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At the State University of Moscow, the formation of a closed center, which was established for the director of the University’s Artificial Intelligence Institute, Katerina Tikhonova, daughter of Vladimir Putin, has been completed. Now, Tihonova controls the most modern part of education, research, and development of artificial intelligence in Russia. A unified ecosystem of this project, which includes a research center, an institute, a faculty, and the supercomputer “MGU-270”, has been created on the Vorobiov Hills, according to The Moscow Times. The launch of the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence was announced on April 21, 2026. The faculty is led by…

NATO is considering ending its recent practice of organizing annual summits, sources told Reuters on Monday, a move that could avoid a potentially tense interaction with Donald Trump in his last year of office, reports Agerpres. The Trump administration has criticized European allies in the alliance for not allocating enough defense funds and, more recently, for not providing additional support to US military operations against Iran. The frequency of NATO summits has varied over its 77 years of existence, but the leaders of the member countries have met every summer starting from 2021 and will do the same this year,…

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia has prepared amendments to the law on restricting the acquisition of real estate, which will prohibit citizens from Russia and Belarus without the right of permanent residence from purchasing properties within the country’s territory. According to ERR, the purpose of the initiative is to limit the possibility that hostile states or persons controlled by them could use real estate properties for espionage, sabotage, or influence activities against Estonia. The prohibition will also target companies registered in Russia and Belarus, as well as legal entities where citizens of these countries are the real beneficiaries.…

Russia’s military expenditures reached 190 billion dollars in 2025, according to SIPRI estimates. Compared to 2024, the military budget increased by 5.9%, and compared to the period before the war — by 96%, reaching the highest level since the last years of the Soviet Union, when defense spending was between 218 and 245 billion dollars annually (1987–1990). On average, Russia’s war machine consumed 15.8 billion dollars per month, 3.65 billion per week, 520 million per day, and almost 22 million per hour, according to SIPRI calculations. For the first time in the modern history of the country, approximately 20% of…

The United States is quickly adapting its military strategies in the face of new realities on the battlefield, after having tested, for the first time, scenarios directly inspired by Ukraine’s experience in the war with Russia. According to the Defense One publication, in September 2025, the American military organized a large-scale exercise at the Eglin Air Base in Florida, as part of the “Clear Horizon” operation, where they recreated tactics similar to those used by Ukraine in the “Spider Web” operation. Drones, the new decisive weapon During the simulations, the American special forces used a wide range of drones —…

The super-yacht of Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov managed to cross the Strait of Hormuz, despite restrictions imposed on ships due to the military conflict between the USA, Israel, and Iran, reports United24media. According to The Moscow Times publication and maritime monitoring data from April 25, the 142-meter long ship “Nord” left Dubai on April 24. It passed through the strait during the night, heading towards Oman. The data shows that the yacht was not alone: two oil tankers sanctioned by the Americans, five cargo ships, and a ferry also crossed the strait during the same period. According to NBC News,…

The series of suspicious deaths among Russian businessmen continues. A former top manager of the tech giant Yandex has died under unclear circumstances while fishing. Serghei Loiter, aged 42, drowned near Volgograd while fishing on the Volga River. He held the position of Commercial Director at Yandex between 2022 and 2024, and subsequently worked at Yango. According to the Russian press, Loiter’s body was identified among the three missing fishermen reported last weekend. In the same incident, real estate entrepreneur Sergei Nazarov, whose body has not yet been found, and his driver, Igor Prohorov, who was found first, also lost…

Increasingly clear signs of internal tensions are surfacing in Iran’s negotiation team with the United States, with an ultraconservative politician set to take on a key role in the nuclear dossier negotiations, reports Fox News. According to information revealed by Iran International on April 24, 60-year-old Saeed Jalili is expected to replace the President of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a hard-line politician, following the latter’s abrupt withdrawal from discussions with the USA due to internal disputes. Jalili, a veteran conservative known for his opposition to concessions in the nuclear dossier, is considered the leader of a so-called “shadow…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated on Monday that the leaders of Iran are “humiliating” the United States in the conflict in the East. He accused Washington of not having a clear strategy. “The Iranians are clearly stronger than expected, and the Americans also lack a truly convincing strategy in negotiations”, Merz stated during a visit to a school in Marsberg, a city in his native region of Sauerland. The German official cited the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq as examples, according to Deutsche Welle. “The problem with such conflicts is always the same: it’s not enough just to get in,…

President Donald Trump is faced with three difficult options regarding the conflict with Iran, after he cancelled peace talks and rejected a last-minute offer from Tehran, according to reports in the American press. According to The Wall Street Journal, the leader at the White House could choose between escalating the conflict, using economic pressure — including by blocking the Strait of Hormuz — or accepting a deal that he does not consider favorable. In statements made on Sunday, Trump asserted that Iran’s oil infrastructure could suffer major damage in just a few days. He suggested that certain pipelines could “explode…