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The former head of the European Union’s diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, was detained on Tuesday in Belgium, in an investigation related to a possible fraud with European funds, according to a source quoted by AFP. Mogherini currently leads the College of Europe in Bruges, and the investigation is looking into how European money was used for a young diplomats training program. Two other people, including a senior official of the European Commission, were arrested in Brussels in the same case. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) announced that it had carried out searches at the College of Europe in Bruges, at…

A surprise meeting is taking place today, November 28, in Moscow, where the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, is set to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin. The visit comes in the context of escalating tensions in Ukraine, generated by the peace plan promoted by Donald Trump. According to reports, Orbán’s decision breaks the existing stance among European leaders, who insist on intensifying pressure on Russia through new sanctions and the diplomatic isolation of Moscow. At the same time, European officials are trying to influence the Trump administration to negotiate a peace agreement that guarantees Ukraine’s sovereignty. The mentioned peace…

President Maia Sandu has revoked the citizenship of the Republic of Moldova for five men born in the Transnistrian region and enlisted in the Operational Group of Russian Troops (GOTR). The head of state signed a decree to this effect on November 27. According to the documents, citizenship was revoked for Oleg Boț, Vladimir Coblai, Pavel Morozov, Vladimir Osipenco, Maxim Vasilatii. The decrees come into effect on the date of signing. The spokesperson for the Presidency, Igor Zaharov, stated that the measure was applied because the targeted individuals are enlisted in Russian troops illegally stationed in the Transnistrian region. Also,…

Several Republican congressmen have harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s administration for the way it has handled the recent peace plan proposed for Ukraine, which they say favors Russia more, in a radical shift in position of a party that has closely adhered to almost all of Trump’s initiatives, according to a comment by Reuters news agency. Ukraine supporters express fears that the 28-point framework plan to end the war in Ukraine, made public for the first time last week, will lead to pressure from the Trump administration on Kiev to sign a peace agreement that suits Moscow. “This so-called ‘peace…

The Federal Fiscal Service of Russia has calculated record contributions from businesses and citizens since the beginning of the large-scale war in Ukraine. According to data cited by the publication Izvestia, as a result of checks carried out in the first nine months of the year, tax debts and penalties reached 443 billion rubles. The fiscal institution conducted around 45,000 checks between January and September. Izvestia writes that, although the number remained almost unchanged compared to last year, the additional payments calculated increased by almost half. At the same time, the number of complaints against individuals doubled, and penalties for…

Russian businesses faced a sharp increase in arrears in public procurement contracts in 2025. According to the Federal Antimonopoly Service data, since the beginning of the year, 1,173 cases have been initiated for non-payment of obligations, which is 20% more than last year, writes The Moscow Times. Complaints from small businesses have increased 2.5 times: if last year 200 complaints were filed, targeting overdue payments of 1.5 billion rubles in public procurement contracts, since the beginning of this year, 482 cases have already been reported, totaling 3.6 billion rubles. “Often, there is simply no payment capacity: the economy is stagnating,…

The Bosnian authorities have blocked the landing of the military plane transporting Peter Szijjarto, the Hungarian Foreign Minister, to the Republic of Srpska, the Serbian entity in Bosnia. The reason invoked by the Bosnian Defense Minister Zukan Helez was the support given by Budapest to the former Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, actions which, according to him, undermined the country’s sovereignty. Helez explained on Facebook that Hungary “did not provide any clear explanation about the arrival of Peter Szijjarto, who was on board a military plane.” He added that Szijjarto, along with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, supported Milorad Dodik…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania has opened for public debate an emergency ordinance project that allows the Romanian Government to establish an extended surveillance mechanism over Lukoil’s assets, affected by the sanctions imposed by the USA. According to the project, extended surveillance stipulates that, in the case of unilateral sanctions adopted by other states, which are not mandatory for Romania, but which produce effects on Romanian territory, the Romanian Government can adopt, ex officio, with the approval of the Supreme Defense Council of the Country, a Government decision, by which: a) it acknowledges the significant economic impact of…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has handed another protest note to the agreed ambassador of the Russian Federation in Chisinau, Oleg Ozerov, in connection with the incident on November 25, when six drones illegally flew over the airspace of the Republic of Moldova. On the steps at the entrance to the MFA, the drone with the inscription “Z”, the symbol of Russian military aggression, which fell on the roof of the house in Cuhureștii de Jos, Florești, was displayed. Oleg Ozerov, who was summoned on November 26 to the MFA headquarters for the second time in the last week,…

Poland is closing the last Russian Consulate in the country, located in Gdansk, and accuses the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service of recent acts of sabotage on a railway line to Ukraine. The Kremlin rejects the allegations and criticizes Warsaw’s decision. The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, announced that Moscow will respond in kind and will reduce Poland’s diplomatic presence in Russia. “The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service regularly recruits saboteurs under false flags to do its dirty work. This time it was not a simple act of sabotage, as in the past, but an act of state terrorism,…