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Former MI6 chief Alex Younger: “Who has the advantage now? Iran”

11:08 27.03.2026

Former MI6 chief Alex Younger: “Who has the advantage now? Iran”

Iran holds the advantage in the conflict with the United States, the latter having lost the initiative due to underestimating the adversary’s strength, the former head of the British foreign intelligence service MI6 (2014-2020), Alex Younger, said in an interview with The Economist, TASS quotes. "The reality is that the …

Vladimir Putin: “To respond to the challenges of our time, Russia must be strong”

19:35 26.03.2026

Vladimir Putin: “To respond to the challenges of our time, Russia must be strong”

Russia needs to stay united amid challenging times, President Vladimir Putin said at a plenary session of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs congress. Despite difficulties and constraints, Russia is managing to maintain macroeconomic stability, he noted, assuring that all budgetary commitments to citizens will be fulfilled. TASS has …

Russia puts first internet satellites into orbit as SpaceX rival

11:27 26.03.2026

Russia puts first internet satellites into orbit as SpaceX rival

Russia’s Bureau 1440 space company launched 16 broadband Internet satellites, marking an early operational step in a low-Earth orbit network that Russian officials have cast as a domestic version of SpaceX’s Starlink. The satellites were launched at 8:24 p.m. on Monday and are now under the direction of the company’s …

‘Fortune’: The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent – all media missed it

11:26 26.03.2026

‘Fortune’: The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent – all media missed it

The U.S. government is insolvent. That’s not hyperbole — it’s the conclusion drawn directly from the Treasury Department’s own consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025, released last week to near-total media silence. The numbers: $6.06 trillion in total assets against $47.78 trillion in total liabilities as of September 30, …

View from London: Ukraine’s allies are falling away

11:25 26.03.2026

View from London: Ukraine’s allies are falling away

A European Union summit once again failed to remove a veto by Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, on a €90 billion (£78 billion) tranche of funding for Ukraine. That cash, in the form of a controversial loan raised collectively by the EU, was negotiated last year as an emergency stopgap …

View from Washington: Russia is the big winner in the Iran war

11:23 26.03.2026

View from Washington: Russia is the big winner in the Iran war

The longer the U.S. campaign against Iran continues, the more Russia’s position strengthens. The Ukraine peace process has been halted, and diplomatic efforts are essentially dead as Washington shifts its focus to the Middle East. Any future peace deal may have been postponed indefinitely, a strategic expert Andrew Michta writes. …

POLITICO: Thought Iraq was a blunder? Iran is far worse

11:21 26.03.2026

POLITICO: Thought Iraq was a blunder? Iran is far worse

Trump’s decision to join Israel in a war against Iran is a far bigger strategic error, and one with far bigger strategic consequences, writes Ivo Daalder, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO for POLITICO. Like many, I used to believe that former U.S. President George W. Bush’s decision to invade …

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh

19:51 25.03.2026

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh, Kremlin informs. Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov, Minister of Energy Sergei Tsivilev, and Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev also took part in the talks …

Vassily Nebenzia at UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine: “Kiev will have to face new conditions for a settlement very soon”

11:23 25.03.2026

Vassily Nebenzia at UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine: “Kiev will have to face new conditions for a settlement very soon”

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC Briefing on Ukraine. Main points. - Zelensky is literally bamboozled by the shift of focus from Ukraine and his own “heroic figure” to the escalation in the Middle East, which, objectively, requires the close scrutiny of the international community. The Kiev regime …

View from London: Donald Trump is now trapped in a war even he can’t chicken out of

11:22 25.03.2026

View from London: Donald Trump is now trapped in a war even he can’t chicken out of

The president is supposed to be a good enough businessman to know when to cut his losses and call it quits – he should go back to making America great again while he has the chance, ‘The Independent’ writes. Will Trump chicken out? It seems to get harder with every …

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