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The Economist: While Ukraine is under fire, corruption and political chaos abounds

11:36 26.08.2026

The Economist: While Ukraine is under fire, corruption and political chaos abounds

When Ukraine’s anti-corruption investigators released their latest tranche of wiretap recordings of senior officials on August 19th, it was the chutzpah that shocked most. “He says defeating corruption is the wrong approach,” says the voice of Iryna Mudra, deputy head of Zelensky’s presidential office, referring to an unknown man. “It …

View from Washington: An independent Europe means no more US rooster in the henhouse

11:36 26.08.2026

View from Washington: An independent Europe means no more US rooster in the henhouse

NATO continues to prepare for life without the United States, at least as the dominant alliance member, The Responsible Statecraft notes. “Europeans are already backfilling what the U.S. cannot any longer promise,” explained Secretary-General Mark Rutte. America's foreign policy establishmentarians have long worried about losing influence as a result. Indeed, …

Reuters: Trump's Kim gambit deepens doubts over US reliability at a key moment for Asia

11:34 26.08.2026

Reuters: Trump's Kim gambit deepens doubts over US reliability at a key moment for Asia

The U.S. president's abrupt decision to cut back military drills with South Korea last week, which he described as hostile to Pyongyang, has reinforced fears that Trump's unpredictability could strain alliances that have long maintained peace in the region, government officials and security experts said, Reuters reports. "The decision will …

Lavrov’s talks with Vatican envoy

18:21 25.08.2026

Lavrov’s talks with Vatican envoy

On August 25, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a meeting in Moscow with Secretary of the Holy See for Relations with States and International Organisations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, who is on a working visit to Russia, MFA informs. Held in a constructive atmosphere, the conversation included a detailed review …

It’s not a joke: NYT on an ancient Sumerian solution to U.S. $40 Trillion dept

11:09 25.08.2026

It’s not a joke: NYT on an ancient Sumerian solution to U.S. $40 Trillion dept

The U.S. federal debt has hit $40 trillion. Add the debt owed by U.S. states, corporations and consumers and the figure rises to about $77 trillion in debt, set against an annual G.D.P. of about $32 trillion. The interest on all of it is compounding constantly. It’s not just the …

The Times: Russia pulls Ambassador Andrei Kelin out of Britain with no successor in place by Moscow

11:08 25.08.2026

The Times: Russia pulls Ambassador Andrei Kelin out of Britain with no successor in place by Moscow

The Kremlin has withdrawn its ambassador to the UK as it attempts to force Britain to reconsider its support for Ukraine, The Times reports. Andrei Kelin, who served as the Russian ambassador to the UK for over seven years, left his diplomatic posting on July 21. Moscow has not submitted …

Israeli newspaper slams Netanyahu over Syria strikes, warns of ‘pointless conflict’ with Türkiye

11:06 25.08.2026

Israeli newspaper slams Netanyahu over Syria strikes, warns of ‘pointless conflict’ with Türkiye

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his decision to strike targets in Syria, warning that the escalation could drag Israel into a "pointless conflict" with Türkiye. "While we were wondering whether, ahead of the election, Benjamin Netanyahu would choose to wage war in Gaza or Lebanon, …

POLITICO: Inside the 72 hours that cratered the US-Canada trade deal

11:05 25.08.2026

POLITICO: Inside the 72 hours that cratered the US-Canada trade deal

Trump announced a “DEAL” on Tuesday night. Then things went south. Now the $1 trillion trade relationship is unraveling, POLITICO notes. …U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer entered a meeting with Canadian officials Friday afternoon with a frown. For more than a week, Greer had been in wall-to-wall negotiations with Canada’s …

Vladimir Putin received Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

18:39 24.08.2026

Vladimir Putin received Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Vladimir Putin received Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Russia-India Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, at the Kremlin. Also representing Russia at the meeting were Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, First Deputy Prime Minister, Co-Chair of the Russia-India …

Sergey Lavrov: “We will take into consideration everything that the openly Russia-hating elites in Britain, Brussels, Paris and Berlin and the overwhelming majority of NATO and EU countries are doing”

13:29 24.08.2026

Sergey Lavrov: “We will take into consideration everything that the openly Russia-hating elites in Britain, Brussels, Paris and Berlin and the overwhelming majority of NATO and EU countries are doing”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to a question from the ‘Moscow. Kremlin. Putin’ television programme. Question: The new Prime Minister of Great Britain… Sergey Lavrov: Just Britain. Question: Exactly, Britain. After hearing the statement by the Russian Embassy, he said that they would stand with Ukraine and that this would …

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