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View from Washington: Trump is squeezing himself with his own Russia deadline

9:55 02.08.2025

View from Washington: Trump is squeezing himself with his own Russia deadline

It’s a time for choosing in the Russia-Ukraine war. President Donald Trump’s decision to considerably shorten his 50-day deadline for Russia to agree to an unconditional ceasefire with Ukraine reflects his mounting frustration with what has proven to be a difficult peace process, ‘The Responsible Statecraft’ writes. The President acknowledged …

Incitement and hatred: London promotes lifting ban on strikes deep into Russia

9:53 02.08.2025

Incitement and hatred: London promotes lifting ban on strikes deep into Russia

Britain may convince the United States to resume strikes deep into the territory of the Russian Federation with long-range weapons, sources in the kingdom's parliament told Izvestia. In addition, London is clearly ready to purchase American weapons for Ukraine, despite society's fatigue from the conflict. The interest of British politicians …

Sergey Lavrov’s article ‘The Helsinki Act’s 50th anniversary: Expectations, reality, and future’

19:06 01.08.2025

Sergey Lavrov’s article ‘The Helsinki Act’s 50th anniversary: Expectations, reality, and future’

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s article ‘The Helsinki Act’s 50th anniversary: Expectations, reality, and future,’ Rossiyskaya Gazeta. August 1, 2025 Marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and World War II in 2025 serves as an occasion for us to recall and reaffirm the importance of peace …

TASS: Putin on Oreshnik, disappointment in talks, corruption in Ukraine

18:13 01.08.2025

TASS: Putin on Oreshnik, disappointment in talks, corruption in Ukraine

The first serially-produced Oreshnik missile system has entered service with the Russian army, President Vladimir Putin told reporters. He also noted that if Kiev believes that now is not the time for peace negotiations, Moscow is ready to wait. According to him, all the frustrations in the negotiation process stem …

Sergey Lavrov: “We discussed the prospects for advancing our cooperation under the current conditions in all areas: trade and the economy, security (where we also have substantial experience), as well as in the humanitarian sphere, culture and education”

13:16 01.08.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “We discussed the prospects for advancing our cooperation under the current conditions in all areas: trade and the economy, security (where we also have substantial experience), as well as in the humanitarian sphere, culture and education”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions during a joint news conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani following talks Moscow, July 31, 2025 Ladies and gentlemen, During the talks, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic Asaad al-Shibani and I noted our …

Karin Kneissl: “The EU is caught between the effect of anti-Russian sanctions and US tariffs”

11:14 01.08.2025

Karin Kneissl: “The EU is caught between the effect of anti-Russian sanctions and US tariffs”

European sanctions have had a positive effect on the Russian economy, forcing entrepreneurs to diversify trade ties and unleash their creative potential, former Austrian Foreign Minister and head of the St. Petersburg State University's G.O.R.K.L. Center Karin Kneissl told Izvestia. Meanwhile, Europe, according to the diplomat, has not only lost …

Russia liberated Chasiv Yar in Donbass after 16-month battle

11:13 01.08.2025

Russia liberated Chasiv Yar in Donbass after 16-month battle

Russia said on Thursday it had captured the town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine after nearly 16 months of fighting, opening the way for potential further advances, Reuters reports. Russia's Defence Ministry said in a brief statement its forces had liberated the town. A Ukrainian military spokesperson called the …

Slovakia summons UK envoy over “election interference”

11:11 01.08.2025

Slovakia summons UK envoy over “election interference”

Slovakia's government summoned the British ambassador due to an escalating dispute after Prime Minister Robert Fico accused UK authorities of interfering in the country's 2023 parliamentary election, Bloomberg reports. Fico accused UK authorities of helping groups that tried to steer the 2023 vote, which he said is "a deliberate and …

POLITICO: Europe learned to love American LNG. This is how Trump wrecks it

11:10 01.08.2025

POLITICO: Europe learned to love American LNG. This is how Trump wrecks it

Alliances sometimes begin by accident. Sometimes they end that way, too. Especially when Donald Trump is involved, POLITICO notes. It’s almost unthinkable in the age of Trump’s “American Energy Dominance” and the EU’s scramble to quit Russian gas that a desire for shiploads of U.S. gas was once unfashionable on …

India indicated its openness to resuming the Russia-India-China (RIC) dialogue

11:13 31.07.2025

India indicated its openness to resuming the Russia-India-China (RIC) dialogue

New Delhi’s cautious openness to reviving the long-dormant Russia-India-China dialogue signals a careful hedging of its geopolitical bets, 'South China Morning Post’ stresses. As friction with the West builds over energy imports and trade, India is weighing a delicate recalibration: reviving its long-dormant trilateral dialogue with Russia and China, even …

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