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The United States Army warns that the enormous volume of information generated on the modern battlefield far exceeds human analytical capacity, hence the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems has become essential. The conclusion comes after the “Dynamic Front” exercise, recently carried out in Europe alongside NATO allies, according to Business Insider. Colonel Jeff Pickler, commander of the Second Multi-Domain Force, points out that the army has invested years in sensors and connected systems, but now faces a side effect: a data avalanche impossible to process in a timely manner by analysts. “The battlefield is full of sensors, and we…
Moscow is said to have shared its military technology with Pyongyang, including a nuclear submarine, while North Korea continues to support Russia’s war in Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently inaugurated a residential district for the families of soldiers sent to fight alongside Russian forces, as part of a propaganda campaign aimed at glorifying the troops and strengthening internal unity. North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un officially unveiled a new residential district in Pyongyang for the families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine, according to Euronews. North Korea has completed a residential district in Pyongyang for the families…
The State Duma Committee for Industry and Trade has approved the proposal to introduce a 22% VAT on imported goods sold on marketplaces, starting from 2027. The provision is included in a draft of recommendations developed following parliamentary hearings on the development of the light industry. The measure is not expected to depend on the existence of a non-taxable threshold for imports. Previously, the Minister of Industry and Trade, Anton Alihanov, supported the idea of introducing VAT for goods from abroad, although the Ministry of Finance had previously proposed a phased increase: from 5% in 2027 to 20% in 2030.…
Far from our sight, over 2000 kilometers above the Earth, a conflict is already unfolding without spectacular explosions or official declarations of war. It has no trenches, no classic fronts. However, it does have silent orbiting satellites and states sharpening their ambitions. For centuries, wars have been fought on land, at sea, or in the air. Today, the “final frontier” – outer space – is becoming a new strategic theater. And the increasingly aggressive plans of the Kremlin, in the midst of the war unleashed by Vladimir Putin against Ukraine, are unsettling Western leaders. A potential Third World War fought…
The Kremlin announced on Monday that the peace negotiations scheduled for this week in Geneva will address the “main issues” in the conflict with Ukraine, including territorial matters, reports Reuters. The Kremlin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, specified that Russia intends to put both territorial claims and other previously made requests on the table, according to the agency, quoted by News.ro. “This time, the idea is to discuss a wider range of issues. The main discussions refer to both territories and all other aspects related to the requests we have made”, Peskov stated. The discussions, in which delegations from Russia, Ukraine, and…
A European Commissioner will participate this week in the inaugural meeting of the Council for Peace, an initiative recently launched by US President Donald Trump, without the European Union joining the new structure for the moment, announced the European community bloc on Monday, according to AFP and Reuters, quoted by Agerpres. Romania and Italy will participate as observer countries, while Hungary and Bulgaria have announced that they want to become full members. The Council also includes Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan. The European…
The average total cost of credit for credit cards intended for individuals in Russia reached 50.38% in January 2026, reports Reuters, citing data from the Unified Credit Bureau (OKB). The level of over 50% is maintained for the second consecutive month and represents a record since at least 2021, the period for which statistical data is available. Compared to January 2025, the average total cost of credit increased by almost 8 percentage points, even though the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation decreased in the same interval from 21% to 15.5%. In the first half of…
Imports of Russian oil into China could increase for the third consecutive month in February, potentially exceeding the threshold of 2 million barrels per day. However, even the more active purchases by independent Chinese refineries, which are taking advantage of record discounts offered by Russia, fail to compensate for the decline in India’s imports. As a result, oil continues to accumulate at sea and in Russian warehouses, and production is gradually beginning to decrease. Data from maritime transport monitoring companies Vortexa Analytics and Kpler show that, by the end of the current month, China could import between 2.07 and 2.08…
The Russian Government is introducing an unplanned increase in railway tariffs to support the Russian Railways (RZD), which since the beginning of the war has lost 14% of its freight volume, accumulated debts of 4 trillion rubles (approximately 44 billion euros), and last year recorded its first net loss since the pandemic. Starting March 1, 2026, freight transport services on the RZD network will become 1% more expensive, according to a government provision signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The “increase coefficient”, applied to all freight shippers, is justified by the need to “finance measures to compensate for expenses related…
Second-hand electronic devices infected with malicious software, which turn the gadgets into nodes of botnet networks used for DDoS attacks, have been discovered on the Russian market. The information was reported by the publication Izvestia, citing cybersecurity companies. According to specialists, it’s not just about laptops and smartphones, but any device connected to the internet – including “smart” TVs, consoles, vacuum cleaners or intelligent coffee makers. Daniil Glushakov, an analyst at the cyber threat monitoring center of the company “Spikatel”, stated that the number of complaints from buyers of second-hand equipment has significantly increased. According to him, the malicious software…