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Ilya Tsukanov

Ilya Tsukanov is a Moscow-based correspondent specializing in Eastern European, US and Middle Eastern politics, Cold War history, energy security and military affairs. Member of the Sputnik team since the site's inception in 2014. You can also find his work at Sputnik International's X and Telegram pages.

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US-Panama Pact: What Impact Will It Have on Trade and Regional Geopolitics?
Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez, left, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, and Southcom Commander Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey pose for a photo during a tour of the Panama Canal's Miraflores Locks, in Panama City, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. - Sputnik International
10 April, 18:33 GMT
Cutting Hitler’s Last Lifeline: Why Control of the Baltic Was Crucial to WWII Victory
Koenigsberg, Eastern Prussia, one day after the surrender of the strategic Baltic Sea stronghold's garrison on April 9, 1945. Image shows Red Army soldiers at the monument to Kaiser Wilhelm outside the ruins of Koenigsberg Castle. - Sputnik International
9 April, 18:51 GMT
China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Could Send US Nuclear Industry Into Meltdown
Gadolinium sample. - Sputnik International
9 April, 11:31 GMT
China’s Rare Metal Ban Could Bring US Military-Industrial Complex to a Grinding Halt: Here’s Why
A rare earth magnet being inspected at MP Materials' Independence facility in Fort Worth, Texas. - Sputnik International
8 April, 18:59 GMT
Warren Buffett: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing of Wall Street
FILE - Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge after the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha. - Sputnik International
8 April, 18:39 GMT
Trump's Tariff Gamble Could Plunge Planet Into New Great Depression: Here's Why
US President Donald Trump appears on a television screen at the stock market in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, April 3, 2025. - Sputnik International
7 April, 17:37 GMT
G4S Mercs Guarding Zelensky: Private Military Contractor or Undeclared Branch of SAS and MI6?
FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 a G4S security company logo is seen during a news conference in London. The board of Norway's sovereign wealth fund said Thursday Nov. 14, 2019, it is banning all financial holdings in British security services company G4S due to the risk that it “contributes to or is responsible for serious or systematic human rights violations.” following a recommendation from Norway’s Council on Ethics, which monitors investments. - Sputnik International
7 April, 13:18 GMT
Money Down the Drain: NATO Pledged Over $21 bln to Ukraine in First Three Months of 2025, Rutte Says
Destroyed column of Ukrainian MaxxPro armored vehicles litter a road outside Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia. March 22, 2025. - Sputnik International
2 April, 19:03 GMT
Israeli Jets Strike Scientific Research Center in Damascus – Reports
In this Sunday, July 16, 2006 file photo, an Israeli F-16 warplane takes off to a mission in Lebanon from an air force base in northern Israel. - Sputnik International
2 April, 18:37 GMT
UK’s Foreign Agent Scheme is Distraction Action to Divert Britons’ Attention From Economic Troubles
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a press conference at the UK Ambassador's Residence in Paris, after a meeting with European leaders on strengthening support for Ukraine in Paris, Thursday, March 27, 2025. - Sputnik International
2 April, 17:42 GMT
European DeMOCKracy in Action: Who Besides Le Pen Has been Politically Targeted by the EU?
An interior view shows the European Commission headquarters - Sputnik International
2 April, 17:33 GMT
Houthis ‘Essentially Eliminated’ US Carrier Group From Asia ‘Without Having to Fire a Shot’ – Report
USS Carl Vinson and missile destroyer escorts sail with Japanese warships. File photo. - Sputnik International
2 April, 15:56 GMT
Chagos Islands: Archipelago at the Center of a Strategic Competition for Control of the Indian Ocean
This image released by the U.S. Navy shows an aerial view of Diego Garcia. - Sputnik International
2 April, 14:29 GMT
China Shuts Down BlackRock’s Panama Canal Ambitions
FILE - Containers are stacked on a cargo ship moving through the Panama Canal's Cocoli locks in Panama City, Feb. 21, 2025. - Sputnik International
1 April, 17:36 GMT
Which Iranian Missiles and Drones Can Wipe US Bases in the Middle East Off the Map?
Missiles are carried on trucks during Army Day parade at a military base in northern Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. In the parade, President Ebrahim Raisi warned that the tiniest invasion by Israel would bring a massive and harsh response, as the region braces for potential Israeli retaliation after Iran's attack over the weekend. - Sputnik International
1 April, 12:48 GMT
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