Petra Procházková
With almost the entire government on the chopping block, Ukrainians could soon feel the impact in everything from frontline energy security to schooling in minority regions and already‑strained relations with Poland and Hungary.
The political earthquake shaking Kyiv deepened today after Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered the detention of Andriy Yermak, until recently one of the closest and most influential allies of President Zelensky.
There is no energy crisis in the world, and experts do not expect one in the near future, regardless of the fact that the Persian Gulf may remain closed for quite a long time, says Mikhail Krutichin.
Ongoing combat in Mali has seen Islamists and Tuareg rebels launch a joint offensive against the ruling junta and its supporting Russian forces.
Czech journalist Petra Procházková recounts Putin’s 1999 rise from obscurity, sparked by his mafioso “crapper” speech after Moscow bombings. Fueled by deep Russian humiliation from Western arrogance and guided by cunning strategists, this “rattlesnake” seized absolute power, transforming resentment into terrifying autocracy.