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Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron signed a letter of intent on Monday in Paris, outlining Ukraine’s plans to acquire approximately 100 Rafale fighter jets manufactured in France over the next ten years, reports Kyiv Post. The French publication Le Figaro, quoting the Élysée Palace, stated that the document establishes a long-term framework – about ten years – for potential future contracts that would allow Ukraine to acquire new French defense equipment. This includes “approximately 100 Rafale aircraft with the corresponding armament,” according to the statement. France also stated that the plan could include other systems…
A 33-year-old man from Kirov, Alexei Kuznetsov, has been sentenced to three years of forced labor in Russia for donations made to the Anti-Corruption Fund, the organization founded by opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The sentence was pronounced at the Savelovsky Court in Moscow. The prosecutors had asked for a harsher sentence, three and a half years of detention in a colony. However, the court took into account the period previously spent in pretrial detention and under house arrest, which will be deducted from the sentence. Kuznetsov will be required to transfer 15% of his income to the state during the…
Damage has been discovered on the railway leading to Ukraine. The railway malfunction in the area of the city of Żychin was discovered by the train mechanic, who managed to brake, the Polish police informed. At the time of the incident, there were two passengers and several crew members on the train, none of whom were injured as a result of the emergency braking. As the police mentioned, train traffic on the line with the damaged section was stopped, but continued on the neighboring line. The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, did not rule out the possibility that the…
A cyber attack claimed by pro-Russian hackers targeted several Danish government websites on Thursday, as well as a platform of a defense industry company, announced the Danish Civil Security Agency. According to the agency, “several Danish companies and websites are currently facing outages and operational disruptions due to DDoS attacks”. The statement specifies that the authorities are closely monitoring “the situation”, working closely with military intelligence services, reports AFP, according to Agerpres. The pro-Russian hacker group NoName057 announced on social media that it targeted websites of some Danish institutions, including the Ministry of Transport and the borger.dk platform dedicated to…
A diplomatic conflict between Moscow and the Italian press has erupted after the newspaper “Corriere della Sera” refused to publish an interview with the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, labeled by Russian officials as “outrageous censorship”. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov answered “comprehensively” all the questions submitted by Corriere della Sera, but the newspaper refused to publish the text, arguing that “Lavrov’s statements contain too many questionable assertions that need to be verified or clarified, and their publication would exceed reasonable limits”. The Ministry also specified that it proposed to publish a shortened version in the printed edition,…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday not to allow young men to leave the country, reports Agerpres, citing AFP. Merz’s request targets a recent decision by Kiev to authorize Ukrainians aged between 18 and 22 to leave the country. The effect was that a new wave of Ukrainian refugees arrived in Germany, adds the cited source. Merz and Zelensky had a phone conversation in the context of the corruption scandal shaking Ukraine. Timur Mindich, a close associate and business partner of Zelensky, fled the country after it was revealed that he had sponsored a…
The exemption obtained by Hungary from US sanctions (regarding the purchase of Russian gas) will remain in effect as long as Viktor Orban is the Prime Minister of Hungary, and Donald Trump is the President of the USA, stated on Thursday the Hungarian Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjarto, quoted by MTI, according to Agerpres. His announcement comes a few days after a White House official said that Hungary had been granted a one-year exemption from the sanctions imposed for continuing to purchase oil and gas from Russia. Peter Szijjarto, visiting the Bulgarian capital Sofia, stated that what is important is that…
Canada announced on Wednesday new sanctions targeting Russia’s drone and energy industries, as well as infrastructure it claims is used to launch cyber attacks against Ukraine. The measures, presented by Foreign Minister Anita Anand during a meeting of G7 foreign ministers held near Niagara Falls (Ontario), also target ships from Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” – vessels suspected of transporting oil with the aim of circumventing international sanctions. “Canada will continue to ensure that Russia’s actions do not go unpunished,” Anand declared in a press conference alongside Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Andriy Sybiha. Anand specified that this is the first time Canada…
President Vladimir Putin has authorized the sale of Citibank’s Russian subsidiary to local investment firm Renaissance Capital, according to a decree published on Wednesday. This decision effectively marks the completion of the American banking group Citigroup’s withdrawal from Russia. The Kremlin’s decree allows Renaissance Capital to acquire 100% of Citibank Russia’s shares from the parent company, Citigroup Netherlands B.V., without any other regulatory approvals. Citigroup first announced plans to sell its retail businesses in Russia in 2021, but decided to completely shut down operations after Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Since then, Citibank has significantly reduced its local…
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, authors of scientific publications in Russia have started to quote Vladimir Putin more frequently in their work, reports Verstka, which analyzed a large volume of texts from the academic database eLibrary. Between 2022 and 2025, Putin was mentioned in at least 26,500 scientific papers, and at least 705 publications were directly dedicated to him. The mentions appear not only in political science or sociology journals, but also in fields such as pedagogy, philology, cultural studies, and even medicine. In many cases, **quotes from Putin’s speeches, decrees, and messages are used not as…