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Peskov: Russia ready to supply gas to EU if surplus remains after other markets
MOSCOW (Realist English). Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow is ready to continue gas supplies to the European Union if...
EU warns Russia still seeks to redraw Europe’s borders amid pressure over US-led peace talks
STRASBOURG (Realist English). European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warned on Wednesday that Europe must sustain pressure on Moscow,...
The EU refuses to include in the new package of sanctions a ban on the import of the pipeline gas from the Russian Federation
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union is unlikely to add a ban on the import of pipeline gas from Russia...
Germany is no longer dependent on gas, coal or oil from Russia
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany is no longer dependent on gas, coal or oil from Russia, the German government says. Russian...
Who will be crushed by the ceiling on Russian oil prices?
BRUSSELS (Realist). The European Union has agreed on a ceiling on Russian oil prices. Britain, Australia and the G7 countries...
Without Russian gas, Europe is threatened by an energy crisis: Alexander Rahr
BERLIN (Realist English). The future of Europe's "green policy" is in question, because in the current crisis it turned out...
“Call your imbeciles to account”: Medvedev gave advice to EU citizens
MOSCOW (Realist English). The governments of European states are competing to see who tells the angriest story about their desire...
EU has increased import of diesel fuel from Russia by 20%
BRUSSELS (Realist English). In July, EU countries increased imports of diesel fuel from Russia by 22% compared to July 2021,...
Global coal consumption to reach record amid gas crisis
PARIS (Realist English). Global coal consumption will reach a record set in 2013 as European economies work to preserve natural...
«The Kurdish card is a weapon of major powers»: Yaşar Yakış on why Turkey missed its chance to solve the Kurdish issue
ANKARA (Realist English). Yaşar Yakış — a Turkish diplomat and statesman who served as Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Saudi...
Dmitry Novikov on his path to politics, the intelligentsia, the left movement, and why US aggression against Iran is a threat to Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Dmitry Novikov, Deputy Chairman of the CPRF Central Committee and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma...
“We Are Witnessing the Messianic Footsteps”: Avigdor Eskin on Israel’s War with Iran
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli public figure and publicist Avigdor Eskin argues that we live in an era of “incredible acceleration,” when...
“Israel is not fighting the Iranian people, but the regime”: Alexander Tsinker on the goals of the operation against Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The war in the Middle East, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has entered its fifth...
Venezuela after Maduro: oil instead of democracy?
CARACAS (Realist English). When U.S. forces swooped into Caracas in January 2026 and seized President Nicolás Maduro, many Venezuelans inside and outside...
The deal was close, but Trump blew it up with social media posts
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Toward the end of last week, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal...
The story of Russian girl Kristina Romanova: a Mexican thriller with a terrible ending
MEXICO CITY (Realist English). Tatyana Poloskova, Doctor of Political Science, First Class State Advisor of the Russian Federation, based on her...
From Ayatollahs to Generals: Has Iran Shifted Under the Rule of Security Forces?
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Islamic Republic of Iran was built to be governed by clerics. It is now widely acknowledged as...
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