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Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski has issued a direct warning to the leadership in Minsk, demanding that Belarus demonstrate it does not support Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The leader in Kiev has given a one-week deadline for the dismantling of Russian communication equipment located near the Ukrainian border, which he claims is being used to coordinate attacks on the civilian population. In his video message transmitted Saturday evening, Zelenski argued that the unofficial statements of the Belarusian authorities, according to which Minsk does not wish to get involved in the war, must be supported by concrete measures. “If you are against…
A series of violent raids carried out in the city of Penza, in the region of the same name, located 500 km from Moscow, reveals a grim reality: Russian military commissariats have moved to the phase of “forced contracts under threat”. Men picked up from the street for routine checks or trivial debts find themselves overnight soldiers in the occupied areas of Ukraine, writes the Russian publication meduza.io. A new desperate method of mobilization is wreaking havoc in the Russian Federation, and the dramatic scenes recently captured in the Penza region remind of the darkest periods in history. Under the…
In the Penza region of the Russian Federation, an attack took place on the governmental agents of military commissariats who were conducting raids on recruitable men in public places. In the town of Kuznetsk, Penza region, a veteran who lost his legs in Russia’s war against Ukraine attacked military police officers with a knife while they were checking men on the city streets. A video clip posted on social networks shows a man in a wheelchair trying to ward off military police officers, using harsh language. He pulled out a knife and tried to approach one of the officers. “What…
An investigation published by the “Dosare” Center shatters the clean technocrat image of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The inquiry reveals how his associates laundered billions of rubles and how a company covertly controlled by his family manipulated military transports intended for the Ukrainian army, in the midst of war. While the Kremlin imposes drastic laws on “patriotism” and demands total sacrifices from the Russian population, the Moscow elites continue to secure their vast fortunes through methods worthy of spy novels. The most recent investigation by journalists from the “Dossiers” Center focuses on Natalia Stenina, the sister of Russian Prime…
The Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, has stated that he approved the memorandum of understanding signed between Tehran and Washington, despite initially opposing the agreement. In a message published by the Iranian state press and quoted by the BBC, he affirmed that he gave his consent after receiving guarantees from President Masoud Pezeshkian regarding the protection of Iran’s interests and those of the “Axis of Resistance”. The statement comes shortly after US Vice President JD Vance announced that the official 60-day period in which the United States and Iran will negotiate a final agreement on the Iranian nuclear program,…
The presence of Russian warships and security in the Baltic Sea region remains a particular concern for the German navy, declared on Thursday the German Vice Admiral Axel Deertz, on the sidelines of a conference held in Kiel, in northern Germany, reports dpa. “This is an area where the security situation has noticeably worsened, where a potential adversary is quite active and behaves in an increasingly aggressive manner,” warned the German vice admiral at the Seapower Symposium in Kiel. Within this forum, senior officers from Germany, the USA, and other NATO member countries are discussing ways to protect Europe’s northern…
In Gelendjik, the commercial and leisure complex “Belîi Mîs” (“White Cape”) was inaugurated, a large-scale project with restaurants, tasting spaces, and a marina for yachts, known in the press as “Putin’s Wine Disneyland”. According to an investigation conducted by The Insider, the project is associated with several people from the close circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among these are the shareholder of Bank Rossiya, Yuri Kovalchuk, and Putin’s judo partner, Taimuraz Bolloev, who took over the beer-producing company Baltika after the seizure of the assets of the Carlsberg Group in Russia. The complex occupies an area of 42,000 square…
The federal television stations have reported on the largest drone attack on Moscow by Ukraine since the beginning of the war, but have given this event minimal airtime. The publication “Vot tak” drew attention to this aspect. “The First Channel” began its morning news with a report on the attack on a bus with children in the Bryansk region, dedicating four minutes to this subject. Afterwards, the presenter read, in about 20 seconds, the statement of Moscow’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, regarding the number of drones shot down, the attack on the Moscow refinery and on the “Sadovod” shopping center. Then,…
The Belgian Minister of Defense, Theo Francken, has announced plans to supply F-16 fighter jets to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to a correspondent from the European Pravda in Brussels, Francken stated that Belgium has decided to offer more aircraft than initially promised. “As for Ukraine, we are intensifying our support even more. We will assist by delivering seven F-16 aircraft this year. There will be seven F-16s this year, four for spare parts and three operational ones, which will fly in Ukraine’s airspace to defend it against Russian aggression,” said the minister. Previously, Belgium had committed to providing…
The Central Bank of Russia is becoming increasingly involved in covering the federal budget deficit, offering loans to banks so they can buy Russian public debt, writes Bloomberg. According to the agency, which cites data from the Bank of Russia, until June 18, the regulator injected 4.748 trillion rubles into the banking system in the form of repo loans secured by Russian federal bonds (OFZ). The scheme works as follows: banks buy government bonds issued by the Ministry of Finance to finance the budget deficit, they subsequently deposit them at the Central Bank as collateral and receive loans. With this…