India has US over a barrel in oil stand-off
India plans to keep buying discounted Russian crude despite US and European sanctions, and during a recent summit in New Delhi, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Returning Russian veterans causing carnage
Russian soldiers returning from nearly four years of war in Ukraine have killed or injured more than 1,000 people inside Russia, according to court records cited by Verstka, an independent…
PM Starmer looks on the bright side on Ukraine
After meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron, and Friedrich Merz in London on Monday, Keir Starmer called other European allies to brief them. The leaders agreed that Europe must continue to…
Kremlin exploits EU-US split on Ukraine
The Kremlin praised Donald Trump for his latest national security strategy, calling it a positive shift that aligns with Russian views. A new White House document criticises the European Union…
Putin cosies up to India’s Modi
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is prepared to supply India with “uninterrupted” fuel shipments as Delhi faces U.S. pressure to halt Russian oil purchases. Standing alongside Indian Prime Minister…
Europeans disparage US envoys to Moscow
In a leaked recording, Emmanuel Macron reportedly warned Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the US might pressure Ukraine into territorial concessions without offering clear security guarantees. According to Der Spiegel, a leaked…
Ukrainian children sent to North Korea
Russia has reportedly sent some of the thousands of Ukrainian children it abducted from occupied territories to North Korea for “re-education,” according to Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman. Dmytro Lubinets, the…
Putin makes geopolitical point with India visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in India for a two-day visit, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted him warmly ahead of their summit. The two nations are expected to…
No progress in Moscow on peace in Ukraine
Russia and the US made little progress toward a peace deal for Ukraine during talks in Moscow on Tuesday evening, according to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, hours after President Putin…
Russia’s battlefield claims questioned
Russia announced on Monday that its forces had seized the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk, a claim presented by the Kremlin just one day before President Vladimir Putin’s planned…