Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly proposed a summit with US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss a deal to end the war in Ukraine, according to a
Newly declassified German government documents have shed fresh light on Western leaders’ private assessments during the final years of the Soviet Union, revealing that then-German Chancellor Helmut Kohl believed Ukraine would never
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I normally avoid personalizing geopolitical events, since I regard nations, not leaders, to be the agents of history. But there are moments when the focus must be on leaders, especially in the
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China has officially confirmed plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon to support a permanent lunar research station it is jointly developing with Russia, aiming to complete the base
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Vladimir Zelensky has thrown a wrench into the Trump administration’s effort to gear up peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Just after Putin, in a major departure from Russia’s policy, announced he
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented a new peace proposal that could see Moscow halt its invasion of Ukraine along the current front lines, according to sources familiar with ongoing discussions. The
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China has firmly denied allegations made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that it is providing weapons and gunpowder to Russia, marking the first time Zelensky has openly accused Beijing of direct military
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Rare and rare-earth metals are essential to the functioning of modern technology, yet they are notoriously difficult to obtain in usable form. While not necessarily scarce in the Earth’s crust, these elements
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President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree returning Ariston’s Russian subsidiary to its original Italian owners, marking the first time that Moscow has ended the external management of a seized foreign company
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The heads of Russia and Belarus’s intelligence agencies have declared their readiness to take “preemptive” action against NATO member states, citing what they claim is increasing Western military escalation near their borders.
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In one of the more sensational entries from the archives of Cold War lore, a newly resurfaced declassified CIA document recounts a bizarre story from the late 1980s: that Soviet soldiers allegedly
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As European leaders attempt to strengthen ties with China amid mounting pressure from U.S. tariffs, experts are warning that the European Union’s efforts to pivot toward Beijing will ultimately fail unless they
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Bridget Brink, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, is stepping down from her post following escalating policy disagreements with the Trump administration, Financial Times reports. Her departure comes at a critical time for
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Beijing of failing to act as Russian forces enlist Chinese nationals to fight in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Zelenskyy’s remarks, made on Wednesday, have raised
More In a high-profile case illustrating the Russian government’s tightening grip on key industries, billionaire Dmitry Kamenshchik, owner of Domodedovo Airport, found himself in the crosshairs of the state after he rejected an
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The United States still holds a commanding position in global affairs. Its influence – political, military, economic, and cultural – remains immense, the result of a historical head start built over decades.
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