Addressing the challenges plaguing Russia’s public utilities sector, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin proposed a potential solution on Tuesday by advocating for the transfer of heating networks and power generation into state ownership. The statement comes in the wake of recent severe cold temperatures that led to substantial power disruptions in various Russian regions during the holiday... 

Miroslav Radakovsky, a prominent EU lawmaker and founder of the Slovak PATRIOT party, delivered a stark warning to his colleagues in the European Parliament during a debate on a stalled plan to provide €50 billion ($54.6 billion) in additional EU aid to Ukraine. Radakovsky cautioned against the continued supply of weapons to Ukraine, asserting that it would lead to more Slavic casualties in the... 

Russia’s federal statistics agency, Rosstat, has unveiled a concerning trend: the first increase in nationwide alcoholism cases in over a decade. While stress induced by the pandemic is considered a key factor, which has now ended for many years. Experts also point to “intensifying geopolitical confrontations” (Ukraine war) as contributing to this surge, as reported by Kommersant... 

In the frigid town of Podolsk in the Moscow region, a dire scenario unfolds as more than 21,000 residents find themselves in the throes of life-threatening cold, with temperatures plummeting below a bone-chilling -20°C. The community grapples with an alarming heating crisis that has pushed citizens to the brink. Frustration and desperation reach a boiling point as locals, left without the essential... 

Ukraine and Romania have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at developing 5G, rebuilding telecommunications networks, and increasing their stability, Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation Mihailo Fedorov announced on Thursday. “We agreed on the first steps – increasing the stability of Ukrainian internet networks, developing 5G corridors between Ukraine’s borders and Romania, and Ukraine’s... 

Kyiv’s proposed ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) is raising concerns about potential “dire consequences” for Ukraine’s aspirations to join the European Union, according to legal experts quoted by The Telegraph. The Ukrainian parliament is expected to vote on the closure of the UOC, the country’s largest Christian denomination with 12,000 parishes, later this... 

In a significant geopolitical development, Saudi Arabia has officially declared its membership in the BRICS+ group, a move formally announced via state TV. Riyadh had been engaged in negotiations regarding its accession to the group for several months. Last August, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan affirmed that the details of the move would be thoroughly assessed before a decision was made. Foreign... 

Lieutenant General Martin Wijnen, the outgoing commander of the Dutch army, has issued a stark warning to the Netherlands, urging the nation to brace itself for the potential of a future conflict with Russia. In a recent interview with De Telegraaf, Wijnen emphasized the rising strength of Russia and stressed the need for the Netherlands to seriously consider the possibility of war, advocating for... 

Japan’s western coast faced a significant 7.6 earthquake followed by a tsunami on Monday, creating concerns about the impact on nuclear power plants. The authorities reassured that, although several plants were affected, there have been no signs of “abnormalities” so far. The initial quake registered seven on the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Shindo seismic scale, indicating... 

U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a stark warning, declaring that the conflict in Ukraine poses a severe threat to NATO security and emphasizing the potential for Washington to become directly involved. In a statement released on Friday, Biden condemned Russia’s recent missile barrage on Ukraine, denouncing it as a “brutal attack” and accusing Moscow of seeking to “obliterate... 

The strike on Saturday by Ukrainian forces on Belgorod is the “worst” since the start of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a Telegram post. The attack killed 20 people, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported. The shelling also left a total of 111 people injured, the ministry said. The material damage sustained by the city in the strike... 

The brutality of Vladimir Putin’s forces is starkly displayed in sickening new footage capturing the cold-blooded execution of three Ukrainian paratroopers. The harrowing scene unfolds on the frontline in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region, where the soldiers, kneeling with their hands behind their heads, are mercilessly gunned down. Despite efforts to verify the authenticity of the video,... 

The footage capturing a massive fireball near the port of Feodosia following a suspected Storm Shadow strike has heightened tensions in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv has claimed responsibility for the Christmas attack, which reportedly resulted in significant damage to the Novercherkassk military vessel and casualties among both civilians and military personnel. Eyewitness... 

Yekaterina Duntsova, a former TV journalist and critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine, has been disqualified from running against President Vladimir Putin in the upcoming presidential election. The country’s electoral commission unanimously rejected her candidacy application, citing “numerous violations” in the submitted papers. Duntsova, an independent politician advocating for... 

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has offered his perspective on the perceived threat posed by Russia to NATO, asserting that there is no immediate danger due to the bloc’s formidable defense capabilities. Speaking in an interview with French broadcaster LCI, a portion of which was shared on his Facebook page, Szijjarto responded to recent remarks by EU Commission President Ursula von...