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Russia’s election commission approves full rollout of new digital voting system
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved the transition to a new version of the State Automated...
US, Russia and Ukraine report progress after trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI (Realist English). Trilateral talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi were “productive” and resulted...
Kremlin official outlines value framework and vision of “ideal Russia”
MOSCOW (Realist English). A senior Kremlin official has presented a new conceptual framework defining Russia’s core values and competing visions...
Kremlin confirms Russia–US–Ukraine talks in UAE after four-hour Putin meeting with US envoys
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Kremlin has confirmed that Russia will send a delegation to trilateral talks with Ukraine and the...
Lavrov says multipolar world order is irreversible despite erosion of international law
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said international law remains relevant despite its systematic erosion in recent decades,...
Kremlin envoy criticises UK and EU over Greenland dispute with US
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev has accused the United Kingdom and...
Russian agency says private military firm helped open “Russian Houses” in Africa
MOSCOW (Realist English). The opening of so-called “Russian Houses” in Mali and the Central African Republic was facilitated by “a...
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...
Russia moves to tighten migration health controls and enforcement
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s State Duma is preparing a package of legislative initiatives aimed at tightening and recalibrating the country’s...
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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