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World / August 20, 2026 Why the new American left should take up the quest for peace if the Democratic Party wins control of Congress this November, and of the presidency in 2028. People walk among debris in a residential area hit by Russian strikes on August 20, 2026 in…

KYIV - A bid by ousted Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov to broaden a political fight with President Volodymyr Zelensky by calling for wartime elections appears to have backfired, failing to win over protesters who had demanded his return. Zelensky’s decision to sack the tech-savvy and reform-minded minister in a…

Europe installed 36 GWh of new battery storage capacity in 2025, up 48% year on year, according to SolarPower Europe. Germany remained the continent’s largest market, while Ukraine and Bulgaria entered the top five. The post Europe adds 36 GWh of battery storage in 2025, Ukraine enters top five markets…

The Romanian ‘King Ferdinand’ frigate off the coast of Constanta, August 2026. Photo: EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT. A Romanian F-16 fighter jet used its onboard cannon to destroy an explosive-laden maritime drone in the country’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, near the Neptun Deep offshore gas project, Defence Minister Radu…

Democracy Dies in Darkness Some political actors are warning that a vote during wartime, which would require changes to Ukraine’s constitution and other laws, could aid Russia by destabilizing the government and dividing society. August 20, 2026 Debris fills a courtyard after a Russian missile strike on Thursday in Kyiv.…

Democracy Dies in Darkness The move from an architect of Ukraine’s drone program is a remarkably direct challenge to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s authority and may test Ukrainian unity. August 19, 2026 Then-Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in July. (Alina Smutko/Reuters) KYIV — Mykhailo Fedorov, a chief architect of Ukraine’s drone warfare…

A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. KYIV, Ukraine — Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s recently ousted defense minister and one of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s longest-serving political allies, has called…

In a large-scale campaign that researchers dubbed CameraSwarm, hackers compromised more than 14,500 Dahua IP cameras mostly in Ukraine and Russia. The operation ran for at least 35 days between June 17 and July 22, compromising devices by exploiting vulnerabilities, brute-forcing logins, and  using offline recovery codes from serial numbers for…

Ukraine’s campaign to target Russia’s e-commerce giant Wildberries has had impacts far beyond the Russian federation. For Russia, Wildberries is comparable to Amazon, accounting for about 50% of the country’s online retail market. But its market place is used by manufacturers as far afield as Central Asia. Founded in 2004…

AP  —  A Russian court on Monday convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and one month in prison in the latest crackdown leading up to next month’s parliamentary election. The verdict against Lev Shlosberg, a senior member…