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Russia’s Foreign Policy
Lavrov reaffirmed support for Iran, Peskov – priority of a peace agreement on Ukraine
MOSCOW (Realist English). Over the past two days, Russian diplomacy continued its hardline stance against the West, while simultaneously strengthening ties...
“Russia Has No Aggressive Intentions Toward Europe”: Russian Foreign Policy Results for April
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s foreign policy activity in April 2026 was characterized by two contrasting trends. On the one hand,...
Russia reaffirmed alliance with Iran, Araghchi accused US of derailing talks: outcomes of St. Petersburg meeting
ST. PETERSBURG (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in St. Petersburg on 27 April with Iranian Foreign Minister...
Araghchi heads to Moscow: Putin to host Iran’s foreign minister after US talks collapse
MOSCOW (Realist English). Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is continuing his regional tour despite US President Donald Trump cancelling the trip of his...
China remains leader of sympathies in Africa, Russia in third place — Afrobarometer survey
CASABLANCA (Realist English). China maintains its dominant position in the struggle for influence in Africa, significantly outperforming the United States and...
‘The art of telling someone to go, but making them look forward to the trip’: Lavrov on diplomacy
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Public Television of Russia, published on 24 April, that Western...
Seven days of Russian diplomacy and economy: Russia manoeuvres between sanctions, the Middle East and reorientation to Asia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Over the past seven days, Russian diplomacy has remained highly dynamic: key areas included coordination with Iran, strengthening...
Russia restarts Druzhba pipeline: Hungary and Slovakia lift veto on European aid for Ukraine
MOSCOW (Realist English). On April 22, Russian oil began flowing again through the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline after several...
Kremlin sceptical about progress of Islamabad talks, recalling ‘trap of false promises’
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian diplomacy in April 2026 has taken a consistent position on two key Middle Eastern crises — the...
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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