Photo: Patrick Pleul / dpa / Scanpix / LETA The EU is discussing whether dialogue with Russia is possible and who should speak to the Kremlin on behalf of Europe The EU's border with Russia "will not go away" so Europeans will "always have a relationship" with their neighbor. This was stated to Novaya Gazeta Europe by the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, whom the media names among the possible representatives of Europe in hypothetical negotiations with Russia.

Screenshot from music video for “Mother Russia” Russian pro-war popstar Shaman, who gained notoriety for his Kremlin-sanctioned propaganda songs following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has published an AI-generated music video depicting a choir of exiled opposition figures singing his new song “Mother Russia”.

Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin during the plenary session “From Big Data to Big Data” as part of the sixth annual international conference Data Fusion, Moscow, April 8, 2026.

Thick smoke hangs over an oil refinery in the Ryazan region after a drone attack, 13 March 2024. Photo: Alexander Ryumin / TASS / Profimedia Ukraine has carried out around 3,400 strikes on Russia’s industrial capacity since the start of the war, targeting the country’s electricity grid, oil and gas infrastructure, and agricultural sector, according to a new analysis by Novaya Gazeta Europe.

Photo: Johan Nilsson/EPA Ukrainian drones disabled at least 11 oil refineries The port of Tuapse, which has suffered numerous attacks by Ukrainian drones, has likely been out of service for more than a month. New Europe drew attention to this after analyzing data from the VesselFinder service and satellite images. Tanker activity. Since April 23, the port has not accepted a single oil tanker or civilian vessel. The nearest ship with radar turned on is more than 35 km from the coast.

Thick smoke above an oil refinery in the Ryazan region after a drone attack, March 13, 2024. Photo: Alexander Ryumin / TASS / Profimedia Rosneft, Lukoil and Transneft suffered the most Since 2022, the Ukrainian army has carried out about 3,400 strikes on Russian industrial enterprises and infrastructure, New Europe estimates. Most often they hit the electric power industry, oil companies, the military-industrial complex and the agricultural industry.