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Security expert Hari Bucur Marcu explains what could be the outcome of a possible meeting between Presidents Putin and Zelenski, with Trump acting as a mediator, in Budapest. Donald Trump recently announced that a meeting between him and Vladimir Putin could take place in Budapest, in about two weeks. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has expressed his willingness to host the event and ensure the necessary conditions for the participation of the Russian leader, despite international legal issues related to the arrest warrant issued in Putin’s name. The main purpose of the discussion would be to find a diplomatic solution…
The former Russian oligarch in exile, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once the richest man in Russia, who served 10 years in a Siberian prison on politically motivated charges, has stated for The Times, that the end might be near for Vladimir Putin. “Putin seems to be quite healthy. But in the last 80 years of Russia’s history, all dictators have left the scene between the ages of 70 and 80,” said Mikhail Khodorkovsky. He denied supporting Ukrainian paramilitary units and assisting in recruiting people in Russia to overthrow the government. Moreover, he believes these are an indication of the concern felt in…
The Friday evening discussion between the American and Ukrainian presidents, Donald Trump and Volodimir Zelenski, concluded several weeks of anticipation on the topic of Tomahawk missiles, intensely desired by the government in Kiev and equally feared by the Kremlin regime. Volodimir Zelenski hoped to convince Donald Trump that Ukraine should receive these long-range weapons, but the intervention of Vladimir Putin in Washington after weeks in which the Kremlin tried, through various channels, to stop the American president, led to a new freezing of discussions. Given that Putin seems to be trying to buy time again and procrastinate through “peace negotiations”…
Donald Trump suggested that the quickest way to end the war in Ukraine would be to “divide” the Donbas region, leaving most of it under Russian control. The statements were made after a tense meeting at the White House with Volodymyr Zelensky, who failed to secure the delivery of Tomahawk missiles, writes The Guardian. Trump made these statements after a tense meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, in which the Ukrainian leader failed to secure the requested Tomahawk missiles. Donald Trump suggested that the best way to end the war in Ukraine would be to “divide” the Donbas region, in a way…
In a context of continuous informational warfare, Ana Rev, the director of the Center for Strategic Communication and Disinformation Combat (CCSCD), discusses in an interview for ZdG, how the institution functions, what its mission is, and what it has achieved in two years since its establishment. — What exactly falls under the mandate of the CCSCD? Is it just an analysis and recommendation center, or does it also have operational duties, of direct intervention? — The emphasis in countering disinformation is on proactive approach, aimed at strengthening the informational resilience of institutions and society. The debunking type of counteraction is…
A criminal case has been opened in the Voronezh region regarding the embezzlement of funds during the construction of concrete fortifications on the border with Ukraine, reports “Kommersant”. This is already the fourth such case documented in the border regions. According to the publication, the case of fraud on a particularly large scale targets the company “Avira”, which had signed a contract with a structure of the Kursk Region Development Corporation for the delivery of “concrete pyramids” (anti-tank obstacles). The investigation was opened as early as spring 2024. The production of these structures was carried out by the company “Energostroikomplex”…
The decline of the Russian civil economy sector and the attacks on the most popular Chinese models have led to a drastic reduction in truck imports. In September, only 643 new trucks with a total weight of over 3.5 tons were delivered in Russia, stated the general director of Avtostat, Sergei Tselikov. He emphasized that this figure is 20 times smaller than in September of the previous year, when 12,600 units were imported. Imports have been declining since the beginning of the year. In the first three quarters of 2025, according to Avtostat, they have decreased by 92%, that is…
At least 12 regions in Russia have launched time-limited campaigns in 2025, offering increased payments for citizens who sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense. These offers are typically valid between one and a half and three months, according to the investigation conducted by the publication “Vajnîie istorii”. The largest regional payment – of 3,000,000 rubles (approximately 29,400 euros) – is granted in the Tiumen region, between October 6 and November 30. Adding the federal payment of 400,000 rubles (approximately 3,920 euros), the total amount reaches 3,400,000 rubles (about 33,300 euros). According to the military commissioner of the region, Sergey…
By December 2025, a service could be launched in Russia that will allow the state to take control over the data of all bank cards held by citizens, Anatoli Aksakov, the chairman of the State Duma Committee for the Financial Market, told Izvestia. The proposal to create such a registry was put forward as early as spring by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank. According to them, the new system should allow authorities to track the limits on the number of cards a person can hold — a measure that could come into effect by the end of…
Ukrainian Finance Minister Serghei Marcenko has asked the finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) to make available to Ukraine the immobilized Russian banking reserves, starting from the beginning of 2026, during a meeting held on October 15 in Washington, D.C. Approximately 300 billion dollars from the foreign exchange reserves of the Central Bank of Russia were blocked in 2022, following the outbreak of a large-scale invasion of Ukraine. The European Commission is currently working on a “loan for repairs” initiative, which would lend Kiev 140 billion euros from these assets. According to Marcenko, Ukraine is facing a financing…