Russia’s ruling United Russia party is on course for a sweeping victory in the country’s first parliamentary election since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, according to preliminary results, in
China has quietly built a covert network of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers that is allowing sanctioned Russian gas to reach Chinese ports, blunting Western efforts to choke off one of Moscow’s
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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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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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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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That was no ordinary greeting; on the frosty evening of last Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Modi embraced Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bear hug at Delhi airport and, within moments, presented
More India has agreed to pay roughly $2 billion to lease a nuclear-powered attack submarine from Russia, completing a deal that has been under negotiation for nearly a decade, according to information reported
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A state visit by the Russian president to India is always a significant event, given the size of the two countries and their influence on the world stage. However, Vladimir Putin’s trip
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When President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in Moscow this week for high-stakes negotiations, he is expected to receive a cordial reception, though Russia is showing little appetite for compromise. According to
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Steve Witkoff, fresh from the success of the Gaza peace agreement, held a brief phone call last month with Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy adviser, to explore options for
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European and other Western leaders met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa on Saturday to coordinate their response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial peace plan for Ukraine,
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President Vladimir Putin inspected a dancing humanoid robot during a technology exhibition in Moscow on Wednesday, a demonstration staged by Sberbank and broadcast on state television. The visit, reported alongside broader geopolitical
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More than two decades into his rule, President Vladimir Putin has reportedly built an extensive network of family influence across Russia’s political and economic elite. According to The Times UK, citing an
More Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India before the end of 2025, the Kremlin has confirmed, in what officials describe as a “meaningful” and strategically significant trip. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced
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President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to restart nuclear testing. The Russians were stunned by the announcement (probably what President Trump intended). However, with or without the Trump announcement, the US probably
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Russia’s President Putin should read The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli and ponder the famous statement that “it is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.” Putin’s problem is that he is
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