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Fears are growing that Russia’s war in Ukraine could spill over into neighbouring NATO members – and spread regionally.

Russian state-owned companies spent more than three times as much on landline telephones in the first eight months this year as in the same period in 2025, as mobile internet shutdowns affecting nearly 80% of the country push ministries and businesses to seek alternatives to disrupted networks.

Ukrainian forces have derailed Russia’s plan to encircle and occupy the remaining Ukrainian-controlled territory of the Donetsk region this year, the Washington-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) concluded in an assessment based primarily on open-

The world often discusses the nuclear threat posed by Russia, but far less attention is paid to the nuclear risks within Russia itself, particularly those posed by ageing nuclear power plants, some of whose reactors are already more than 50 years old.

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened the West that he would use “all weapons” in its arsenal — including nuclear — if Kaliningrad were attacked.

The Kremlin is seeking additional funds for the war in Ukraine by raising taxes, as the federal budget deficit reached 5.8479 trillion roubles (€60.4 billion) in the first half of the year, according to official data.