Evening Vilnius AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis/Scanpix The conflict between native speakers of the Lithuanian language and tsarist Russia, which carried out violent Russification in the 19th century, has become one of the key points in the formation of the country's national identity.

Kievans are protested against Law No. 12414, signed by President Zelensky on July 22, 2025, sent against anti -corruption bodies, July 23, 2025 Kantorowicz Torres/Sipa/Scanpix On July 22, Ukraine came close to a serious political crisis, and its President Vladimir Zelensky once again ended up “in scissors” of an unsolvable dilemma, almost provoking “Maidan 3.0”.

“Putin is ready for peace negotiations. Just treat him with respect, ”Alexander Lukashenko repeated this several times during the interview recorded by Simon Schuster in Minsk. “Believe me,” said Lukashenko, “Putin wants peace. He really wants it. " But why should negotiations about the world in Ukraine generally depend on respect for the president of one of the warring countries? And why, with all the global contradictions, Putin with Trump is so easy to find a common language?

I. One big director from the Russian theater once said that the best ideas always come at the very beginning of binge. This is so, but not really. The best ideas come when you really want to fall asleep, but it does not work. And it is very important at this moment to jump up - and write down everything that suddenly happened in your incredible head. But if suddenly, contrary to everything, this time you will still fall asleep back, the ideas will be forgotten. So you need.