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Putin accuses Europe of “excluding itself” from Ukraine talks and obstructing Trump’s peace efforts
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that European governments had “excluded themselves” from the diplomatic process on...
Read morePutin outlines Russia’s terms ahead of possible Ukraine peace talks with Trump administration
BISHKEK (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin has for the first time provided a detailed public assessment of the emerging groundwork...
Read morePutin and Japarov reaffirm strategic partnership at Kyrgyz–Russian talks
BISHKEK (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov held bilateral talks at the “Yntymak Ordo” state...
Read moreRussia says its resource wealth can guarantee Eurasian energy security — Sechin
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia possesses a “unique resource base” that allows it to guarantee the energy security of the entire...
Read morePutin says Russia ready for peace talks but awaits U.S.-Ukraine clarity on Trump’s proposal
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin convened a video-link meeting of Russia’s Security Council on Friday, bringing together senior officials...
Read moreRussia’s parliament approves 2026 federal budget with expanded social spending and higher support for war veterans
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s State Duma has approved the federal budget for 2026 and the planned period of 2027–2028 in...
Read moreLeningrad region governor announces new senior appointments in regional government
ST. PETERSBURG (Realist English). Governor Alexander Drozdenko has announced a series of senior appointments in the government of Russia’s Leningrad...
Read moreRussia highlights digital transformation drive as core pillar of national development
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s rapid digital transformation has become one of the central directions of national development, shaping government services,...
Read moreRussia’s internal migration accelerates as 80% of cities lose population, officials warn
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is experiencing a sharp rise in internal migration, with roughly 80% of its cities losing population,...
Read morePutin and Tokayev hold talks at the Kremlin amid strengthening Russia–Kazakhstan partnership
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Kremlin on Tuesday evening, welcoming...
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More than 200,000 European banking jobs at risk as AI drives restructuring
LONDON (Realist English). More than 200,000 jobs in Europe’s banking sector could be eliminated over the next five years as...
Russia hands US data on downed Ukrainian drone near Novgorod
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov has met with a representative of the US military attaché’s office...
China tightens silver export controls, raising alarm over supply chains
BEIJING (Realist English). China is set to tighten controls on silver exports from Thursday, expanding restrictions on a metal increasingly...
CIA carried out drone strike on Venezuelan port facility, sources say
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Central Intelligence Agency was behind a drone strike last week on a docking facility believed to...
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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