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The United States is quickly adapting its military strategies in the face of new realities on the battlefield, after having tested, for the first time, scenarios directly inspired by Ukraine’s experience in the war with Russia. According to the Defense One publication, in September 2025, the American military organized a large-scale exercise at the Eglin Air Base in Florida, as part of the “Clear Horizon” operation, where they recreated tactics similar to those used by Ukraine in the “Spider Web” operation. Drones, the new decisive weapon During the simulations, the American special forces used a wide range of drones —…
The super-yacht of Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov managed to cross the Strait of Hormuz, despite restrictions imposed on ships due to the military conflict between the USA, Israel, and Iran, reports United24media. According to The Moscow Times publication and maritime monitoring data from April 25, the 142-meter long ship “Nord” left Dubai on April 24. It passed through the strait during the night, heading towards Oman. The data shows that the yacht was not alone: two oil tankers sanctioned by the Americans, five cargo ships, and a ferry also crossed the strait during the same period. According to NBC News,…
The series of suspicious deaths among Russian businessmen continues. A former top manager of the tech giant Yandex has died under unclear circumstances while fishing. Serghei Loiter, aged 42, drowned near Volgograd while fishing on the Volga River. He held the position of Commercial Director at Yandex between 2022 and 2024, and subsequently worked at Yango. According to the Russian press, Loiter’s body was identified among the three missing fishermen reported last weekend. In the same incident, real estate entrepreneur Sergei Nazarov, whose body has not yet been found, and his driver, Igor Prohorov, who was found first, also lost…
Increasingly clear signs of internal tensions are surfacing in Iran’s negotiation team with the United States, with an ultraconservative politician set to take on a key role in the nuclear dossier negotiations, reports Fox News. According to information revealed by Iran International on April 24, 60-year-old Saeed Jalili is expected to replace the President of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a hard-line politician, following the latter’s abrupt withdrawal from discussions with the USA due to internal disputes. Jalili, a veteran conservative known for his opposition to concessions in the nuclear dossier, is considered the leader of a so-called “shadow…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated on Monday that the leaders of Iran are “humiliating” the United States in the conflict in the East. He accused Washington of not having a clear strategy. “The Iranians are clearly stronger than expected, and the Americans also lack a truly convincing strategy in negotiations”, Merz stated during a visit to a school in Marsberg, a city in his native region of Sauerland. The German official cited the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq as examples, according to Deutsche Welle. “The problem with such conflicts is always the same: it’s not enough just to get in,…
President Donald Trump is faced with three difficult options regarding the conflict with Iran, after he cancelled peace talks and rejected a last-minute offer from Tehran, according to reports in the American press. According to The Wall Street Journal, the leader at the White House could choose between escalating the conflict, using economic pressure — including by blocking the Strait of Hormuz — or accepting a deal that he does not consider favorable. In statements made on Sunday, Trump asserted that Iran’s oil infrastructure could suffer major damage in just a few days. He suggested that certain pipelines could “explode…
Vladimir Putin has appointed Igor Chaika, the son of the former Prosecutor General of Russia (2006–2020), Yuri Chaika, currently the plenipotentiary representative in the North Caucasus Federal District, as the head of Rossotrudnichestvo. Ceaika Jr., who previously served as the deputy head of the agency, became widely known to the public following the anti-corruption investigation conducted in 2015 by Alexei Navalny and the Anti-Corruption Foundation. The film “Ceaika” claimed, among other things, that the businesses of the Prosecutor General’s sons – Igor and Artiom Ceaika – might be linked to the Tsapok gang, accused of mass crimes in the Krasnodar…
The authors of Vladimir Putin’s speeches are urgently trying to “repair” the president’s image, which has been affected by the most significant drop in ratings in the last eight years, against the backdrop of internet restrictions and the blocking of Telegram. Speaking on Monday before the Council of Legislators, Putin made an unexpected appeal to senators and deputies to avoid new bans and restrictions, the number of which has significantly increased since the beginning of the war. “The legislative process must be systematic and, I would add, creative, oriented not only towards adapting to current challenges and risks — sometimes…
The deficit of Russia’s regional budgets, which last year reached a record level, will continue to rise, warned Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on Monday. The situation of the regional budgets is “complicated,” he declared during a meeting of the Legislative Council: “Last year, the deficit significantly increased — from usual levels of 200-300 billion rubles to about 1.5 trillion.” This year, according to Siluanov’s estimates, the total “gap” in the regional budgets will increase by another 400 billion rubles (approximately 4 billion euros), reaching 1.9 trillion rubles (about 19 billion euros). Under these circumstances, regions must adopt budget consolidation measures…
After the head of the Russian Investigation Committee, Aleksandr Bastrykin, ordered the verification of the works of children’s author Grigori Oster, the demand for his books suddenly increased. According to data provided to RBC publication by the RWB company (which includes Wildberries), sales of Oster’s books on the platform increased by almost 500% during the period of April 21-26, compared to the same period last year. Compared to the beginning of April, the increase was 220%. “We’re talking about thousands of copies sold this year. The most popular are the various editions of the volume ‘Harmful Advice'”, the company representatives…