$1.5 Trillion for War: Trump Builds a "Dream Army" on a Foundation of Debt

$1,5 трлн на войну: Трамп строит "армию мечты" на фундаменте из долгов, vigiljournal.com

On Wednesday, Trump told the nation that the war was "close to ending." On Friday, he wrote that it might be a good idea to "take the oil and make a huge profit." And between these two statements lies a request for a $1.5 trillion defense budget. One question remains: where will the money come from?

A Staggering Figure

Volodya in the Looking Glass: The President Demands Freedom for Business – Officials Report Compliance and Strangle It

Бизнес в России, vigiljournal.com

At a meeting of the Prosecutor General's Office board, Putin speaks the right words: remove barriers, reduce pressure, let businesses work. The hall nods approvingly. The figures look impressive. But outside the Kremlin walls, an entrepreneur is explaining to an inspector for the third time why a shelf's angle deviates by a centimeter from a 1987 regulation.

Figures That Warm the Soul

The Silent Bloc: How the Killing of Khamenei Robbed BRICS of Its Voice – and Its Mask

Моди и БРИКС, vigiljournal.com

On February 28, 2026, the "anti-Western bloc" was supposed to rally in defense of one of its own. Instead, there was only silence, backroom bargaining, and an Indian official speaking of tankers while Tehran buried its leader. Only Moscow called things by their name – and found itself in the minority.

The Night That Changed Everything
Explosions in Tehran. Reports of the death of Ayatollah Khamenei. Hundreds dead. Iran launches retaliatory strikes against Israel and American bases in the region. The world holds its breath.

Cuba in the Dark: When the Lights Go Out, the Party Office Lights Up

Куба в темноте, vigiljournal.com

Seven million people without electricity. The storming and arson of a Communist Party office. Students on a sit-in strike. Havana frantically calling Washington. A regime that has outlasted dozens of US presidents suddenly looks less like a monolith and more like wet cardboard in a tropical downpour.

Morón is Burning, and It's Not a Metaphor

The British really don't want you to find out how a billion-pound destroyer spent three days unable to reach a cape.

эсминец трое суток простоял в Ла-Манше, vigiljournal.com

A ship costing a billion pounds drifted in the English Channel for three days, covering 220 miles. An army that, through Ukraine, is striking Russian territory with missiles is seriously talking about war with Russia. This isn't satire—it's a summary from the British Ministry of Defence.