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The special presidential envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said that, as part of the peace agreement, Ukraine could be divided into zones “similar to Berlin after World War II.” President Trump’s special representative for Ukraine, 80-year-old retired General Keith Kellogg, stated that after a ceasefire, Ukraine could be divided into zones of responsibility for allied forces, according to The Times. “British and French troops could be deployed in the west of the country, the Russian army would be in the occupied east, and there would be Ukrainian forces and a demilitarized zone between them. In other words, you can make…
The State Duma has adopted, in the second and final reading, a law that obliges banks to increase control over transactions involving metals and precious stones and to report these operations to Rosfinmonitoring (the Federal Financial Monitoring Service), RBK reports. The law will apply to both individuals and legal entities. The Ministry of Finance insisted on tightening controls, fearing the illegal export of gold across the border. All types of client operations with metals and precious stones – such as depositing or withdrawing funds from entrepreneur’s accounts worth at least 1 million rubles – will fall under the scope of…
Authorities in Moscow have suddenly increased the number of publicly funded spots in vocational schools, in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s request to solve the labor shortage in the industry by providing training for young workers. By 2025, there will be 37,000 publicly funded spots available in vocational schools in the capital city of Russia – 10,000 more than the previous year – announced the Department of Education and Science for the Capital. “For the first time, there is an official guarantee of a free spot in a medium-level vocational education institution for every 9th grade student in Moscow,”…
Russian MPs have passed a package of laws that toughen penalties for “discrediting” the army, calls for sanctions against Russia, and cooperation with undesirable international organizations to the authorities. In addition, the State Duma authorized the trial in absentia of Russians who have left the country for 20 types of crimes and expanded the criteria for designating individuals as “foreign agents”. The stated purpose of this legislative package is to “protect the sovereignty” of the country. Thus, “discrediting” the army (Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) and supporting international organizations in which Russia is not a member (Article 284.3), “for…
The leaders of five former Soviet republics in Central Asia, a region rich in natural resources, recently participated in a summit with representatives from the European Union in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Together, the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan celebrated the emergence of a “new era”, promising a “strategic partnership” based on “mutual commitment” in their relations with the European Union, writes Le Figaro. At this first summit between the European Union and the countries of Central Asia, a strategic partnership was announced between the regions, which includes cooperation for the development of transport infrastructure, resource extraction, clean energy,…
A technology team associated with Elon Musk is accused of using artificial intelligence to monitor federal employees in the US, in search of criticisms against President Donald Trump, according to Reuters.According to information obtained by Reuters from two sources familiar with the situation, members of the Trump administration have informed federal officials that the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) team, led by Elon Musk, uses AI technology to monitor internal communications in at least one federal agency. The goal is to identify messages considered hostile towards Donald Trump or the political directions promoted by him.Described as a “government efficiency” initiative,…
While peace talks are dominated by uncertainty, the stage is set for new decisive confrontations of the armies on the front line. President Volodymyr Zelensky has recently declared that Russia is preparing for new large-scale offensives on the border with the Sumi and Kharkiv regions, as reported by Kyiv Independent in a comprehensive analysis of current and future developments on the front. In an unprecedented way since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, the daily grind on the front line has taken a backseat to the front page news around the world. Instead, the efforts of American President Donald Trump…
Nobody can escape the effects of Donald Trump’s announced tariffs, least of all the average Americans. This will result in a chain of price increases for all products they use in their daily lives because they will be the ones to pay for the additional costs charged by importers. Renowned CNN journalist Richard Quest went into a store in New York and demonstrated, by randomly picking products from the shelves, how dependent the USA is on imports and how much extra money Americans will have to pay every time they go shopping. “It’s easy to think about tariffs for big…
The chief of US troops in Europe, General Christopher Cavoli, declared on Tuesday, in front of Congress, that the United States should maintain its current military presence on this continent. He warned about possible Pentagon plans to withdraw American troops from Eastern Europe. The leader of the US European Command, General Christopher Cavoli, declared before the Armed Services Committee in Congress that he “consistently recommends” maintaining the same level of troops since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014. “My advice is to maintain that posture of strength as it is now,” he said, according to Politico. His comments, echoed by…
President Donald Trump is set to impose an additional 84% tax on all imports from China on Wednesday. All goods brought in from the Asian country will be subject to a tariff of at least 104%, CNN reports. China was already scheduled to see a 34% increase in tariffs on Wednesday as part of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariff package. The Republican president has threatened to add an additional 50% if Beijing does not withdraw its 34% tariffs on American goods by Tuesday at noon. “The US’s threat to escalate tariffs is a mistake upon a mistake, exposing the US’s ‘slanderous’ nature…