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A Leaked Intelligence Report Just Warned Russia’s Banks Face an ‘Explosive’ Crisis — and One More Sanctions Shock Could Trigger It

A classified European intelligence report seen by Reuters warns Russia risks an "explosive" banking crisis, with subsidized war loans and state support concealing deep...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 7, 2026

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Hit the ‘Holy Grail’ of Russian Oil Targets: Drones Torched Putin’s Biggest Refinery Deep in Siberia, 1,550 Miles Away

Ukrainian drones struck the Omsk refinery — Russia's highest-capacity fuel producer, nearly 2,500 kilometers from the border — in one of the deepest attacks...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 7, 2026

Putin Thinking Back in 2016 Russian Federation Photo

Ukraine War

‘Turns Out, the Emperor Has No Clothes’: Putin’s Greatest Achievement — Stability — Is Cracking as Fuel Chaos Spreads Across Russia

Ukraine's refinery strikes have brought fuel rationing and marathon gas lines to Russia, shaking the stability Putin built his rule on. One driver waited...

Isaac SeitzJuly 7, 2026

Ukraine War

‘Just Another Russian Lie’: Zelenskyy Dared Putin to Meet Him in Kostiantynivka — the City Moscow Claims as Its Biggest Prize in Months

Russia claims its forces captured Kostiantynivka, a key hub in Ukraine's Donetsk defensive belt, and even proposed a six-hour ceasefire to hand over soldiers'...

Jack BuckbyJuly 6, 2026

A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System assigned to the Fort Bliss, Texas-based 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade fires as part of a bi-lateral live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range, N.M., May 11, 2024. The Patriot Missile System is a highly mobile air defense guided missile system designed to engage and intercept any aerial threats whether it be aircraft or tactical ballistic missiles under any weather conditions and in natural or induced environments. The command showcased its capabilities firing interceptors at simulated drone targets during the training event working with Dutch Allies.

Ukraine War

Putin Has a Problem He Can’t Fix: Ukraine Won’t Stop Smashing Russia’s Oil and Gas Empire and the Costs are Skyrocketing

As economic pressures ramp up in Moscow, more and more analysts are certain that the war in Ukraine will end via a truce settlement...

Isaac SeitzJuly 6, 2026

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, zero their M1 Abrams tank’s sighting system during gunnery training operations at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, May 30, 2026. Zeroing the tank’s sights allows armored crews to confirm accuracy, build crew proficiency and prepare for follow-on engagements during live-fire training. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Thomas Madrzak)

Ukraine War

Putin Just Sent NATO a Message in Blood: One of Russia’s Biggest Barrages of the Year Hit Kyiv on the Eve of the Ankara Summit

Russia launched one of its largest barrages of the year overnight, killing at least 20 people in and around Kyiv — hours after Zelenskyy...

Jack BuckbyJuly 6, 2026

Putin Back in Late 2025 Creative Commons Photo

Ukraine War

Putin Just Lost the Oil Windfall That Should Have Saved His War: Russia’s Crude Crashed to Half Its Peak as Ukraine Guts Refineries

Russia's flagship Urals crude averaged just $41.66 a barrel in early July — less than half its April peak and well below the level...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 6, 2026

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment engaged targets with the Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system in Grafenwoehr, Germany September 8, 2018 during Saber Junction 18. Exercise Saber Junction 18 is a U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations.

Ukraine War

‘Serious Shortage’: Ukraine Just Ran Low on Patriot Interceptors — and Not One Russian Ballistic Missile Was Stopped Over Kyiv

Russia's latest mass attack on Kyiv killed at least 15 civilians as Ukraine's Air Force warned of a "serious shortage" of interceptor missiles. OSINT...

Isaac SeitzJuly 6, 2026

Putin in Red Square in 2017 Creative Commons Image

Ukraine War

Putin May Try to Send NATO Leaders Home ‘in Body Bags’: Why the Ankara Summit Could Be Too Tempting a Target for the Kremlin

As leaders including President Trump gather in Ankara for the NATO summit, a new warning argues the event could be too tempting a target...

Michael RubinJuly 6, 2026

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Dollars and Sense

A Leaked Intelligence Report Just Warned Russia’s Banks Face an ‘Explosive’ Crisis — and One More Sanctions Shock Could Trigger It

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Hit the ‘Holy Grail’ of Russian Oil Targets: Drones Torched Putin’s Biggest Refinery Deep in Siberia, 1,550 Miles Away

Ukraine War

‘Turns Out, the Emperor Has No Clothes’: Putin’s Greatest Achievement — Stability — Is Cracking as Fuel Chaos Spreads Across Russia

Ukraine War

‘Just Another Russian Lie’: Zelenskyy Dared Putin to Meet Him in Kostiantynivka — the City Moscow Claims as Its Biggest Prize in Months

Ukraine War

Putin Has a Problem He Can’t Fix: Ukraine Won’t Stop Smashing Russia’s Oil and Gas Empire and the Costs are Skyrocketing

Ukraine War

Putin Just Sent NATO a Message in Blood: One of Russia’s Biggest Barrages of the Year Hit Kyiv on the Eve of the Ankara Summit

Ukraine War

Putin Just Lost the Oil Windfall That Should Have Saved His War: Russia’s Crude Crashed to Half Its Peak as Ukraine Guts Refineries

Ukraine War

‘Serious Shortage’: Ukraine Just Ran Low on Patriot Interceptors — and Not One Russian Ballistic Missile Was Stopped Over Kyiv

Ukraine War

Putin May Try to Send NATO Leaders Home ‘in Body Bags’: Why the Ankara Summit Could Be Too Tempting a Target for the Kremlin

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