Criticism of Russia’s “foreign agents” law is growing not only in society but also within the country’s elites: the instrument of repression is losing legitimacy, being applied ever more arbitrarily, and increasingly used in political and intra-elite conflicts.
U.S. President Donald Trump has effectively acknowledged a scenario in which the United States could sacrifice the North Atlantic alliance in pursuit of control over Greenland.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stressed that the president views the acquisition of Greenland as a central pillar of U.S. national security strategy.
According to Bloomberg’s assessment, foreign state-owned companies — above all from China and Russia — now appear to be among the most exposed if Venezuela’s oil agreements are revised or rewritten.
The Venezuelan crisis has exposed not only the weaknesses of the opposition but also the extreme cynicism of American politics.
Following a series of U.S. strikes on targets inside Venezuela, Washington announced that it had effectively assumed control over the country.
According to Bloomberg, pricing has been the decisive factor behind the sharp rise in shipments.
Russia retains a potential countermeasure in the form of European assets immobilised within its jurisdiction.
On Sunday, Zelensky and Trump met at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
