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Russia-Ukraine Relations
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....
“You don’t have to bring us at the negotiating table”: Secretary of the NSDC of the Kiev regime
KIEV (Realist English). Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of the Kiev regime Alexey Danilov urged not to...
How will the special operation in the Ukraine evolve
DONETSK (Realist English). The former head of the DPR MGB, Andrei Pinchuk, believes that it will not be possible to...
Expect More Widening of the Ukraine Conflict
WASHINGTON (Realist English). An Inflexible Vladimir Putin indicates he is sticking with his go-slow war that results in ever more...
After the “grain deal” and Kherson: “a clown as a head of state” is this about Zelensky?
MOSCOW (Realist English). He who promoted and concluded this deal cared the least about safeguarding with Russia's interests, he least...
Russia will act consciously, not excluding making the most difficult decisions: General Surovikin’s first interview
MOSCOW (Realist English). The commander of the Joint Group of troops in the area of the special operation on the...
Russia stands for an early diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis — Russian Security Council
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia stands for an early diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian issue, but not at the expense of...
The Kremlin is prepared to wait for the new president of Ukraine for negotiations
MOSCOW (Realist English). The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov said that negotiations with Kiev will have to...
Patrushev accused the United States and Britain of halting the Russian-Ukrainian dialogue
MOSCOW (Realist English). Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev believes that the destructive actions of the United States, Great...
Nancy Pelosi to retire from Congress after nearly 40 years in office
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing California Democrat who became the first woman to serve as Speaker of the...
Japan weighs expanding defense budget to include space and infrastructure projects
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan is considering a significant expansion of what qualifies as defense-related spending, potentially counting space, infrastructure, and...
Putin convenes Security Council over Trump’s call to resume U.S. nuclear testing
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Friday to discuss Washington’s...
Putin appoints Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of Tver region
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of the Tver region, according to...
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...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
Russia’s elite: from Soviet nomenklatura to state corporations
MOSCOW (Realist English). The specificity of the Russian elite is defined by the nature of its origins: it grew out...
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