Category: Ukraine
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Sanctions Escalate, Leverage Declines
On June 10, 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia, targeting its energy and financial sectors to pressure Moscow to end its war in Ukraine. Ursula von der Leyen: New EU sanctions will target Nord Stream and lower oil price cap from $60 to $45 per…
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Ukraine Attack Foreseen
I predicted Ukraine’s high-profile drone attack on Russia’s strategic bombers on June 1st — five days in advance — and continued to warn about it three and two days before the event. Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: “Here’s my scenario: If Russia doesn’t pull back from its testing maneuvers and reaches a real cognitive decision-making impasse, a…
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Ukraine-Russia Foresight
Yesterday, President Trump told the press that during his 2-hour and 15-minute phone conversation with Putin about the Ukraine-Russia war, he shared an interesting analogy. This may seem simple, but it’s actually a very important signal—exactly what I was referring to in my Ukraine forecast in 2022–23. Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: “I had predicted that ‘Russia…
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Istanbul Peace Talks
June 2, 2025.Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov states following today’s peace talks in Istanbul, that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a “all-for-all” exchange of seriously wounded and ill prisoners of war, as well as all servicemembers aged 18–25. He adds that both sides have also agreed to begin exchanging the bodies of servicemembers 6,000…
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Russia Ukraine Escalation
On June 1, 2025, Ukraine conducted a major drone operation, code-named “Spiderweb,” targeting four Russian military airfields: Belaya in Irkutsk, Olenya in Murmansk, Dyagilevo in Riazan, and Ivanovo. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported hitting over 40 Russian aircraft, including Tu-95, Tu-22M3, Tu-160 strategic bombers, and an A-50 radar detection aircraft, with estimated damages…