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Russia to hold 2026 Duma elections in new regions with international observers invited
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved a new electoral map that, for the first time, includes...
Read moreRussia launches migrant surveillance pilot in Moscow region with biometric tracking
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Russian State Duma has approved a new law introducing an experimental surveillance system for migrants in...
Read moreMoscow ready for peace talks with Kyiv as Trump calls for immediate negotiations
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow is ready to work with Ukraine on a memorandum...
Read morePrisoner exchange agreed in Istanbul talks, no ceasefire deal reached
ISTANBUL (Realist English). On May 16 Russia and the so-called Ukrainian government held their first face-to-face negotiations in three years....
Read moreDiplomatic bridge: Kalmykia delegation led by Batu Khasikov visits Nepal to deepen bilateral cooperation
KATHMANDU (Realist English). A high-level delegation from the Republic of Kalmykia, led by its Head Batu Khasikov, paid an official...
Read moreRussia condemns politicization of missing persons issue, calls for respect of humanitarian mandate
NEW YORK (Realist English). At a United Nations Security Council meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, Maria...
Read moreVoloshin: The Kremlin is not mystical — it reflects Russian society
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Kremlin is often seen as an enigmatic fortress of power, but according to Alexander Voloshin, who...
Read morePutin sends Medinsky and GRU chief to talks with Kyiv regime
ISTANBUL (Realist English). The Kremlin has finalized the composition of its delegation for the first direct talks with representatives of...
Read moreMishustin meets KEAZ leadership to discuss progress toward technological sovereignty
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a working meeting with Andrey Kanunnikov, chairman of the strategic committee...
Read moreRussia rejects Western ceasefire ultimatum, proposes direct talks with Kyiv in Istanbul
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Russian president has rejected a Western ultimatum calling for an unconditional ceasefire and instead proposed direct...
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Russia remains EU’s fourth-largest gas supplier despite diversification push
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Russia remained the European Union’s fourth-largest supplier of natural gas in 2025, exporting almost 38bn cubic metres...
From voice of support to figurehead: Pahlavi seeks to steer Iran’s uprising
TEHRAN (Realist English). Protests across Iran entered their third week on Sunday amid a markedly harsher crackdown by the authorities,...
Venezuela’s real power lies beyond the presidency after Maduro’s arrest
CARACAS (Realist English). A day after U.S. special forces swept into the Venezuelan capital and detained former president Nicolas Maduro,...
Khamenei says Iran will not retreat in face of foreign-backed unrest
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the Islamic Republic would stand firm...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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