could have done a better job fighting for their survival. Trump makes me ashamed to be an American.