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The confrontation between Russia and the West cannot continue indefinitely, and the country is facing several future scenarios, including the disintegration of the state or its transformation into a “besieged fortress”, believes Russian billionaire Andrei Melnichenko. The businessman, who ranks eighth in the list of the richest Russians, with an estimated fortune of 20 billion dollars, described in an article for The Economist five possible directions for Russia: the disintegration of the state, isolation and militarization following the North Korean model, returning to the periphery of the Western system, dependence on China, or the construction of a sovereign Russia. Melnicenko…
The Kremlin declared on Thursday that the intensification of Ukrainian strikes against Russia will only “prolong” the war, after US President Donald Trump suggested that these could pressure Moscow into negotiating a cessation of hostilities, reports AFP, quoted by Agerpres. “The more the regime in Kiev will hit our infrastructures, the more we will have to extend the security zone” on the front, declared to the journalists the spokesperson of the Russian presidency, Dmitri Peskov. “A new escalation could prolong the special military operation,” he added, referring to the offensive carried out by Russia in Ukraine since February 2022. “Therefore,”…
A Russian couple has been sentenced to prison by a Polish court for spying on behalf of Russia, announced the Polish Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, according to Reuters, as reported by Agerpres. The man, identified as Igor R., was convicted by a court in the city of Sosnowiec (southern Poland) for participating in a scheme to send a booby-trapped parcel through a courier service. Igor R. and his wife, Irina, were found guilty of providing the Russian secret services with information about Russian opponents living in Poland, as well as about individuals and institutions that assist them. The man received…
The Military Intelligence Service of Ukraine (GUR) asserts that Russia and China have been conducting regular reciprocal military training programs for several years, in which hundreds of soldiers from the two countries participate in training stages at the military institutions of the partner. In a response sent to the Kyiv Post publication, GUR stated that over 550 Chinese military personnel have undergone training in Russian military academies and training centers. At the same time, according to the Ukrainian service, over 180 Russian military personnel participated only in November 2025 in similar programs organized in China. Outside, he speaks of a…
Russian soldier Aleksandr Lunin, who threatened in a video message that the army might turn against the Kremlin if President Vladimir Putin does not meet with him, has been released after being detained by authorities, reports Agerpres, citing the EFE agency. According to the Verstka publication, which initially reported on his arrest, Lunin posted a video message on June 25 in which he requested a meeting with Vladimir Putin to tell him “the whole truth” about the situation in Russia and the army involved in the war in Ukraine. The message has been deleted On Thursday, Aleksandr Lunin confirmed that…
Italy has decided to expel two military attachés of the Russian Federation, accused of espionage activities, announced on Thursday the Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani. “The Italian government has decided to expel two military attachés of the Russian Federation Embassy in Italy, involved in espionage activities uncovered by the Rome Prosecutor’s Office”, Tajani conveyed in a post on platform X, according to AFP. The two diplomats, identified as Ivan Petrovich Gorbachev and Mikhail Vasilyevich Astakhov, have three days to leave Italy. The Italian Minister accused Moscow of “continuing to use hybrid warfare to attack the West and Italy,” describing these…
The first arrests in the investigation that started from the bomb attack in Monaco are appearing. The Pechersky District Court in Kiev has ordered the preventive arrest, without the right to bail, of the former officer of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Vitaliy Jikovici, accused of killing Anastasia Berezovskaia, the woman sought by Interpol for the attempted assassination of Ukrainian businessman Vadim Ermolaev. According to Ukrainian prosecutors, Berezovskaia was killed on July 3, near the village of Iurov, in the Kiev region. Vladislav Reut, presumed accomplice of Jikovici, is also being investigated in the same case, notes Mediafax. The…
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejects calls to negotiate peace with Kiev, three Kremlin-close sources told Reuters, and recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries and ports have strengthened his resolve to continue the war, at least for now. Two of the sources, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, said that, on the contrary, Putin is willing to escalate the conflict already in its fifth year. One of them, who regularly meets with the Russian president, described a “high probability” of escalation in the coming months. The comments come after US President Donald Trump stated on Monday and Tuesday that…
On Wednesday, Russia introduced a temporary ban on diesel exports, in an attempt to stabilize the domestic fuel market, which has been affected by repeated drone attacks launched by Ukraine on oil refineries. The measure will be in effect until July 31 and applies also to diesel producers. Deliveries made under already existing governmental agreements, such as the one with Mongolia, are exempted, writes Reuters. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated, during a government meeting led by Vladimir Putin, that the fuel supply situation remains difficult. “Today, the ban on diesel exports was introduced, and this measure will allow…
Russian forces are trying to counteract Ukrainian medium-range drone attacks by camouflaging military transports and installing powerful jamming systems intended to disrupt the operation of the Starlink satellite internet network, owned by Elon Musk. The development by Kiev of medium-range drones, capable of striking targets tens of kilometers behind the front line with precision and reduced costs, many of them operated through Starlink, has significantly changed the way the war in Ukraine is conducted. As part of a sustained campaign carried out this year, Ukraine has attacked supply lines, fuel depots, anti-aircraft defense installations, and command centers, disrupting the logistics…