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Thanks to hundreds of old tankers, Russia manages to sell oil worldwide, earning up to a third of its budget from this trade.

Viktor Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death,” spent decades fueling global conflicts with Soviet-made weapons, making him one of the most prolific international arms dealers. After serving a lengthy prison term, he’s been released—and now the Russian war profiteer is back in business. But who is Bout, and what about his murky past gave him this notorious title?

Russian forces keep using marine mammals in the Black Sea as military weapons against Ukrainian drones. The Soviet-inherited programs are akin to animal cruelty and endanger dolphin species on the brink of extinction. The recent death of Hvaldimir, Russia’s famous beluga whale spy, shows that no animal is safe in Russian hands.

Beyond the battlefield, Russia is waging a sophisticated information war, weaponizing culture to fracture international unity and push its narrative.

Russia is all-in on its war economy, boosting its military budget by a staggering $29 billion for 2025, showing no signs of slowing down until at least 2027.

Russia tried to prevent and defer the UN’s latest ground-breaking draft agreement, “Pact for the Future” but their attempt at making amendments, failed. What does the pact include and why did Russia attempt to block it?

“Russian red lines” have been a focal point of international debate since the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Moscow has persistently threatened the West that crossing their so-called “red lines” would drag NATO into war with Russia. But is Russia’s relentless red-line rhetoric still effective?

Russia has published yet another list of “unfriendly countries” that do not share “traditional Russian values”—part of Moscow’s ongoing effort to retaliate against Western sanctions.

European defense giant KNDS has officially launched its Ukrainian subsidiary, KNDS Ukraine. The move is expected to speed up a wide range of processes.

The phrase “this is just Putin’s war” crumbles when easily recognizable Russians living abroad for years, like the model Danila Popov, still cheer for Ukraine’s destruction.

Iran is ramping up its long-range drone arsenal, unveiling an upgraded version of its well-known Shahed-136.

Douchebiden, Americ*nts, and the mysterious “Russian soul.” Russia’s propaganda has exploded in the past decade, fueled by a crackdown on media freedom. Even with its low-budget, laughable production, calls for nuclear strikes “On Washington!” are growing louder from Moscow to Murmansk.

North Korea is ramping up its nuclear and missile programs, defying Western sanctions with backing from the new "Axis of Evil."