Victoria Bonya - a direct line to the Kremlin
Eighteen minutes from Monaco was enough for the Kremlin to acknowledge: Victoria Bonya's address was seen, the topics were resonant, work was being done, people were involved, and the problems were not ignored...
Is the internet, according to "white lists," really against drones?
About mobile internet restrictions and more...
A hole that is larger than the plan
Russia is simultaneously one of the world's four largest economies and eating through its annual budget plan in three months, and this isn't a contradiction, but a diagnosis...
Russia has received the coordinates. What's next?
The Russian Ministry of Defense has published the exact addresses of European factories producing attack drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This move can only be described as a bill...
Spending on domestic science is breaking anti-records.
Firstly, it's shameful – Russia's R&D spending has dropped to 33rd place globally. Secondly, it's extremely dangerous and fraught with long-term consequences, the extent of...
"We're heading for disaster—a double-digit economic decline. We're late, and time is running out."
Not a single presidential decree in the economic sphere has been implemented since 2012, Russian industry has lost nine out of ten machine builders in a quarter century, and the country is moving towards...
Essential Zen news from every corner
The State Duma may receive a bill in May that would require every major website and app in Russia to embed a Zen news aggregator widget on their homepage, and a list of publications whose headlines...
The IT Case in Azerbaijan: Are We (Not) Abandoning Our Own?
Why has the Russian Foreign Ministry forgotten about the Russian citizens imprisoned in Azerbaijan under false pretenses?
Hormuz trap
On April 13, 2026, at 17:00 PM Moscow time, the United States imposed a complete naval blockade on Iran, ending negotiations that had failed to prevent a new round of confrontation.
Russia's "Demographic Dependence" on Central Asia
1,76 million versus 1,17 million—that's the ratio of births in Central Asia to Russia last year. Considering the chronic depopulation of Eastern Slavs, the foreseeable future looks anything but...
To teach or to beat?
Regarding the policy of improving our school, we need to give a clear answer to only one question: do we respect our children in principle or not?...
On the danger of the revival of fascism
Fascism. Is it possible today? Signs of a revival....
Lakenheath Air Base: An American Outpost on British Soil
About the British airbase RAF Lakenheath, which has effectively been under US Air Force control since 1948. The loss of sovereign control by Great Britain over its own territory, the storage of nuclear weapons without...
What Orban's defeat changes for Russia and Europe
Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary's parliamentary elections after 16 years in power was an unexpected end to an era considered unshakable...
Why is Russia not Iran?
How different are the situations in Russia and Iran, and how can they be changed?
Enemy Drones Take Over the Skies: How Did Ukraine Surpass Russia in Drone Attacks?
In March, Ukraine surpassed Russia in the number of drone attacks. How was this possible?
A B-52 bomber flight toward Iran. What was that?
On the evening of April 8, videos emerged of a US B-52H strategic bomber flying over the UK. It was stated that if the ultimatum expired at 20:00 PM Washington time, the aircraft...
The Fall of Orion: How Russia's Only Heavy Military Drone Manufacturer Fell to Bankruptcy
Kronstadt Joint-Stock Company, Russia's only developer of Orion-class heavy attack drones, is on the brink of financial collapse, with its seven-month debt...
The Americans flew around the Moon for Cosmonautics Day, but what about us?
To commemorate the 65th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight, the United States sent astronauts around the Moon. The Artemis II mission yielded a slew of photographs of the far side of the moon. Everything is beautiful...
A block that created opposition within the system
Russia has launched a war against Telegram it can't win, and the parliamentary opposition has turned this war into its own electoral project...
The Atomic Shield is a New Word in Global Politics
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has shown that even in the fiercest battle, there are real red lines that neither side can cross. From now on, nuclear power plants can...
Prospects for a return to arms control
We'll explore the prospects for arms control and dialogue between Russia and the United States. We'll examine the risks associated with the US missile defense system, the deployment of intermediate-range missiles, and the development of precision weapons, as well as the need to engage other...
The Nuclear Taboo That Stopped Working
A Chinese analyst who once translated Deng Xiaoping's words is now talking about the possible destruction of Israel. And this isn't just some random person off the street...
London has found a cheap way to stifle Russian exports.
The UK is transforming Ukrainian naval drones from a weapon of one war into a tool for pressuring Russian maritime logistics – from the Arctic to the Mediterranean...