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Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Moscow on Friday, the Kremlin confirmed, as Budapest seeks to secure energy supplies for the coming winter and the year ahead. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov verified the meeting after Orban released a video......
In the autonomous province of Gagauzia, in southern Moldova, residents continue to look east toward Moscow rather than west toward Brussels. Just two hours by car from Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, Comrat—the administrative center of the region—reveals a community that remains deeply attached......
Berlin announced on Thursday that Germany will invest €35 billion by 2030 in space defense to counter the growing military capabilities of Russia and China in orbit. The statement was made by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius during a conference focused on space security. “We are establishing......
At least ten people, including a child, were killed after Russian forces launched a massive overnight assault on Kyiv with missiles and drones, Ukrainian authorities reported on Thursday. More than 30 people were also injured, among them four children. According to Ukraine’s air force, Russia......
Ukraine’s Western partners will formalize security guarantees for Kyiv within the next ten days in order to prevent any future Russian aggression if a peace deal is reached with Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Monday in Washington. “Security guarantees will likely be agreed......
At least 20 people have died and more than 100 have been injured following a powerful explosion at an arms factory in the Ryazan region, located about 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow. Local authorities confirmed the toll on Monday and announced that an investigation has been launched into violations......
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the White House on Monday, accompanied by several key European leaders, in a show of unity ahead of new discussions on the war in Ukraine. The meeting comes just days after the summit in Alaska between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President......
The summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska has drawn mixed reactions across Europe. While some leaders welcomed the meeting as a potential opening toward peace, others highlighted the lack of concrete results and the continued violence in Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban,......
Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed North Korean troops fighting on the front lines in Ukraine as “heroic” in a letter addressed to Kim Jong-un, according to North Korean state media on Friday. Marking the anniversary of Korea’s National Liberation Day, Putin recalled that......
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have pledged to “strengthen cooperation” between their countries during a phone call reported on Wednesday. According to North Korea’s official news agency KCNA, the two leaders expressed satisfaction with their 2024......
In a surprising turn of diplomacy, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday the possibility of a “very soon” meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as part of renewed efforts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. This comes following what the White House described as a......
In a critical diplomatic move, Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Middle East peace, arrived in Moscow on Wednesday. His visit comes just days before the deadline set by Trump for Russia to end its offensive in Ukraine or face severe new sanctions. According to Russian......
Steve Witkoff, envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, is expected in Russia midweek as tensions escalate between Washington and Moscow. The visit comes just days before the expiration of Trump’s ten-day ultimatum demanding Russian President Vladimir Putin end the war in Ukraine or face additional,......
