Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting | Photo shared by President Zelenskyy on X Daily Brief ONEST Brief: U.S.-Iran MOU, Ukraine’s Winter Warning, and NATO’s Quiet Handoff The day after the G7, the diplomatic map moved fast. Ukraine pushed Europe for speed, Iran published the text of its reported agreement with the United States, and NATO’s transition toward a Europe-led conventional defense continued without much public drama — which may be exactly the point. Ukraine asks By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read
G7 2026 session on AI | Photo shared by Ursula v/d Leyen Daily Brief G7 Day 2: Trump Signs Iran Framework as Canada Builds a New Direction and Ukraine Waits for Action Day 2 of the G7 Summit in Évian centered on three tracks: Canada’s push into defense and critical minerals partnerships, Ukraine’s effort to keep Trump publicly aligned, and Trump’s signed but unfinished Iran framework. By Olga Nesterova • 4 min read
G7 2026 Summit, Official Family Photo | Shared by PM Modi on X Daily Brief G7 Day 1: Canada Moves Toward Europe, Ukraine Back on the Agenda, and the Middle East Deal Looms Over Évian The first full day of the 2026 G7 Summit in Évian showed three major storylines moving at once: Canada’s deeper turn toward Europe, Ukraine’s return to the center of the agenda, and the unresolved questions surrounding the reported U.S.-Iran deal. For Canada, the message was clear: By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read
Daily Brief June 3: Trade, Diplomacy, and the Fight for Influence Today’s stories share a common theme: power is being redefined. In Washington, the Trump administration is tightening control over who can access the U.S. market. In the Middle East, the United States is attempting to reshape Lebanon’s security landscape through direct negotiations with Israel. At the United By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read
Daily Brief Five Stories, Two Rubrics — and One Bigger Point Today’s Friday livestream is about the same pattern showing up again and again: the world is not short on warnings. It is short on leaders willing to act before those warnings become emergencies. We are talking about five major stories today: a new political rupture between Poland and Ukraine, By Olga Nesterova • 7 min read
Daily Brief May 28: Canada Rises, China Expands, Ukraine Rearms KEY DEVELOPMENTS 1. Ukraine is getting Gripens. Ukraine and Sweden launched a major defense agreement that includes the potential purchase of up to 20 Gripen E/F fighter jets and the future transfer of 16 Gripen C/D aircraft. Sweden also announced its largest military aid package to Ukraine to By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read
Daily Brief May 27: Hormuz Talks, Canada’s Defense Pivot, Digital Sovereignty, and Washington’s Secrecy Push KEY DEVELOPMENTS 1. The U.S.-Iran Hormuz talks are not settled. Iranian state media reported a possible framework to reopen commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, lift the U.S. naval blockade, withdraw U.S. forces, and potentially formalize the deal through a UN Security Council resolution. The By Olga Nesterova • 2 min read
Daily Brief May 26: Power Without Accountability: Kyiv, Starlink, AI, Canada, Hungary, and Europe’s Heat Wave Today’s Daily Brief begins in Kyiv, where Russia is not only escalating its attacks — it is trying to shape the psychology of the battlefield. Moscow warned foreign diplomats to leave Ukraine’s capital before planned “systematic” strikes. It then used the United Nations to reverse reality, presenting itself as By Olga Nesterova • 8 min read
Daily Brief ONEST Newsroom Is Now Daily. Here’s Today’s Global Briefing. Six short video briefs and full written analysis on Trump, Iran, China, Ukraine, India, Alberta, and the Middle East. By Olga Nesterova • 10 min read
