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Russia’s Foreign Policy
Russia and Uzbekistan deepen strategic economic ties
TASHKENT (Realist English). Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak concluded a working visit to Uzbekistan on June 10, where he...
Russian Senate speaker meets Armenian PM, pledges deeper economic and cultural ties
YEREVAN (Realist English). Chair of Russia’s Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on June 6...
Wagner Group declares mission in Mali complete, announces withdrawal after 3.5 years of operations
BAMAKO (Realist English). Russia’s Wagner Group has officially announced its withdrawal from Mali after more than three years of combat...
“No more excuses”: Kremlin demands aggressive state support for Russian exporters
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin marked Russia’s Entrepreneurs’ Day with a forceful message to the country’s business and government...
Kremlin prepares shake-up as Kiriyenko expands control over Russia’s “external track”
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Presidential Administration of Russia is preparing a potential redistribution of authority between deputy chiefs Sergei Kiriyenko...
Lavrov in Yerevan: Russia to maintain military and humanitarian presence in Armenia
YEREVAN (Realist English). During high-level talks in Yerevan on May 21, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reaffirmed Moscow’s commitment to...
Moscow ready for peace talks with Kyiv as Trump calls for immediate negotiations
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow is ready to work with Ukraine on a memorandum...
Trump reveals ‘tough talk’ with Zelensky, promises upcoming meeting with Putin
WASHINGTON (Realist English). In a televised interview with Fox News, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a “very tough...
Prisoner exchange agreed in Istanbul talks, no ceasefire deal reached
ISTANBUL (Realist English). On May 16 Russia and the so-called Ukrainian government held their first face-to-face negotiations in three years....
Putin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Pompeo hints at US involvement in unrest and attacks in Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Former US secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo has made a rare public statement...
Khamenei warns of regional war amid US military build-up in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on the Islamic Republic would...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
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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