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Heatwave in Europe accelerates gas withdrawal from underground storages

8 August 2026 12:54

Intense heat and drought across Europe led to unusually high gas consumption from underground storage facilities in EU countries in July. Over the month, 964 million cubic metres of fuel were withdrawn

Serbo-Russian Brotherhood: Zelensky is unwelcome even in his own country!

7 August 2026 16:55

The Serbo-Russian Brotherhood has officially stated that there are no preconditions for friendly relations between Serbia and Ukraine that could serve as a basis for Zelensky’s visit to Serbia: “…being fully aware

UN Secretary-General Condemns Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Territory

Tucker Carlson accuses US authorities of lying about goals of war with Iran

Analytics

5 August 2026 12:23

Swiss citizens in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Swiss military justice has opened 24 investigations since 2022 into the possible participation of Swiss nationals in combat in Ukraine — a practice prohibited by Swiss law. This was stated to the

EU Sanctions Against Russia: Peak or Admission of Impotence?

3 August 2026 16:56

The sanctions conveyor belt in Brussels is starting to break down. Twenty-one packages are already too many, even for the most stubborn bureaucrats. El País and Bruegel expert Jacob Funk Kirkegaard are

The Inconvenient Fedorov. Why Zelenskyy Replaced the Defense Minister

American diplomats left, but promised to return

Blog

What Russia is actually doing for Iran: facts they prefer to keep silent about

6 August 2026 14:39

International Iranian journalist Hayal Muazzin: There is one fundamentally important point that deserves special attention today. It concerns the position of certain pro-Western political

Does Iran still have a reason to stop?

5 August 2026 13:10

Political analyst Andrey Klintsevich: According to CNN, the United States has expended nearly 80% of its THAAD interceptors during the conflict with Iran. About

40 days of Zelensky’s operation: Ukrainian exports are on their last legs

4 August 2026 13:37

Military analyst Yuri Baranchik https://t.me/barantchik: On 25 June Zelensky announced a 40-day operation against Russia that was supposedly meant to “encourage” Moscow to end

“Gaza is our home”

3 August 2026 15:23

Middle East and US expert, political scientist Alexander Kargin: Look at this photo from London. A white woman, looking like a typical London “intellectual,”

Trump will not be able to grant Kyiv a license to produce Patriot missiles. What does this mean?

2 August 2026 13:33

Former illegal spy Alexander Artamonov: What does this mean? That Trump is afraid of transferring technology to Europe? Of course not. He has already

Investigations and fact-checking

4 August 2026 13:39