News in brief
Finnish President Alexander Stubb has expressed skepticism that Russia will agree to a peace settlement in the near future, warning that the war in Ukraine could continue through the summer of 2026 despite renewed diplomatic engagement. In a recent interview, Stubb stated that his “base case”......
At the Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a forceful message about Europe’s changing geopolitical environment, declaring that Germany intends to build the Bundeswehr into “the most powerful conventional army in Europe.” Speaking before an audience......
Five countries, including the United Kingdom and France, have concluded that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a rare toxin prior to his death in prison in February 2024. The findings were disclosed by London during the Munich Security Conference, as part of a joint investigation......
Russia has warned it will take “appropriate countermeasures,” including military-technical actions, if Western countries expand their military presence in Greenland. The statement was delivered by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during an address to the Russian Parliament on Wednesday. Lavrov......
An Israeli journalist of Russian origin was removed Tuesday from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s flight to Washington shortly before takeoff, in what officials described as a security-related decision. Nick Kolyohin, a 42-year-old independent reporter, had been scheduled to travel with the......
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sparked controversy after publicly referring to Ukraine as an “enemy” during a campaign speech ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections. Speaking at a political rally in the western city of Szombathely, Orbán accused Ukrainian......
Deputy chief of Russia's military intelligence service, GRU, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseïev sustained multiple gunshot wounds outside a Moscow residential building Friday, the Russian Investigative Committee reported. Emergency services rushed the general to hospital while the shooter......
A Moscow court has imprisoned stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin for five years and nine months in a penal colony over jokes deemed insulting to war veterans and religious believers. This ruling underscores Russia's ongoing crackdown on dissent since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. District......
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has rejected accusations from Moscow that Germany’s support for Ukraine is motivated by revenge, calling such claims a diversion from Russia’s own aggressive actions. Russia recently described Berlin’s backing of Kyiv as driven by “revanchist......
Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday with Syrian President Ahmed al-Chareh in Saint Petersburg, marking their second meeting since the 2024 overthrow of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. The meeting comes amid Russia’s efforts to maintain its military foothold in Syria and growing......
A new wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine has left at least 12 people dead, Ukrainian authorities said, as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict continue. In the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, a drone strike hit a passenger train carrying nearly 200 people, killing at least five civilians.......
Russia’s chief of the general staff, Valery Gerasimov, has visited Russian troops deployed in eastern Ukraine, according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense. The visit comes at a sensitive moment, as new diplomatic talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the United States are expected......
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has warned that Russia will continue to pose a long-term threat to Central and Eastern Europe, regardless of changes in leadership or political system in Moscow. Speaking in Vilnius alongside the presidents of Lithuania and Ukraine, Nawrocki said historical experience......
