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From the streets of Belgrade in Serbia to those of Skopje in North Macedonia, a slogan echoes throughout the Balkans: “corruption kills”, chanted by students outraged by the deaths of dozens of people in accidents believed to have been caused by corrupt systems, AFP reported on Tuesday, according to Agerpres..In Serbia, the first demonstrations erupted in November after the collapse of a concrete roof at the country’s second largest city, Novi Sad, which had just been renovated.Sixteen people, including two children, died.Soon, part of the country blamed the disaster on corruption, as the train station had just been reconstructed at…
The issue of rotation of Russian soldiers participating in the invasion of Ukraine remains one of the most sensitive, and the Ministry of Defense is analyzing it, stated Vladimir Putin, responding to a question from writer and “patriot Z” Zahar Prilepin regarding the possibility of rotation for mobilized soldiers. “The Ministry of Defense is considering this and, of course, it is a pressing issue. We haven’t forgotten about it,” said Putin, but immediately implied that mobilized soldiers should not expect a quick return home. “We will base our decisions on the realities on the front lines,” he added. According to…
Over 80% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine should continue fighting even if the United States ends all support for the country, according to a KIIS survey (International Institute of Sociology in Kiev) conducted between March 12-25, reported by Ukrainskaia Pravda. There is a clear consensus among Ukrainians that the country should continue to fight regardless of the situation – 82%. Only 8% of respondents stated that they would be more inclined to accept surrender in such circumstances, according to the survey. In all regions, there is an overwhelming majority – from 78% in the east to 83% in the west…
A photograph of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posing in front of a painting depicting the Kremlin on fire sparked strong reactions from the Kremlin. The image was published on Monday by Time magazine. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov harshly criticized the image, stating: “This probably illustrates best the level of intellectual development and inner state of the one posing for such images,” he stated, according to DPA agency, quoted by Agerpres. The painting, titled “Dream”, was created in 2022 by Georgian artist Sandro Antadze and is considered by Zelensky as a symbol of the victory he desires in the war…
The Russian-Ukrainian armistice in the Black Sea announced by the US and the suspension of strikes on energy infrastructure of the conflicting parties will only come into effect after the Western restrictions on Russian exports of cereals and fertilizers are lifted, the Kremlin warns in a statement released Tuesday night, as reported by Agerpres. The United States announced on Tuesday that it has reached separate agreements with Ukraine and Russia to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea and a limited ceasefire in which the two countries will reciprocally cease attacks on energy infrastructure elements. In the agreement reached with…
By Yevhen Mahda Speculations on the historical memory are becoming Russia’s primary weapon in the hybrid confrontation with European countries. They are directed at EU members as well as the Eastern Partnership countries. Kremlin’s New Historical Policy In December 2019, the President of Russia fired a hybrid doublet. Vladimir Putin’s words about ‘the indigenously Russian lands given to Ukraine’ and ‘Count Potocki, who invented the Ukrainians’ were the first shot. Unfortunately, no official from Kyiv shot back. Putin’s second ‘shot` had a different target: Poland’s historical memory. Polish people were accused of anti-Semitism and cooperation between the Second Polish Republic…
Four years after the formal departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union, businesses in the kingdom are once again facing the consequences of Brexit. The British government is finally implementing the post-Brexit regime at the border, where checks will be introduced for imports of plants, meat, and other animal products from the EU, for the first time since the UK’s departure from the bloc.Called the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), this regime, delayed five times, will be implemented in three stages, starting with documentation requirements for EU businesses sending animal and plant products to the UK as of…
A female teacher from Russia was placed in pre-trial detention for setting fire to a school without causing casualties, after declaring her “support for the Ukrainian army” in a video posted on the internet, announced the local Investigative Committee on Tuesday, according to AFP. https://twitter.com/TobiAyodele/status/1752376487078985781 According to Russian Telegram channels Mash and Shot, Galina S. was manipulated by “Ukrainian scammers” who also convinced her to borrow money. Russian authorities have accused her of posting a video on Sunday in which she expressed support for the Ukrainian army, after which she “set fire to a school” in Cheboksary, central Russia. “The…
Seven members of the band Bi-2, a Russian rock group that criticizes the war in Ukraine, are facing deportation from Thailand after being arrested during a tour on the island of Phuket. The musicians were detained by Thai immigration authorities last week for working without permits. The band stated that its members were moved to Bangkok, where they have been held in custody since then, according to Guardian. Bi-2 is one of the most successful Russian-language rock bands since the end of the Soviet Union and is known for their condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Igor Bortnik, the lead…
“Currently, drones equipped to transport explosives are the critical weapons holding the front line against Russia on the Ukrainian battlefield, not high-value Western military technology, reports Kyiv Post.” Images showing a thwarted attack by Russian tanks, with the support of artillery, have been released by the Ukrainian drone unit, Group Perun. In the aftermath of the assault, over a dozen Russian tanks, infantry vehicles, and armored personnel carriers were abandoned along a road and fields near the village of Novomihailivka, near Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region. Other images of the clash published by the Ukrainian military on January 27 showed…