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The Republic of Moldova is making a decisive step in strengthening its informational resilience. At the conference “Mapping the FIMI Factors and Stimulants Related to Elections in the Republic of Moldova”, Ana Revenco, the director of the Center for Strategic Communication and Disinformation Combat, presented a detailed plan for creating a proactive national information security architecture, the first of its kind in the region. The Republic of Moldova needs to move from reaction to prevention, in a context where hybrid threats and information manipulation become key tools of foreign influence, says Revenco. “Information manipulation and foreign interference are not only…

A poll conducted at the end of October indicates a historic shift in the Hungarian political scene: the Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, is ahead of Fidesz with 48% to 37%. However, even if Viktor Orbán were to lose the parliamentary elections in 2025, the system he has built over the last 15 years seems designed to outlive him. The Hungarian Prime Minister’s visit to Washington at the beginning of November provided him with exactly the support he needed. Orbán secured photo opportunities with Donald Trump and a one-year exemption from American sanctions on Russian energy imports — a…

The Armed Forces Units of Ukraine (AFU) are launching counterattacks in the besieged city of Pokrovsk, and the Russian assault will be repelled, the head of the Ukrainian army, General Oleksandr Sîrski, confidently stated on Monday, according to Kyiv Post. “Pokrovsk is a solidly fortified area. Indeed, in a few places the Russians have managed to get past the barriers, but the command is aware of those places,” stated a communique published Monday by the Ukrainian Army’s General Staff. “The intensity of enemy attacks has decreased for now, but that does not mean they have changed their plans. Ukraine is…

Prisoners in Belarusian jails have been ordered to produce supplies for the Russian Army, from camouflage equipment to coffins and plastic flowers for soldiers’ graves, revealed a Novaya Gazeta report, quoted by The Times. Although soldiers from Belarus, the Kremlin’s biggest ally in Europe, are not fighting in Ukraine, the country’s leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, has allowed Russia to use the country as a platform for its invasion. The entire Belarusian penitentiary system has been put on a war footing to cope with demands from Moscow, according to a report by Novaya Gazeta, a Russian opposition website. One prisoner recalled recognizing…

Disturbing images, seemingly ripped from an apocalyptic movie, captured a convoy of Russian soldiers advancing through thick fog, in destroyed vehicles, without doors or windows. The clip, published by Kyiv Post, shows soldiers clinging to rusty cars and motorcycles, moving along a road littered with debris. On the side, a crashed drone — a sign of the battle that took place there. In a few seconds, the column disappears into the fog, leaving behind the image of a shattered army, but pushed forward by the order of battle. Advance towards Kupiansk The images appeared as Moscow’s forces announced new gains…

The front lines in Ukraine seem increasingly entrenched, and the battles — increasingly devoid of perspective. Behind the scenes of international diplomacy, analysts believe that Vladimir Putin has been given a respite until spring to achieve his objectives in Donbas. After that, if he does not succeed, neither the United States nor China will have any reason to delay the pressure for a ceasefire. This is the conclusion of Ukrainian political analyst Oleksandr Kocetkov, who argues that, according to information from diplomatic circles, “we have practically reached a set of basic compromises on stopping the fighting”, even if some details…

As silence descends on Moscow following the latest signs of a possible rift between Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, another figure seems to be emerging behind the scenes. Sources close to the power circles suggest that Ekaterina Tikhonova, one of the Russian president’s daughters, might even be eyeing the position of the veteran diplomat. Lavrov, considered for years Putin’s “man” in relations with the West, is said to have been excluded from the Kremlin’s top meetings — a detail that, in a regime so focused on symbols, equates to a form of internal exile. According to sources…

Bulgaria only has enough gasoline for a month, warned the president of the Bulgarian State Reserves Agency on Tuesday, against the backdrop of American sanctions against the Russian company Lukoil, according to Agerpres, quoting Reuters. Lukoil owns the largest oil refinery in Bulgaria and most of its storage and pipeline infrastructure. Last month, the US, UK, and France imposed sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft, Russia’s largest oil companies, due to Moscow’s conflict in Ukraine. This threatened their operations, which still extend across Europe. The American sanctions, scheduled to begin on November 21, have sparked concerns about fuel supply in Bulgaria…

The Ulyanovsk region in Russia suspends access to mobile internet until the end of the war against Ukraine, local authorities announced, according to Moscow Times. According to the regional minister of Digital Development, Oleg Yagfarov, the authorities in Ulyanovsk cannot intervene in this decision, as the measure was taken at the federal level, “to ensure national security”. The restrictions will only be lifted through a decision from Moscow. Internet access issues in the region have already been reported for over a week, notes the Ulyanovskaia Pravda publication. The regional government justified the measure through a decision taken “last week by…

Russian President Vladimir Putin was filmed with a swollen hand during a recent press conference, sparking new speculation about his health, writes the New York Post. Putin, whose right hand has been a source of rumors about his health over the years, was seen tightly gripping his hand due to what appeared to be discomfort during a public event. The images have sparked new speculation that the Kremlin leader might be struggling with a serious illness. “Something is not right with Putin’s hands,” Anton Gerașcenko, former adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, told East2West. “In addition to being…