Blavatnik holds both U.S. and U.K. citizenship and has generously funded election campaigns for both Democrats and Republicans.
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.
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.
The EU initiative appears to be aimed at the BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
In a tense presidential race, the liberal mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan, emerged victorious, leaving the ultranationalist George Simion behind.
As U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated in an interview with CBS News, the American administration has made it “pretty clear” to the Kremlin that Washington’s patience is running thin.
On May 15, Vladimir Putin dismissed the 70-year-old Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, General Oleg Salyukov, and replaced him with a much younger figure: 50-year-old Andrei Mordvichev.
On Friday, the first direct negotiations between representatives of Russia and Ukraine since the start of the war took place in Istanbul — and lasted less than two hours.
As the world’s attention turns to Istanbul, where peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are set to take place, the diplomatic climate remains highly tense.
German restaurants offer children mostly fried food — vegetables are a rare sight. Only one menu option offers real hope.
What’s surprising is that the initiative did not come from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but he quickly seized the unexpected diplomatic opportunity.
The new restrictions are explained by the need to maintain decency and organizational order.
The main question analysts are now asking is: who blinked first — Washington or Beijing?
