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Russia’s plan to raise VAT
The Russian Finance Ministry has drafted a 2026 federal budget and plan for 2027–2028 that would raise the general value-added tax, or VAT, from 20 to 22 percent. The budget package, which would take effect…

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The Russian Finance Ministry has drafted a 2026 federal budget and plan for 2027–2028 that would raise the general value-added tax, or VAT, from 20 to 22 percent. The budget package, which would take effect…

The top U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio issued a blunt call to his Russian counterpart to halt the “killing” in Ukraine Wednesday, as Washington’s stance on Moscow hardened.
Rubio “reiterated President [Donald] Trump’s call for the killing…


“America is ready today to replace all Russian gas that goes…


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According to Guo Jiajun, China considers any attempts to exert…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian leader Vladimir Putin of seeking to expand the Kremlin’s war beyond Ukraine and called on the international community to stop the conflict to avoid a destructive arms race.
Speaking to…

Ukrainian drones struck the Russian port city of Novorossiysk on Wednesday, attacking from both the air and the sea. The city is home to Russia’s largest seaport, which houses a major oil terminal and a naval base. Regional officials…

Footage has emerged showing the explosion of a Ukrainian Magura V5 sea drone off Novorossiysk. The video, published by Mash Telegram channel, shows a massive fireball as the drone detonates against the backdrop of the…

US president Donald Trump has said Ukraine could win back all of the territory it has lost in the ongoing war, but Russia’s president Vladimir Putin shows no signs of wanting a peace deal, or reducing the military offensive.
Instead,…


According to him, flights from Bremen, Dresden, Cologne, Leipzig, Münster,…