Russia’s decision to ban diesel exports this week has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, tightening supplies of one of the world’s most widely used fuels and driving prices sharply higher across
by Nil “Rumour and conspiracy theories can produce even more powerful effects than reality.” With this disquietingly contemporary observation, Rasputin: And the Downfall of the Romanovs by Antony Beevor declares its central
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We are just days away from Hungary’s nail-biting election, and one of Russia’s most familiar tactics is playing out again, the same one seen so many times in Ukraine, Moldova, the U.S.,
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Three Russian submarines reportedly attempted to spy on critical underwater cables and pipelines near UK waters while global attention focused on Iran, Defence Secretary John Healey disclosed on Thursday. Healey said the
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the country’s military to suspend all operations against Ukrainian forces over the Orthodox Easter weekend, the Kremlin announced. The ceasefire is set to begin at 16:00
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In 1958 Senator John F. Kennedy, getting ready for his upcoming presidential campaign, said the United States faced a serious and dangerous missile gap. The Senator, later President, said: “The Soviet Union
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A Russian cryptocurrency network under Western sanctions is seeking to establish a presence in Africa, reflecting Moscow’s broader efforts to circumvent international restrictions and extend its influence across the continent, according to
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Wars have a way of exposing illusions. Some collapse instantly; others linger, propped up by wishful thinking and selective analysis. The latest conflict in the Gulf does both. It reveals a Russia
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Russia has made it clear that it is not interested in spot buying arrangements for its oil, emphasizing instead the importance of long-term strategic energy partnerships, according
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In 1989, the Iron Curtain was cracking, and a young Viktor Orbán delivered a speech that would become emblematic of Hungary’s democratic rebirth. Standing before a crowd honoring Imre Nagy, the postwar
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On March 25, during a massive drone attack in the Leningrad region, the Ukrainian General Staff announced that its “joint forces” had damaged the Vyborg Shipbuilding installation. The success of the attack was
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