Politics
Fresh explosions shook a southern Moscow neighborhood on Wednesday at the same location where Russian Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was assassinated two days earlier. Local media reported multiple blasts and significant property damage, intensifying fears of renewed attacks within the capital. Sarvarov,......
Russia has issued its starkest warning yet about the growing risk of a nuclear confrontation amid deteriorating relations with NATO, accusing Western powers of driving the world toward what it called potential “catastrophic consequences.” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said......
Russia’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, accusing him of publicly justifying terrorism. The decision, announced on December 22, follows a series of criminal proceedings against exiled opposition figures who have......
European Union leaders abandoned a contentious plan to channel frozen Russian assets into aid for Ukraine after Belgium refused to back the measure without sweeping financial safeguards. The decision marked the collapse of months of negotiations and revealed the deep divisions within the bloc over how......
Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his refusal to cede occupied territories during his annual televised question-and-answer session, defying international pressure to end the war. He claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains unwilling to negotiate on territorial terms, insisting......
Russia has cast new doubt on the possibility of peace negotiations with Ukraine as both sides exchange diplomatic gestures amid ongoing clashes on the battlefield. Renewed tension over talks Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters in Moscow that Ukraine remains “unwilling” to engage......
Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply criticized European leaders in a speech in Moscow, calling them “piglets” just hours before a decisive European Union summit on Ukraine’s future funding. The comments, made at a defense ministry meeting, underscored the rising tension between......
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sharply criticized Moscow’s “unreasonable” demands in ongoing peace efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Her remarks, delivered in the Italian parliament ahead of a key European Union summit in Brussels, reflected growing frustration among......
Italy has aligned with Belgium, Bulgaria, and Malta in opposing the European Commission’s proposal to leverage frozen Russian assets to fund a loan package for Ukraine, adding new complexity to negotiations ahead of next week’s European Council summit in Brussels. The plan, driven by Brussels,......
A series of Ukrainian drone attacks has hit a major oil refinery in the Russian city of Yaroslavl, more than 700 kilometers from the border, marking one of the deepest strikes into Russian territory since the start of the conflict. The overnight assault ignited a fire at the Slavneft-YANOS refinery,......
Russia and Belarus have publicly voiced their support for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as Washington escalates its campaign to remove him from power. The show of solidarity underscores deepening geopolitical divisions over Venezuela’s future and signals Moscow and Minsk’s intent......
The escalating frustration in Washington over the prolonged Russia-Ukraine war has prompted a grave warning from US President Donald Trump, who cautioned that continued hostilities could spiral into a global conflict. Trump expressed alarm over recent casualty figures, noting that 25,000 people—mostly......
Ukraine carried out one of its most extensive aerial assaults in months, launching hundreds of drones at key targets deep inside Russian territory, including Moscow’s major airports. The overnight attack forced the temporary closure of four airports in the capital and disrupted air traffic across......
