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.
Ukraine is becoming the staging area for a new paradigm: machine-led conflict.
The explosion occurred on Monday shortly before 9 p.m. outside a building in central Monaco, a principality widely regarded as one of Europe’s safest enclaves and a magnet for wealthy residents from around the world.
Unlike in the regions, heightened anxiety in Moscow can destabilize the work of both private and state institutions.
According to Bloomberg, the initiative comes from Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has sent a letter to the heads of the EU’s key institutions.
According to Bloomberg, the statement came as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged accusations over competing ceasefire proposals.
Bloomberg notes that Russian air defenses usually intercept drones on the approaches to the capital or in the suburbs, making the hit on a building in an upscale district not only a military episode but also a symbolically sensitive event.
Attacks on draft officers no longer look like isolated outbursts — they are becoming a symptom of the broader collapse of trust between the state and society.
As Bloomberg reports, citing Ukraine’s ambassador to the alliance Alyona Getmanchuk, the financial burden still falls on a very small group of states — and expanding that circle has proven challenging.
Speaking at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Wirth said significant volumes of oil and gas are currently not reaching the market.
The statement was made by Ukraine’s ambassador to Washington, Olha Stefanishyna.
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov stressed the need for unity.
