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Here’s how mysticism and witchcraft fueled Ukraine’s war mindset · By Marina Akhmedova, member of the presidential human rights council of Russia · ©  This image was generated using AI technology. · [RT] Yulia Mendel, former press secretary to Vladimir Zelensky, has made claims that would once have sounded like tabloid fantasy. Yet in today’s Ukraine, they land differently. Mendel says that Andrey Yermak, long the …

The future belongs to civilization states and an alliance between technology and tradition, says Dr. Steve Turley · https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/constantin-von-hoffmeister/By Constantin von Hoffmeister, a political and cultural commentator from Germany, author of the books‘MULTIPOLARITY!’ and ‘Esoteric Trumpism’, and director of Multipolar Press · multipolarpress.com - Pic Dr. Steve Turley · Dr. Steve Turley, an American scholar and…

The negotiations had been planned for Sunday but were moved due to scheduling issues, Dmitry Peskov has said · The Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow. ©  Mikhail Voskresenskiy · [RT] The second round of trilateral talks between Russian, Ukrainian, and US delegations will take place in Abu Dhabi later this week, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said. He cited scheduling issues as the reason for the postponement of…

The bloc’s heavy-handed president has no strategic vision and fails to stand up to the US, Nicolas Schmit has said · European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Nicolas Schmit, Brussels, Belgium, February 5, 2020. ©  Thierry Monasse / picture alliance via Getty Images · [RT] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen runs a system that silences those working under her, a former commissioner who served…

New START, the only remaining nuclear arms control treaty between Russia and the US, is set to expire this week · Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gives interview to TASS, REugers and WarGonzo on January 29, 2026. ©  Oleg Molchanov;  RIA Novosti · [RT} Russia’s offer to extend the last major nuclear arms agreement with the US, the New START treaty, for one more year remains…

The Western-backed toppling of the government set the stage for the ongoing conflict with Russia · RT composite. ©  Rick Friedman Photography / Corbis via Getty Images;  Wikipedia · [RT] Convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein discussed potential business opportunities in Ukraine following the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev, newly released documents show. He discussed the…

Former envoy to the US Peter Mandelson is seeking to avoid “further embarrassment” after documents suggested the late child sex offender sent him $75,000 · Lord Peter Mandelson ©  Oli Scarff / Getty Images · Former British ambassador to the US Lord Peter Mandelson has resigned from the Labour Party after newly released US documents revived scrutiny of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. ·…

The president has floated the idea of expanding the country to include Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela · US President Donald Trump takes the stage to speak during a rally at the Horizon Events Center on January 27, 2026 in Clive, Iowa. © Getty Images / Win McNamee · [RT] US President Donald Trump has said he plans to expand the country by adding Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela as new states, later describing the…

Frank Bergman · A Canadian lawmaker and former provincial premier is sounding the alarm after reports revealed that an elderly woman was euthanized against her will, warning that the killing amounts to a “cold-blooded murder” carried out under Canada’s so-called “assisted suicide” regime. · In a statement posted Monday on X, Jason Kenney reacted to reports detailing the death of a woman in her 80s identified only as “Mrs. B.” ·…

Multiple federal agencies remain without funding as Democratic lawmakers are demanding major reforms to immigration enforcement · Law enforcement officers are seen during a protest against ICE on January 18, 2026, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. © Global Look Press / Jen Golbeck/Keystone Press Agency/Global Look Press · [RT] The US federal government has entered a partial shutdown, the second such instance since last…