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Ukraine will sign the 20-point peace agreement regarding the resolution of the Russo-Ukrainian war with the United States, while Washington is set to sign a separate document with Russia, stated Foreign Minister Andrii Sibiha, in an interview granted to the European Pravda publication. The 20-point framework agreement, currently at the center of negotiations, is bilateral, the Ukrainian official announced. “If we strictly talk about this 20-point framework, it is a bilateral document, which will be signed by the United States and Ukraine. The USA will sign the document with Russia,” the minister declared. He emphasized that discussions are currently underway…
The former head of Austrian diplomacy, Karin Kneissl, currently residing in Russia, risks losing her Austrian citizenship. The parliamentary party NEOS has initiated the procedure for citizenship withdrawal, accusing her of seriously damaging the country’s image, writes Kronen Zeitung. At the center of the scandal are the recent statements of the former minister, who compared Austrians to “hyenas”, stating that she does not miss Austria, but France – “there people were people, here they are hyenas”. NEOS deputy Yannick Shetty stated that his party is preparing a dossier with all actions considered harmful to Austria’s reputation, which is to be…
Citizens of Bangladesh who were hoping to secure a civilian job in Russia have ended up, in fact, on the front lines of the war against Ukraine. According to an investigation conducted by the Associated Press, dozens, perhaps even hundreds of Bangladeshis were recruited under false pretenses, promised well-paid civilian jobs, but ended up in the Russian army. One of them, Maksudur Rahman, tells that a recruiter promised him a caretaker job in Russia, with a salary of $1,500 per month and the chance to obtain a residence permit. A few weeks after arriving in Moscow, he was sent directly…
The official data on inflation in Russia — 5.6% for the year 2025 — is in stark contradiction with the perception of the population. According to a survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation (ФОМ), the inflation felt by citizens was 14.5%, almost three times higher than that reported by the authorities. In the first weeks of 2026, official inflation accelerated due to an increase in VAT and some tariffs, reaching 6.3% annually on January 12 and 6.5% on January 19, according to the Ministry of Economic Development. It was precisely during this period (January 12-21) that the FOM survey…
The former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said that “a week is a very long time in politics”. The recent days, however, suggest that his statement was, if not wrong, then at least too modest. In just one week, the statements of the American President Donald Trump about the possible “ownership” of Greenland, Europe’s weakness, and criticism of NATO contributions in Afghanistan have revealed a reality that is becoming increasingly clear to Western allies: the old international order has ended — and its return seems unlikely. The list of controversial moments was completed by the proposal of a “Council…
The consequences of the surprise decision to remove and investigate the second man in the military decision chain in Beijing for espionage and corruption seem to be catching up with Xi Jinping. General Zhang Youxia was arrested last weekend, accused of transmitting nuclear secrets to the US and committing acts intended to undermine the authority of the president, despite old personal and family ties with the latter. Along with Zhang Youxia, the vice president of the Central Military Commission (CMC), General Liu Zhenli, head of the Joint Staff Department, was also arrested. After these events, social networks, especially X (formerly…
The European Central Bank should prepare in advance for a crisis scenario in the event of a military threat from Russia, said Gediminas Šimkus, a member of the ECB’s Governing Council and governor of the Central Bank of Lithuania, in an interview with Reuters, according to The Moscow Times. He stated that inflation in the euro area is currently at target level, the economy has adapted to high volatility, and interest rates are almost neutral. However, geopolitical risks, mainly related to Russia, could quickly disrupt this balance. “We have neighbors in the east, and the risk from there is different…
The Trump Administration expects a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine to be concluded by May 15th this year, claims Ukrainian deputy Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of the European Solidarity party, citing sources from within the negotiations. Otherwise, Washington is expected to completely withdraw from the mediation process. “If we don’t reach an agreement, they will withdraw from the negotiation process and completely abandon this issue,” Goncharenko stated, quoted by Nasha Niva. According to the Ukrainian deputy, the reason for setting this deadline is related to the US Congress elections, scheduled for November 3rd. If Donald Trump were to enter…
The banking system in Russia faced the strongest increase in overdue mortgage debts in decades in 2025. According to RBC, which cites data from the “Scoring Bureau”, by the end of the year, Russian citizens had accumulated arrears in the payment of mortgage loans and interest amounting to 276 billion rubles (approx. 2.7 billion euros). Over the year, the amount of arrears increased by 115.2 billion rubles — an increase of 76.6%. RBC emphasizes that such an increase — over 50% per year — was only recorded in the mid-2000s, when the mortgage credit system was just beginning in Russia.…
The structural imbalances accumulated in the Russian economy over the four years of military aggression raise serious questions about the possibility of achieving the goal set by Vladimir Putin to resume economic growth in 2026. According to a Reuters analysis, the engines of growth are exhausted, and the state’s resources are virtually depleted. The stability displayed in the years 2023–2024 was based on massive budget injections and significant revenues from the export of energy resources. However, in 2025 this resilience diminished: the economy is stagnating, and high interest rates and a high level of indebtedness severely affect the profitability of…