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The ban on the supply of Russian coal to the EU will work in August
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union's proposed ban on coal imports from Russia is expected to come into force no...
The European Union has published the fifth package of sanctions against Russia
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The Council of the European Union has published the fifth package of anti-Russian sanctions, which provides for...
The Ukrainian crisis has not affected relations between China and the European Union
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia's special military operation in Ukraine became the main topic of the EU-China summit held on April...
Crisis in Ukraine exposed EU’s double standards regarding refugees
LONDON (Realist English). European Union’s solidarity towards the Ukrainians displaced as a result of the crisis shows the deeply politicized...
Sanctions against Russia boomeranging back to West
MOSCOW (Realist English). Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that the so-called "infernal" anti-Russian sanctions are...
Sanctions elevate Western leaders’ self-esteem but do not change Kremlin’s policy
NEW HAVEN (Realist English). "Ruthless" trade and financial sanctions against Russia may morally satisfy Western politicians and their voters, but...
Russia is ready for tough confrontation in energy sphere
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is ready for a tough confrontation in the energy sphere, if necessary, Nikolai Kobrinets, director of...
Putin is convinced that Western leaders are covering up their mistakes with sanctions
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin believes that Western leaders are trying to "blame on Russia their own economic mistakes"....
US and China Seek Transition to “Managed Rivalry”
BEIJING (Realist English). On May 15, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping began the final round of...
Metropolitan Shio Moudjiri elected Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church
TBILISI (Realist English). On 11 May, Georgia saw the succession of the head of its Orthodox Church for the first time...
Armenian battalion named after Marshal Bagramyan established in Donetsk: veterans of Abkhazia hand over their banner to Donbas volunteers
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
From Hormuz to Solar Panels: How Iran Accelerated the Global Shift to Renewables
WASHINGTON (Realist English). An analytical article by Benjamin Bradlow, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, published in...
China No Longer Seeks U.S. Approval
BEIJING (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China on May 14–15 passed with surprising calm and almost none...
From War to Cooperation: How Iraq Became Iran’s Main Partner but Maintained Neutrality
ERBIL (Realist English). Amid the escalating Middle East crisis, with Iran and the United States standing on the brink of...
Lula and Trump Find “Chemistry” as China Is Pushed Out of Latin America
BRASILIA (Realist English). Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s popular left‑wing president, recently visited the United States. Contrary to sceptical forecasts,...
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