Blavatnik holds both U.S. and U.K. citizenship and has generously funded election campaigns for both Democrats and Republicans.
At present, experts see no reason for the Kremlin leader to end the war, despite the high costs and heavy losses.
Officially, 89-year-old Salman remains the monarch. However, his public activity has nearly ceased, and updates on his health have become rare.
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.
The statement comes amid escalating military activity on the frontlines and mounting pressure from both Congress and NATO allies.
According to a new survey by the highly regarded independent Levada Center, nearly two-thirds of respondents said they are not concerned about Western restrictions.
The deal covers a one-year partnership in which Telegram will gain exclusive rights to distribute the Grok chatbot to its global audience of over one billion users.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has laid out clear conditions for a possible end to the war in Ukraine.
Lately, one question keeps resurfacing: is President Donald Trump losing patience with Vladimir Putin?
