Why Israel and Ukraine irritate the “world” or “geopolitics of solitude”
Between the craters in Ukrainian black soil and the ruins in the Middle East today, there is much more in common than an outside observer is accustomed to admitting. It’s long been not just about two wars in different regions. It’s about a similar confrontation where the question is not the front line, not the […]
“Valka-glass”: “Russia will not kidnap Zelensky, like the USA did Maduro”
When Valentina Matviyenko began to discuss on Olga Skabeeva’s show that Russia would not “abduct Zelensky” because it is supposedly “not its style,” it turned out to be not just pure hypocrisy, but almost a ready-made political anecdote. According to TASS on April 3, 2026, the Chairwoman of the Federation Council stated that Russia “will […]
“Egypt will no longer accept grain exported by Russia from our temporarily occupied territories and is interested in increasing grain imports from Ukraine” – Zelensky after a conversation with the President of Egypt
On April 3, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky announced after a conversation with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that Cairo would no longer accept grain exported by Russia from temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. At the same time, according to the Ukrainian president, Egypt is interested in increasing imports of Ukrainian grain. This wording was not presented […]
Strike in broad daylight: how the Russian attack on April 3 turned Ukrainian cities into a map of pain
On April 3, 2026, Russia launched a large-scale combined strike on the territory of Ukraine. The targets were not military objects, but residential areas, children’s institutions, commercial facilities, transport, and critical infrastructure. According to data collected in the material uploaded by the user, there are casualties and dozens of injured in several regions, and the […]
Contract for death and kickback for survival: how the Economist described the ‘cannon fodder market’ in the Russian army
The British The Economist in an article from April 1, 2026, described the front in the Russian army not as a system of supply and command, but as a real market of life and death. According to deserters and relatives of the deceased, with whom journalists spoke, everything on the front line has a price: […]
Trump’s Hormuz Trap: Why Ukraine Offers Black Sea Experience, Yet the World Is Still Afraid
On April 3, 2026, Donald Trump wrote that if given a little more time, the US could open the Strait of Hormuz, take control of the oil, and “make a fortune.” This phrase sounded not like a diplomatic formula, but as an acknowledgment that the White House has not yet found a clear and safe […]
From Hormuz to Syria: why the war with Iran has brought old pipeline dreams back on the map
The war around Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have once again made not only the price of oil but also the geography of its movement a key issue. Hormuz remains one of the world’s most important energy hubs: in 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, more than a quarter of […]
“Russia did this in the Black Sea.” Ukraine is ready to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz — Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
On April 2, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiha stated that Kyiv is ready to join international efforts to unblock the Strait of Hormuz. According to him, Iran’s actions in this strategic hub increasingly resemble the tactics that Russia previously used in the Black Sea. The statement was made on April […]
When Anti-Semitism Becomes the Language of Politics Again: How Attacks on Israel Changed the Post-Soviet Space
After October 7, 2023, and then against the backdrop of subsequent Israeli military operations, anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli rhetoric sharply intensified in the post-Soviet space. What initially appeared as a set of marginal outbursts by minor propagandists over time turned into a noticeable element of public discourse — especially in Russia, Belarus, the Caucasus, and parts […]
Kellogg proposed creating a new alliance with Ukraine as an alternative to NATO
Criticism of NATO and proposal of an alternative During a recent television appearance, General Kellogg criticized Alliance allies for their stance on the conflict in Iran, calling the organization “cowardly”. In his opinion, the United States should rethink existing partnerships and consider the possibility of leaving the bloc. “NATO is turning into cowards. Perhaps we […]