From crippling bridges bringing supplies to Russia’s troops to defending the territory they have snatched in daring raids, soldiers resting in Ukraine’s border Sumy region tell Askold Krushelnycky they want to push on.
After the assassination attempt on Robert Fico, the propaganda inherent in such cases was basically immediately launched. Wszelaka. We followed it through.
Russia’s stony-faced foreign minister is getting paranoid. Sergei Lavrov believes that “at present, about 50 countries are trying to break up Russia.” The West is the Kremlin's worst enemy.
In Russia, they conscripted a student into the army for criticizing Stalin. "He wanted an argument about Stalin? Well, he lost," - reads the Russian press.
Alexander Lukashenko, who ruled Belarus for nearly 32 years through extremist state terror is now trapped by inescapable forces. Between his economic and military dependence on Moscow and the existential threats from his own population, he finds his survival at the mercy of factors beyond his clutch.
Is the diplomatic conflict between Poland and Ukraine purely ideological, or is it rooted in questions of national identity? Dr. Yulia Fil, a culturologist, offers an academic answer free of political judgments.
Only in relatively recent times in democratic countries have sexual relations come to be understood primarily as a sphere of personal freedom and individual choice. Such an approach is unacceptable to the contemporary Russian authorities, which in their attitude toward sexuality demonstrate not merely conservatism but a drive to revive the most primitive forms of social control. As a result, sexual humiliation becomes one of the instruments used to maintain the system of power and to mobilize society for war.
US troops stationed in Europe serve as an important deterrent against potential Russian aggression. Withdrawing these troops from Poland and other countries would not only weaken their defensive capabilities but would also signal that Washington is unwilling to deter future Russian aggression.
Before the war, Russian Orthodox Christians, Protestants, Muslims, and Vaishnavas communicated with their fellow believers in Ukraine, recognizing a shared identity. Yet when faced with the choice between supporting a war against a neighboring people and preserving fellowship with their Ukrainian co-believers, most of them chose the war. Is it possible to change their minds? How did it happen that the messianic idea of Russia became more important to them not only than the lives of their fellow believers, but even than their own religion?
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), held from June 3 to June 6, 2026, and intended to showcase Vladimir Putin's international stature, opened and closed against a backdrop of smoke from Ukrainian drone attacks. On the morning of June 3, the forum's opening day, a major fire broke out at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal. On June 6, the day the forum concluded, the attacks were repeated. But what did Vladimir Putin's conduct at the forum actually reveal?
Russia itself – now attempting to reclaim its former colonial possessions by military force – that is associated in many African countries with the struggle against colonialism. Alongside its military presence, Russia has been expanding its informational influence in Africa and recruiting mercenaries there to fight against Ukraine
Western intelligence services still do not see signs of preparations for an attack on the Baltic states, and a number of political and economic arguments can be made against such a scenario. However, there is another argument that is often overlooked – Russia’s messianic goal-setting, which is what brought a man like Putin to power.
