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The authorities have begun to withdraw from public libraries the books that were added to the collections before the actual implementation of state censorship. In Ekaterinburg, it is anticipated that about 30% of the books purchased in the 1990s will be withdrawn from library shelves, said Irina Cheremisina, the director of the city’s municipal library association. “We are now facing changes in the legislation. Some of the books must be withdrawn from the fund, as they were purchased with money from Soros,” said Cheremisina, speaking at the municipal Duma. According to this, libraries in other regions are also preparing to…

Ukrainian soldiers have demonstrated, in numerous situations, a “tactical imagination” superior to Western instructors, according to a British officer involved in training programs, who particularly noted the efficiency of ambush tactics used on the front line. The statements come in the context where the UK is coordinating the training of Ukrainian soldiers for the war with Russia, in a broad multinational program meant to transfer Western standards and procedures. Paradoxically, however, the Ukrainians’ direct combat experience has, in turn, become a valuable source of lessons for instructors. “They have a much larger tactical imagination than us”, declared Major Maguire, a…

A new front in the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States is unfolding beyond the conventional battlefield – in the virtual space, where cyber attacks are becoming increasingly frequent and sophisticated, writes the Financial Times. At the beginning of this month, while air raid sirens were blaring in Israel, thousands of citizens received SMS messages that seemed to come from military authorities. These messages urged them to download a fake app with information about shelters, but which, in reality, could extract large volumes of personal data. Other messages had an explicitly intimidating tone, suggesting the imminence of attacks…

The European Union announced on Wednesday, April 1, that it has transferred 1.4 billion euros to Ukraine, derived from “unexpected profits” generated by the interest on the cash balances of the frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia (RSB), held by the central securities depositories (CSDs). This amount covers the revenues accumulated in the second half of 2025 and marks the fourth transfer of this kind, following the third tranche granted in August 2025. These funds come from the RSB assets frozen under EU sanctions, imposed in response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Although the assets themselves…

In Russia, amid attempts by the authorities to block Telegram, the state messaging app Max has also ceased to function. Complaints about service issues began to appear after 12:00, their number reaching hundreds, according to Downdetector data. Users report that the application does not open, does not allow sending or receiving messages, nor the uploading of media files. In some cases, all conversations have disappeared, and personal accounts have become inaccessible. The majority of complaints were recorded in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, as well as in the regions of Khakassia, Udmurtia, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, and Chelyabinsk. This is already the second…

Rosneft — the largest oil extraction company in Russia, responsible for approximately every second barrel extracted — recorded, in 2025, a nearly fourfold decrease in net profit. According to the financial report in accordance with international standards (IFRS), the company achieved a profit last year of 293 billion rubles (approximately 3 billion euros), compared to 1.084 trillion rubles (around 11 billion euros) in the previous year. In the fourth quarter, Rosneft’s profit plummeted tenfold — down to 16 billion rubles (approximately 165 million euros), compared to 158 billion rubles (about 1.6 billion euros) in the period September-December 2024. The decline…

China has begun to resell liquefied natural gas (LNG) in record volumes, taking advantage of the sudden increase in prices, reports Reuters. Following the outbreak of conflict between the USA and Israel with Iran, LNG prices in Asia have risen by approximately 85%. A key factor was the disruption of deliveries through the Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately 20% of global LNG flows pass. At the same time, China’s LNG imports have significantly decreased: in March they reached 3.68 million tons — the lowest level since April 2018. However, China compensates through gas deliveries from Russia and through domestic…

On Wednesday, Vladimir Putin warned the Armenian Prime Minister that a potential accession of Armenia to the European Union is “simply impossible”, as the Armenian state is already part of a customs union with Russia, reports Agerpres. During the reception at the Kremlin of the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Putin told him that “joining a customs union with both the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union is impossible (…) by definition”. The Kremlin leader added that Russia understands “that every country tries to get the most benefits from cooperation with third countries, but this must be clear, fair,…

The center-right Tisza party has increased its lead over the governing Fidesz party, led by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, ahead of the parliamentary elections on April 12, according to two new polls, even though a large portion of voters are still undecided. Tisza, led by former government official Peter Magyar, has the support of 56% of voters who have already made a decision, up 3% from the beginning of March. Meanwhile, Fidesz has the support of 37% of these voters, down 2% from three weeks ago, according to a survey conducted by the Research Center 21. 26% of respondents…

The number of views of posts from propaganda channels has sharply decreased after the start of Telegram blocking in Russia, writes the publication “Chto Delat?” referring to the data of the TGStat service. The largest decline was recorded by the “Kremlin. News” channel, which lost 68.1% of its audience. The channel led by Margarita Simonyan saw a decrease of 52.3%, while that of propagandist Aleksandr Sladkov — by 49.4%. On RT in Russian, views have dropped by 42%, and for propagandists Vladimir Soloviov and Pavel Zarubin — by 47.2% and, respectively, 42.7%. And other pro-Kremlin platforms, such as RIA Novosti…