A 41-year-old Russian soldier deserted from the front in Ukraine and was detained in Poland after illegally crossing the Belarusian border to try to get to Europe.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomes the beginning of the delimitation of the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the basis of the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration, considering it a prerequisite for normalizing relations and ensuring regional stability and security.
Despite Western sanctions, russia is likely to obtain British luxury cars through neighboring countries such as Azerbaijan, where exports from Britain have increased unprecedentedly.
NATO expresses concern over Georgia's draft law on "foreign agents" adopted in the first reading, calling it a step backwards that does not contribute to the Euro-Atlantic integration of the country, which is seeking to become a member of the Alliance.
Even his closest ally, the Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, appears to undermine Putin's claim that the suspects were trying to flee to Ukraine.
In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the occupiers began checking Tajik citizens, sending additional FSB groups to conduct "preventive conversations" because of fears of possible unrest after the mass shootings of Russians in Moscow.
In the occupied territories, during the fake "elections," Russians check men's military records and demand that they update their data or provide it for the first time," with the aim of mobilizing residents to fight against Ukraine.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemns the "elections" of the Russian president in the occupied Ukrainian territories as illegal, urges citizens not to participate in them and calls on the international community not to recognize the results of this Kremlin farce that violates democratic principles and Ukraine's sovereignty.
In the first two months of 2024, the volume of trade through the Suez Canal decreased by 50% and through the Panama Canal by 32%, disrupting supply chains and distorting key macroeconomic indicators, according to the IMF.
The United States imposed sanctions against a Russian company (Broker Expert LLC) and a company from the Central African Republic (Bois Rouge SARLU) for facilitating Russia's malicious activities and supporting the Wagner Group in the CAR.
The EU discussed Russia's war against Ukraine with China's special representative Li Hui and expressed concern over the export of dual-use goods from China to Russia, calling on Beijing to counteract it.
Russian agents are becoming bolder abroad and may be behind high-profile assassinations of Russian defectors, such as the pilot who was shot dead in Spain after he hijacked a Russian helicopter for Ukraine.
Today, February 26, marks the Day of the Thermos, an event dedicated to one of the most useful inventions in human history. In 1892, the Scottish scientist and inventor James Dewar invented a vacuum flask for storing liquefied gases, which was not originally intended for everyday use.