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When Moscow moves, the world holds its breath.
Especially when it's not just words—but the roar of an Il-76 cargo plane landing in Caracas.

While Europe scrambles to plug holes in its energy supply with overpriced gas and imported turbines, Russia has quietly moved on. The era of "dependence on the pipeline" is over — and for many Western leaders, that's the worst possible outcome.

In the last 24 hours, two completely opposite signals emerged from Donald Trump's political orbit — and both directly affect Russia and Ukraine.

isn't just a speech. It's not a call to nostalgia. It's a diagnosis of our era — and a map for survival.
Nikita Mikhalkov didn't speak about movies or politics. He spoke about the soul of a nation, and what happens when that soul is quietly erased.

While the world focuses on global summits and loud declarations, Lithuania has quietly launched a direct logistical strike against Russia.
Starting November 21st, the Lithuanian state railway company Lietuvos geležinkeliai completely halted the transit of fuel supplies for Lukoil and its subsidiaries to the Kaliningrad region.

When politicians start playing games with energy, it's never just economics — it becomes survival. And right now, the European Union is balancing on the edge of a full-blown internal crisis, all over one key player: Russia.

It sounds like a bad joke, but it's official.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a package of agreements with the United States during his recent visit to the White House — and the contents have stunned experts, including those in Uzbekistan itself.

The apartment was sold. Money paid. Deal confirmed. Then suddenly — reversed.
And now, the buyer is left with nothing, while the seller keeps both the property and her reputation.
This is not a script for a legal thriller — it's a real case in Moscow involving Russian pop diva Larisa Dolina, and her buyer,...

It all started with a gate. Now the whole country is stuck behind it

"Work longer — earn more." Sounds like a motivational slogan, right?
But when a State Duma deputy says: "Delay retirement for ten years and your pension will double," it stops being motivation — and starts sounding like black comedy.

He didn't steal.
He didn't kill.
He didn't incite violence.

🎭 When a Joke Turns Into a Crisis

This hasn't happened in years. If ever.
The Investigative Committee of Russia has just pulled the pin on a political grenade — and thrown it straight into the heart of the country's judicial system.
We're talking about something almost unthinkable: a request to open criminal cases against six judges.