Russia ready to sell Serbia’s NIS refinery amid US sanctions
The move marks a rare Russian concession amid Western pressure on Moscow’s European energy footholds. Russia’s Gazprom Neft and Gazprom have formally notified the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of their willingness to relinquish control of Serbia’s majority-Russian-owned oil giant NIS to a third party, as crippling…
Bellingcat named again in FSB claim of Ukrainian plot to hijack MiG-31 with Kinzhal missile
Unwittingly, the FSB’s narrative exposes a deeper Russian anxiety: that its own pilots might willingly defect to the West. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims to have foiled an alleged Ukrainian military intelligence plot, coordinated with what it described as “British handlers,” to hijack a Russian MiG-31 fighter jet armed…
Croatian officials condemn far-right disruptions of Serbian cultural events
A Zagreb official claimed that the real aim was to export Serbia’s internal tensions into Croatia. Mate Granić, foreign policy advisor to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, has described recent far-right attacks on Serbian minority cultural events in Split, Zagreb, and Rijeka as “extremely damaging” to Croatia’s international reputation, adding…
Orbán’s decision to grant refuge to Poland’s Ziobro poses challenge for the EU
Brussels faces the uncomfortable question of how to respond when one member state becomes a safe haven for politicians accused of corruption in another. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has once again stepped in to shield a Polish political ally from possible imprisonment – but this time, the implications are…
Greek lawmakers approve introduction of 13-hour workday
According to the labor minister, this provision will be valid for a maximum of 37 days per year, approximately three days per month and will be voluntary. Greece’s parliament approved a government-backed bill allowing people to work 13-hour days, despite fierce objections from trade unions and opposition parties. Unions have…