Speaking at the 8th Ukrainian Lunch event on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, organized by the Yalta European Strategy (YES) and the Viktor Pinchuk Foundation, President of Estonia, Alar Karis, has issued a stark warning that leaving Eastern Ukraine under Russian control could spell disaster for Europe. The European Union has already implemented 16 packages of sanctions against Russia, but Karis noted that there are still ways to circumvent these sanctions, demanding increased …

Several private Chinese companies have begun operations in temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine, supplying essential equipment and helping rebuild destroyed factories, reports NV, suggesting that these business activities likely have the backing of the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese entrepreneurs from varying sectors such as energy, agriculture, and light industry are traveling to these regions to form joint Chinese-Russian companies and are actively seeking local workers.

"Currently, …

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have launched their first counterattack in a year, succeeding in liberating the village of Pishchane in the Donetsk region, reports BILD.

For the first time in a year, the Ukrainian army has managed to push back the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Donetsk region. The Ukrainian military successfully freed the village of Pishchane, located five kilometers from Pokrovsk. Additionally, according to journalists, Ukrainian forces have advanced two kilometers …

In Russia, the economic landscape is facing a formidable challenge: the country’s railway network is failing to manage the crucial transportation of oil and petroleum products, potentially leading to a gasoline shortage across the nation. The Russian newspaper Kommersant reports that Russian Railways (RZD) is struggling with the dispatch of fuel tanks, raising the threat of supply disruptions in the domestic market. Oil powerhouses "Rosneft" and "Gazprom Neft" have already sounded the alarm …

Following the Syrian regime collapse on December 8, 2024, Russia has stepped up its military presence in Libya, where Marshal Khalifa Haftar is a key ally, controlling eastern and southern parts of the country, reports Le Monde.

According to diplomatic sources cited by the French publication, Russian cargo planes are landing at the al-Khadim and al-Jufra bases an average of four times a week. Le Monde highlights ongoing restoration efforts at the Maaten al-Sarra airbase in southeastern Libya, …