Blavatnik holds both U.S. and U.K. citizenship and has generously funded election campaigns for both Democrats and Republicans.
Roman Abramovich, widely regarded as a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, remains a dominant figure in global business circles.
This alarming figure has far exceeded initial projections and highlights significant challenges in the country’s fiscal management.
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.
The government is now considering tightening control over hundreds of Russian-linked trusts after their managers resigned en masse under pressure from Washington.
The leaders of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Poland position themselves as the leading force behind Europe’s mobilization in support of Kyiv.
