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,
by Our Political Affairs Editor Sri Lanka stands at a historic crossroads as it approaches its ninth presidential election, scheduled for 21 September. This moment carries profound implications for the nation’s political
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INTRODUCTION This article is primarily based on an article written by Rudra Chaudhuri, Ashley Tellis, and Andrew Weiss for their comments on an earlier version of their study. Thanks, as well, are
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Colombo, Sri Lanka – From September 9 to 13, 2024, a high-profile delegation from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, led by Colonel-General V. B.
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“We learned today that officers of the United States’ CIA operated as consultants to Anatoly Chubais. But it is even funnier that upon returning to the US, they were prosecuted for violating
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The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka has expressed frustration over the prolonged delay of a vital consignment of Russian potash fertilizers intended for Sri Lanka, blaming Western authorities for holding the shipment
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has outwitted the West by his response to Ukraine’s Kursk offensive one month ago, which was widely celebrated as a tipping point in the conflict. The conflict is
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As Russia keeps pounding Ukrainian cities with airstrikes and advances along the frontline in Donbas, regional elections in two states in eastern Germany have seen a surge of support for parties on the extreme right and extreme left.
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NEGOTIATIONS WERE UNDERWAY TO END THE WAR IN UKRAINE THROUGH A SUMMIT BETWEEN THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT The German daily Die Welt has just revealed the existence of a 17-page
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Ukraine has lost its first F-16 in a combat operation. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot of the aircraft killed. That much has been officially confirmed by Ukraine’s Air Force. Exactly
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Ukraine has tried to attack the Kursk nuclear power plant reinforcing a theory that the Kursk offensive was aimed at creating significant havoc by either capturing or wrecking the Kursk NPP. The
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Who would have believed that nearly 80 years after the Battle of Kursk between Russia and Germany during World War II, a similarly fierce conflict would unfold, this time with Ukraine fighting
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Two days ahead of his crucial visit to Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was looking forward to sharing perspectives with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peaceful
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that there cannot be any talks with Ukraine after its attack on Russia’s border Kursk region, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. “The president made
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The Russian Embassy in Colombo has noted with concern recent reports in Sri Lankan media that inaccurately depict the situation in the Kursk region, suggesting that Ukrainian military actions are progressing successfully
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Both Germany and the US have put out numerous stories about the destruction of the Nordsteam pipeline. They say the pipeline was destroyed by the Ukrainians. The latest story, headlined in the Wall
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