Blavatnik holds both U.S. and U.K. citizenship and has generously funded election campaigns for both Democrats and Republicans.
Her trip, organized at the invitation of the celebrated Russian actor and director Vladimir Mashkov, became a notable event for Russia’s cultural and political elite.
In Germany, a debate has flared up again — one that may seem comical to outsiders, but for Germans touches on questions of culinary honor and cultural identity.
This move is part of a broader strategy by Kyiv aimed at restructuring its debt obligations amid the ongoing war with Russia.
Ukrainian forces have delivered a painful blow to the reputation of the Russian military: deep behind enemy lines, thousands of kilometers from the front, strategic aircraft were destroyed.
Poland has elected a new president — and with this choice, it has challenged not only the government of Donald Tusk, but also the entire liberal Europe.
His government, he said, “will do everything to ensure that Nord Stream 2 is never put into operation.”
On June 2, Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to meet for a new round of peace negotiations in Istanbul—talks that could prove decisive in the context of ongoing war.
The targets included the Belaya Air Base in Eastern Siberia — a remote but crucial hub for Russia’s strategic aviation.
Far-right and nationalist politicians are weaponizing the topic of Ukrainian refugees — spreading fear, inciting hatred, and rallying support through divisive rhetoric.
One of the most dramatic cases took place in Russia’s Bryansk region, near the Ukrainian border, where a civilian passenger train derailed after a road bridge suddenly collapsed over the tracks.
President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, retired General Keith Kellogg, acknowledged that Moscow’s concerns about NATO expansion are justified.
In a surprising move, Vladimir Putin publicly admitted on Russian state television that the country has run out of one of its most essential food staples — potatoes.
