Author: disinfo1
The world seems to be entering a new stage of international relations — one where the rules established after World War II are increasingly ignored, and major powers openly act according to their own strategic interests. At the center of this change are two dominant political figures: American President Donald Trump and the Kremlin leader, Vladimir Putin. Italian analyst Daniele Stracquadanio, a researcher at the University of Trento, writes in The Moscow Times that Trump’s return to the White House has accelerated a major transformation in global politics. In Moscow’s view, this development confirms a long-anticipated fact: the end of…
The State Council of Tatarstan has submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation a bill that introduces the concept of “accusatory information” and prohibits its dissemination until a final court decision comes into effect. The initiative also provides for limiting the possibility of initiating checks or verifications based on materials obtained as a result of journalistic investigations. According to the document published on the State Duma’s website, by “accusatory information” is understood data or statements “which, directly or indirectly, lead an undetermined public to conclude that a natural or legal person has committed illegal, unfair or harmful actions”…
“The big winner” of the war in Iran is Russia, while ordinary people pay the bill, declared on Tuesday the American economist Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize laureate, according to Agerpres. Also, the economist predicted price increases for food and many raw materials in the upcoming period, if the war continues. “We see Americans paying the price in terms of rising oil prices and the prices of everything they import, with effects along the entire supply chain. The United States already had a cost of living crisis, and now it is even more severe. So far, Iran has caused sharp increases…
The UK’s National Security Advisor, Jonathan Powell, participated in the negotiations between the USA and Iran and considered Tehran’s proposal regarding the nuclear program solid enough to avoid a conflict. However, just two days after the discussions, the USA and Israel attacked Iran. Jonathan Powell was present at the latest negotiations between the USA and Iran, held in Geneva, where, according to some sources, he appreciated that “progress was made”, and Iran’s offer was “surprising”. The discussions were supposed to continue with a technical round in Vienna, but this did not take place. Two days earlier, the USA and Israel…
Major malfunctions in the operation of the social network VKontakte and the service Yandex Telemost were recorded on March 17, a few days after the introduction in Moscow of the so-called “white lists” of websites. According to the platform Downdetector, users filed over 1194 complaints about the operation of VKontakte in a single day, with a peak around 18:00 (Moscow time). Most complaints came from the Altai region. On the platform Sboy.rf over 1751 complaints were recorded regarding the operation of Yandex Telemost, especially from Moscow, Saint Petersburg and the Moscow region. Previously, on March 13, after a week of…
An attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on an oil base in Labinsk, Krasnodar region, on March 16, led to the almost complete destruction of the tank park, sources from the emergency services told the independent Russian press. According to them, after the impact of four drones, a large-scale fire broke out at the site, covering an area of about 3,000 square meters. As a result of the fire, 18 of the 20 tanks — nine with gasoline and nine with diesel — as well as seven tank trucks burned down. No casualties were reported. The operation of the…
The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Joseph Kent, has resigned in protest against the war between the United States of America and Iran, accusing Israel of pressuring the initiation of the conflict. According to his statements, Iran did not pose an imminent threat, and the war would have been triggered “due to the pressures exerted by Israel and its powerful lobby in America”. “I cannot, in good conscience, support the ongoing conflict,” Kent stated in his resignation letter. In the document, Joseph Kent criticized President Donald Trump for allegedly straying from the non-interventionist principles promoted during his electoral…
Over half of Russians look back at the Soviet Union with nostalgia and consider its disappearance a major loss. A recent survey shows that many see Mikhail Gorbachev as the main culprit for the collapse of the Soviet state. 57% of Russians say they regret the dissolution of the Soviet Union and blame Gorbachev, according to a survey published on Tuesday, cited by Agerpres. The result has remained relatively stable in recent years, but it is down from 2005, when 75% of respondents said they regretted the disappearance of the USSR. Older generations, the most nostalgic Data from the survey…
Even before the assassination of the former supreme leader, in the early hours of the war against Iran, an Iranian official offered a rare glimpse into the power mechanisms in Tehran. He did not point to the supreme leader, but to a shadowy figure pulling the strings, reports The Telegraph. “He is one of the very few people who can still meet the leader and has been tasked with saving the system”, the official revealed to the British publication. This man, Ali Larijani, the head of national security, is now dead – killed in an airstrike. His death, the latest…
The first European Center for Economic Security, Technology and Resilience, an Aspen Romania initiative, was officially launched on Monday in Brussels. The event took place in the presence of Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Training, within the European Commission, notes ecestr.eu. “Starting from the premise that economic security and resilience are an integral part of the extended concept of security, the European Center for Economic Security, Technology and Resilience, based in Brussels, represents a response to the Strategy and Communication of the European Commission on economic security, being a platform for dialogue,…