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Putin accuses Europe of “excluding itself” from Ukraine talks and obstructing Trump’s peace efforts
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that European governments had “excluded themselves” from the diplomatic process on...
Rubio says progress made in Ukraine peace talks, but key issues remain unresolved
HALLANDALE BEACH (Realist English). US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiations with a Ukrainian delegation on a potential deal...
Former Zelensky chief of staff Andriy Yermak says he will go to the front after resignation amid corruption probe
KYIV (Realist English). Former head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Andriy Yermak has announced that he intends to join frontline...
Putin outlines Russia’s terms ahead of possible Ukraine peace talks with Trump administration
BISHKEK (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin has for the first time provided a detailed public assessment of the emerging groundwork...
EU warns Russia still seeks to redraw Europe’s borders amid pressure over US-led peace talks
STRASBOURG (Realist English). European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warned on Wednesday that Europe must sustain pressure on Moscow,...
Peace talks in Geneva show progress, but no deal yet — Rubio urges patience
GENEVA (Realist English). US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that negotiations in Switzerland produced “significant progress,” though...
Putin says Russia ready for peace talks but awaits U.S.-Ukraine clarity on Trump’s proposal
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin convened a video-link meeting of Russia’s Security Council on Friday, bringing together senior officials...
$100M ‘Midas’ scheme shakes Ukrainian government while blackouts spread nationwide
KYIV (Realist English). Ukraine is facing one of its most serious political crises since the start of Russia’s full-scale SVO,...
Ukraine receives $52 billion in foreign aid over the past year, half financed through frozen Russian assets
KYIV (Realist English). Ukraine received $52 billion in external financial assistance between November 1, 2024, and October 31, 2025, excluding...
Armenian battalion named after Marshal Bagramyan established in Donetsk: veterans of Abkhazia hand over their banner to Donbas volunteers
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
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...
Is Iran’s survival not a victory? Tehran under US and Israeli pressure
TEL AVIV (Realist English). For decades, Iran defined victory in expansive terms: exporting revolution, rolling back US influence, and ultimately eliminating...
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...
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