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Kremlin aide Ushakov: Putin and Trump had “trust-based” discussion focused on ending the Ukrainian crisis
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a two-and-a-half-hour phone call on Wednesday, marking...
Trump holds talks with Putin ahead of Zelensky meeting amid debate over new weapons for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of a...
White House talks with Zelensky followed by Putin–Trump call on settlement
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump...
A meeting of minds across time: Alaska’s role in U.S.–Russia history
MOSCOW (Realist English). In recent days, Alaska has become the center of global attention. Many different historical facts connected with...
Bolton: Putin “clearly won” Alaska summit while Trump left with little to show
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Former US national security adviser John Bolton said Russian President Vladimir Putin “clearly won” last week’s Alaska...
Putin: Ukraine settlement must address root causes, Russia ready to work with Trump
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin described his summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska as “constructive and...
Trump and Putin summit ends without Ukraine breakthrough
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). The long-awaited summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded Friday without an...
Putin and Trump to meet in Alaska amid shifting dynamics of the Ukrainian crisis
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). Alaska — the venue for the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump...
Trump signals ‘great progress’ in talks with Russia ahead of ceasefire ultimatum
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump announced “great progress” in negotiations with Russia following a high-level meeting between his Special...
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...
OPEC+ halts planned output hikes amid fears of oil glut in early 2026
VIENNA (Realist English). The OPEC+ alliance has decided to pause its oil production increases in the first quarter of 2026,...
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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