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Ukraine showing ‘remarkable innovation’: Kyiv ‘holding front line’ while striking Russia’s economy

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 114 words · By Video by Genie GODULA
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Ukraine showing ‘remarkable innovation’: Kyiv ‘holding front line’ while striking Russia’s economy Europe Issued on: 24/08/2026 - 15:32Modified: 24/08/2026 - 16:02 Share Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Samantha de Bendern, Associate Fellow at Chatham House.

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Ukraine showing ‘remarkable innovation’: Kyiv ‘holding front line’ while striking Russia’s economy Europe Issued on: 24/08/2026 - 15:32Modified: 24/08/2026 - 16:02 Share Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Samantha de Bendern, Associate Fellow at Chatham House.

Why it matters

Europe is taking increasingly consequential steps to support Ukraine, but de Bendern warns that they remain insufficient to address the country's fundamental vulnerability.

Common ground

Are Ukraine's allies prepared to actively help protect Ukrainian airspace?

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Kyiv's allies ruled out enforcing a no-fly zone”
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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia landing pages for 'Ukraine' and the 'Russo-Ukrainian war' and a general news headline. None of the provided text snippets specifically mention the decision of allies regarding a no-fly zone.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine - Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine
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web search NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-ukrainian_war
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Read the latest news on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Stay updated with on-the-ground reporting, political developments on both sides, and the economic impact on the region and the world.
https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-russia-war/
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Claim 2: “Samantha de Bendern is an Associate Fellow at Chatham House”
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Three independent web sources (Chatham House official profile, London Speaker Bureau Asia, and Samantha de Bendern's own 'About' page) all explicitly confirm her role as an Associate Fellow at Chatham House.
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web search NEUTRAL — Samantha de Bendern. Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House.Director at various banking positions (Coutts, Merrill Lynch, LS Advisors), Geneva, Paris, New Delhi and Prague. 1999…
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/samantha-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — Samantha de Bendern. Associate Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House, with deep knowledge on Ukraine, Russia, NATO, and the EU.
https://www.londonspeakerbureauasia.com/speakers/samantha-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — Samantha de Bendern is a Paris based British writer and journalist focussed on Russia, Ukraine and International Defence and Security. She is currently an Associate Fellow at the Royal Institute of In…
https://debendern.com/about
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Claim 3: “President Biden warned in 2022 of an imminent Russian attack”
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The provided evidence is irrelevant. Web results discuss 'SQL Server 2022' and 'Visual Studio 2022' software updates, and Wikipedia entries provide general biographical data about Joe Biden's age and presidency, but none of the provided sources mention a warning about an imminent Russian attack in 2022.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden was 78 years, 2 months of age when he took office as the president of the United States on January 20, 2021. At the time, he became both the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who served as the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he repr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 21, 2024, Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his withdrawal from the 2024 United States presidential election. Biden, a Democrat who had been elected president in 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_of_Joe_Biden_from_t…
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