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Revenues from the sale of oil and petroleum products have traditionally financed not only social programmes but also the large-scale military-industrial complex. Therefore, the fuel problems we see in this country today are, without exaggeration, critical for Russia.//

Ultimately, the United Kingdom is the main driver of the so-called ‘Coalition of the Willing’ – an alliance of countries that can commit to supporting Ukraine’s security after the war. Well, is Britain willing enough? Not only to help Ukraine, but to directly guarantee its security after the war?

For Prime Minister Robert Fico, the economic situation in Slovakia is not looking good. The economy is in decline, leading to the need to consolidate the budget. As a result, the ratings of Fico's Smer party are falling...

What is the history of total defence in Sweden? How is the country bringing it back to life? And what should Ukraine learn from Sweden's experience? We answer these and other questions in this article...

The escalation currently gaining momentum on the part of the Kremlin, is both an attempt to scare Europe away from the intentions on which a consensus has finally been reached in leading European capitals, and an attempt to persuade Chinese leader Xi Jinping to provide better assistance than is currently available...

With the start of Donald Trump's second reign, the region faces new challenges regarding the future of the American security presence. Washington's changing priorities, its reorientation towards confrontation with China, and pressure on European countries to increase their own defence spending, are creating the preconditions for a revision of these countries' security strategies...

A year ago, Russian regions had budget surpluses. Soon, the situation has changed dramatically. The need to spend huge amounts of money on recruiting soldiers for the army and economic problems caused by the war have dealt a double strike to Russian regions...

What is the UK's sanctions policy? What sanctions could London still impose on Russia? And what is preventing the United Kingdom from fully leveraging its sanction potential against Russia? We will answer these and other questions in this article...