Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets
Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…
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While the Post Brags About Minimal Russian Gains Ukraine Sees a Desertion Every 2 Minutes
A Ukrainian MP recently made an unsubstantiated claim that there were 400,000 open and ongoing cases of desertion from…
Ukraine War: Russians Gain in Zaporizhia, Kharkhiv, Even While Taking Pokrovsk
Much of the last year of war coverage in Ukraine has centered around the Russian advance on the coal-mining…
Russian Parliament: “We Can ‘Mirror’ in Venezuela What West Is Doing in Ukraine”–Sends Air Defenses
When regional relations Iran and Syria called on Russia to help defend them against attacks by America, Israel, and…
Is Nuclear Weapons Testing Starting Back Up Again?
Banned since the early 90s, the testing of nuclear weapons may or may not now be coming back into…
Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…
Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska Ends Without Ceasefire
A highly anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska ended Friday without…
Ukrainian Forces Holding While Losing–Pressed in Three Major Areas
The Gazans must have felt the umbrage as international media spotlights shifted to Tehran and Tel Aviv after the…
America’s Weaponization of Space Continues Whilst NASA Sees Budget Cuts
Story at a glance… NASA is seeing flagship missions stall from lack of funding at the same time the…
Setbacks and Distractions Risk Total Unraveling of Trump Foreign Policy Aims
On the campaign trail, Trump talked of having learned lessons from his first term in office, that he “didn’t…
The Famous Aral Sea Disaster Is Only at Half Time
This is Part 1 of a two-part series looking at the Aral Sea recovery projects and the future of…
“Catastrophic” End to Ukraine’s Offensive in Kursk While Russia Seeks “Ironclad” Guarantees
Speaking with 5 Ukrainian soldiers who recently fled Kursk Oblast in Russia, the BBC received the picture of a disorganized and…
Ukraine War’s Third Anniversary Sees Peace Agreements Rapidly Gain Ground
Monday marked the third year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Energized by President Trump’s approach to bringing the conflict to…
Trump Team’s Russia Negotiations Rightly Shatter Europe and Kyiv’s Remaining Illusions
A round of talks between the chief diplomats of Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia regarding how to…
New Pentagon Chief Hegseth Dispels ‘Illusory’ Hopes for Ukrainian Peace Agreement in First Major Policy
In his first headline appearance as Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth told a committee in Brussels that the Trump Administration…
1/20 End of the Empire: The New Russia—Iran Treaty Explained
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…
Russian Forces Close in on Last Major Donbas Town While Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Garners Little
The new year has seen a renewed effort by the Ukrainian army to advance into Russia’s home oblast of…
What Chance Is There That US-North Korea Talks Resume Under Trump?
Of the many foreign policy challenges facing Donald Trump in his second term, fewer share the stark contrasts of…
‘That’s Amure’: Tiger Lovers Help Restore Populations in Russia Where Absent for 50 Years, Producing Lessons for All Asia
Conservationists have succeeded in restoring tiger populations in a region where they were virtually absent for more than 50…
Ultimate Irony Comes as Taliban Asks Russia’s Help to Evade US Sanctions, Closing 50-year Loop of Violence
It was said at the time that Operation Cyclone was the most successful covert operation in CIA history. It…