Send to Kindle
On Monday morning, parts of Russia's Belgorod region were evacuated following statements from the region's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov. He reported increased Ukrainian activity near the Krasnoyarsk border and announced that approximately 11,000 residents had been relocated to safer areas.
Gladkov, addressing the situation on Telegram, emphasized the need to move people from Krasnoyarsk for their safety and health. He also issued a missile alert for the entire region as a precaution.
The governor visited the village of Rakitnoe in Belgorod, a temporary shelter for those displaced from areas near Ukraine. Russian officials suggest that Ukraine's attacks on Russian territory are intended to demonstrate to its Western allies that Kyiv remains capable of significant military actions, aiming to strengthen its position before potential ceasefire negotiations.
Moldova is moving forward with its formal exit from the Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi said on January 19 in an interview with Radio Moldova.
Two Greek-managed oil tankers were struck by drones on Tuesday near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in the Black Sea, which handles roughly 80% of Kazakhstan’s oil exports
Russian forces carried out a large-scale combined missile and drone attack across several regions of Ukraine on the night of January 12–13, with Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts among the hardest hit, while emergency power outages were introduced in Kyi
The United States has seized a second oil tanker linked to Venezuela in a single day, as part of ongoing enforcement of sanctions against vessels transporting illicit oil
U.
American energy companies Chevron and Quantum Capital Group are reportedly preparing a USD22 billion bid to acquire the sanctioned Russian oil giant Lukoil
The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an official invitation, transmitted through diplomatic channels, to join the Gaza “Board of Peace,” an initiative launched by US President Donald Trump
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called for Europe to reestablish direct communication with Russia to strengthen its position in negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has firmly rejected Russian claims that Ukrainian drones attempted to attack a state residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin
Recently declassified US transcripts from the early 2000s show that Russian President Vladimir Putin openly raised the question of Russia potentially joining NATO during talks with then US President George W Bush
NATO sources have raised concerns that Russia may be developing weapons targeting satellites, with particular focus on Elon Musk’s Starlink communications system, intelligence documents indicate.
Pro-Ukrainian resistance fighters have set fire to two Russian Su-30 fighter jets during a nighttime operation in Russia’s Lipetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency HUR reported on December 22.
Bulgaria's Strategic Role in the EU's Drone Wall Defense Initiative
When Politics Means Violence
