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Sanctions, loss of foreign markets, and a rise in the central bank’s reference interest rate have severely impacted the metallurgical production in Russia. In July 2025, the volume of metallurgical production decreased by 10.2% compared to the same month last year, according to data published by the Russian Ministry of Economy (based on Rosstat data). This is the most significant decline in production during the entire period of the war with Ukraine, surpassing even the record negative levels from the early months of the conflict (-6% in June 2022). The metallurgical industry has been continuously declining since the end of…

A veteran of the war in Ukraine has been appointed as interim director of a school in Ekaterinburg. Vladimir Sterhov, a former combatant in the “special military operation”, has become the leader of school number 43 in the city – being the first such appointment in the Urals region. In his inaugural speech, he declared that he will build the “school of the future” and together with his team, will “educate a generation of worthy people”. Previously, Sterhov was the deputy for security and law at School No. 47 in the same city and taught the discipline of “basics of…

“In 2024, the labor force shortage in Russia reached 7.6% of the total number of employees – approximately 2.2 million out of 27.2 million. This level has become the most severe since the beginning of monitoring in 2008, according to the project “If we are to be exact” with reference to Rosstat data. The indicator is twice as high as in 2020 (3.7%) and significantly exceeded the 2022 level (5.4%). The highest demand for labor was recorded among drivers (216 thousand people), industrial workers and mechanics (166 thousand), engineers (141 thousand), construction workers and unskilled workers (112 thousand), as well…

French President Emmanuel Macron declared to the French press that international pressure on Russia will intensify in the next two weeks in order to obtain a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.His statements come in the context of a discussion that took place at the funeral of Pope Francis between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. Emmanuel Macron and the British Prime Minister were photographed with the American and Ukrainian presidents at St. Peter’s Basilica. According to American National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, it was Trump who wanted to have a private conversation with Zelensky.”In the next eight to ten days,…

“Igor Dodon, the leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, intends to change the name of the party to the Sovereignists Party, stating that the current doctrine of PSRM is closer to sovereignism than socialism.”This is the future, and we are not only talking about the Republic of Moldova, but also about what is happening with our neighbors and in the region. PSRM could become the Sovereignists Party of the Republic of Moldova in time,” announced the PSRM leader in an interview with “Unimedia.info.”According to Dodon, this is “a strategic decision that will be discussed with…

“The increasing popularity of AUR leader George Simion, who declares himself inspired by the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement of American President Donald Trump, is being closely monitored internationally due to fears that his victory could destabilize Romania, a key member of NATO and the EU, writes Politico.Even though Donald Trump’s popularity level is sharply declining, the far-right favorite for the Romanian presidency, Simion, believes that associating himself with the American president remains an advantage ahead of Sunday’s elections, the publication also notes.George Simion, who proudly wears the famous red caps with the MAGA inscription, spoke with Politico immediately…

“The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, supported the idea of building a drone production factory on the territory of the republic for the needs of Russia. This information was revealed by Vladimir Putin in a bilateral meeting with Lukashenko in Volgograd. According to Putin, Moscow is ready to begin the project together with Belarusian specialists, including the creation of an affiliated production laboratory. At the same time, the Russian president reminded that there are already agreements of cooperation between Russia and Belarus in the field of aeronautical construction. “You have managed to keep a part of the aeronautical industry and,…

The Hungarian parliament has voted for the withdrawal of the country from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Budapest considers that the court has lost its impartiality. “The Hungarian parliament has just voted for the withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. Through this decision, we refuse to be part of a politicized institution that has lost its impartiality and authority,” declared Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on his personal page on the social network X. According to a communication from the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the minister presented in the general debate in the Hungarian parliament the bill on the…

Russia Today (RT) television, led by propagandist Margarita Simonian, spent a record sum in its history in 2024 – 31.7 billion rubles – to spread Kremlin narratives around the world (4.2 billion rubles more than in 2023). This is revealed in the financial report of the non-profit organization “TV-Novosti”, which oversees the channel and was analyzed by “Mojem Obiasnit” (“We Can Explain”). RT’s budget is almost entirely funded by the state. It is comparable to the annual budgets of entire regions in the Russian Federation. For example, the funding for Ingushetia, Kalmykia, the Nenets Autonomous District, or the Jewish Autonomous…

White House national security advisor Mike Waltz warns that Russia and Ukraine should hurry up to reach a peace agreement before President Trump loses his patience, in an editorial published on Tuesday by The National Interest. “In his inaugural speech, President Trump stated that the most important legacy he wants to leave is the impression that he is a ‘peacemaker and unifier’. Nowhere has this ambition been more evident than in his efforts to end the devastating conflict in Ukraine. After years of hesitant and contradictory foreign policy under the Biden administration, only President Trump has managed to bring both…