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Putin needs Europe more than vice versa: Fortune
MOSCOW (Realist English). Gas prices in Europe have exceeded $2000/thousand cubic meters in anticipation of stopping another engine on the...
Europe should prepare for a complete shutdown of Russian gas exports: IEA
PARIS (Realist English). The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, called on Europe to immediately prepare for...
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...
The success of the special operation in the Ukraine will give Russia advantages in the dialogue with the West
MOSCOW (Realist English). In case of successful completion of the special operation in Ukraine in the medium term, the system...
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...
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...
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...
Putin’s going to sell natgas to EU and US for rubles
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed in the shortest possible time to convert into rubles payments for...
«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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