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The slowdown of the economy, the decrease in demand, and high interest rates have significantly reduced the investment activity of Russian companies. In the industry, this has dropped to the lowest level in the last 16 years, says the lead researcher of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergei Tuhlo, who has been conducting economic surveys among the business community since the ’90s. According to this, only 38% of businesses estimated in April that the volume of investments is “normal”. In 2024, this indicator was at 79%. Last year, investments fell by 2.3%, and for…

Russian authorities intend to introduce strict control over foreign scientific publications related to genetic research. This is evident from a draft resolution prepared by the Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia, which details the previously adopted law on state control over the transfer abroad of genetic data of Russian citizens. According to the document, quoted by Kommersant, any publication of the results of population studies in which at least three people participated will need to be approved by a new interdepartmental commission. The committee will include representatives from the FSB, SVR, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education…

The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia has issued several warnings to analysts due to public statements about possible price increases. “Such forecasts can be perceived by market participants as an impulse for changing the prices of goods and can provoke an increase in demand from consumers”, the institution conveyed on Wednesday. According to Reuters, among those targeted is the head of the analysis department of the investment company “Rikom-Trust”, Oleg Abelev, who commented in the press about a possible increase in food prices. Similar warnings were issued also for the communication director of GIS Mining company and for the general…

The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, stated that Ukraine is preparing a “fair response” to the Russian attacks that took place despite the ceasefire regime announced by Kiev starting from May 6th. From his statements, it appears that a potential attack could take place during the Victory Day parade in Moscow, on May 9th. At the beginning of the week, Zelensky had stated that Ukrainian drones could “fly at the parade” instead of Russian military equipment, whose march through Red Square was cancelled for the first time since 2007. “Today, practically all day, almost every hour, information about attacks has…

European deputies and EU countries are facing increasing pressure ahead of key discussions on the implementation of the EU-US trade agreement. However, officials warn that the European Parliament’s requests for new guarantees might be too ambitious to secure an agreement, following crucial negotiations that will take place on Wednesday evening, according to Euronews. Faced with tight deadlines, strict requirements, and repeated tariff threats from US President Donald Trump, EU negotiators from the European Parliament and Council enter crucial EU-US trade negotiations with slim prospects of making progress. On Wednesday evening, German deputy Bernd Lange (S&D), the chairman of the influential…

The Warsaw government announces a large-scale military transformation plan, which includes the largest army in Europe and a rapid increase in the defense budget. Poland aims to become, by the end of this decade, the European state with the largest and most powerful army, alongside a significant increase in defense spending, which is expected to reach 5% of GDP. The statements were made on Wednesday by the Polish Minister of Defense, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, during a conference dedicated to European security. The official emphasized that Warsaw aims to reach a force of approximately 500,000 military personnel, of which 300,000 are professional…

Against the backdrop of the erosion of the international system established after the Second World War, countries such as Canada and Great Britain suggest that Europe must take on the role of architect of global stability. According to a Bloomberg analysis, some of the closest allies of the United States believe that the security and trade architecture, supported by the West for over seven decades, has irreparably degraded. In this context, the voice of Europe becomes essential in defining a new international order. Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, who warned from the beginning of the year about the…

The newly appointed Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has returned to Ukraine the 35 million euros and 9 kilograms of gold confiscated in March by the former government of Viktor Orban, after Hungarian authorities intercepted a shipment of goods transported from Austria to Ukraine, a move that sparked a diplomatic scandal between Budapest and Kiev. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski thanked the Hungarian authorities. “Today, a significant step was made in relations with Hungary – the funds and assets of Oschadbank that had been confiscated by the Hungarian special services in March have been returned. On that occasion, the Hungarian side…

Ukraine aims to deploy 25,000 ground robots in the units fighting on the front line against Russia, by the middle of this year. Although the Ukrainian army intends to have 30% of its troops made up of robots by the end of this year, Kiev’s ground drones are already facing a problem related to battlefield communications, reports Euromaidan Press. Ground robots are increasingly used in combat actions in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski even mentioned that Kiev’s forces have managed, for the first time, to recently capture a position held by Russians exclusively with the help of drones and ground…

Two Russian scientists involved in the production and development of hypersonic weapons have been sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison each, on charges of treason, according to Russian publications The Moscow Times and Kommersant-Siberia as reported by Militarnîi. The two researchers – physicists Valeri Zveghințev and Vladislav Galkin will serve their sentence in a maximum security prison. Physicists were accused of treason after they published a study on “gas dynamics” in a scientific publication from Iran. Valeri Zveghințev was a scientific researcher at the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ITAM), where he laid the foundations of…