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U.S. hits back at Zelensky comments on Ukraine peace deal

10:30 28.03.2026

U.S. hits back at Zelensky comments on Ukraine peace deal

The U.S. has not tied security guarantees for Ukraine post-war on Kyiv giving up all of its eastern Donbas region, a U.S. official told Newsweek, contradicting recent comments made by Ukrainian Zelensky. Zelensky told media the U.S. had said it would only finalize committments to protect Ukraine post-war "once Ukraine …

WP: Iran’s missiles pierce Israel’s defenses, raising doubts about interceptors

10:29 28.03.2026

WP: Iran’s missiles pierce Israel’s defenses, raising doubts about interceptors

Concern that Iran was amassing missiles to overwhelm defenses was a key factor in the push for war, officials said, and recent strikes laid bare Israel’s vulnerability, ‘The Washington Post’ notes. The faith in Israel’s state-of-the-art air defenses has been shaken. In incidents about three hours apart on Saturday night, …

FP: Blaming Israel lets Washington off the hook

10:27 28.03.2026

FP: Blaming Israel lets Washington off the hook

Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent’s resignation letter raises a question that’s going to become increasingly important in the coming months and years: How do we talk about Israel’s undeniable role in pushing the United States into a catastrophic war without either letting Washington, and President Donald Trump himself, …

The President Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference

1:35 28.03.2026

The President Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference

During the meeting with permanent members of the Security Council (via videoconference). Taking part in the meeting were Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino, Secretary of the Security …

Sergey Lavrov: “After Anchorage, all further progress in negotiations has been stalled by the EU and NATO leadership, especially Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte, who worked hard to undermine these understandings and to steer the US administration away from the agreements that it had put forward and Russia had supported”

14:39 27.03.2026

Sergey Lavrov: “After Anchorage, all further progress in negotiations has been stalled by the EU and NATO leadership, especially Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte, who worked hard to undermine these understandings and to steer the US administration away from the agreements that it had put forward and Russia had supported”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with France Télévisions public television broadcaster. Moscow, March 26, 2026 Question (retranslated from French): Before we discuss the state of affairs in Ukraine, let us take a look at the developments in the Middle East. The United States and Israel launched a military operation against …

Hungary in the spotlight of global politics – what to expect from the April 13 parliamentary elections?

11:39 27.03.2026 Vladimir Pryakhin

Hungary in the spotlight of global politics – what to expect from the April 13 parliamentary elections?

With parliamentary elections in Hungary slated for April 12, not since the regime change in the late 1980s have the preparations for the elections and the election campaign reached such a fever pitch and attracted such intense attention from the entire world. And with very good reason too, since a …

POLITICO: How two wars are pulling Europe and the US apart

11:14 27.03.2026

POLITICO: How two wars are pulling Europe and the US apart

The EU is worried President Trump could abandon Ukraine if the bloc doesn't support him in the Middle East, POLITICO stresses. Governments are terrified that the U.S. president could retaliate against America’s European allies for spurning his appeals for assistance in the Middle East, primarily by cutting off what’s left …

FA: The curse of middle-sized wars – In Iran, Trump risks falling into a familiar trap

11:13 27.03.2026

FA: The curse of middle-sized wars – In Iran, Trump risks falling into a familiar trap

Middle-sized wars are big enough to cause immense destruction and bloodshed but small enough that they do not engage the full home front. Generals and political leaders know what they are doing in a limited war. U.S. leaders in today’s middle-sized wars do not, ‘Foreign Affairs’ notes. It may be …

RS: Veterans warn US landing could be 'more Gallipoli than Vietnam'

11:11 27.03.2026

RS: Veterans warn US landing could be 'more Gallipoli than Vietnam'

As the Trump administration mulls a ground deployment in Iran, veterans fear a grueling, long-term campaign lies ahead — and that the U.S. military may be ill-prepared to sustain it, ‘Responsible Statecraft’ notes. First of all, ongoing preparations and deployments suggest the administration has prepared for the worst. As Virginia …

AP: Trump’s mixed messages – POTUS sent a torrent of mixed signals about the Iran war that raise more questions

11:09 27.03.2026

AP: Trump’s mixed messages – POTUS sent a torrent of mixed signals about the Iran war that raise more questions

President Donald Trump frequently contradicts himself, sometimes in the same speech, social media post or even sentence. In the past 24 hours, he sent a torrent of mixed signals about the Iran war that raise more questions about the direction of the conflict and his administration’s strategy, ‘Associated Press’ notes. …

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