The Council of the European Union has announced new restrictive measures against 41 vessels that, according to the EU, are part of Russia's so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers. These measures are aimed at further reducing Moscow's revenues from energy exports obtained by circumventing the oil price cap mechanism. According...
Germany launches “Deutschlandfonds” to attract private investment in key sectors
The German federal government has announced the launch of an ambitious investment fund called Deutschlandfonds, which aims to mobilize significant private funds for the development of strategically important sectors of the economy. The fund's goal is to attract €100-130 billion in technology, defense, energy, and critical raw materials. According to...
Russian border guards staged a provocation on the border with Estonia
Estonia accused Russian border guards of illegally crossing the state border. The incident occurred on December 17 on the Narva River near the Vasknarva breakwater. This prompted a sharp reaction from Tallinn: The Estonian Foreign Ministry summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires, and the border services of the two countries held a...
The US has opposed the confiscation of frozen Russian assets in Europe
The administration of US President Donald Trump has expressed its disagreement with the European Union's plans to confiscate frozen Russian sovereign assets to finance Ukraine. This was reported by The Times newspaper, citing sources in diplomatic circles. According to the publication, US representatives warned their European partners in private conversations...
Russian intelligence intimidates Belgian officials and Euroclear executives over “reparation loan” to Ukraine
European intelligence agencies accuse Russian intelligence of organizing a campaign of intimidation against Belgian politicians and top managers in the financial sector. The goal is to prevent Belgium from supporting the European Union's plan to grant Ukraine a large “reparation loan” secured by frozen Russian assets, The Guardian reports, citing...
Lithuanian intelligence denies reports of 360,000 Russian troops in Belarus
Lithuanian military intelligence and the National Crisis Management Center have denied reports that around 360,000 Russian troops are stationed in Belarus, ready to attack NATO. These reports were previously circulated in the media following a statement by German CDU Bundestag member Roderich Kiesewetter. According to representatives of the Second Operational...
About 90 church leaders in Europe have condemned the ideology of the “Russian world” as heresy
About 90 religious leaders from different European countries officially condemned the ideology of the “Russian world” for the first time at the international level, declaring it heretical and a fundamental distortion of Christian teaching. The statement was adopted following the conference “Resisting Empire, Promoting Peace: Churches Confront the Ideology of...
Starmer ordered an urgent investigation into foreign interference in British politics
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has initiated an independent urgent review into the extent of foreign financial interference in British politics. This was announced by Steve Reed, Minister for Housing, Communities, and Local Government, in the House of Commons. The review is being led by former senior official Philip Raicroft...
A representative of a Serbian defense company died in Moscow under mysterious circumstances
Radomir Kurtic, a representative of the Serbian state-owned defense company Jugoimport SDPR, one of the largest arms and military technology traders in the region, died in the Russian capital under unclear circumstances. The death was only recently made public, although the incident occurred on November 17. According to Serbian media...
USA introduces bipartisan bill on sanctions for purchasing Russian oil
A group of US senators from the Republican and Democratic parties has introduced a bill in the US Senate that would impose sanctions on any individuals, companies, or countries that purchase or facilitate the import of Russian oil and petroleum products. The bill, called the Decreasing Russia Oil Profits (DROP)...