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Russians are complaining on social media that the weight of food products in stores has decreased: chocolate bars no longer weigh 100 grams, but only 73, and milk bottles contain 900 milliliters instead of a liter. Economists say that shrinking packaging is a common practice during periods of high inflation. In the case of Russia, the problem is even more disturbing: the price of products has increased, although the quantity has decreased. Blogger Nastia Sîsoeva films in the supermarket “Piatioroșka” and lists the products that have “shrunk”, but have become more expensive: “Who remembers that a chocolate used to weigh…

Russia is incapable of servicing its Arctic ports, revealing an ever-widening gap between Moscow’s ambitions and its actual capabilities, according to the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, quoted by Kyiv Post. In a statement published on Tuesday, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine conveyed that the ports on the Northern Sea Route will require dredging works of approximately 60 million cubic meters in the next five years, and similar works will be necessary in the ports of other regions of Russia. “Russia’s Arctic ambitions are hitting a basic infrastructure blockage,” the agency pointed out, emphasizing that Moscow had previously relied…

The German government responded firmly on Tuesday, January 6, to the statements of former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who suggested a hypothetical scenario involving the kidnapping of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, following the Maduro model. Berlin considers the statements unacceptable, but conveys that it sees no reason to intensify security measures following these statements, according to Kyiv Post. Everything started from a question addressed to Medvedev by the state agency TASS, which provoked him to comment on whether he could imagine a “special operation” against the leader of Germany. Dmitry Medvedev, currently the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia,…

The United States’ swift operation in Venezuela and the removal of dictator Nicolás Maduro have caused more than just a regime change in Caracas. For the Kremlin, it was a painful symbolic blow, revealing the real limits of Russia as a “great power” and directly affecting Vladimir Putin’s personal ambitions. The difference is striking: while Russia has been waging a bloody and costly war against Ukraine for years without achieving its stated objectives, Washington has shown that it can act quickly and decisively on the global stage. Journalist Eva Hartog writes in Politico that this demonstration of US power provokes…

The fugitive Veaceslav Platon, who is hiding from justice in London, has asked the court in Chisinau to be heard in the case concerning the theft of a billion, in which the oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc is implicated. He requests that the hearing take place in a video conference format. The fact that Veaceslav Platon wants to testify in Vladimir Plahotniuc’s case was announced by the judges during the session on January 6, but they did not specify on whose behalf he wants to be heard: the defense or the prosecution. The officials of the General Prosecutor’s Office (PG) did not…

Ukrainian forces have downed a rare Russian reconnaissance drone, ZALA Z-20, using an interceptor developed by General Cherry company, reports Kyiv Post. According to the Telegram channel of the partisan detachment “Hnyla Chereshnya” (Rotten Cherry) from Melitopol, which also published a video recording, the drone was destroyed by a crew from the Separate 55 Artillery Brigade, Zaporizhzhia Sich. It was reported that a ZALA Z-20 drone is valued at approximately $200,000 and is equipped with artificial intelligence. According to the Manufacturers in the Rear website, the interceptor drone developed by General Cherry costs nearly 48,000 hryvnias (about $1,100). It has…

The Lithuanian authorities, in their preparations for creating a line of defense in the Baltic region along the borders with Russia and Belarus, are installing on the border bridges “engineering structures for fixing explosives”. This was reported by LRT, referring to the Lithuanian army. “Bridges and roads are chosen taking into account the location of natural obstacles and their strategic importance for Lithuania’s defense system,” explained the representative of the military authorities. In the event of an armed conflict with Russia, the bridges near the border would be easier to destroy, which would help block the movement of enemy military…

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, insisted on Tuesday that Ukraine’s accession to the European Union is a key component of the country’s future security guarantees, after having discussions with European leaders about peace negotiations, reports Euronews. Her statements come after serious accusations from Russia that Ukrainians attacked Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Novgorod region with drones. Following a conversation with the leaders of Germany, France, and Poland, Ursula von der Leyen wrote in a post on X that Ukraine’s accession to the 27-member bloc represents a “key security guarantee” in itself. “The prosperity of a…

The war of Russia against Ukraine could end in 2026, as for the first time the size of the Russian army has ceased to grow, declared the Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski in an interview given to Fox News. According to him, in the previous years, Russia has mobilized approximately 43,000 people per month through the contractual service, but in 2025 the situation changed. For the first time, the number of recruits in the Russian army equaled the number of losses, which led to the cessation of the growth of the total size of the forces. “This year, for the first…

Images of young and attractive women, artificially created with the help of artificial intelligence, have been circulating on TikTok, intended to support the idea of the “Polexit” – Poland’s withdrawal from the European Union. Although the account that broadcasted these materials has been deleted, experts warn that the phenomenon of online disinformation continues and could escalate, writes Euronews. Recently, AI-generated video clips have appeared on social networks in Poland, depicting seemingly real young women expressing support for “Polexit” and far-right ideas. The content was published by the TikTok profile “Prawilne Polki”, mainly targeting users between 15 and 25 years old.…