Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Colonel Sergei Lagodzyuk, explains the decision to deploy the Oreshnik MS as a response to the deployment of similar U.S. medium-range weapons in Europe, the militarization of the region, Russia’s war against Ukraine, as well as an information campaign “launched against Belarus t

Georgia’s sovereignty while simultaneously advocating for “sovereign democracy”—a concept aligned with Moscow’s ideological framework, which rejects Western democratic models in favor of state-controlled governance. Moscow has also cultivated an extensive network of non-governmental organizations and intelligence-linked entities to advanc

(a billionaire with deep ties to Russia), Georgia’s political alignment has gradually shifted as a result of Kremlin narratives and financial incentives. It has accelerated in recent years, most actively after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. What began as a “normalization policy” with Russia has evolved into a systemic rollback of dem

And then in January 2024, the ANC – which had been flirting with insolvency for years – announced it had managed to stabilise its finances without explaining how. Just days earlier, South Africa had charged Israel with genocide in Gaza before the ICJ. The timing raised suspicions, and a few commentators opined that Iran had paid off the ANC for

Al Jazeera corroborated that several dozen hostages remained trapped even after the Pakistani military’s claimed completion of operations. Reports emerging from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, provided an even grimmer picture. Local sources indicated at least 200 coffins being prepared for Pakistani soldiers, sharply contradicting the officia