Russia’s decision to ban diesel exports this week has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, tightening supplies of one of the world’s most widely used fuels and driving prices sharply higher across
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping underscored their nations’ shared responsibility to preserve the memory of World War II during talks in Beijing on Tuesday, ahead of a military
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to welcome his closest international allies this weekend for what is expected to be one of the most significant Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summits in years,
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Newly declassified documents from Vladimir Putin’s first presidential summit with an American leader offer an unprecedented insight into the Russian president’s negotiation tactics, diplomatic style, and strategic priorities. Published today by the
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The mother of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late Wagner Group mercenary chief, has said her son appeared “doomed” in the days before his death, following his dramatic but short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military
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The Pentagon has been preventing Ukraine from using long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia for several months, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Saturday citing U.S. officials. The restrictions,
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The European Union has provided Ukraine with €9 billion ($10.5 billion) in loans this year, financed by profits generated from frozen Russian central bank assets, according to data released by the European
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President Donald Trump compared efforts to broker a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to “mixing oil and vinegar,” admitting that progress toward direct peace talks remains
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The Pentagon has indicated that the United States intends to play only a limited role in any long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, raising concerns among NATO allies that Europe will be left
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Russia’s oil production and exports are projected to remain stable this year, even as the industry faces its most difficult period since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Moscow-based Kasatkin Consulting. The firm
More Editor’s Comment: The Morning Star editorial sets Trump’s reading of Putin against the failures of Europe’s political class. It highlights how misplaced illusions in London and Brussels fuel deeper risks. T is
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