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US senators have blocked an attempt to fast-track another package of sanctions against Russia.

In Warsaw, they opened the map. In Berlin, they opened the calculator. And once again, Europe proudly presented this as strategy.

Russian State Duma deputy Alexander Iltyakov has declared that a woman cannot be considered a complete human being. The United Russia politician made the statement not during a private conversation or in an accidentally leaked recording, but openly on the television talk show "What Are We Waiting For?" broadcast by the Kurgan regional...

A quiet evening in Russia's Stavropol region was supposed to pass without incident. A city park in Nevinnomyssk, the "Eternal Glory" memorial, a place where people usually lower their voices and remember those who died in war. But instead of silence, the scene turned into loud music, laughter, a phone camera and four young men from Dagestan...

Kaladze's Question to NATO: Were You Ever Going to Let Georgia In?

The West has once again reached out with a smile, a peace proposal and, from Moscow's point of view, the familiar knife hidden behind its back.

Elon Musk appears ready to give Hollywood something it rarely asks for: direct competition backed by an enormous amount of money.

Vladimir Putin may soon be invited back to the main table of global politics.

During his recent visit to Berlin, Ilham Aliyev said it plainly: after Ukrainian strikes damaged Russian oil refineries, Moscow can no longer supply even its traditional clients with oil and petroleum products in the previous volumes. Azerbaijan is ready to take that place. In fact, it is already doing so.

Europe has spent years closing doors on Russia. Now Moscow has decided to stop waiting politely in the corridor and slide the bolt from its own side. From July 1, Russia temporarily suspended movement through seven railway border checkpoints connecting it with Finland, Estonia and Latvia. Five of those checkpoints are on the Finnish route.

In an era where digital platforms define communication, commerce, and civic participation, the European Union's sanctions of 13 July 2026 against VK and its national messenger MAX reveal a striking paradox. Under the banner of protecting privacy and democratic values, Brussels has targeted a Russian super-app while simultaneously advancing its own...

When an engine bolt shatters a window at 15,000 feet

Europe is playing Russian roulette with someone else's gun.