Andrei Kelin, Russia’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, has accused London of supposedly “directly participating” in the war in Ukraine unleashed by the Kremlin, although he did not provide any evidence to support his claim.
Source: Kelin in an interv…
As of the beginning of November, consumer loan rates in Russian banks ranged from 25% to 38% per annum, but by 19 November, the maximum rate had risen to 44%.
Source: The Moscow Times
Details: In October, Russian banks issued 1.94 million cash loans to…
The United States has imposed sanctions on Gazprombank, one of the few major Russian lenders not yet blacklisted, in an effort to limit the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war effort.
Source: The Financial Times
Details: The list announced on Thursday…
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) has ratified the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Ukraine and Albania (No. 0279).
Source: Ukrainian parliament on Telegram, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The agreement is expected to…
Two Western officials have told Reuters that preliminary evidence shows that Russia did not use an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to strike Ukraine on the morning of 21 November.
Source: Reuters, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The R…
France currently has no evidence that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to attack Ukraine on 21 November, but it does talk of Moscow’s “continued escalation”.
Source: Christophe Lemoine, spokesperson of the French Foreign Min…
Every third Thursday of November, many countries mark the World No Tobacco Day.
This day serves as a reminder that smoking is one of the leading causes of premature mortality.
Meanwhile, tobacco manufacturers continue to run advertising campaigns targ…
The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness [Matthew 6:22-23]
The challenge of information overload is familiar to everybody …
As of early 2024, Russia had 521 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), both land-based and sea-based.
Source: Defense Express with reference to The Military Balance 2024; Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the Russian nuclear arsenal; and SIPR…
UK Defence Intelligence has assessed the change in the quality of Russia’s Armed Forces since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine.
Source: UK Defence Intelligence update dated 21 November on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
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