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While some organizations dream of the good old days when employees worked in the office full time, working remotely is here to stay. Today, it’s called hybrid work, as only part of the week is spent working remotely. Hybrid work comes with a growing reliance […]
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His comments come after French President Emmanuel Macron labeled Russia a threat to his country Some people still “can’t get over” Napoleon’s defeat by Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said. He made the comments after French President Emmanuel Macron called Moscow a threat to his […]
His comments come after French President Emmanuel Macron labeled Russia a threat to his country
Some people still “can’t get over” Napoleon’s defeat by Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said. He made the comments after French President Emmanuel Macron called Moscow a threat to his country.
In a televised address on Wednesday, Macron said Russia is a “threat to France and Europe” and that he is considering expanding the French nuclear umbrella to protect other EU member states.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called Macron’s speech “highly confrontational,” adding that Paris is “apparently contemplating war.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov compared the French president to Napoleon, whose disastrous invasion of Russia eventually led to his downfall.
Putin also referred to Napoleon’s infamous retreat from Moscow during his meeting with the members of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation in Moscow on Thursday. One of the attendees mentioned a church in Smolensk, a city in western Russia that was briefly occupied by Napoleon’s troops in 1812.
“You’ve mentioned Smolensk, its museum, and the church that has existed since Napoleon’s invasion,” Putin said. “Some people still can’t get over it. There are still people who want to return to the times of Napoleon, but they are forgetting how it ended.”
After subduing most of continental Europe, Napoleon led his army of 600,000 men into Russia, which was ruled by Tsar Alexander I at the time. Despite occupying Moscow after the bloody battle of Borodino, Napoleon was unable to make the Russians surrender and was forced to hastily retreat, losing the majority of his army in the process.
EU countries have been rushing to find alternatives to the American military presence in Europe after US President Donald Trump reversed his predecessor’s policies of “isolating” Russia on the world stage, and refused to blame Moscow for the Ukraine conflict. On Monday, he reportedly halted all weapons deliveries to Kiev.
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Foreign fighters have been targeted by overnight bombardment, officials in Moscow have claimed Russian forces have struck a detachment of foreign mercenaries in the Ukrainian town of Krivoy Rog, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said in a statement on Thursday. A detachment for foreign fighters […]
Foreign fighters have been targeted by overnight bombardment, officials in Moscow have claimed
Russian forces have struck a detachment of foreign mercenaries in the Ukrainian town of Krivoy Rog, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said in a statement on Thursday.
A detachment for foreign fighters was reportedly staying in Krivoy Rog, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s home town, on Wednesday night when an overnight strike hit a local hotel, according to the Telegram channel RVvoenkor.
The channel, which is run by Russian volunteers and military correspondents, claimed that hotels in the city have reportedly been systematically used by Kiev to house military units, and have been regularly targeted by Moscow’s forces.
In video footage of Ukrainian rescue operations posted by the channel, blown out floors and concrete debris can be seen.
In an X post on Thursday morning Zelensky confirmed that members of a foreign organization, including US and UK citizens, had checked into the hotel before the strike.
Last month, Russia struck foreign and Ukrainian troops in the high-end Bristol Hotel in Odessa. The establishment was being used by “Ukrainian commanding officers” and “foreign mercenaries,” co-chairman of the council on integrating Russia’s new territories, Vladimir Rogov told RIA, citing local sources.
The Russian Defense Ministry regularly reports on successful strikes against foreign mercenaries and military advisors in Ukraine.
In early 2024 the ministry said that nearly 6,000 foreign mercenaries had been confirmed killed fighting for Kiev since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022.
Washington is trying to back out of providing security for its European allies, Valery Zaluzhny has claimed Washington’s actions threaten the existing world order and the future of NATO, former top Ukrainian general Valery Zaluzhny said on Thursday. Attempts by US President Donald Trump’s administration […]
Washington is trying to back out of providing security for its European allies, Valery Zaluzhny has claimed
Washington’s actions threaten the existing world order and the future of NATO, former top Ukrainian general Valery Zaluzhny said on Thursday. Attempts by US President Donald Trump’s administration to restore ties with Moscow place the unity of the Western world at risk, he has argued.
Zaluzhny, who currently serves as Kiev’s ambassador to the UK, was speaking at a panel discussion hosted by British think tank Chatham House. He claimed that Trump is seeking to revise the modern system of international relations.
“It is obvious the White House has questioned the unity of the whole Western world,” Zaluzhny said. “And now Washington is trying to delegate the security issues to Europe without the participation of the US.”
Trump has vowed to find a swift solution to the Ukraine conflict – in an apparent reversal of the policies pursued by his predecessor, Joe Biden – and has attempted to pressure Kiev to engage in peace talks as soon as possible.
Zaluzhny’s words came as Washington suspended arms supplies to Ukraine and ceased sharing military intelligence, in what some US officials described as an attempt to ensure that Kiev is committed to the peace process.
“It is not just the axis of evil trying to revise the world order… The US is destroying the world order,” Zaluzhny said, commenting on the developments.
The steps taken by Washington followed a meeting between Trump and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in the Oval Office last Friday, which ended in a heated exchange between the two leaders. Following the spat, Trump accused Zelensky of “gambling with World War III” by refusing to work towards a negotiated settlement with Moscow.
In the wake of the meeting, the EU expressed its unwavering support for Kiev and spoke about the need to increase its own defense capabilities.
Moscow welcomed the shift in US policy and reiterated that it is open to dialogue. The Kremlin also said that suspending US military assistance to Kiev would “probably be the best contribution to the cause of peace” if Washington sticks to this position.
Zaluzhny served as Ukraine’s top military commander from 2021 to 2024. He was fired by Zelensky last May – after the two had a public disagreement over military strategy – and was appointed as ambassador to London.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has echoed other statements by Western European politicians to militarise The EU must escalate its military buildup and win an arms race against Russia, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. His statement comes amid growing calls by Western European leaders to […]
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has echoed other statements by Western European politicians to militarise
The EU must escalate its military buildup and win an arms race against Russia, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. His statement comes amid growing calls by Western European leaders to increase defense spending, citing what they describe as a threat from Moscow.
In a message posted on social media on Thursday, Tusk claimed Russia has started a new arms race and insisted that the EU must respond.
“The war, the geopolitical uncertainty and the new arms race started by Putin have left Europe [sic] with no choice. Europe must be ready for this race, and Russia will lose it like the Soviet Union 40 years ago,” Tusk wrote.
His comments echo statements by French President Emmanuel Macron, whose claim that Russia poses a threat to the EU was dismmised outright by Moscow as “highly confrontational.”
Macron has urged the bloc to increase defense spending and has also proposed extending France’s nuclear umbrella to other EU countries in response to perceived risks from Moscow.
Tusk’s remarks also come as US President Donald Trump and his administration increasingly push European NATO members to take responsibility for their own defense.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Western claims of an impending attack “nonsense.” He has also accused European leaders of stoking tensions and using the perceived Russian threat as a pretext to justify increased military spending.
In December, Putin also stressed that Russia does not want to be bogged down in an arms race, which would be detrimental to the social and economic development of the country. He warned, however, that Russia will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of itself and its allies.
The French president urged his nation to bolster its defenses against the perceived threat from Russia French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech focusing on Russia earlier this week was “highly confrontational,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, arguing that it signals an intent to further […]
The French president urged his nation to bolster its defenses against the perceived threat from Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech focusing on Russia earlier this week was “highly confrontational,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, arguing that it signals an intent to further escalate tensions.
In his address to the nation on Wednesday, Macron labeled Russia “a threat” to the EU and called for a significant increase in defense spending to counter the perceived danger posed by Moscow. He also said that France would be prepared to deploy troops to Ukraine should a truce be reached in the conflict.
Commenting on the remarks during a regular press briefing, Peskov stressed that it hardly conveyed a message of peace: “France apparently is contemplating war, a continuation of war.” This stance naturally elicits a negative reaction in Moscow, he suggested.
Macron’s address adhered to the conventional Western narrative portraying Russia as the unprovoked aggressor in the Ukraine conflict and claimed that Moscow has ambitions of conquest in Ukraine and beyond. However, according to Peskov, the French leader selectively ignored crucial events and circumstances that contributed to the current Ukraine crisis.
Among these, he pointed to NATO military infrastructure “encroaching, or rather making seven-mile strides” towards Russia’s borders, creating significant security concerns for Moscow. Peskov stated that Russia had no choice but to respond to this growing threat.
He also refuted Macron’s claims that Russia violated the Minsk Agreements, citing former French President Francois Hollande’s acknowledgment that the West never genuinely intended for them to succeed.
In 2015, Hollande and then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel co-mediated a roadmap purportedly aimed at peacefully reintegrating the then-breakaway regions in Donbass back into Ukraine. Following the 2022 escalation, both politicians admitted that the purpose of the accord from the West’s perspective had merely been to buy time for Kiev to strengthen its military with NATO support.
Peskov also remarked that in 2014 France and other European nations “deceived” then-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich by endorsing his power-sharing agreement with Western-backed militants, who violated the deal within hours and forcibly removed the democratically elected leader, all without any protest from Paris.
The EU is currently promoting a substantial military buildup that would cost some $840 billion and be funded through debt. Brussels asserts that European security risks have been intensified by the shift in Washington’s policy under President Donald Trump, who is seeking a resolution to the Ukraine conflict while urging Europe to assume responsibility for future security guarantees for Kiev. Peskov observed that while this does not make the US a friend of Russia, it at least opens avenues for normalizing bilateral relations.
The French leader alleged that Russia was responsible for the failure of the 2014-negotiated truce with Kiev French President Emmanuel Macron should apologize for making “misleading” claims about the origins of the Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has told RT. In particular, […]
The French leader alleged that Russia was responsible for the failure of the 2014-negotiated truce with Kiev
French President Emmanuel Macron should apologize for making “misleading” claims about the origins of the Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has told RT. In particular, Zakharova criticized Macron for alleging that Russia was to blame for the failure of the Minsk Accords.
The agreements were brokered in 2014 and 2015 to halt fighting between Ukraine and the now-Russian Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, with France and Germany as guarantors. They were ultimately not implemented, and Moscow later accused Kiev and the West of using them to strengthen Ukraine’s military instead of securing peace.
In a televised address on Wednesday, Macron, however, blamed Russia of violating the accords and cited them as proof that the West “can no longer take Russia at its word” when it comes to resolving the conflict.
“We cannot forget that Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and that we negotiated a ceasefire in Minsk at that time. And Russia did not respect this ceasefire,” the French president alleged, claiming that Moscow poses a direct threat to France and the entire EU.
Zakharova condemned Macron’s comments as “aggressive and destructive” and pointed out that former French President François Hollande and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel have “openly confessed, and not under torture or pressure” back in 2022 they never intended to enforce the accords.
“Macron should invite his predecessor… Hollande, to the Élysée Palace to have a heart-to-heart talk with him… Then he’ll probably hear from Hollande… that he had no intention of implementing the Minsk agreements while representing France,” Zakharova stated, suggesting that after speaking to Hollande, Macron would “have to apologize to his own population for misleading them.”
Macron has been a vocal advocate of strengthening Europe’s defenses against Russia and reiterated this position in his latest address. Moscow, however, has repeatedly denied having any plans to attack either the EU or NATO, with President Vladimir Putin dismissing such speculation as “nonsense” on multiple occasions.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio previously called for an end to the fighting, describing it as a proxy war between Russia and the US Moscow agrees with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent assessment that the Ukraine conflict is essentially a proxy war between […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio previously called for an end to the fighting, describing it as a proxy war between Russia and the US
Moscow agrees with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent assessment that the Ukraine conflict is essentially a proxy war between Russia and the US, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.
Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday, Rubio stated that US President Donald Trump sees the Ukraine conflict as “protracted” and “stalemated” and believes it must come to an urgent end. He also described the conflict as “frankly, a proxy war between nuclear powers – the United States, helping Ukraine, and Russia” and insisted that the West should abandon the dead-end strategy of sending Kiev aid “for as long as it takes” without a clear resolution in sight.
Peskov told journalists on Thursday that Moscow fully agrees with the US secretary of state, noting that the Russian side has consistently said that the Ukraine conflict is in fact a standoff between Moscow and the collective West led by Washington.
“This is absolutely in line with the position that [Russian President Vladimir Putin] and [Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov] have repeatedly expressed,” Peskov said on Thursday.
Moscow has on multiple occasions characterized the hostilities in Ukraine as a Western proxy war against Russia, in which Ukrainians are being used as ‘cannon fodder’. Russian officials have argued that Washington intentionally escalated tensions by disregarding Moscow’s security concerns over NATO’s expansion in Eastern Europe and its growing military cooperation with Ukraine.
Following his inauguration in January, Trump has seemingly committed to a complete reversal of the US policy on the Ukraine conflict pursued by his predecessor, Joe Biden.
Whereas the former Democratic president vowed to support Ukraine for “as long as it takes” against Russia, Trump has instead been pressuring Kiev to engage in peace talks as soon as possible. However, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has pushed back against the new US administration’s demands.
Last week, Zelensky engaged in an angry public clash with Trump and his vice president, J.D. Vance, while visiting the White House. The Ukrainian was accused by the US leader of being ungrateful for American support and “gambling with World War III” by refusing to work towards a negotiated settlement with Moscow. After the heated exchange, Zelensky was asked to leave the Oval Office and return only when he is ready for serious negotiations.
Since then, Trump has reportedly ordered to freeze all military aid shipments to Ukraine and has cut off Kiev from US intelligence sharing.
Moscow has expressed reserved optimism that such steps could encourage Ukraine to move towards resolving the conflict through peaceful means.
Participants are invited to submit ideas on economic development and global growth challenges Moscow has launched an international essay contest on global economic development as part of the upcoming Open Dialogue ‘The Future of the World: New Platform for Global Growth’. The event will take […]
Participants are invited to submit ideas on economic development and global growth challenges
Moscow has launched an international essay contest on global economic development as part of the upcoming Open Dialogue ‘The Future of the World: New Platform for Global Growth’. The event will take place at the National Centre RUSSIA in Moscow from April 28 to 30, 2025.
The competition aims to gather expert opinions and innovative solutions for addressing current economic challenges and shaping strategies for future global growth. The best ideas will be incorporated into discussions at the Open Dialogue event and considered for long-term economic planning.
Participants can choose from four key topics: ‘Investments in Human Capital’, covering demographics, migration, education, and digital inequality; ‘Investments in Technology’, focusing on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity; ‘Investments in the Environment’, addressing human-centric development, green infrastructure, and transport accessibility; and ‘Investments in Communication’, covering trade barriers, financial flows, logistics, e-commerce, and digital currencies.
The contest is open to experts worldwide. Participants can submit their ideas in the form of a five-page essay or a 10-minute presentation in their native language by March 15. Entries should be sent to dialog@russia.ru.
Winners will be invited to Moscow to take part in the Open Dialogue event, where they will join case sessions and expert discussions on the future of the global economy. The event will bring together representatives from leading think tanks, development institutions, universities, government agencies, business associations, youth organizations, and the media.
According to event organizers, the contest has attracted significant global interest, prompting an extension of the submission deadline.
“Our project is attracting more and more attention on the international stage. The number of participants is growing every day… not only from Russia, but also from India, Egypt, Vietnam, Türkiye, Colombia, Canada, France, and Transnistria. This illustrates how much we all need a truly open dialogue,” Natalia Virtuozova, director general of the National Centre RUSSIA, said.
For more information on participation and submission guidelines, visit the official website at https://en.russia.ru/dialog.
