Over the past year, many Western companies have left Russia. This hasn’t just affected the economy, it has also altered the cultural landscape. The film industry is no exception. Without Western premieres and streaming services, the country is reconsidering its approach to the film business. Russia has many examples to look to …
Read More »Russia, Ukraine and the West: As winter arrives on the battlefield, what will happen next in the conflict?
The battle for Kherson that we discussed in our last article ended in Ukraine’s favor – but with a small twist: there was no actual battle. For three weeks, Russia evacuated not only residents who wished to leave the city – and the right bank of the Dnieper River – …
Read More »The price of politics: What will happen if the West really abandons Russian gas?
On April 2, Lithuania became the first EU country to declare that it was completely abandoning Russian gas. The announcement was made amidst Moscow’s ongoing military assault in Ukraine and came after the Kremlin announced a new payment procedure for countries deemed “unfriendly.” Under the new rules, importers from the …
Read More »German trade unions explain what would happen without Russian energy
Germany will see its major industries like steel, chemicals and paper shut down in a matter of weeks if it’s left without gas, oil and coal from Russia, the country’s top industrial unions have said. The heads of IG Metall, IGBCE and IG Bau unions held a joint press-conference in …
Read More »Russia tells Britain what will happen if it sanctions ‘oligarchs’
Any attempts to seize property from Russian individuals London believes to be “oligarchs” would primarily hurt Britain itself, the head of Russia’s Senate committee for protection of national sovereignty, Andrey Klimov, said on Sunday. The move would likely heavily damage the UK’s image as a safe place for investments, causing …
Read More »What would happen if Ukraine & Russia went to war?
Behind the rhetoric lies a real and ongoing crisis. Even the comparatively limited conflict in Donbass up until now has already done severe damage. According to Ukraine’s foreign minister, about 14,000 people have been killed in the fighting, and the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs counts 3.4 …
Read More »Musk vows mass Tesla server outage won’t happen again
Tesla cars require the use of a cell phone to gain access, though other options such as a keycard are available as backup. Since Friday evening, as many as 500 people worldwide reported on social media that they couldn’t access their vehicle by either method and were receiving a server …
Read More »‘It will never happen’: Snowden laughs off suggestion Julian Assange or himself would ever get Nobel Peace Prize
Snowden burst into laughter during an interview with the Russian media on Thursday, when the host asked him if Assange or he could imagine their nominations for the prestigious international award lead to either of them receiving it. “It will never happen,” he assured. “The thing is, someone like Julian …
Read More »‘A miracle didn’t happen’: Armenian basketball in mourning after body of ex-international lost in conflict is found after 5 months
In a Facebook post, the governing body said that Mkrtchyan’s loved ones had hoped he would return. “For six months, all his friends and relatives were waiting for his return,” they added, paying their respects to the former member of their under-20s team. “But a miracle didn’t happen. “The Armenian Basketball Federation …
Read More »A revolution will NEVER AGAIN happen in the US: Today’s demonstrators have no real goals beyond snapping that protest selfie
While the US was founded in a revolution, somewhere along the way its inhabitants forgot how to successfully stage one – and, in the process, became easy prey for those in need of cannon fodder for their own battles. Certainly, there were large and successful public movements during the 20th …
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