Putin Signs Decree Calling up 150,000 Citizens for Statutory Military Service
All men in Russia are required to do a year-long military service, or equivalent training during higher education, from the age of 18. Russian...
Ukraine: They Won’t be Able to Break Us!
Kiev, London (25/3 – 50) Kiev is being bombed by the Russians, but despite the dangers the indiscriminate bombing brings, Ukrainians have their humor,...
The west can still save Ukraine
If European countries don’t see defeat coming, we can’t turn the wheel to avoid it I left my meeting with a senior French officer...
From Ancient Greece to Stalin’s Russia: the Unique Cruelty of Exile
In Stalin’s Russia, roughly 1.5 million people were in gulags in any given year. Around 15% of the entire population between 1930 and 1950...
Trouble with the Russian Potato Harvest – Call China for Help!
Frankfurt, Atlanta (23/11 – 10) Potatoes are a serious matter. The lowly potato does in fact have a lengthy and exotic history, being grown...
Senior EU Official Channels Increasing Gloom Over Russia’s War in Ukraine
BRUSSELS, Nov 17 (Reuters) – A European Union decision next month to launch membership talks with Ukraine is “at risk” and there is no...
Concerns Arise Over Russian-Origin Petroleum Products in US Department of Defense Contracts Through Greece and Turkey
The US Department of Defense, through suppliers in Greece and Turkey, may have obtained some petroleum products with Russian origins, potentially violating Western sanctions...
Kaztransoil Reports Decreased Russian Oil Supplies to Uzbekistan Via Kazakhstan
Warsaw (21/08 – 60) The amount of Russian oil to be piped through Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan in 2023 has been reduced to 180,000 tons,...
Saints Cyril and Methodius: Founders of Greek Orthodoxy in Russia, Ukraine
Saints Cyril and Methodius, brothers born in Thessaloniki, were responsible for establishing Eastern Orthodoxy in Russia and Ukraine. Thessaloniki was part of the Byzantine Empire....
Russian Military Recruiting Kazakh Nationals
Berlin, Warsaw (11/8 – 60) The Russian invasion of Ukraine has yet to see an end. Russia has mobilized everything in its power to...