Author: Marcel Plichta, PhD Candidate in the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews

Ukraine’s drone air war has given Zelensky additional bargaining power with Putin – new research

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Donald Trump appears to be making another attempt to organise a three-way summit with Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to end the Russian invasion. Putin’s reluctance to meet his Ukrainian counterpart so far has often made it appear that he doesn’t think Ukraine has enough bargaining power to enter direct negotiations. But one […]

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Russia has been working on creating drones that ‘call home’, go undercover and start fires. Here’s how they work

Marcel Plichta, PhD Candidate in the School of International Relations, University of St AndrewsLeave a Comment on Russia has been working on creating drones that ‘call home’, go undercover and start fires. Here’s how they work

Russia launched its largest single drone attack of the war against Ukraine’s cities on June 1. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that they faced 472 unmanned one-way attack (OWA) drones overnight. The record may not stand for long. The prior record was on May 26, when Moscow launched some 355 drones. The day before Russia […]

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