ChatGPT developer OpenAI recently announced that it had blocked a network of accounts linked to the Russian pro-war Telegram channel Rybar. A description of the “likely Russia-origin content farm” and its use of ChatGPT for the purposes of disinformation were included in an OpenAI report published on Feb. 25. The group of Rybar-linked accounts that was identified used ChatGPT to create text content for a range of pro-Kremlin social media channels.

For the first time in American history, a former president (Bill Clinton) was subpoenaed to testify before a Congressional committee at a hearing on crimes committed, The Guardian writes . The closed interrogation took place in Chappaqua, New York, as part of an investigation into the ties of politicians and public figures to the convicted organizer of the smuggling and sex trafficking ring of minors, Jeffrey Epstein.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that following a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, he had a “clear impression” that the Ukrainian side is not interested in resuming the transit of Russian oil through its territory. The Prime Minister announced this on his Twitter account (X). Fico said that he asked Zelensky to explain when and whether oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline would be resumed.

A residential area in Belgorod during a blackout. Photo: Reuters SOCIETY Anastasia Ulyanova 27 February 2026 While Kremlin propagandists celebrate the extensive damage Russia’s military has inflicted on the Ukrainian energy grid, Russian border regions hit by retaliatory shelling are experiencing outages of their own. Since late 2025, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been carrying out missile strikes on energy facilities both in the city of Belgorod and in the surrounding region.

Доступно на русском Konstantin Konev, the Director of Engineering at U.S. firearms manufacturer LMT Defense, maintains ties with a number of Russian weapons producers. On his YouTube blog, the gunsmith hosts livestreams with Russian manufacturers, snipers, and pro-war bloggers.

Journalist Anna Hakobyan announced her separation from Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, she announced this on her Facebook. “As I have already announced, my marriage with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been terminated. Today, February 25, I am leaving the government residence,” Sputnik Armenia quotes Hakobyan as saying in the video. Hakobyan also did not rule out filing a criminal case against her. She said: “Such a development is possible.

As far as is known, the Russian military is trying to bypass restrictions on Starlink use through “drops,” a term describing residents of Ukraine who agree to register terminals in their own names in exchange for money. Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War issued a statement saying that families of Ukrainian POWs are being blackmailed from Russia and pressured to register terminals in their names.

The influence of Konstantin Konev on the development of sniper weapons in Russia can be most clearly illustrated through the example of one ultra-long-range caliber. The evolution of Russian sniper technical capabilities after World War II can be divided into three historical stages. In 1963, with the adoption of the Dragunov sniper rifle (SVD) chambered in 7.62×54 mm, Soviet marksmen received a weapon capable of engaging targets at distances of up to 600–800 meters.

Available in English The engineering director of the American arms manufacturer LMT Defense, Konstantin Konev, maintains ties with a number of Russian arms manufacturers. On his YouTube blog, the gunsmith conducts joint broadcasts with Russian manufacturers, snipers and military bloggers. Two former colleagues of Konev contributed to the appearance in Russia of the ultra-long-range NATO caliber .375 CheyTac - rifles in this caliber began to be used by Russian snipers.

Before the attack on the Druzhba pipeline, Ukraine secretly exported its own oil through it to Hungary and Slovakia, Reuters reports , citing three industry sources. The fact that the pipeline was used for Ukrainian exports was not previously known publicly. After Russian strikes destroyed the country's last oil refining capacity by mid-2025, Ukraine lost the ability to refine its own oil domestically.

The Tverskoy Court of Moscow arrested the former editor-in-chief of the Readovka media holding, Alexei Kostylev. By court decision, he will spend two months in custody - until April 25, 2026, Vedomosti reports . According to materials that were read out in court, the ex-chief editor is charged with theft of 1 billion rubles from the Ministry of Defense as part of the execution of a state defense order for the supply of drones.

After a law came into force in Finland allowing schools to ban students from using smartphones, life in local high schools has changed markedly. All seven directors surveyed by the Finnish broadcaster Yle assessed the consequences of the ban as positive. According to directors, students have become more sociable, and the level of bullying has decreased significantly - and this is noticeable even in the school corridors. “The students look each other in the eye and say hello.

The Chechen Government Committee for Public Procurement posted on the relevant portal an application for the purchase of 144 special SIM cards with direct access to services blocked in Russia. The initial price of the contract is 2.3 million rubles, the supplier is planned to be determined by March 3. According to the technical specifications, each card should provide 50 GB of unlimited Internet traffic and a thousand free SMS per month.

French company LVMH retained control of the luxury Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg after the outbreak of war, despite claims it was closing its business in Russia. It continues to accept and serve corporate clients under European sanctions - among them employees of Rostec, Sberbank, VTB, Rosneft and other corporations. Reuters writes about this.

Korean Hyundai Motor Group announced plans to invest 9 trillion won ($6.26 billion) in the construction of an innovation hub focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and hydrogen technologies, Yonhap agency reports . The center will be located in North Jeolla Province in South Korea. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with the national and provincial governments to develop advanced robotics and hydrogen energy in Semangeum.