On Monday, December 15, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially classifying illegal fentanyl and its main precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction (WMD). This is an unprecedented move for a narcotic substance, underscoring the Trump administration’s approach to the opioid crisis as a national security threat…

The pace of Russian troops’ advance in Ukraine has reached a historic low, becoming the slowest of any major military campaign in the last hundred years. Western and Ukrainian analysts compare the speed of the Russian offensive to the movement of a snail, emphasizing that despite huge losses, the Russian…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the Coalition of the Willing has completed the development of military plans to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities, including the possible deployment of troops on its territory if necessary. “We have stated that we want to develop military plans to ensure security in the…

The European Commission has confirmed plans to completely halt imports of Russian oil into European Union countries. According to Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, a legislative proposal to ban the remaining oil supplies from Russia, mainly via pipelines, will be introduced in early 2026. Sea deliveries of…

In her first public speech as head of MI6, Blaze Metreveli, who became the first woman to lead the service in October this year, sharply criticized Russia and sent a direct message to President Vladimir Putin. Metreveli described Putin’s Russia as an “aggressive, expansionist, and revisionist” power that deliberately “exports…