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.
Since early 2022, amid the war in Ukraine and the wave of sanctions, many assumed Russian tourism in Europe would grind to a halt. However, reality proved otherwise.
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?
The heads of European states arrived in Ukraine by train.
An informal moment during the journey sparks rumors about drug use.
Steve Witkoff expressed hope for a personal summit between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.
The unexpected proposal was warmly received by Kyiv and marked a new phase in international efforts to resolve the ongoing war.
