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The UK’s National Security Advisor, Jonathan Powell, participated in the negotiations between the USA and Iran and considered Tehran’s proposal regarding the nuclear program solid enough to avoid a conflict. However, just two days after the discussions, the USA and Israel attacked Iran. Jonathan Powell was present at the latest negotiations between the USA and Iran, held in Geneva, where, according to some sources, he appreciated that “progress was made”, and Iran’s offer was “surprising”. The discussions were supposed to continue with a technical round in Vienna, but this did not take place. Two days earlier, the USA and Israel…

Major malfunctions in the operation of the social network VKontakte and the service Yandex Telemost were recorded on March 17, a few days after the introduction in Moscow of the so-called “white lists” of websites. According to the platform Downdetector, users filed over 1194 complaints about the operation of VKontakte in a single day, with a peak around 18:00 (Moscow time). Most complaints came from the Altai region. On the platform Sboy.rf over 1751 complaints were recorded regarding the operation of Yandex Telemost, especially from Moscow, Saint Petersburg and the Moscow region. Previously, on March 13, after a week of…

An attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on an oil base in Labinsk, Krasnodar region, on March 16, led to the almost complete destruction of the tank park, sources from the emergency services told the independent Russian press. According to them, after the impact of four drones, a large-scale fire broke out at the site, covering an area of about 3,000 square meters. As a result of the fire, 18 of the 20 tanks — nine with gasoline and nine with diesel — as well as seven tank trucks burned down. No casualties were reported. The operation of the…

The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Joseph Kent, has resigned in protest against the war between the United States of America and Iran, accusing Israel of pressuring the initiation of the conflict. According to his statements, Iran did not pose an imminent threat, and the war would have been triggered “due to the pressures exerted by Israel and its powerful lobby in America”. “I cannot, in good conscience, support the ongoing conflict,” Kent stated in his resignation letter. In the document, Joseph Kent criticized President Donald Trump for allegedly straying from the non-interventionist principles promoted during his electoral…

Over half of Russians look back at the Soviet Union with nostalgia and consider its disappearance a major loss. A recent survey shows that many see Mikhail Gorbachev as the main culprit for the collapse of the Soviet state. 57% of Russians say they regret the dissolution of the Soviet Union and blame Gorbachev, according to a survey published on Tuesday, cited by Agerpres. The result has remained relatively stable in recent years, but it is down from 2005, when 75% of respondents said they regretted the disappearance of the USSR. Older generations, the most nostalgic Data from the survey…

Even before the assassination of the former supreme leader, in the early hours of the war against Iran, an Iranian official offered a rare glimpse into the power mechanisms in Tehran. He did not point to the supreme leader, but to a shadowy figure pulling the strings, reports The Telegraph. “He is one of the very few people who can still meet the leader and has been tasked with saving the system”, the official revealed to the British publication. This man, Ali Larijani, the head of national security, is now dead – killed in an airstrike. His death, the latest…

The first European Center for Economic Security, Technology and Resilience, an Aspen Romania initiative, was officially launched on Monday in Brussels. The event took place in the presence of Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Training, within the European Commission, notes ecestr.eu. “Starting from the premise that economic security and resilience are an integral part of the extended concept of security, the European Center for Economic Security, Technology and Resilience, based in Brussels, represents a response to the Strategy and Communication of the European Commission on economic security, being a platform for dialogue,…

Cuba’s power grid suffered a total collapse on Monday, according to the country’s state energy operator, marking the most recent blackout in recent years and the first since the Trump administration effectively cut off the Cuban regime’s access to oil, reports CNN. Efforts are currently underway to restore power on the island, the state energy company reported.Nationwide power outages have occurred in Cuba in recent years. Cuban officials have blamed them on American sanctions, but critics also attribute them to the lack of investment. The Cuban network is aging and increasingly difficult to maintain, and investments are lacking. Cuba is…

Tehran has announced that the strait remains open for some states, but not for the United States and their allies, reports Al Jazeera. Tehran has announced that the strait remains open for some states, but not for the United States and their allies, reports Al Jazeera. The move immediately caused turbulence in the international energy markets, with the price of oil exceeding 100 dollars per barrel, compared to about 65 dollars before the conflict. Approximately one fifth of global oil transports pass through this strategic maritime corridor. On March 2, Ebrahim Jabari, senior advisor to the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary…

The Prime Minister of Belgium, Bart De Wever, has been harshly criticized for calling for the normalization of relations with Russia in order to restore access to cheap energy. He has been accused of playing into Russia’s hands, and any relaxation on the part of the EU towards Moscow will be perceived as a weakness by Vladimir Putin, reports The Guardian. The judgment of the Flemish nationalist leader has been questioned in Belgium and beyond its borders, after he declared on Saturday that the EU must reach an agreement with Russia. “We are losing on all fronts, we must end…