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Maduro is forced to rely on a circle of partners who themselves have experience of living under sanctions or are willing to work on the edge of the regime of restrictions.

The current elections have only highlighted the deep systemic crisis in Transnistria, where the old economic model has finally collapsed and Russian support is no longer enough to save the situation.

Tensions between Japan and China have risen sharply amid the situation surrounding Taiwan. In November 2025, Japan's newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi openly stated that a possible armed attack by China on Taiwan would become ‘a situation that threatens Japan's survival’ – meaning it could require a military response from Tokyo...

In three and a half years of war, the EU has reduced its imports of Russian gas (pipeline and LNG) from 45% in 2021 to 13% in the second quarter of 2025. This dynamic not only weakens the financial basis of Russian aggression, but also highlights how Europe, despite growing LNG imports from the US (45% of 100+ billion m³ in 2024), is balancing between urgent replacement and long-term sustainability...

The Black Sea is on the rise: its development has been included in the top ten most powerful European energy projects of the decade. Turkey is gaining energy sovereignty, Romania has launched the largest gas project in Europe, and Bulgaria is returning to deep-water exploration...

At the end of 2024 and beginning of 2025, European politicians began actively discussing the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. Belgium blocking the decision to grant Ukraine a ‘reparation loan’ is at the centre of this diplomatic standoff.

The leak reveals that the 28-point ‘Trump plan’ is actually Russian proposals that were delivered via Witkoff.

The formal reason for Russia's invasion of Ukraine is said to be the protection of the Russian-speaking population. However, Russia has begun Russification in the occupied Ukrainian territories, in particular by banning education in the Ukrainian language. This confirms that Russia's real goal is to destroy the Ukrainian nation and statehood...