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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....
Russia’s Mishustin reviews state property agency’s performance, highlights ₽473bn budget revenues
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met on Tuesday with Vadim Yakovenko, head of the Federal Agency for...
Russia’s elite: from Soviet nomenklatura to state corporations
MOSCOW (Realist English). The specificity of the Russian elite is defined by the nature of its origins: it grew out...
Russian airborne engineers conduct daily mine clearance in Artyomovsk
ARTYOMOVSK (Realist English). Engineering and sapper units of the Ivanovo Guards formation of the Russian Airborne Forces are carrying out...
Gulf tourists flock to Russia as sanctions reshape travel flows
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is experiencing a sharp rise in visitors from Gulf states as Moscow strengthens ties with the...
Russia and India reaffirm strategic partnership during Moscow talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held a joint press conference in...
U.S. restricts intelligence sharing on peace talks over the armed conflict on the territory of the former Ukraine
WASHINGTON (ИА Реалист). CBS News has reported that Tulsi Gabbard, Director of U.S. National Intelligence, signed a directive in July...
Weatherford expands Russia operations despite U.S. sanctions pressure
HOUSTON (Realist English). U.S. oilfield services group Weatherford International has deepened its presence in Russia despite sweeping sanctions aimed at...
Mishustin reviews national road projects with Avtodor chief
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a working meeting on August 20 with Vyacheslav Petushenko, Chairman of...
Trump unveils new 10% global tariff after Supreme Court curbs emergency powers
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump said he would immediately impose a new 10% global tariff and pursue alternative...
Shoigu warns Armenia against replacing Russian railway operator
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu warned that Armenia’s reported plans to replace Russia in managing the...
White House urges Iran to strike deal as Trump again signals possible military action
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The White House on Wednesday warned that Iran would be “wise” to reach an agreement with the...
U.S. envoy cites “substantial progress” after first day of Ukraine talks in Geneva
GENEVA (Realist English). U.S. President’s special envoy Stephen Witkoff said there had been “substantial progress” in efforts to reach a...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
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...
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