How Russia’s Military Operation Has Impacted Ordinary Citizens, According to a New Survey
The findings reveal a nation facing economic strain, emotional toll, and shifting views—while many feel unaffected.
And a whole world in BRIEFLY.
Trump’s Ukraine Envoy Steve Witkoff Has Business Ties to Sanctioned Billionaire Len Blavatnik
Blavatnik holds both U.S. and U.K. citizenship and has generously funded election campaigns for both Democrats and Republicans.
Russian Railways Faces Mounting Debt Amid Suspicions of Engineered Financial Crisis
Amid a new multi-billion-ruble bond issue, analysts suspect Russian Railways’ deepening financial troubles may be part of a calculated strategy to trigger a covert ownership change.
Russia’s 2025 Single Voting Day: “New People” Remain an Administrative Project, Not a Systemic Party
Analysis of Russia’s 2025 Single Voting Day: New People show modest regional gains, rely on administrative leverage, and face Kremlin-managed rivalry with SRZP.
Oil Holds Three-Day Gain Amid Strikes on Russian Infrastructure and EU Sanctions Debate
Among the latest incidents is an attack on the Saratov refinery, another target in a series of strikes on energy facilities.
“Extremism” as a Formal Pretext? Prosecutors Seek to Transfer KDV to the State: What We Know About the Denis Shtengelov Case
The entrepreneur’s fortune, as estimated by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, exceeds $2.6 billion. Now a significant portion of that wealth may be at risk.
Oil Edges Up on Pressure Over Russian Trade and the Risk of Oversupply
Oil prices on Monday extended last week’s gains as the market simultaneously digests mounting pressure on Russian supplies and forecasts of a surplus toward the end of the year.
U.S. Energy Secretary: Hungary and Slovakia Must End Deals With Russian Gas and Nuclear
Speaking on Friday in Brussels after a series of meetings with European officials, Wright stressed that it is safer and more advantageous for Europe to obtain energy “from friends.”
Drones Strike the Rear: Local Internet Shutdowns in Russia Paralyze Payments, Transport, and Business
A sharp rise in Ukrainian drone attacks on targets deep inside Russian territory has led to targeted and prolonged mobile internet shutdowns.
Rumors and Speculation Swirl Around the All-Moscow Cross Procession
Inside the All-Moscow Cross Procession: disputed headcounts, church–nationalist mobilization, and what security services and Kremlin calculus reveal.
Trump Urges EU to Impose 100% Tariffs on China and India to Intensify Pressure on Moscow
The initiative came during the U.S. president’s video call into a meeting of senior U.S. and EU officials in Washington, where they discussed ways to raise the cost of the war for Moscow.
Reality Check for AvtoVAZ: Manturov’s ‘Competitive’ Ladas vs. Cheaper, Better-Equipped Chinese Rivals
Manturov touts new Ladas as competitive, yet Iskra lags the cheaper, better-equipped Jetour X50 and Azimut is only a prototype—despite massive state funding.
Max Instead of WhatsApp: How the Kremlin Is Embedding a “Spy” in Every New Phone
Russia is promoting the state-backed messenger Max — a service without end-to-end encryption and with a privacy policy that allows authorities to access messages, contacts, photos, and geodata.
