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Germany's debt-fueled illusions: Merz humiliated, economy in freefall

8:59 03.01.2026

Germany's debt-fueled illusions: Merz humiliated, economy in freefall

The year 2025 ends for the slap-prone German Chancellor Merz with a resounding smack in Brussels. After the failed raid on Russian assets at Euroclear, Berlin now turns its gaze to the hoped-for comeback of the German economy. Yet here too awaits the next bitter realization for naïve statisticians: wealth …

View from Washington: The attack on Putin's residence raises major questions about proposed US security guarantees for Kyiv

8:56 03.01.2026

View from Washington: The attack on Putin's residence raises major questions about proposed US security guarantees for Kyiv

Vladimir Putin’s residence in Novgorod, known as Dolgiye Borody, also known as Valdai and Uzhin, was attacked by waves of drones on December 29th. We know this from an official statement from Sergey Lavrov, and from President Trump who was informed by Putin himself in a telephone call. The Russian …

Russia asks U.S. to stop pursuit of fleeing oil tanker – “Hey, Yankees! Don't touch the Russian ship!”

8:55 03.01.2026

Russia asks U.S. to stop pursuit of fleeing oil tanker – “Hey, Yankees! Don't touch the Russian ship!”

The tanker, which had been sailing to Venezuela to pick up oil, has claimed Russian protection, although the U.S. authorities say it is a stateless vessel, ‘The New York Times’ writes. The government of Russia has made a formal diplomatic request that the United States stop its pursuit of an …

China accuses U.S. of undermining improving ties with India

10:49 02.01.2026

China accuses U.S. of undermining improving ties with India

China has accused the United States of misrepresenting its defense policy in an effort to hinder improving relations between Beijing and New Delhi, as regional tensions ease along their disputed border. Responding to a question at a regular press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian rejected suggestions that China might …

‘The Guardian’: Is claim Ukraine deal is ‘95% done’ just another empty assertion from Trump?

10:48 02.01.2026

‘The Guardian’: Is claim Ukraine deal is ‘95% done’ just another empty assertion from Trump?

A deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine was “95% done”, Donald Trump claimed after his meeting over the weekend with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago. The 5% still remaining includes the small matter of getting Vladimir Putin to agree to a deal – and there are precious few …

Scandal in the “Atlantic brotherhood”: Former EU official hit with U.S. visa ban urges bloc to fight back

10:46 02.01.2026

Scandal in the “Atlantic brotherhood”: Former EU official hit with U.S. visa ban urges bloc to fight back

Thierry Breton, the former European Union official who was sanctioned last week by the Trump administration, said the bloc must resist US attempts to influence its legislation aimed at regulating social media platforms, Bloomberg reports. Speaking in his first TV interview since the US imposed a travel ban on him, …

View from London: Macron is right – Europe should talk to Putin

10:45 02.01.2026

View from London: Macron is right – Europe should talk to Putin

‘Macron is right’ is not one of those statements I honestly expected to find myself writing, but when the French president said, ‘I think it will become useful again to talk to Vladimir Putin,’ after the cup-half-full negotiations in Brussels over continued financial aid to Ukraine, he was spot on, …

Foreign Ministry statement on the terrorist attack by the Kiev regime targeting civilians in the Kherson Region of the Russian Federation

1:39 02.01.2026

Foreign Ministry statement on the terrorist attack by the Kiev regime targeting civilians in the Kherson Region of the Russian Federation

Foreign Ministry statement on the terrorist attack by the Kiev regime targeting civilians in the Kherson Region of the Russian Federation: In the early hours of January 1, 2026, the criminal neo-Nazi Kiev regime carried out a targeted attack using armed UAVs which took aim at a café and a …

Decrypted data from UAV shot down in Novgorod region handed over to U.S. side

1:38 02.01.2026

Decrypted data from UAV shot down in Novgorod region handed over to U.S. side

Russia hands over to US decrypted data from UAV shot down over Novgorod region, Sputnik reports. Russian intelligence services were able to retrieve a flight mission file from one of the Ukrainian drones that attacked Putin's residence. Decrypted data from one of the Ukrainian drones that attacked Russian President Vladimir …

Russian Ministry of Defence: “The Kiev regime attempted to deliver a terrorist attack at the residence of the President of the Russian Federation in Novgorod region”

18:49 01.01.2026

Russian Ministry of Defence: “The Kiev regime attempted to deliver a terrorist attack at the residence of the President of the Russian Federation in Novgorod region”

Briefing by Chief of the Air Defence Missile Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces Major General Aleksandr Romanenkov: At night, from 28 to 29 December 2025, the Kiev regime attempted to deliver a terrorist attack using a large number of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles at the residence of the President …

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