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
Two years into his prison term for a 2020 murder, Ivan Rossomakhin was recruited into a Russian private military company (PMC) in exchange for freedom. He returned home from Ukraine in 2023 and, within
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The visit by the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and special representative of the Russian president for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev to Washington on April 2-3, the first
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As the war in Ukraine continues to devastate the region, Russia is betting on U.S. President Donald Trump to broker a peace deal that could bring an end to the conflict. However,
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The Kremlin apparently came to the conclusion last week that it was about time to do some plain-speaking that US president Donald Trump’s quest for a 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war
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It may be that the US-Russia and US-Ukraine negotiations are going off the rails. Meanwhile the US is anxious for Europe to take over responsibility for supporting Ukraine as Washington turns to
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A senior German politician has suggested that sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine may be harming Europe more than they are affecting Vladimir Putin. Michael Kretschmer, the premier of
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India and Russia must explore fresh avenues to deepen their strategic partnership, officials and experts emphasized at a high-level conference in Moscow on Thursday. The event, titled Russia and India: Towards a
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The United States has expressed a willingness to consider Russia’s return to the SWIFT international banking system, raising questions about why Washington might be interested in this move. According to analysts, SWIFT
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Sergey Naryshkin, the Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, accused the European Union leadership of employing propaganda techniques reminiscent of Nazi Germany’s Ministry of Propaganda to manipulate public perception and instill fear
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Russian authorities have detained billionaire Vadim Moshkovich, marking the first time a high-profile Russian businessman has been taken into custody since the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Moshkovich, the founder
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Brussels has firmly rejected Russia’s demand to lift EU sanctions on a key agricultural bank as part of a partial ceasefire agreement, maintaining that restrictions will only be reconsidered upon Moscow’s full
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Switzerland. ‘Fight to the last cartridge, then use your bayonets!’ Gen. Henri Gulsan So warned the retired US general Ben Hodges in an interview with the newspaper SonntagsBlick. Hodges was the former US
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Austria’s intelligence agency has revealed that it uncovered a covert Russian operation aimed at spreading disinformation about Ukraine, leading to the arrest of a Bulgarian national who is now under investigation for
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In a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, both leaders expressed their commitment to finding a lasting peace for the Ukrainian conflict and improving bilateral relations.
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A Russian politician has caused a public uproar after suggesting that women in the town of Tarusa should wear miniskirts more often in the summer to help increase the country’s birth rate.
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