The Republic of Croatia has completed a large-scale mine clearance process that lasted nearly 31 years after the end of the 1991-1995 War of Independence. This was announced by Interior Minister Davor Božinović. "Croatia is free of landmines. After almost 30 years, we have completed mine clearance in accordance with...
The UK will deploy Ukrainian specialists to counter Iranian drones in the Persian Gulf
The UK plans to deploy experts from Ukraine to assist Gulf states in countering Iranian drone attacks. This was announced by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a video address released on Sunday evening. According to Starmer, London is not joining the US and Israel's offensive strikes against Iran, but...
Saudi Aramco’s world’s largest refinery shut down after Iranian drone attack
One of the world's most powerful oil refineries, Ras Tanura, owned by state-owned Saudi Aramco, completely suspended operations on the morning of March 2 following a drone attack that Saudi sources attribute to Iran. According to Bloomberg sources, several Iranian Shahed-136 drones managed to penetrate air defense systems and hit...
British and French paratroopers complete training for a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine
Elite airborne units from the UK and France conducted their final joint exercises, which, according to media reports, marked the final stage of preparation for a potential deployment to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping operation. According to The Telegraph, more than 600 personnel from the British Armed Forces' 16...
The German parliament has authorized the army to shoot down unknown drones
The Bundestag has adopted amendments to the Air Traffic Safety Act, significantly expanding the Bundeswehr's powers to counter unmanned aerial vehicles. According to the new law, military personnel can now officially use weapons to intercept and destroy drones if: a request for administrative assistance is received from state or federal...
Emigration as a cover: how the FSB turns Russian refugees into its agents
Over the course of more than a quarter century of Putin’s rule, political emigration from Russia has transformed from isolated cases of the expulsion of individual “inconvenient” oligarchs from the country to the outflow of the intellectual and cultural elite who dared to express public disagreement with the Kremlin’s policies....
Net migration to the US fell into negative territory for the first time since the Great Depression
In 2025, the United States experienced net negative migration for the first time in nearly a century: more people left the country than entered. According to the Brookings Institution, the net outflow was approximately 150,000 people. Analysts predict that this figure could increase further in 2026. The Wall Street Journal...
A historic summit has opened in London
The first-ever meeting of the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom and the five Central Asian countries in the C5+1 format (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the United Kingdom) is taking place in London today, February 26, 2026. The event is being chaired by UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper...
The UK has announced new legislative measures to combat sanctions evasion against Russia
UK Trade Secretary Chris Bryant announced the preparation of new legislation that will significantly complicate schemes to circumvent anti-Russian sanctions, particularly in the oil sector. Speaking at a House of Commons hearing, Bryant emphasized that Russia "is trying to avoid and circumvent all our sanctions at every turn," so the...
Growing hybrid threats to the UK from Russia
After the start of the Russian Federation’s full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022, Britain became a priority target for hybrid operations by Russian intelligence services for a number of reasons. Firstly, because of its military leadership in NATO and its active position in supporting Ukraine. It was the first to...