Facing growing pressure at home due to weakness on Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made an unannounced visit to Kyiv this morning, marking his first trip to the Ukrainian capital since June 2022. During this visit, Scholz pledged an additional €650 million ($680 million) in military aid to Ukraine, with deliveries expected within the month.
Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, has announced a suspension of its European Union accession efforts until 2028, citing a “cascade of insults” from the EU and accusing the bloc of attempting to “blackmail” Georgia and incite revolution.
Despite his almost daily calls to nuke the west, Medvedev continues to invest in that exact west, the same west in which the children of Putin´s entire circle choose to live, study and build their businesses.
With everything from sugar production to potato production in a state of collapse due to mismanagement and the majority of resources being allocated to the war effort, Russia’s agricultural shortages are deepening.
Russia’s coal-mining regions are grappling with a sharp decline in budget revenues as coal companies face financial difficulties caused by the loss of export markets and reduced production. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov reported that profit tax revenues in the Kemerovo region, which accounts for 60% of Russia’s coal production and 80% of coking coal, have dropped by 59%. Similar declines have been observed in Buryatia and the Jewish Autonomous Region.
Authorities are investigating the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 for allegedly dragging its anchor deliberately over a stretch of more than 100 miles in the Baltic Sea, severing two critical undersea communication cables. The incident has sparked international concern and intensified scrutiny over the security of undersea infrastructure, which is vital for global communications and military operations.
