The US airstrike targeting terrorist bases in Iraq and Syria challenges Russia's Middle East dominance, prompting Moscow to reassess its strategic ties, especially with Israel.

The EU resorts to desperate measures to meet Kiev’s massive deficit: tapping into frozen Russian funds and threatening economic war against a recalcitrant Hungary.

Military leaders and politicians from NATO countries warn of Ukraine war expanding into NATO territory. Berlin hopes this threat discourse will build popular support for militarisation.

Plans to reassemble the Soviet Union empire stumbled and died in Ukraine. Not only that, but the Russian effort to annex Ukraine failed because the Ukrainians were willing to fight while too many of the Russian invaders were not.

Ukraine is fighting not one but two hot wars against Russia.