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Europe is forced to rethink its strategic role and strengthen its military autonomy in the face of an American administration perceived as increasingly authoritarian and less attached to liberal democratic values, according to a report by the MSC, analyzed by The Guardian. Europe has come to the painful conclusion that it must be more proactive and militarily independent from an authoritarian US administration that no longer shares a commitment to liberal democratic norms and values, states a report prepared ahead of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), which begins on Friday, according to the prestigious publication, cited by News.ro. The document…
The Baku Court has pronounced severe sentences for the separatist leaders from Nagorno-Karabakh, including life imprisonment for five of them, following a trial that began in 2025, according to Reuters. On February 5, 2026, the Military Court in Baku handed down prison sentences for several former officials from the former administration of the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the last enclave predominantly inhabited by ethnic Armenians on the internationally recognized territory of Azerbaijan. The trial began in January 2025, after the region was recaptured by Azerbaijani forces in 2023. Those sentenced to life imprisonment are: Arayik Harutyunyan – former president of…
Russian forces are attempting to lure Ukrainian citizens with sums of money to register Starlink terminals, after the Ukrainian government and entrepreneur Elon Musk’s company SpaceX took measures to block Russian troops’ access to the high-speed satellite internet needed on the front. According to Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, the new advisor to the Ukrainian Minister of Defense on technology issues, the Russian army is trying to recruit Ukrainians into an illicit scheme aimed at gaining access to the Starlink terminals that have been blocked for several days for Russian troops, reports Euromaidan Press. SpaceX has suspended services to its satellite internet…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claims that Moscow agreed with the US proposal on Ukraine at the Anchorage summit last year, but that since then the Trump administration has changed course, imposing new sanctions and acting to restrict Russia’s energy exports, reports the Ukrainian press and international news agencies. In an interview given to the BRICS television station, Lavrov stated that the United States is showing signs that it is not willing to carry out the plan discussed during the meeting in Alaska between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American President Donald Trump. “They tell us that we need to…
In at least four regions of the Russian Federation — Samara, Rostov, Chelyabinsk, and Orenburg — the value of the tax levied through the patent-based taxation system (PSN) has sharply increased since the beginning of the year. According to data from the Federal Tax Service of Russia, this tax regime is used by about half of individual entrepreneurs. As the publication Vedomosti writes, authorities have raised the cost of patents in these regions up to 12 times, against the backdrop of a huge cumulative deficit of regional budgets, which at the end of 2025 exceeded 1.5 trillion rubles (approximately 16.5…
The Russian secret services have announced the arrest of two citizens of the Russian Federation, suspected of plotting the assassination attempt on GRU General Vladimir Aleksiev. The surprise came when it was revealed that one of the suspects was actually working within the FSB. The incident took place on the morning of February 6, inside the building where Alekseev lived, right on the staircase, next to the elevator. The attacker left the scene without difficulty, while neighbors pointed out that, inexplicably, the surveillance cameras in the area had not been working for a week. Another hypothesis being circulated is that…
Almost 100,000 Russian children are homeschooled, according to data from the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. According to statistics cited by RBK, in 2025, 14,300 students were transferred to this form of education, representing an increase of 16.8% compared to the previous year. In total, about 18 million children attend schools in Russia, and the proportion of those educated in a home format is, according to official data, just over 0.5%. However, the statistics do not reflect all students who study at home because the Russian Ministry of Education only takes into account those assigned to schools for…
Russia is gradually losing one of the largest and most traditional customers of its defense industry in Asia. Vietnam, which for decades has relied almost exclusively on Soviet and Russian weaponry, is accelerating its shift towards Western suppliers, in a clear effort to diversify its military acquisitions. A strong signal of this shift is the negotiations conducted by Hanoi with France for the acquisition of Rafale fighter jets, according to analysts from the defense consultancy firm Defense Express. If the deal materializes, it would mark a significant break from the historical dependence on Russian military technology. Currently, the air forces…
Starting from 2026, Ukraine will open ten arms export centers throughout Europe, including in the Baltic states and the northern part of the continent, announced President Volodimir Zelenski on February 8. The decision marks a major policy shift in the context of a prolonged war with Russia and reflects Kiev’s ambition to internationalize its defense industry. At the same time, the Ukrainian leader confirmed that the production of Ukrainian drones will soon begin in Germany. According to Zelenski, the first units will come off the production line in mid-February, and he himself will receive the first specimen. “It’s a fully…
Russia is taking concrete steps to integrate the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant into its energy system, attempting to legitimize control over the occupied facility. An analysis by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) shows that Moscow is creating the necessary framework for resuming energy production and connecting the plant to the Russian electrical grid. According to experts from the ISW, Russian authorities are trying to legalize the occupation of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant through administrative and regulatory procedures. On February 3, the interim head of Roskomnadzor, Andrei Tyurin, visited the plant to discuss “key aspects related to…