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EU simplifies confiscation of Russian oligarchs’ property
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Commission is preparing new rules that would make it easier for EU governments to confiscate...
China does not want an anti-Western alliance with Russia
BEIJING (Realist English). Relations between Beijing and Moscow, as well as China's goals regarding the West, are interpreted incorrectly, according...
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...
EU supported US’ anti-Russian sanctions to the detriment of its interests — Secretary of the Russian Security Council
MOSCOW (Realist English). Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Nikolai Patrushev claims that Washington aims to weaken Europe and create undeniable...
Next winter will be difficult in Europe without Russian gas
GENEVA (Realist English). President of the Global Gas Centre René Bautz in an interview with the web-portal swissinfo.ch expressed his...
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...
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...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Maria Nikiforova: Young people of the liberated territories are waiting for peace and justice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Maria Nikiforova, an expert on youth policy at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian...
155 billionaires vs. 150 million people: Zyuganov on the social catastrophe in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov presented the pre-election program "Victory...
UAE boosts production bypassing OPEC, but oil prices rise
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS, Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov has analysed for Realist English the possible consequences of...
Kurdish Genocide: From the Ottoman Empire to Erdoğan — a Chronicle of a Century of Terror
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Crimes against the Kurdish people have not been isolated episodes but have been carried out by successive Turkish...
Will Trump and Xi Agree on a New World Order?
BEIJING (Realist English). Relations between the United States and China in May 2026 can best be described as an “armed...
Pentagon withdraws troops from Germany: minus 5,000 soldiers in Europe and cancellation of a missile battalion
BERLIN (Realist English). On 2 May, the Pentagon officially announced the withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany over the next...
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