President Donald Trump held an unscheduled meeting on Thursday, November5th, with Kirill Dmitriev, a special representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Dmitriev also is the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund,
Russia’s gold reserves have reached a record valuation, surpassing $400 billion for the first time, according to data released by the country’s central bank. As of February 1, the value of Russia’s
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Russian schoolchildren are being taught that Winston Smith, the protagonist of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, behaved like a dangerous radical whose actions mirror those of criminals and terrorists, according to a
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The second round of the trilateral meeting of the US, Ukrainian, and Russian delegations on security issues held in Abu Dhabi on February 4-5 shows incipient signs of progress, contrary to doomsday
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Russia’s public budget deficit could reach between 3.5% and 4.4% of gross domestic product by the end of 2026, nearly three times the official target of 1.6%, according to calculations seen by
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The expiration of the New Start treaty between the United States and Russia has sparked urgent concern among policymakers, military analysts, and global security experts. Signed in 2010 by President Obama and
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In Moscow, a neurotechnology company called Neiry is claiming to have developed pigeons equipped with computer chips capable of controlling their flight, a project that has drawn scrutiny for its links to
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Activist groups in the Czech Republic and Slovakia are crowdfunding Fiber Optic drones for Ukraine. The locally built drones, using 3D printing for the airframe, are reverse engineered copies of Russian Fiber
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Russia is falling sharply behind its global rivals in the race to develop artificial intelligence, weighed down by political suspicion of digital technologies, heavy-handed state control and the economic fallout of war.
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In the midst of the Cold War’s early years, Soviet scientists quietly explored an engineering idea so vast it bordered on science fiction: sealing off the Bering Strait with a colossal dam
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The year 2025 ended marked by bloody conflicts between countries and groups, with the United Nations Organisation appearing to be an ineffective body and an inconsequential debate forum, and with little significant
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Near the village of Novobakhmetevo, almost 60 km (37 miles) from the front line in Ukraine, a Russian Geran 2, specially modified drone, destroyed a mobile, HIMARS launcher. Modern drone warfare is
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A sleek Abyssinian from Russia has taken top honors at the World Cat Federation’s 2025 championship, earning international recognition in one of the most competitive feline showcases in the world. Darlen Fleur
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Newly declassified transcripts of private conversations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush provide an unprecedented window into the early months following the September 11 attacks, exposing a
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Britain and France are preparing plans to deploy up to 15,000 troops to Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement, a figure significantly lower than earlier expectations and far below the
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Two major US players, Chevron and Quantum Capital Group, are preparing to acquire the overseas holdings of Russian oil giant Lukoil, according to reporting by the Financial Times. The move comes as
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