Brussels 12.06.2026 Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed a new defense secretary June 11, Thursday night after a spate of resignations that further challenged his authority and laid bare a bitter dispute over funding for the country’s armed forces. Starmer named Dan Jarvis, a former Army officer and Home Office minister, to the top…
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EU diplomacy at threshold of transformation
Brussels 11.06.2026 France and Germany have initiated discussions on the reveiw of the entire structure of the European Union’s foreign policy apparatus. The focus is on revising the powers of the agency that has been responsible for the bloc’s overall foreign strategy for the past 15 years. The situation has escalated following Callas’s personal inability…
Banking: EU new anti-Russian sanctions
09.06.2026 Brussels. The European Union is going to propose a 21st package of sanctions against Russia in response to Ukraine war, the event will take place tomorrow, and will target the bank and crypto networks to create a perspective of a banking crisis, and evoke Moscow’s interest to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine’s favor….
Kremlin nuclear saber-rattling
09.06.2026 Russia and Belarus are prepared to use nuclear weapons, among other means, to defend the Union State, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Izvestia newspaper. (Image above: Moscow-City) “Cooperation modalities between the armed forces of Russia and Belarus, and between the security agencies of Russia and Belarus, are constantly being improved. We are…
Crimea at brink of food shortage
08.06.2026 Crimean authorities are working to prevent energy and food shortages on the peninsula amid unfounded hype, said Dmitry Peskov, Russian presidential press secretary. “Of course, the relevant authorities are working to ensure there are no shortages. We are seeing many instances of completely unfounded hype,” he told reporters, responding to a question about the…
Bernadette Chirac passed away 93
06.06.2026 Following the announcement of Bernadette Chirac’s death at the age of 93 on Saturday, June 6, reactions poured in, both on social media and on television. After Emmanuel Macron’s appearance on his social media account, politicians took to the airwaves to pay tribute to the former First Lady. Among them was Nicolas Sarkozy, one…
Putin refuses to meet Zelensky
05.06.2026 President Vladimir Putin said he does not see any sense in meeting Volodymyr Zelensky after the Ukrainian leader requested talks in person to end the war. Zelensky sent an open letter on Thursday, May 4, calling for direct negotiations with Putin, writing that it would be “wrong to simply wait”.The Ukrainian president also requested…
Durov warns against totalitarianism
01.06.2026 Oslo #OsloFF The CEO of Telegram platform Pavel Durov warned about dangerous crossroads of democracy, and freedom in his speech at Oslo Freedom Forum. The control of the information flied remains a seductive idea not only for dictatorships, but also for the leaders in democratic societies in the West. Durov shared his painful experience…
Romania escorts Russian drone
30.05.2026 According to the Romanian military, they escorted the dron with two F16s and a helicopter without shooting it down because they thought it was a Ukrainian drone just passing through. (Image above: illustration) Romania’s Ministry of Defense explained that they didn’t shoot down the drone that came from Ukraine, since it was launched from…
Romania closes Russian Consulate
29.05.2026 Russia will take retaliatory measures following the Romanian authorities’ decision to declare the Russian Consul General persona non grata and close the Russian Consulate General in Constanta, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated. المتحدثة باسم الخارجية الروسية ماريا زاخاروفا: إجراءات الرد على إعلان القنصل العام الروسي شخصا غير مرغوب فيه في رومانيا لن…