World May 02 The U.S. is leading an effort to end the war in Ukraine. Talks looks favorable to Russia, but mixed signals emerge While the optics so far have been in the Kremlin's favor, no proposals that were put forth have been cemented.
World Feb 18 Russian and U.S. officials meet in Saudi Arabia without Ukraine to discuss improving ties and ending war President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country won't accept any outcome from this week's talks if Kyiv doesn't take part.
World Feb 13 Russian officials rejoice after Trump ditches 3 years of U.S. policy on Ukraine Russian officials and state media have taken a triumphant tone after President Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Putin to negotiate a peace deal.
World Dec 25 Azerbaijani airliner carrying 67 people crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38, officials say Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that it was too soon to speculate on the reasons behind the crash, but said that the weather had forced the plane to change from its planned course.
World Oct 21 Putin hosts BRICS summit, attempting to show West it can’t keep Russia off global stage Russian President Vladimir Putin will be shaking hands this week with multiple world leaders, including those from China, India, Turkey and Iran.
World Sep 13 Russia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying, UK calls decision ‘completely baseless’ In calling the Russian allegations "completely baseless,” the U.K. Foreign Office said the expulsions happened weeks ago, linking them to Britain’s decision in May to revoke the credentials of an attaché at Moscow’s London embassy and to impose a five-year…
World Aug 02 Russia acknowledges Kremlin operatives were among citizens freed in prisoner swap New details have emerged on the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, with the Kremlin acknowledging for the first time that some of the Russians held in the West belonged to its security services.
World Aug 01 Who’s included in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West? They include journalists, veteran political activists and those simply opposed to the war in Ukraine. Among the Russians jailed in the West were alleged sleeper agents who lived double lives. On Thursday, they walked free – part of the largest East-West…
Politics Aug 01 Russia frees Gershkovich and Whelan, part of biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history The trade followed years of secretive back-channel negotiations despite relations between Washington and Moscow being at their lowest point since the Cold War after Russian President Vladimir Putin's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
World Jul 14 In Russia, espionage and treason cases have skyrocketed since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine Treason cases have been rare in Russia in the last 30 years, with a handful annually. But since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, they have skyrocketed, along with espionage prosecutions, ensnaring citizens and foreigners alike, regardless of their politics.