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Fishing and concerns about maintaining control over national resources were among the main reasons that led to the victory of the “No” camp in the Icelandic referendum on resuming negotiations for accession to the European Union. Icelanders have rejected the resumption of negotiations with Brussels with 52.8% of the votes, while 47.2% voted in favor of them. The difference was only a few percent, but enough for the government to have to give up, at least for the moment, the plan to reopen discussions on accession, notes Politico. In the “No” camp, the atmosphere was optimistic even before the announcement…
The President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, stated that he does not believe Russia would risk launching an attack against a NATO member country, affirming for the German newspaper “Bild” that it would make “no sense” to test the Alliance’s resolve, reports Reuters. His statement comes after some Western officials warned about an increasing risk of Russian hybrid operations, including cyber attacks, against European countries, which could lead to a direct confrontation with the NATO Alliance. German officials have stated that, according to their assessments, Russia would be capable of attacking a NATO member country by 2029. “If someone has such…
After six months of war, Iran’s leadership has regrouped around a hard core of generals and clerics who have long been part of the ruling theocracy. They are prepared for a confrontation that could extend with the USA and are determined to prevent the outbreak of internal disturbances. The situation is entirely different from the initial hopes of American President Donald Trump to overthrow the Islamic Republic and his subsequent statements suggesting that “regime change” has brought to the forefront officials more willing to compromise. Iran’s new leaders show little confidence in a potential deal with Trump, having been attacked…
Russia is facing increasing pressures on the front and in the economy, and President Vladimir Putin currently has “only bad options,” says Kaupo Rosin, the Director General of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service (EFIS), in an interview given to The Telegraph. The human losses of the Russian army exceed the current recruitment rate, while Ukrainian attacks on oil infrastructure are affecting Moscow’s revenues, according to assessments by the Estonian service. Russia’s budget deficit could reach approximately 10 trillion rubles, the equivalent of about 100 billion euros. Kaupo Rosin states, in an interview given to the publication The Telegraph, that within…
The locals from Mila, a village in the Kiev region, did not know that an ammunition depot was located near their homes. They found out following a Russian attack, in which 38 people died, including the mayor. Kiev announces that it will investigate why ammunition was stored there. “Criminal negligence,” said the Ukrainian prime minister, while Zelenski also issued a warning. Around 08:10 on the 28th of August, a Russian drone struck a target in the village of Mila, 5 kilometers west of Kiev along the Kiev-Ciop highway. The attack triggered a large-scale fire, followed by the detonation of ammunition,…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Chişinău criticizes the Russian Federation’s plan to open polling stations in Transnistria for the September legislative elections in the Russian Federation, stating that this move, uncoordinated with the government of the Republic of Moldova, is “unacceptable” and constitutes a violation of the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The leader of the Transnistrian region, Vadim Krasnoselski, announced that Moscow will open polling stations in the separatist territory for the State Duma elections of the Russian Federation on September 20. In response to this, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova declared that the opening of…
A summit between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and Volodymyr Zelensky is possible only to sanction the already agreed deals, the achievement of which is an extremely complicated process, and by no means a “primitive transaction”. The statement belongs to the spokesperson of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, writes the agency TASS. “A Putin-Trump-Zelensky summit has been proposed for a long time, and you know well the position of our head of state: such a meeting is only possible to consecrate agreements. And these agreements are by no means a primitive transaction, but a very complex regulation process, composed of a…
It appears that Russia is preparing for a new escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, against the backdrop of the deadlock reached in the efforts to negotiate a cessation of the war, according to sources familiar with the discussions in Moscow, quoted by Bloomberg. It seems that the Kremlin is considering launching more intense conventional ballistic missile attacks against Kiev and the infrastructure of other Ukrainian cities. Russian officials increasingly believe that Ukrainian attacks on refineries, logistic installations, and other targets on Russian territory are possible due to NATO support. This change in attitude comes after the US-led negotiations failed…
France is trying to limit the period during which the exceptions allowing Ukraine to acquire military equipment from outside Europe apply, within the framework of the 90 billion euro loan granted by the EU. Thus, Paris ensures that as much as possible of the EU-supported funds reach the European defense industry and, possibly, the French one, according to information from Euronews. In April, the EU approved a loan of 90 billion euros intended for Ukraine, supporting Kiev’s war effort. The loan is divided into 30 billion euros for economic support and 60 billion euros for military assistance. The first installment…
A drone was found on Wednesday morning, August 26, on Kabakum beach, near Varna, Bulgaria, and the area was preventively isolated by teams from the Border Police and the Navy. The unmanned device was discovered by people on the beach and was subsequently secured for transport to the Naval Base in Varna. The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense announced that the drone did not contain explosives. A specialized team from the Navy examined the device, which is approximately two meters in length and about 1.5 meters in width, before it was removed from the beach for further checks. The Regional Directorate…