The challenge is that Russia has China’s industrial backing, allowing it to scale more effectively than Ukraine. China produces 80 percent of the world’s fiber-optic supply. Russia has far more state finances to allow the purchasing of these supplies, while Ukraine still heavily relies on volunteers to drive some of these efforts .

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, little has been done to contain Russia’s consolidated dominance in the murky waters of the Black Sea.

The plan, which includes building six new arms factories, will make Britain ready to fight a full-scale war, U.K. defense chief John Healey said.

The following is the May 22, 2025, Congressional Reserach Service In Focus report, Russia’s Nuclear Weapons. From the report Russia presents an “acute threat” to the United States and its allies, according to the 2022 National Defense Strategy.

Russia is deploying a military strategy known as the “triple chokehold” to grind down Ukrainian troops, according to experts.

U.S. adversaries condemn Trump's Golden Dome plan, citing risks of space arms race and global instability, while the U.S. defends it as homeland protection.

Heavy Russian airstrikes: Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones between May 24 and 27. Battlefield assessment: The Russian military maintained its offensive footing, exerting heavy pressure on Pokrovsk and Toretsk.

U.S. and Russian officials have increasingly shared criticisms of each other publicly, as Washington's efforts to end the war in Ukraine appear to be devolving.