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The tensions between Ukraine and Poland over the interpretation of historical past have escalated in an unprecedented manner, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and three of his predecessors decided to return the Order of the White Eagle, the highest distinction of the Polish state. The gesture comes in response to the decision of Polish President Karol Nawrocki to withdraw this decoration from Zelenski against the backdrop of disagreements over the historical legacy of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a subject that continues to provoke disputes between the two neighboring states. Zelenski sent the decoration back to Warsaw In a message…
The authorities installed by Russia in Crimea announced on Saturday, June 21, the suspension of fuel sales to the population and business environment, amid increasing difficulties in supply caused by Ukrainian attacks on the region’s logistical infrastructure. The leader of the occupation administration in the peninsula, Sergei Aksionov, conveyed that, starting from 9.00, the fuel stations in Crimea no longer sell fuels to citizens and companies. According to this, gasoline and diesel can no longer be purchased either with cash, electronic payment, or on a ticket basis. Fuel will be distributed exclusively to state institutions and services. “All subsequent decisions…
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski has issued a direct warning to the leadership in Minsk, demanding that Belarus demonstrate it does not support Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The leader in Kiev has given a one-week deadline for the dismantling of Russian communication equipment located near the Ukrainian border, which he claims is being used to coordinate attacks on the civilian population. In his video message transmitted Saturday evening, Zelenski argued that the unofficial statements of the Belarusian authorities, according to which Minsk does not wish to get involved in the war, must be supported by concrete measures. “If you are against…
A series of violent raids carried out in the city of Penza, in the region of the same name, located 500 km from Moscow, reveals a grim reality: Russian military commissariats have moved to the phase of “forced contracts under threat”. Men picked up from the street for routine checks or trivial debts find themselves overnight soldiers in the occupied areas of Ukraine, writes the Russian publication meduza.io. A new desperate method of mobilization is wreaking havoc in the Russian Federation, and the dramatic scenes recently captured in the Penza region remind of the darkest periods in history. Under the…
In the Penza region of the Russian Federation, an attack took place on the governmental agents of military commissariats who were conducting raids on recruitable men in public places. In the town of Kuznetsk, Penza region, a veteran who lost his legs in Russia’s war against Ukraine attacked military police officers with a knife while they were checking men on the city streets. A video clip posted on social networks shows a man in a wheelchair trying to ward off military police officers, using harsh language. He pulled out a knife and tried to approach one of the officers. “What…
An investigation published by the “Dosare” Center shatters the clean technocrat image of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The inquiry reveals how his associates laundered billions of rubles and how a company covertly controlled by his family manipulated military transports intended for the Ukrainian army, in the midst of war. While the Kremlin imposes drastic laws on “patriotism” and demands total sacrifices from the Russian population, the Moscow elites continue to secure their vast fortunes through methods worthy of spy novels. The most recent investigation by journalists from the “Dossiers” Center focuses on Natalia Stenina, the sister of Russian Prime…
The Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, has stated that he approved the memorandum of understanding signed between Tehran and Washington, despite initially opposing the agreement. In a message published by the Iranian state press and quoted by the BBC, he affirmed that he gave his consent after receiving guarantees from President Masoud Pezeshkian regarding the protection of Iran’s interests and those of the “Axis of Resistance”. The statement comes shortly after US Vice President JD Vance announced that the official 60-day period in which the United States and Iran will negotiate a final agreement on the Iranian nuclear program,…
The presence of Russian warships and security in the Baltic Sea region remains a particular concern for the German navy, declared on Thursday the German Vice Admiral Axel Deertz, on the sidelines of a conference held in Kiel, in northern Germany, reports dpa. “This is an area where the security situation has noticeably worsened, where a potential adversary is quite active and behaves in an increasingly aggressive manner,” warned the German vice admiral at the Seapower Symposium in Kiel. Within this forum, senior officers from Germany, the USA, and other NATO member countries are discussing ways to protect Europe’s northern…
In Gelendjik, the commercial and leisure complex “Belîi Mîs” (“White Cape”) was inaugurated, a large-scale project with restaurants, tasting spaces, and a marina for yachts, known in the press as “Putin’s Wine Disneyland”. According to an investigation conducted by The Insider, the project is associated with several people from the close circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among these are the shareholder of Bank Rossiya, Yuri Kovalchuk, and Putin’s judo partner, Taimuraz Bolloev, who took over the beer-producing company Baltika after the seizure of the assets of the Carlsberg Group in Russia. The complex occupies an area of 42,000 square…
The federal television stations have reported on the largest drone attack on Moscow by Ukraine since the beginning of the war, but have given this event minimal airtime. The publication “Vot tak” drew attention to this aspect. “The First Channel” began its morning news with a report on the attack on a bus with children in the Bryansk region, dedicating four minutes to this subject. Afterwards, the presenter read, in about 20 seconds, the statement of Moscow’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, regarding the number of drones shot down, the attack on the Moscow refinery and on the “Sadovod” shopping center. Then,…