Dmitri Agafonov

Dmitri Agafonov is a political analyst and contributor to The Eastern Herald based in Russia, covering Russian foreign policy, international relations, and the geopolitics of Eastern Europe.

Books representing the AI copyright dispute as Anthropic settles $1.5 billion claim over training data

Judge Approves Anthropic’s $1.5B Copyright Deal, But Fair Use Ruling May Cost Authors

A federal court approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement Monday, distributing $3,000 per work in the largest copyright payout in US history. But a judge also ruled AI training on copyrighted text

July 21, 2026

by Dmitri Agafonov

Young professionals working in a modern office surrounded by multicolored digital data screens illustrating AI systems in European institutions

European Parliament Builds Internal AI Platform with OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Mistral

The European Parliament launched EPGenAI Hub, a closed generative AI platform for 10,500 staff using models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Mistral. About 2,100 staff already use AI daily, but there are no formal disclosure rules for MEPs who use

July 20, 2026

by Dmitri Agafonov

Smoke rises from a Russian ballistic missile strike in Ukraine as Russia's July 2026 bombardment campaign continues

Russia Fires 8 Ballistic Missiles at Kyiv, Killing 2, in Seventh Attack This Month

Russia fired eight ballistic missiles at Kyiv before dawn Thursday, killing two and wounding six including

Protesters gather in Kyiv on Thursday over the dismissal of Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov by President Zelenskyy

Kyiv Erupts in Protest After Zelenskyy Fires Ukraine’s Drone-War Defence Minister

Zelenskyy dismissed Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on Thursday, citing friction with Ukraine's top general, sparking protests

“Sexual harassment” and “doping scandal” … Russia “censors” its athletes

The Kremlin is seeking to strictly control the statements of Russian athletes heading to Tokyo for the Olympic Games next month. And the American newspaper Washington Post , quoting the Russian Vedomosti

October 5, 2025

News·Sports

Biden again “insulted Putin”: “He said about Libya, he meant Syria”

In a matter of days or even hours, the historic summit of Putin and Biden will take place in Geneva. Or maybe it would be more correct to write: the historic semi-summit

October 5, 2025

News

Putin spoke about the “radical” differences between Biden and Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with NBC, noted that former US President Donald Trump is radically different from his successor Joe Biden. This is mainly due to a professional background:

October 5, 2025

Government and Politics·News

An epidemic of political blindness is shaking Macedonia

The biggest threat to us at the moment is neither covid-19, nor economic collapse, corruption, and dysfunctional judiciary, nor blackmail from neighbors and the EU, but the growing epidemic of political blindness

May 27, 2021

Government and Politics·News·Opinion

The European Union is offended by Russia’s retaliatory sanctions against European politicians

EU leaders condemned Russia’s decision to ban eight high-ranking EU officials from entering the country. The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, on behalf of all 27 EU member states, said that

June 7, 2022

News

Merkel instructed Putin to withdraw troops from Ukraine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to withdraw Kremlin troops near the border with Ukraine, while he accused Kiev of “provocative actions” in the region. Ukraine has

October 5, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Biden’s Prediction: Kamala Harris may become US President in 2023

President Biden announces an “infrastructure reform” plan, mistakenly calls Kamala Harris “President of the United States,” and Donald Trump wishes on Easter “everyone, including the INSANE left-wing radicals who stole the election.”

October 5, 2025

Government and Politics·News

Why the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the United States are showing readiness for war?

On the eve of the start of the anticipated Ukrainian offensive against the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass – Russia, Ukraine and the United States are diligently demonstrating their readiness to use force

October 5, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The reason for Biden’s desire to run for a second term

Joe Biden held his first press conference since taking office. Among other things, the President of the United States announced that he was going to run again for the presidency in 2024

October 5, 2025

Government and Politics·News·Opinion

Prison for Trump and the split. What is happening in the US and why the EU fears a “storming of the Capitol”

America continues to seethe after the storming of the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump. Although less than two weeks are left before Joe Biden’s inauguration, part of Congress wants to impeach

October 5, 2025

Government and Politics·News

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Dmitri Agafonov

Judge Approves Anthropic’s $1.5B Copyright Deal, But Fair Use Ruling May Cost Authors

European Parliament Builds Internal AI Platform with OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Mistral

Russia Fires 8 Ballistic Missiles at Kyiv, Killing 2, in Seventh Attack This Month

Kyiv Erupts in Protest After Zelenskyy Fires Ukraine’s Drone-War Defence Minister

“Sexual harassment” and “doping scandal” … Russia “censors” its athletes

Biden again “insulted Putin”: “He said about Libya, he meant Syria”

Putin spoke about the “radical” differences between Biden and Trump

An epidemic of political blindness is shaking Macedonia

The European Union is offended by Russia’s retaliatory sanctions against European politicians

Merkel instructed Putin to withdraw troops from Ukraine

Biden’s Prediction: Kamala Harris may become US President in 2023

Why the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the United States are showing readiness for war?

The reason for Biden’s desire to run for a second term

Prison for Trump and the split. What is happening in the US and why the EU fears a “storming of the Capitol”

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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