The Director of the Federal Security Service, Bortnikov, has accused Ukrainian special services of aggressively trying to involve Russian youth in sabotage and terrorist activities. He noted that since February last year, 118 crimes of a terrorist nature have been prevented in Russia, the perpetrators of which were young people and teenagers, including minors. The report also states that some of these attacks were coordinated from the territory of Ukraine. Priority areas of activity were identified to improve the system of terrorism prevention.
# Russia
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has improved its forecast for Russia's GDP growth in 2023 to 0.7%, and in 2024 – by 1.3%. The growth forecast for the current year was revised up by 0.4% and reduced by 0.8% in 2024 compared to the January estimate. IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourincha said that the price of Russian oil on world markets is declining, and budget revenues are also declining accordingly. The unemployment rate in Russia is expected to decrease to 3.6% in 2023 and rise again to 4.3% in 2024.
The European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) has announced that the airspace of Russia and Ukraine will remain closed for flights to Europe until 2029. Western airlines currently require special permission to fly through Russian airspace. American airlines have called on Congress and the White House to ban foreign competitors from flying through Russian airspace. Losing the ability to fly over Russia has caused airlines from the United States to significantly change their schedules and postpone the launch of planned routes, resulting in losses. Many Western countries closed their airspace to Russian aircraft after the start of a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, and in response, Russia banned flights over its territory to airlines from 36 countries, including the EU and Canada.
The article discusses the forgotten thinker of the past, Mikhail Menshikov, who wrote about the idea of economic self-sufficiency of Russia. The article includes a series of articles published in 1902 on the topic of a closed state. The author talks about Britain and the British colonial system and how the whole world was seized with a passion for imperialism. The article is a special look at the idea of Russia's economic self-sufficiency.
The article discusses the history of relations between Poland and its neighbors, particularly Russia, and the recent state visit of Ukrainian President Zelensky to Poland. The visit is seen as significant in the ongoing proxy war between NATO and Russia. The article also touches on the perception of Poles as fickle and frivolous, as described by Empress Catherine II in 1772.