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Russia’s Foreign Policy
“Russia is with you”: Moscow sends humanitarian aid to refugees from Artsakh
STEPANAKERT (Realist English). As part of the “Russia is with you” initiative, a decision has been made to deliver humanitarian...
Moscow lifts ban on land-based intermediate-range missiles after U.S. systems deployed near its borders
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on August 4 that Russia no longer considers itself bound by its...
Aliyev distances himself from Putin after Assad’s fall
BAKU (Realist English). Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev began distancing himself from Russian President Vladimir Putin following the fall of Syrian...
No common ground yet for Putin-Zelensky talks, Russia says after Istanbul round
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Russia and the so-called Ukrainian government maintain fundamentally opposing positions on the draft memorandums exchanged during peace...
Russia hopes for normalization of relations with so-called Azerbaijan
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is seeking a swift resolution to tensions in its relations with so-called Azerbaijan, according to a...
Senior Russian lawmaker calls for full review of ties with so-called Azerbaijan
MOSCOW (Realist English). Konstantin Zatulin, First Deputy Chair of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, has urged the Russian...
Putin calls for deeper BRICS cooperation and new financial infrastructure at Rio summit
RIO DE JANEIRO (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin called for stronger integration among BRICS nations and greater independence from...
Putin, Macron discuss Iran crisis and reaffirm Russia’s conditions for Ukraine settlement
MOSCOW (Realist English). On July 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a detailed phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron,...
Putin meets Iranian foreign minister Araghchi in Moscow amid regional escalation
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a high-level meeting on Monday with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at...
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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