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The European Union has imposed new sanctions on 41 Russian ships, which are part of Russia’s shadow fleet, responsible for the transport of oil and military equipment, as well as the transport of stolen grain and cultural goods from Ukraine. The decision was adopted on December 18 by the Council of the European Union, as part of efforts to limit Russia’s sources of income, in the context of the war of aggression against Ukraine. This new measure adds the 41 ships to the list of those that no longer have access to European ports and are prohibited from benefiting from…

The bridge on the Odessa-Reni route, which ensures crossing over the Dniester river, was hit by a drone carrying explosives. Following the incident, traffic on the bridge was halted, and the area was isolated for situation assessment and prevention of any additional risks. The Border Police informs citizens that the activity of the Palanca-Maiaki-Udobnoe and Tudora-Starokazacie crossing points is halted. “We recommend citizens to avoid traveling in the respective area and to exercise increased caution. Also, refrain from traveling to the Odessa region (Ukraine)”, IGPF reports.

The European Union has added five more individuals and four organizations to its sanctions list. Among those sanctioned are businessmen who are directly or indirectly linked to the major state oil companies in Russia – “Rosneft” and “Lukoil”, reports DW. “They control ships that transport crude oil or petroleum products of Russian origin or exported from Russia, hiding the real origin of the oil and applying irregular and high-risk navigation practices”, states a press release from the EU Council. The organizations targeted by the new sanctions are maritime transport companies based in the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, and Russia, which…

On December 14, dozens of people protested in the Siberian city of Tomsk against Russia’s decision to ban the American children’s gaming platform Roblox, a rare demonstration of public discontent amid growing irritation among the population over this ban, Reuters reports. In wartime Russia, censorship is widespread: Moscow blocks or restricts social media platforms such as Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and YouTube, while simultaneously distributing its own version through the Russian social media and mass media network. The Russian communications oversight authority, Roskomnadzor, announced on December 3 that it had blocked Roblox because it was “full of inappropriate content that…

Poland could provide Ukraine with between six and eight MiG-29 fighter jets set to be retired from service this month, said Polish Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk in an interview with news channel TVN24, as reported by Kyiv Independent. “They could end up in a museum, they could be sold as scrap metal, or they could be sent to Ukraine and used to kill our enemies,” Tomczyk said, defending this measure. The comments come after Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz floated the idea of transferring the Soviet-made MiG-29 planes remaining in Warsaw’s possession to Kiev in exchange for Ukrainian drone…

Russian President Vladimir Putin rejects an “artificial armistice” and instead advocates for a “real peace” for Ukraine, conveyed Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday. “President Putin is open to peace, real peace, serious decisions, and what he totally rejects are the stratagems to buy time and create artificial armistices,” said Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for the Russian presidency, in his daily telephone press conference, reports EFE, according to Agerpres. At the same time, he refused to speculate whether it will be possible to reach an agreement on the US peace plan before the end of this year, as, according to…

The former leader of the Democratic Party, Vladimir Plahotniuc, has confirmed that he will testify as a witness in the case known as “kuliok” (black bag – ed.), in which the former president of the Republic of Moldova, Igor Dodon, is accused of passive corruption and accepting illegal party funding. Plahotniuc confirmed on Monday, December 15, his intention to testify while participating in a new court hearing in the bank fraud case. He also stated that he will attend all court hearings where witnesses will be heard. The hearing of Vladimir Plahotniuc, as well as his former associate Serghei Iaralov,…

The proposal for Ukraine’s territorial concessions for a peace agreement was conveyed to President Donald Trump, announces the German Chancellor. According to Friedrich Merz, this took place after a phone call he and other European leaders had with the US president on December 10. “For the most part, it’s about what territorial concessions Ukraine would be willing to accept”, Merz stated in a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, reports DW. The German Chancellor emphasized that the final answer to this question can only be provided by the President of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, and that…

At least 16 TikTok accounts, most of them operated without assumed identity, have distributed, in just a few weeks from October to November, approximately 230 clips generated with artificial intelligence.The materials presented scenes with locals in front of the television applauding North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, images of marching soldiers or snippets of everyday life in North Korea, all packaged in a propagandistic aesthetic.Many of these accounts had no previous activity history: they appeared suddenly, posted compact series of similar clips, and followed the same debut pattern as other profiles in the same network. The rhythm, synchronization, and homogeneity of…

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced that it has detained a ship from Russia’s “ghost fleet”, which was illegally transporting agricultural products from Crimea, occupied by Russia. The ship was detained in a commercial port in Odessa, according to an SBU statement. The vessel arrived under the flag of an African country to pick up a shipment of steel pipes. The ship’s owner was sanctioned by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, so he regularly changed the ship’s name and formal beneficiaries in third countries, according to the post. The SBU added that, before Russia’s large-scale invasion…