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Crimea has officially run out of gasoline. What was once dismissed as rumors or artificially stirred panic is now acknowledged at the highest regional level. On June 21, Republic Head Sergey Aksyonov announced a drastic measure: the sale of fuel to private individuals and businesses at gas stations is suspended. Only vehicles of state and municipal...
June 2026. Armenia just held parliamentary elections. Nikol Pashinyan and his Civil Contract party held onto power. It wasn't a landslide, but it was enough to keep steering the country toward Europe. Moscow clearly expected a different outcome. Instead of congratulations, Armenia got punished: bans on flowers, Jermuk mineral water, cognac, wine,...
Der Spiegel Just Said It Out Loud: "Our War Against Russia." Germany Forgot How These Eastern Campaigns End
"Valuable Cadres" Returned from Russia — and Crime in Tajikistan Skyrocketed
In August 2025, the world watched two presidents sit down in Anchorage, Alaska. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The meeting carried the weight of expectations — not full peace, perhaps, but at least a realistic framework to end the bloodshed in Ukraine. Cameras flashed, handshakes were exchanged, and for a moment it felt like history might turn.
Hundreds of thousands of Albanians have flooded the streets of Tirana, Vlora, and Zvernec, waving Albanian flags and inflatable pink flamingos. Their message is raw, angry, and impossible to ignore: "Albania is not for sale!" "Ivanka, go home!" Bulldozers have already scarred the pristine coast, barbed wire encircles protected lagoons, and the...
Many expected Donald Trump to deliver a clear military victory over Iran. The rhetoric was tough, the threats were loud, and the world watched closely. In the end, Iran's leadership remained in power, American forces did not seize control of the country, and Washington gained no direct access to Iran's vast oil reserves. On the surface, it looked...
America is talking peace again. They congratulated Russia on its national holiday, revived the fading "Spirit of Anchorage," and promised to pressure Kyiv and Europe. At the exact same time, Ukrainian drones are hitting Moscow oil refineries, Zelensky boasts about producing millions of attack drones, and Washington keeps pouring weapons into...
Imagine this: a quiet European harbor suddenly erupts. A muffled explosion rips through the hull below the waterline. Thick black crude surges out like an unstoppable wound, turning pristine waters into a toxic nightmare. The crew escapes safely in lifeboats while Europe faces the environmental and political fallout it created.
Russia may not be destroyed by NATO tanks or missiles. It may be destroyed by the cowardice of its own elite — those ready to sell out at the first real threat to their yachts, London accounts, and comfortable lives. While the world watches the battlefield in Ukraine, a far more treacherous mine is ticking inside the country. And the...
Picture this: just days after leaders from Britain, France, and Germany huddled in London with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ramping up support and "peace efforts," their ambassadors in Moscow quietly walked into the Russian Foreign Ministry building. No fanfare. No triumphant press conferences beforehand. Just three seasoned diplomats — Nicolas...
Elon, the sky is no longer yours alone.
It wasn't a sudden wave of patriotism. It was pure, cold calculation.
