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The American company Palantir Technologies has been collaborating with Ukraine since the summer of 2022, and its artificial intelligence-based technologies are being used in an increasing number of components of modern warfare – from the analysis of aerial attacks and target recognition to the planning of long-range strikes against Russia, writes focus.ua. The company’s executive director, Alex Karp, has repeatedly stated that artificial intelligence is the “new nuclear weapon” of the 21st century. In this context, the question arises whether the technologies developed by Palantir can become a strategic advantage for Ukraine, capable of changing the course of the war…
Slovakia — one of the last significant clients of “Gazprom” in the European Union — is ready to conclude a long-term contract with Azerbaijan for the purchase of natural gas, stated the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment of Slovakia, Tomáš Taraba. “We are discussing the conclusion of a long-term contract with Azerbaijan, for a period of at least 10 years. Slovakia wants to diversify its energy supply, and Azerbaijan is a very reliable partner for us,” said Taraba. According to him, the main issue is the transportation of resources from the Caucasus to Central Europe, but currently the…
The Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Mihailo Fedorov, announced on Monday the completion of the work for the creation of Ukraine’s first aerial bomb, after 17 months of efforts that led to the creation of a device that will soon begin to be used in real combat situations. \”Its development took 17 months. The projectile weighs 250 kilograms\”, wrote Minister Fedorov on his X platform account, where he emphasized that this type of bomb has \”a unique design, specially created for the realities of modern warfare\”. The result of the work of the Brave1 defense cluster members, this bomb is a…
The peace talks mediated by the United States to end Russia’s war against Ukraine are currently suspended, but Moscow hopes the process will be resumed, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday. The statement marks a change in tone in Moscow’s rhetoric, after the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, stated on April 18 that negotiations with Ukraine are not a priority for Russia, notes Kyiv Independent. “We expect that (the peace process) will eventually be resumed. And we expect our American counterparts to continue their mediation efforts and promote peace in this regard”, said Peskov. The latest trilateral discussions between…
Following the Ukrainian air strikes on Moscow, Kremlin propagandist Margarita Simonian admitted live on Russian television that her children have been sleeping in the hallway and in the closet for over a month. For Russian propaganda, this represents a dramatic shift in rhetoric: the war, presented for years as being distant and controllable, has now entered the life of the Moscow elite. Simonian spoke about this during Vladimir Soloviov’s show, on Russia 1 TV station: “The drones are flying. It’s unpleasant, scary. My children have been sleeping in the hallway and in the closet for a month. Ukraine is eagerly…
Several companies from China have held discussions about possible arms sales to Iran, in a plan that would involve sending military equipment through third countries, in an attempt to hide the origin of the deliveries, according to American officials, writes The New York Times. Washington claims to have obtained intelligence information indicating that representatives of Chinese companies and Iranian officials have discussed arms transfers. However, it is not clear whether such deliveries have been made, in what volume, and to what extent the authorities in Beijing would have approved these agreements. The revelations are likely to increase pressure on President…
The number of prisoners in Russia has decreased by over 180,000 in the last five years, and one of the main reasons is the sending of convicts to the Ukrainian front, according to the head of the Russian penitentiary administration. Russia, which has one of the largest prison systems in the world, inherited from the era of Soviet labor camps, has nonetheless recorded a steady decline in the number of prisoners over the last two decades. In the last four years of war, the Russian authorities have offered prisoners the opportunity to sign contracts with the army to fight in…
A survey published by a Russian organization conducting sociological research shows that one in five Russians already believes that mass protests could occur due to the decline in living standards, and the number of people dissatisfied with politics is also on the rise. According to the survey, 20% of Russians believe that large-scale protests against the decline in living standards could occur in their locality, an increase of 6 percentage points compared to December 2024. At the same time, 16% of those surveyed say they would be willing to participate in such protests. According to the survey, the possibility of…
The story of Dmitri Senin, a former high-ranking officer in the Russian secret services, seems to be torn from a spy thriller with macabre undertones. Accused of desertion and corruption by the system he served for 18 years, Senin revealed for the first time how he managed to cross the Russian border in 2022, resorting to an escape method as ingenious as it is repulsive: he hid in the decaying carcass of a cow. Dmitri Senin does not consider himself a traitor or a defector in the classic sense of the term. In his view, he is the victim of…
A tense incident overshadowed the state visit of American President Donald Trump to China, after Secret Service agents engaged in a harsh exchange of words with Chinese officials at the entrance to a famous temple in Beijing. The reason for the dispute: one of the American agents was armed and was not allowed to enter the historic complex. The delicate moment occurred on the first full day of official meetings between Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The two discussed sensitive topics such as trade relations between Washington and Beijing, tensions over Taiwan, and the conflict in Iran. After…