The United States and Russia worked to weaken proposed international safeguards for lethal autonomous weapons during United Nations negotiations in Geneva this month, removing provisions that would have required greater reliability, ethical
Russia has used 2025 to press ahead with a broad set of economic, technological and strategic initiatives, underscoring its determination to pursue long-term development despite sanctions, geopolitical strain and the ongoing conflict
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made headlines worldwide during his Christmas Eve address by appearing to wish death upon Russian President Vladimir Putin while outlining a new 20-point peace plan for eastern Ukraine.
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A newly released set of verbatim transcripts detailing meetings and telephone conversations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President George W. Bush provides an unusually candid portrait of one of
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Russia has announced ambitious plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2036 to support its lunar space program and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as global powers intensify
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Russia’s pipeline exports of natural gas to China are expected to rise by about a quarter this year, underscoring Moscow’s accelerating pivot toward Asia as it seeks new markets following the breakdown
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The European Union’s effort to clinch its largest-ever free-trade agreement has been thrown into uncertainty after leaders failed to finalize the long-delayed Mercosur pact, dealing a blow to Brussels’ ambitions to assert
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Editor’s note: The following essay is based on a speech delivered recently by Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland, at the Bank of Finland’s biannual lunch for EU Heads of
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Russia’s government has instructed Russian Railways to sell a 62-floor skyscraper in central Moscow to help the state-owned railway monopoly pay down part of its $50 billion debt, three sources told Reuters.
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The UK government on Thursday imposed sanctions on three smaller Russian oil producers—Tatneft PJSC, Russneft PJSC and NNK PJSC—as Western nations continue efforts to limit Russia’s energy revenues while a US-brokered peace
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The idea of offering unilateral US security guarantees to Ukraine is an appalling idea that risks war with Russia. It means the US is willing to go to war to defend Ukraine,
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Russia’s central bank has filed a lawsuit seeking 18.2 trillion roubles ($229.36 billion) in damages from Belgian central securities depository Euroclear, the Moscow court announced on Monday. The suit targets Euroclear because
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy resumed negotiations with U.S. envoys in Berlin on Monday, following a day of intense diplomatic discussions aimed at ending Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War Two. Zelenskiy met
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Britain is already on the front line of confrontation with Russia, the head of MI6 will warn, as Moscow escalates a campaign of disinformation, sabotage and cyberattacks designed to destabilise the West.
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A joint investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List has identified Saudi Arabia as the latest country to import grain shipped directly from a Western-sanctioned port in occupied Crimea, underscoring Russia’s continued efforts
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The European Union has agreed to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets held in Europe, removing a major political and legal hurdle to using the funds to support Ukraine’s defense against Russia,
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