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.
The plans were revealed by the political director of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — Balázs Orbán (a namesake of the prime minister).
The main event of recent days has been the advance of Russian forces in the area of Pokrovsk (Donetsk region) — one of the key strongholds of Ukraine’s defense.
According to Russian representative Kirill Dmitriev, Moscow, Kyiv, and Washington are “quite close” to reaching an agreement that could bring an end to the war in Ukraine.
The move comes amid rising inflation, tightening Western sanctions, and shrinking revenues from the energy sector — still one of the country’s main economic pillars.
About 20% of China’s crude oil imports — roughly 2 million barrels per day in the first nine months of this year — come from Russia.
The measures were finally agreed upon after Slovakia withdrew its objections.
The planned summit between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Budapest has been canceled — just a week after Trump himself announced it.
The joint declaration followed mixed signals from Washington about whether U.S. President Donald Trump was ready to support Moscow’s territorial demands.
Seven minutes that shocked Paris.
Speaking to journalists aboard Air Force One, he emphasized that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy never discussed transferring the entire Donbas region to Russia.
