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The British aviation has launched F-35 planes to intercept a Russian military aircraft that had come “far too close” to the UK’s main aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, in the North Polar Circle, reports The Independent. The British Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that a Russian maritime patrol aircraft “Bear F” (“Ursul F”, in NATO coding) “approached repeatedly” the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, before launching into the water “a large number” of naval tracking devices. “While operating in the Norwegian Sea, as part of Operation Firecrest, the carrier escort naval group was repeatedly approached by a…
The new president of the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia, Valentin Gaidarji, has called for dialogue and reconciliation between Comrat and Chisinau. The APG leader argues that the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia should no longer be used as a political instrument and that he wants to end the confrontations between the central authorities and those in the autonomy. During a press conference at IPN, Valentin Gaidarji announced that, in the first days of his mandate, he sent letters to the President of the Republic of Moldova, the Speaker of the Parliament, as well as ambassadors of several states and international…
Civil resilience initiatives and young military recruits are prepared in advance for the situation in which President Vladimir Putin would decide to test NATO’s determination on the northern flank. Just four months ago, Ella Adman had barely finished her high school studies and had never held a weapon in her hand. Today, the 19-year-old, who is in compulsory military service, carries an assault rifle during exercises at a military base in Gotland – a Swedish island of crucial strategic importance in the Baltic Sea. In just a few days, she is set to leave for her first official mission in…
A Russian propagandist is being pursued after allegedly deserting from the front in Ukraine. He was part of a unit deployed in the direction of Donetsk. Dialog reports that this is about the blogger Egor Guzenko, known under the pseudonym “Trinadțatîi”. He was put on the wanted list after allegedly leaving the military unit where he was stationed without permission. According to the Ukrainian journalist Denîs Kazanski, the brigade he was part of was deployed in the direction of Donetsk and participated in operations to conquer the locality of Mala Tokmacika. He claims that Guzenko refused to participate in the…
Adam Kadyrov, the 18-year-old son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, was awarded the anniversary medal “90 years of traffic police within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia”, a few months after causing a road accident that resulted in the death of a driver in the city of Grozny. The distinction was awarded on the occasion of the anniversary of the Russian traffic police, reports The Moscow Times. According to Ramzan Kadyrov, who also received the same medal, the Chechen traffic police ranks “among the top five” in the Russian Federation in terms of road safety indicators. Fatal accident in…
The American Secretary of Defense’s plan to massively cut troops in Europe was blocked at the last minute by the White House, reports WSJ. The move threatened to blow up relations with allies, while NATO is already considering cancelling the 2027 summit in Albania. Last month in Brussels, American Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, was preparing to blow up the meeting with NATO military chiefs with a downright shocking announcement, according to the Wall Street Journal. Political sources from Washington claim that he intended to announce massive cuts from the American forces deployed in Europe. The reductions would have gone…
Ukraine is playing a risky but extremely calculated card on the chessboard of war with the Russian Federation. Behind the war rhetoric and official statements, Kiev is applying a “fake it until you make it” strategy, designed not only to keep the morale of the Ukrainian population high, but also to send direct messages to two key players on the global stage: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The mystical and military signal of the 40 days At the end of June, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski announced the launch of an influence and pressure operation spanning 40 days. Beyond the military…
Right-wing extremists remain the greatest threat to German democracy, and their number has significantly increased to 58,700 last year, according to the German internal intelligence service, quoted by BBC. The matter is about an increase of more than 8,000 compared to the previous year, the agency announced in its annual report, also adding that violence from the far left is also on the rise and can be considered a warning signal for the rule of law in Germany. The German democracy is essentially under a “permanent attack” both from within and from outside, said Sinan Selen, the head of the…
The fuel crisis in Russia is beginning to affect imports as well. The cost of transporting goods from China has increased by 20% in June, and logistics specialists estimate that the price hikes will continue into July. The founder of Tradest company, Andrei Zaharcenko, asserts that the fuel shortage has become a major problem for Russian importers. “Transportation within Russia has become more expensive, and delivery times have been extended. Trucks come from China with full tanks, but for the return trip they need to refuel in Russia, where fuel is more expensive, and many gas stations limit the amount…
The financial situation of Russian companies is deteriorating, and the fuel crisis is exacerbating the problems of the economy, Sberbank Vice President Taras Skvortsov told Reuters. According to the official of the largest bank in Russia, in recent months there have been “disturbing trends” regarding the quality of the loan portfolio granted to companies. More and more companies facing difficulties in repaying loans are requesting credit restructuring, and the volume of non-performing debts is increasing, against the backdrop of high interest rates. “We see what’s happening in the fuel market. All of this, of course, affects the economic situation of…