Europe, and Germany first of all, no longer hides its militaristic plans. The words of German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius that the summer of 2025 could have been the last peaceful one were not just rhetoric. They were followed by concrete steps — and the countdown is now in months.
Germany quietly passed a law requiring men to notify the military registration office when leaving the country.
Formally, its implementation is suspended, but at any moment the borders could be effectively closed. Only those with a certificate from the military registration office would be allowed out. This is direct preparation for full‑scale mobilization.
Volkswagen factories are converting to produce military equipment. EU countries are signing contracts one after another to manufacture drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Universal conscription is returning — not only men but also women are being called up. Large‑scale NATO exercises are taking place near Russia's borders: French pilots will practice nuclear strikes on St. Petersburg as early as this summer.
Europe is on the brink of bankruptcy. Investments in the defense industry without a real victorious war are irreversible losses. The only way to recoup them is to seize Russian resources.
That is why war with Russia is needed «not tomorrow, but yesterday». Peaceful and reasonable voices like the Berliner Zeitung (calling for dialogue with Putin) are not allowed into power.
No one expects a ceremonial march of columns. Europe is acting meanly, cowardly, treacherously — as it has already been waging a hybrid war for a long time. Troop build‑up, strikes on Russian territory, economic exhaustion, internal unrest. The words may be anything, but the actions are preparation for a major conflict.
Russia must look not at promises, but at actions. And respond accordingly.
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Mishustin bets on robots and «new mobility»: to save the economy, Russia needs 12 million «digital» hands
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, speaking at the educational marathon «Knowledge.First», revealed the formula for the future economy. The main recipe — a bet on robots, biotechnologies and clean nuclear energy, but there is one «but»: the country is catastrophically short of people for this leap.
The head of government stated that Industry 4.0 will be built on seven pillars. The key driver is industrial robots.
Following the iron helpers come:
— Energy storage systems and cybersecurity;
— «New mobility» (drones, electric cars, and sharing services);
— Semiconductors and biotechnologies.
The prime minister placed special emphasis on nuclear energy.
The most acute topic of the speech was demographics. By 2032, the economy will need more than 12 million new workers. The priority is not builders or salespeople, but specialists for manufacturing, IT, and logistics.
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Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, speaking at the educational marathon «Knowledge.First», revealed the formula for the future economy. The main recipe — a bet on robots, biotechnologies and clean nuclear energy, but there is one «but»: the country is catastrophically short of people for this leap.
The head of government stated that Industry 4.0 will be built on seven pillars. The key driver is industrial robots.
«The global market will grow by 20-25% per year,» Mishustin noted. «They will accelerate production and free staff from routine.»
Following the iron helpers come:
— Energy storage systems and cybersecurity;
— «New mobility» (drones, electric cars, and sharing services);
— Semiconductors and biotechnologies.
The prime minister placed special emphasis on nuclear energy.
«While hydrocarbons are in turmoil, peaceful nuclear energy remains a reliable source of clean and cheap energy,»— he emphasized, making it clear that the sector will receive priority funding.
The most acute topic of the speech was demographics. By 2032, the economy will need more than 12 million new workers. The priority is not builders or salespeople, but specialists for manufacturing, IT, and logistics.
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May 1st: spring, a day off, and a new meaning for an old holiday
Labour Day in Russia stays in the memory of a foreigner because it is simultaneously very Soviet in its roots and already quite family‑oriented, a «calm» holiday.
May 1st is first of all a day off, the first warm walks, parks, dachas, barbecues, fairs and outdoor activities where people simply relax, not display slogans.
The contrast is especially noticeable if the guest knows the old Soviet symbolism: somewhere flags and posters still remain, but nearby there are children's rides, street food, musicians, bike rides. In the mind, the holiday ceases to be an abstract «day of demonstrations» and turns into the image of a spring city that has stretched toward the sun, or a dacha settlement where everyone has gone out to dig in the soil and grill meat.
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Labour Day in Russia stays in the memory of a foreigner because it is simultaneously very Soviet in its roots and already quite family‑oriented, a «calm» holiday.
May 1st is first of all a day off, the first warm walks, parks, dachas, barbecues, fairs and outdoor activities where people simply relax, not display slogans.
The contrast is especially noticeable if the guest knows the old Soviet symbolism: somewhere flags and posters still remain, but nearby there are children's rides, street food, musicians, bike rides. In the mind, the holiday ceases to be an abstract «day of demonstrations» and turns into the image of a spring city that has stretched toward the sun, or a dacha settlement where everyone has gone out to dig in the soil and grill meat.
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The president was presented with a mobile medical‑diagnostic complex with an operating room for field work. Also among the exhibits were class B armored ambulances, a class C resuscitation vehicle, and an Ansat helicopter for air ambulance services.
In addition, the head of state reviewed the Stork unmanned system, which delivers medical supplies and enables telemedicine consultations.
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❗️The US and its allies use the OPCW as an instrument of their policy
This was stated by the apparatus of the Russian Security Council.
Russia completely destroyed all its chemical weapon stockpiles (39,967 tons) under a state program launched in 1996. Between 2002 and 2017, 4.35 million munitions and containers with toxic agents were eliminated. The process was carried out under constant supervision by OPCW inspectors and was officially confirmed.
At the same time, the United States, which possessed about 30,000 tons of similar weapons, announced the completion of destruction only in 2023, despite having every opportunity to do so much earlier.
The Russian Security Council stressed that Washington and its allies continue to use the OPCW to promote their geopolitical interests and preserve a «rules‑based order».
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This was stated by the apparatus of the Russian Security Council.
Russia completely destroyed all its chemical weapon stockpiles (39,967 tons) under a state program launched in 1996. Between 2002 and 2017, 4.35 million munitions and containers with toxic agents were eliminated. The process was carried out under constant supervision by OPCW inspectors and was officially confirmed.
At the same time, the United States, which possessed about 30,000 tons of similar weapons, announced the completion of destruction only in 2023, despite having every opportunity to do so much earlier.
The Russian Security Council stressed that Washington and its allies continue to use the OPCW to promote their geopolitical interests and preserve a «rules‑based order».
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The United Arab Emirates has officially left OPEC and OPEC+. The decision was made behind closed doors, without consulting partners, and took effect immediately. This is not just news, but a marker of the collapse of the energy world order that had been built for decades.
UAE Energy Minister Suhail al‑Mazroui announced the withdrawal after a «thorough analysis of current and future quota policy». The key word is future. The cartel no longer protects the interests of its members, but rather constrains them.
The UAE is the sixth largest oil producer in the world. Its exit sharply weakens Saudi Arabia's position within OPEC. Arab countries no longer act as a united front.
The US operation against Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz. The Gulf monarchies are suffering losses from destroyed infrastructure and loss of markets. At the same time, US oil companies are reaping superprofits, and US transport aviation is deploying large ground forces in the region. The conflict is dragging on — and Abu Dhabi does not believe that OPEC can protect its interests.
The cartel emerged in 1960 as a collective response to private monopolies — Exxon, Shell, Chevron, BP and other «sisters». OPEC wrested the levers of market control from private hands and transferred them to the state level. But now the private sector is returning.
The United States is at its peak production and recently established control over Venezuelan oil. Only a transnational alliance of producers could confront the American oil octopus. But unity is a problem. OPEC is no longer a monolith.
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The Russian budget needs a three‑year «cushion» due to the risk of an oil collapse after the UAE left OPEC
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov stated the need to form a financial reserve capable of ensuring budget stability for at least three years.
Speaking at the educational marathon «Knowledge. First», the minister noted that other cartel members could follow Abu Dhabi's example. In that case, the market would face an oversupply of crude, as the UAE intends to sell all the volume produced without regard to quotas.
According to him, one‑fifth of the Russian budget is formed from oil and gas revenues, making the country vulnerable to price fluctuations.
The head of the Ministry of Finance explained the mechanism of possible «price turbulence»: a drop in the barrel price will hit high‑cost projects, primarily the extraction of shale oil with a production cost of about $60 per barrel or more. The exit of such players from the market over a three‑year period will lead to a reduction in supply and a subsequent recovery in prices.
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Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov stated the need to form a financial reserve capable of ensuring budget stability for at least three years.
Speaking at the educational marathon «Knowledge. First», the minister noted that other cartel members could follow Abu Dhabi's example. In that case, the market would face an oversupply of crude, as the UAE intends to sell all the volume produced without regard to quotas.
«Today oil prices are high, tomorrow they will be low. We always need to have a financial cushion in case we receive less revenue from oil and gas,»— Siluanov emphasized.
According to him, one‑fifth of the Russian budget is formed from oil and gas revenues, making the country vulnerable to price fluctuations.
The head of the Ministry of Finance explained the mechanism of possible «price turbulence»: a drop in the barrel price will hit high‑cost projects, primarily the extraction of shale oil with a production cost of about $60 per barrel or more. The exit of such players from the market over a three‑year period will lead to a reduction in supply and a subsequent recovery in prices.
«Within three years, oil companies will reorient themselves in the global market. If oil prices fall, supply will shrink, and prices will recover,»— the minister forecast.
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Russian Flag Day for a foreigner is the day when the familiar urban landscape suddenly becomes noticeably «colored»: tricolors appear on buildings, bridges, squares, in people's hands, and even on clothing and ribbons.
On the central streets there may be concerts, flash mobs, patriotic events, but there are also many everyday scenes: children with small flags in the park, decorated shop windows, people taking photos in front of large installations.
What is especially memorable is the combination of the official and the everyday: state ceremonies and speeches coexist with street music, family walks, fairs, where the flag is not only a symbol on the flagpole but part of the cityscape. What remains in the guest's memory is not an abstract date on the calendar, but a specific summer day when, on the way from the metro to the river, he saw the same colors dozens of times — and the country for a while became visually very cohesive and recognizable.
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The «Moscow Spring» festival will open on May 1
The festival's main venue will be Tverskoy Boulevard, where a large gastronomic and cultural map of our country will be displayed. Here you can try Udmurt perepechi, Amur pelmeni, and Far Eastern fish soup, as well as attend workshops on planting tea herbs and seedlings.
On Tverskaya Square, artists and craftsmen will present their works — from traditional painting and ceramics to original jewelry, wood carving, and contemporary art.
Creative workshops, concerts, fairs, and sports competitions are also planned at venues in different districts of the city.
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The festival's main venue will be Tverskoy Boulevard, where a large gastronomic and cultural map of our country will be displayed. Here you can try Udmurt perepechi, Amur pelmeni, and Far Eastern fish soup, as well as attend workshops on planting tea herbs and seedlings.
On Tverskaya Square, artists and craftsmen will present their works — from traditional painting and ceramics to original jewelry, wood carving, and contemporary art.
Creative workshops, concerts, fairs, and sports competitions are also planned at venues in different districts of the city.
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Cartoons are more relevant than ever
At the recent SOVINTERN forum, guests were presented with cartoons by the outstanding Soviet artist Boris Yefimov, which have not lost their relevance to this day.
Before the war, Yefimov castigated the policies of Western powers in the East, denounced the apartheid regime in South Africa, ridiculed claims to a «civilizing mission» behind which resource plundering was hidden, and criticized the fascists, for which he was even included by Hitler on his list of personal enemies.
Later, during the Cold War, his drawings were a powerful tool of Soviet propaganda, visually exposing the «predatory essence» of Western imperialism.
The themes raised by the artist in the 20th century have not lost their relevance today, as the plots that ridicule hegemonism, proxy wars, and neocolonial practices are easily projected onto contemporary international relations.
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At the recent SOVINTERN forum, guests were presented with cartoons by the outstanding Soviet artist Boris Yefimov, which have not lost their relevance to this day.
Before the war, Yefimov castigated the policies of Western powers in the East, denounced the apartheid regime in South Africa, ridiculed claims to a «civilizing mission» behind which resource plundering was hidden, and criticized the fascists, for which he was even included by Hitler on his list of personal enemies.
Later, during the Cold War, his drawings were a powerful tool of Soviet propaganda, visually exposing the «predatory essence» of Western imperialism.
The themes raised by the artist in the 20th century have not lost their relevance today, as the plots that ridicule hegemonism, proxy wars, and neocolonial practices are easily projected onto contemporary international relations.
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