International Affairs

https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/the-passion-of-the-deepseek/
The future of humanity is being decided as we speak. And it is not being decided on a battlefield in Eastern Europe, or the Middle East or the Taiwan Strait, but in the data centers and research facilities where technology experts create “the physical and virtual infrastructure to power the …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/trumps-secretary-of-state-rubio-ghosts-europe/
EU diplomats tell POLITICO they fear a Trumpian strategy of spurning the EU and playing divide and rule among member countries. Top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas made no secret on Monday that Brussels has sent an open invitation to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to attend a regular meeting …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/mfa-organ-trading-schemes-created-in-ukraine-human-organs-sold-on-internet/
"In Ukraine, in particular in places where combats were taking place and where servicemen of the Ukrainian armed forces, national battalions were located, bodies and remains of people were found with clear signs that their organs had been removed," Maria Zakharova said. With the support of the West Kiev launched …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/view-from-washington-biden-must-explain-what-the-ukraine-war-was-for/
Former President Joe Biden has a lot of explaining to do, as does Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky, writes ‘The American Conservative’. It is no longer easy to tell what the Ukraine War was for. Very early on, U.S. goals got grafted onto Ukrainian goals, and the hybrid braid became hard to …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/view-from-washington-seizing-the-panama-canal-would-be-both-dumb-and-difficult/
A military operation against a tiny neighbor would destroy US credibility in Latin America and provide a boost for China and Russia. Plus, the Panamanians would likely put up a good fight, writes James Stavridis, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, a retired US Navy admiral, former supreme allied commander of NATO. …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/polish-economy-is-experiencing-massive-job-losses-the-country-is-close-to-economic-disaster/
The year 2025 promises to bring a continuation of a period of significant job losses in the Polish economy. A number of large companies have announced their intention to carry out large-scale layoffs – tens of thousands of people may lose their jobs, ‘Isvestia’ newspaper notes. However, this is nothing …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/ft-donald-trump-sparks-race-for-trade-deals-i-am-buckling-up/
The US’s economic partners are racing to sustain trade volumes in a Donald Trump era by closing new bilateral deals and rerouting supply chains to cope with increased US protectionism, notes ‘The Financial Times’. Policymakers and trade experts say countries are turning to a tactic deployed during the US president’s …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/u-s-halt-to-foreign-aid-cripples-programs-worldwide-no-arms-for-ukraine/
The Trump’s ‘Stop Order’ applies to most military and security assistance programs, including in Ukraine, Taiwan and Jordan. Much of that aid is disbursed by the State Department. Military aid to Israel and Egypt is exempted, as is emergency food assistance. The sense of crisis among aid groups worldwide is …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/an-official-russian-inter-agency-delegation-visited-damascus/
Press release on the Russian inter-agency delegation’s visit to Damascus: On January 28, an official Russian inter-agency delegation, led by Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov visited Damascus. This visit marked the first of its …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/iran-deploys-ai-equipped-missiles-during-drills-in-gulf/
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have deployed advanced missiles with artificial intelligence during Gulf military drills, successfully targeting hypothetical enemies. The drills address the strategic importance of locations such as Bushehr, home to key oil, petrochemical facilities, and a nuclear power plant, while enhancing Iran's offensive capabilities, ‘The India Times’ report...

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/nyp-calexit-initiative-could-see-californians-deciding-whether-they-want-the-golden-state-to-leav/
A “Calexit” initiative to allow California to secede from the United States has been cleared to legally gather signatures, ‘The New York Post’ notes. If passed, the proposed measure — “Calexit,” a nod to the Brexit vote in the UK — would be on the ballot in 2028 and ask …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/american-strategys-strange-continuity-the-trump-biden-trump-foreign-policy/
U.S. President Donald Trump promises a new American approach to the world. As he was in 2017, Trump has been harshly critical of his predecessor’s foreign policy and pledged major differences in priorities and style. His supporters cheer the return to an “America first” attitude, one that emphasizes toughness, seeks …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/epic-quarrel-in-nato-france-floated-sending-troops-to-greenland-to-protect-the-island-from-the-ame/
France has discussed with Denmark sending troops to Greenland in response to United States President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex the Danish territory, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said, POLITICO quotes. Barrot said in an interview with France's Sud Radio that France "started discussing [troop deployment] with Denmark," but …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/vice-president-jd-vance-they-got-us-a-country-where-we-fought-many-wars-over-the-last-40-years-bu/
In was a first Vice President JD Vance interview since taking office with CBS (photo). Here are some of the highlights of his wide-ranging interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Sunday. Vance was forced to cast the tie-breaking vote to push through the controversial confirmation …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/politico-brussels-holds-its-breath-trump-is-an-interests-based-politician-rather-than-a-values-b/
Donald Trump has taken back the White House, threatening to upend the world order and build a new American empire, from Panama to Greenland. So far, Europe’s politicians and bureaucrats have resolutely refused to explode in outrage, writes POLITICO. The response to Trump’s fiery inauguration address from the corridors of …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/a-historical-moment-indonesia-joined-the-brics/
Formally – and it might be said finally – Indonesia has been admitted to the BRICS group of nations. Founded in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, China and India, BRICS has expanded rapidly as a global counter to the G7 group of major economies as a forum for developing countries, writes …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/ukraines-debt-an-instrument-of-pressure-and-spoliation-in-the-hands-of-creditors/
Ukraine’s internal and external public debt has increased by 60% between early 2022 and end of November 2024, reports ‘The Counter Punch’. It amounted to just under USD 100 billion before the invasion and reached almost USD 160 billion by the end of 2024, including USD 45 billion of internal …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/canadian-government-open-door-policy-for-nazis/
Trudeau government in Canada refuses to release the names of 900 Nazi war criminals, for fear it would damage NATO-Ukraine war on Russia, writes ‘The Defend Democracy’. In defiance of the demands of historians, Holocaust survivors and public opinion, Canada’s Liberal government is suppressing an almost four-decade-old secret report that …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/view-from-washington-trump-falters-in-his-approach-to-putin/
President Donald Trump, on Truth Social and in interviews, is pushing the idea that Russia needs to hurry up and make a deal on Ukraine before Trump, taking advantage of Russia's economic problems, imposes high tariffs and other sanctions on Russia. To emphasize his own thinking about the futility of …

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https://en.interaffairs.ru/article/its-official-us-abandonment-of-ukraine/
On January 19th, TIME magazine published an astonishing article, amply confirming what dissident, anti-war academics, activists, journalists, and researchers have long argued. The US always intended to abandon Ukraine after setting up the country for a proxy war with Russia, and never had any desire or intention to assist Kiev …

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