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Donald Trump is trying once again to get closer to Kim Jong Un, resorting to a strategy he used during his first term. The American president announced the reduction of joint military exercises with South Korea and boasted about his good relationship with the North Korean leader. Donald Trump returns to one of the tactics used in his first term to restart the dialogue with Kim Jong Un: reducing military exercises between the United States and South Korea. However, this time, the gesture comes in a much more complicated context, because in the meantime, North Korea has become an even…
More and more Russians are withdrawing their money from banks due to economic problems and fears that the state could freeze or seize their savings to finance the war. Russians began to withdraw more and more money from banks starting from March, and the withdrawals continued to increase in the following months. According to the financial platform Banks.ru, approximately 300 billion rubles (3.05 billion euros) were withdrawn each month, so that by the end of July, the total amount reached approximately 24.4 billion euros. The cash request comes in a difficult period for Russia: Ukrainian drones have hit numerous refineries…
The former Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Mihailo Fedorov, has called for elections to be held despite the ongoing war with Russia. “Democracy must not be a hostage of Russia. We fight precisely because we want to be a free European state”, Fedorov said in the video message, posted on YouTube, reports Agerpres. He added that the state must find a “legal, safe, and realistic mechanism” for organizing elections despite the war. Fedorov launched a harsh criticism against the leadership of Ukraine, stating that the country is facing a “systemic governance crisis”. He accused the existence of a corrupt and change-resistant…
A 39-year-old businessman from Germany, the founder of the Donaustahl arms company, claims that there is a conspiracy by the Russian secret services to assassinate him. Stefan Thurmann said he has made his will, decided to donate his organs in case he is killed, and is currently forced to live in hiding and without a personal life, reports Agerpres. “I am in a duel for my life with the Russian military intelligence service,” declared Stefan Thumann in an interview given to RTL and Stern magazine. The interview took place in a secret location and under strict security conditions. The entrepreneur…
Bulgaria has strengthened security at Bezmer Air Base, following information suggesting that Iranian forces may have assessed potential military targets in Southeast Europe, including American objectives in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Minister of Interior, Ivan Demerdzhiev, announced on Wednesday, August 19, that the authorities have taken “all possible measures” at the airbase, in coordination with the Ministry of Defense. He stated that the level of security measures is even higher than what would have been justified by the information currently available. “We are constantly monitoring the situation and developments, and we will continue to take much broader and more intense precautionary…
The data of about 1.2 million individuals and 200,000 companies from Latvia were stolen in a massive cyber attack, Latvian authorities reported on Tuesday, according to the dpa agency. The attack was carried out last week, and data such as names and surnames, addresses, payment details, and vehicle registration numbers were stolen, stated the Latvian Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD). This country, a former Soviet republic now a member of the EU and NATO, has a population of approximately 1.9 million inhabitants. It is still unclear who is behind the cyber attack. Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs stated that the…
The American official overseeing the controversial expansion of the White House ballroom, ordered by Donald Trump, held discussions with Kremlin officials in Russia this summer, as part of a discreet diplomatic mission, according to people familiar with the situation. Rodney Mims Cook Jr., the chairman of the U.S. Fine Arts Commission, received a diplomatic passport and attended numerous briefings before participating in Vladimir Putin’s emblematic economic forum in Saint Petersburg in June, where he met with Kremlin officials and was assigned a diplomatic security team, according to sources cited by the Financial Times. A passionate admirer of Russian culture, Rodney…
The authorities in Azerbaijan have issued an international arrest warrant for the chief advisor to the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation and blogger Z, Alexei Chadaev, the presenter of the “Moscow 24” television station, Ivan Knyazev, and the political scientist and media manager Semen Uralov, reports Minval, citing the General Prosecutor’s Office of the republic. All three propagandists, according to the institution’s statements, are involved in public incitements to terrorism, to the “forceful change of the constitutional order” of Azerbaijan, to the violation of the country’s territorial integrity, and to the incitement of national hatred. The reason for…
One year after signing the Washington Declaration, the United States is consolidating its political and economic presence in the South Caucasus, while France is gradually losing the influence it has built in Armenia. At the same time, despite the closeness to Washington, Armenia maintains its economic ties with Russia, keeping the channel to Moscow open. On August 10, the United States, Azerbaijan, and Armenia adopted a joint statement on the occasion of the first anniversary of the White House summit. The three parties reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the agreements reached on August 8, 2025, including the TRIPP project, mutual…
The fuel crisis has returned in several regions of Russia, and some of those who publicly denounced the situation have ended up being sanctioned. Authorities accuse them of “participating in public actions or promoting unauthorized protests”. In Russia, the gasoline crisis no longer just means queues at filling stations and sales restrictions. For some of those who had the courage to publicly complain about the lack of fuel, the authorities have taken severe measures. In Volgograd, five residents filmed a message on July 16 addressed to the President of the Investigation Committee of Russia, Aleksandr Bastrykin, in which they complained…