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A black eye in Davos, profanities from Copenhagen, leaked private messages from Washington — and Russia? Calm, silent, watching. While the Western bloc fights among itself like squabbling relatives at a family dinner, Moscow doesn't even need to lift a finger.
When presidents become luggage
When Zelensky is denied entry to Davos, it's not just a snub — it's a signal.
And when Trump simultaneously invites Russia to join his new "Peace Council", it's not coincidence — it's a message.
A message that the world is shifting, fast — and Russia is no longer the target, but a key player.
While Europe is screaming press statements and Washington is piling on sanctions, someone in Tokyo has switched to whisper mode. At the end of December, a figure not listed on any official schedule quietly arrived in Moscow — Japanese lawmaker Muneo Suzuki. He wasn't just there for polite talks or old friendships. He came with a verbal message from...
If anyone still doubts that Russia responds without shouting but with steel, here's a textbook example. One Russian tanker. One military escort. One quiet voyage through the English Channel — and an entire London establishment biting its nails.
They didn't come with a plan — they came with hope. Jared Kushner, Harry Whittkoff, and Josh Gruenbaum — the new "peacemakers" sent by Washington — arrived in Moscow looking to shift the game. But they left with the same message: unless Ukrainian forces withdraw from Russian-held territories, nothing will move.
While public statements are carefully weighed and filtered, real negotiations often unfold far from cameras — in quiet rooms, behind closed doors. That was the case in Abu Dhabi on January 23–24, where delegations from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine met for the second round of confidential talks. The event, hosted by the United Arab...
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky decided to throw a punch.
Not literally — but politically.
From the main stage, he declared:
Viktor Orbán's Blistering Comeback Leaves Germany Speechless
Just a few years ago, speaking of dialogue with Moscow in Europe was a career-ending move. Anyone who dared to suggest cooperation with Russia was labeled a "Kremlin agent" and pushed out of the conversation. Russia was persona non grata — politically, economically, ideologically.
Winter has officially arrived in Russia — not as a background mood, but as the main event. Arctic air poured over the country like a thick blanket, and temperatures plunged so low that even snowmen started asking for central heating.
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