https://konturnovosti.com/en_GB Kontur is comprised of a team of editors based in the United States and dozens of freelance reporters and content creators who live around the world. The mission of Kontur is to investigate and amplify stories of major importance that are often overlooked by local and regional media outlets. en-gb images/2026/07/16/56894-afp__20250401__38mz3kd__v1__highres__ihockeynhlusrussiaovechkinrecord-370_237.jpg Russia's labor shortage is forcing millions into chronic overtime, with experts arguing the war in Ukraine, not demographics alone, is driving the crisis. http://konturnovosti.com/r/16hu7 gc6/features/2026/07/16/feature-01 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/07/15/56896-afp__20260703__b96v9yd__v1__highres__germanybalticpoliticsdiplomacyconflictukraineru-370_237.jpg Latvia's intelligence service warns Russia is weaponizing 'lawfare' as legal cover for potential aggression against NATO's Baltic flank. http://konturnovosti.com/r/16he1 gc6/features/2026/07/15/feature-01 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/07/15/57035-afp__20260623__b7zn4h2__v1__highres__russiapoliticsmilitaryeducation-370_237.jpg Aleksandr Lunin warned Putin the army could turn on the Kremlin, drew 18 million views, served 11 days and deleted the video, but the grievances that made him briefly famous are still spreading through the ranks. http://konturnovosti.com/r/16hlj gc6/features/2026/07/15/feature-02 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/07/14/56898-impatriation-370_237.jpg Moscow is courting foreign scientists and engineers, even as the conditions pushing its own experts out remain firmly in place. http://konturnovosti.com/r/16h44 gc6/features/2026/07/14/feature-01 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/07/13/56901-afp__20251119__84j67we__v3__highres__russiapoliticsscienceairobot-370_237.jpg The Kremlin promises a homegrown rival to ChatGPT, built on data its own censors keep shrinking. http://konturnovosti.com/r/16gtd gc6/features/2026/07/13/feature-01 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/07/10/56863-afp__20260603__b4v9266__v1__highres__ukrainerussiaconflict-370_237.jpg Russia promised to protect its own in occupied Ukraine -- then locked them out of the jobs, the money and the future. http://konturnovosti.com/r/16gsd gc6/features/2026/07/10/feature-01 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/07/10/56974-afp__20240313__34lf7uc__v6__highres__topshotrussiapoliticsputin-370_237.jpg While drones burn refineries deep inside Russia and drivers brawl over fuel, Putin went on TV to describe a war he's winning and cities he hasn't taken. http://konturnovosti.com/r/16gsv gc6/features/2026/07/10/feature-02 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/07/09/56865-afp__20260629__ukrinform-defensiv260624_npv7n__v1__highres__defensivelineonukrainebe-370_237.jpg Ukrainian border guards along the Belarus frontier watch the tree line for signs of a repeat 2022-style invasion, while locals in Chernigiv keep their go-bags packed, just in case. http://konturnovosti.com/r/16gdd gc6/features/2026/07/09/feature-01 Thu, 9 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/07/08/56867-afp__20250903__73996g3__v2__highres__topshotchinarussiankoreaukraineconflictdiplomac-370_237.jpg Seoul and Kyiv advanced talks over two North Korean POWs caught between wartime diplomacy and defection. http://konturnovosti.com/r/16fwj gc6/features/2026/07/08/feature-01 Wed, 8 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/07/08/56935-afp__20260529__b4ep4ke__v1__highres__kazakhstanrussiapoliticsdiplomacyeconomyeaeu-370_237.jpg As his deadline from Kyiv expired, Lukashenka sought Kremlin favor in Valdai and found firmer protection in Beijing instead. http://konturnovosti.com/r/16g54 gc6/features/2026/07/08/feature-02 Wed, 8 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/07/07/56876-afp__20190317__1eq906__v1__highres__ukrainerussiapoliticsmassmediavotecomputers-370_237.jpg A decade-old hacking group is escalating its strikes on Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania, and AI may make the next wave faster and harder to stop. http://konturnovosti.com/r/16fov gc6/features/2026/07/07/feature-01 Tue, 7 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/07/06/56873-afp__20220112__9vz3y3__v1__highres__turkeyarmeniapoliticseconomy-370_237.jpg Yerevan is reopening a border sealed for three decades, gambling that trade with Turkey and Europe can finally loosen Moscow's hold. http://konturnovosti.com/r/16fky gc6/features/2026/07/06/feature-01 Mon, 6 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000