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European politicians prefer to talk about sanctions for political reasons, not wanting to do what is actually needed: give Ukraine more weapons.

The country has an economic base that is difficult to shake.

Russia is second in the world in aluminum production and third in nickel production.

Russia produces 50% of the world's palladium, a precious metal in the platinum family, without which car catalytic converters cannot be made.

EU and US sanctions only apply to their markets.

The Russian economy is at the beginning of the production chain and produces things the world economy needs, such as oil, gas, metals, fertilizer, and grain, which can always be sold on the world market.

Those who still think the war can be won through sanctions against Russia do not understand how the Russian economy works.

Sergej Aleksasjenko is one of Russia's most well-known economists in exile, affiliated with the New Eurasian Strategies Centre, funded by oligarch and Putin critic Michail Chodorkovskij.

At the beginning of the year, the Russian army was 25 kilometers from Slovjansk, and now the distance is 18 kilometers, indicating slow advancement.

What primarily interests Putin is the Donetsk region.

Putin could mobilize an additional half a million soldiers, but the problem is there are not enough trained officers.

The exercise demonstrated the effectiveness of drones and vulnerabilities in conventional military tactics.

The Ukrainian and Estonian drone pilots used various types of drones, including heavy lifting, reconnaissance, bomber, and FPV drones.

The opposing team in Hedgehog consisted of a few hundred Ukrainian and Estonian soldiers.

A NATO military exercise called Hedgehog occurred.

The organization has conducted 200 aid shipments.

Nuremberg refers to the tribunal established to hold leading Nazis accountable after World War II.

It is important that it can start working as soon as possible.

It will be the first time since Nuremberg that such a tribunal is established.

The government hopes that it will soon be in place in The Hague in the Netherlands.

Sweden is prepared to be a driving force in such a procedure.

The ceremony in Bucha was also an opportunity to advance the issue of a tribunal for Russian aggression crimes against civilians.

Deliveries of American weapons have also decreased.

According to the news agency Bloomberg, Ukraine's war funds will run out in June.

She would like to see the EU look at all possible creative ways forward.

Time is something Ukraine does not have.

Viktor Orbán will remain in office for at least a month if he loses.

Maria Malmer Stenergard finds it hard to see that it would become more difficult if Magyar wins.

No one expects movement until after the Hungarian election on April 12.

The latest sanctions package, the twentieth, is blocked by Hungary and Slovakia.

They did not bring any new support package.

Through their presence, they show solidarity with Ukraine and support and contribute to important political attention at a time when the Middle East is taking up more space.

Maria Malmer Stenergard was one of 12 foreign ministers from EU countries and other ministers and representatives of EU countries present in Bucha near Kyiv on Tuesday.

The battlefield looks less one-directional than it did a year ago.

Parliamentary turbulence and political fatigue matter because endurance in this war depends not only on weapons and external financing, but on the state’s ability to hold together under pressure.

Ukraine's internal resilience is important, as a country fighting a long war of attrition cannot afford institutional drift.

The less political bandwidth the West has for Ukraine, the more comfortable Moscow becomes.

Escalation around Iran has diverted Washington's attention, unsettled energy markets, and created an international distraction from which Russia tends to benefit.

Russia still benefits from the appearance of diplomacy, as stalled talks buy time, ease pressure, and preserve the illusion that the war may still be resolved through patient engagement.

Humanitarian returns do not offer a path to ending the war.

Since the beginning of 2026, amid diplomatic efforts involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States, 650 military personnel and seven civilians have been returned.

Prisoner exchanges and the return of civilians remain the only clearly meaningful outcomes of the diplomatic process.

Ukraine cannot simply walk away from diplomatic meetings, as refusing to participate would hand Moscow an easy propaganda victory and risk alienating partners whose support remains essential.

Russia has no interest in a real settlement on terms compatible with Ukrainian sovereignty.

These meetings have increasingly looked less like negotiations than parallel conversations with no destination.

The current diplomatic process has brought together Ukrainian, American, and Russian representatives in different formats without producing a common framework or a credible route to ending the war.

For much of the world, Bucha remains one of the defining images of the early phase of the full-scale invasion.

The Ministry of Defence previously said it was 'highly likely' Russia had shared intelligence with Iran before the outbreak of the war.

Sir Keir Starmer initially refused Donald Trump's request to use the Diego Garcia base to launch bombing raids on Iran, before allowing limited US action from the airfield following a ramping up of tensions and scathing criticism from the President.

American bombers are launching 'defensive' strikes on Iran, including missile sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz, from Diego Garcia.