The training of Ukrainian troops by the US and its allies in Europe did not properly prepare Kiev’s forces for what they faced during the summer counteroffensive against Moscow’s troops, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing Western military analysts and Ukrainian soldiers. So far, the Ukrainian military has “not …
Read More »Russia’s gas-for-rubles payment schedule explained
Russia won’t be seeking gas payments from “unfriendly states” in rubles immediately, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, noting that the switch is likely to be a “gradual process.” “Nobody is in a rush,” Peskov told reporters. He explained “This is the move in stages, very cautious, with consideration …
Read More »Historic roots of the Donbass problem explained
Current events have brought a renewed focus on the Donbass, a historical region on the border of Ukraine and Russia. By the standards of history, this area has emerged quite recently, and has always stood a little apart. It’s important to understand its evolution when viewing this crisis, which began …
Read More »Mystery behind XL table at Macron-Putin talks explained
“Two sources” in French President Emmanuel Macron’s “entourage,” cited by Reuters, have claimed that the reason behind the extra-long table that was used during the French leader’s meeting, on Monday, with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin was the former’s refusal to take a Russian Covid-19 test. The sources told the …
Read More »Tanks in European streets explained by Russia
Sweden has moved to ramp up security on the largest Baltic Sea island of Gotland as part of “adapting” its security strategy to the “tense situation” on the Russian-Ukrainian border, located some 1,700 kilometers south-east. Residents of a sleepy town of Visby located on the Swedish island of Gotland awoke …
Read More »Steep rise in US police deaths explained
A recent report has indicated a 55% year-on-year rise in police fatalities across the US in 2021. Infection with Covid-19 in the line of duty – and the health complications that followed – emerged as the biggest culprit. The analysis published by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund on …
Read More »$2m fuel theft from US base explained with ‘Romanian culture’
The fuel theft scandal centered around the Mihail Kogălniceanu air base, which serves as the main hub for US troops in Romania, got an unexpected twist when the country’s Defense Minister Vasile Dincu bizarrely blamed it on the Americans themselves. While the theft was allegedly perpetrated by a group of …
Read More »The Cotton Ceiling explained: How lesbians are being coerced into having sex by trans women
Imagine the scene. Two women lock eyes and strike up a conversation. They swap numbers and arrange to go on a date. Each considers themself a lesbian and both are single. It’s a common occurrence, but what if one is biologically a man and hasn’t told the other? That’s the …
Read More »‘Dead fish’: Daniil Medvedev’s bizarre US Open celebration explained after move goes viral (VIDEO)
Denying world number one Novak Djokovic the chance to become the first player since 1969 to sweep a calendar Grand Slam, Moscow-born Medvedev clinched a well-deserved $2.5 million in prize money by seeing off the Serb. Doing this in three sets with identical scores of 6-4, Medvedev did not go for …
Read More »Reddit investors vs. Wall Street: The GameStop saga (so far) explained
Potentially the biggest thing to rock the US financial system since the 2008 meltdown, it all started with GameStop, a bricks-and-mortar video game retailer. Already under pressure from the competing digital-purchase model, the firm found itself really struggling last year, with the lockdowns and subsequent economic slowdown severely affecting its …
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