BEN MORGAN: Ukrainian air campaign escalates, more trouble for Russia
Currently, the Ukraine War is at a very interesting point. President Zelensky suddenly replaced the both nation’s defence minister and…

Currently, the Ukraine War is at a very interesting point. President Zelensky suddenly replaced the both nation’s defence minister and…

Putin is not winning, but that does not make him safer. Ben Morgan warns a cornered Russia may become more volatile.

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Russia was banned from Eurovision. Israel is still handed a microphone while Gaza is butchered. That is not music. That is cultural whitewashing.

The future of war may already be here. Ukraine’s drone battlefield is changing military tactics faster than governments, generals or ethicists can keep up.
Russia needs a win — urgently. But Ukraine is grinding them down, Europe is waking up, and Putin may be running out of road faster than anyone expected.

We’re asking the wrong question about Iran. It’s not “will this escalate?” — it’s whether we’re already in World War 3 and pretending we’re not.

Ukraine’s evolving drone tactics are reshaping the battlefield and targeting Russia’s oil economy in a slow, strategic war of attrition.

Ukraine may have slipped from the headlines, but Russia’s war still matters in 2026 for international law, European security and the rules-based order.

In-depth analysis of Ukraine’s evolving land campaign after Russia’s Starlink loss, NATO’s $38b Ramstein pledge, and the strategic attrition shaping the war’s outcome.