Latest news - International Affairs

MAIN PAGE > Rubrics > Latest news

TASS: Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin confirmed that he recently talked at length with the newly appointed head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Blaise Metreweli

10:09 20.12.2025

TASS: Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin confirmed that he recently talked at length with the newly appointed head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Blaise Metreweli

These days, nearly the only communication Russia and Europe have is between intelligence services, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergey Naryshkin said in an interview with TASS. Responding to a question about whether the Russian side observes more common sense in the approaches of European countries’ intelligence …

Ursula and Merz lost the financial “drach nach Osten”

10:08 20.12.2025

Ursula and Merz lost the financial “drach nach Osten”

France sided with Belgium, Italy and smaller states in backing Ukraine funding raised against EU budget. There was no plan B, they said. Until there had to be one, writes ‘Financial Times’. At a little after 9pm on Thursday, the EU’s 27 leaders were presented with an updated version of …

Vladimir Putin: Russia not at war with West, West fights Russia with Ukrainian nationalists’ hands

23:59 19.12.2025

Vladimir Putin: Russia not at war with West, West fights Russia with Ukrainian nationalists’ hands

Russia is not fighting the West, but Western countries are fighting Russia with Ukrainian nationalists’ hands, President Vladimir Putin said at the year-end news conference and call-in. "It's not us who are fighting you. You are fighting us with Ukrainian nationalists’ hands," he said. "It's absolutely clear that by combining …

TASS: President Putin's statements on Ukraine at 'Results of the Year' conference

23:57 19.12.2025

TASS: President Putin's statements on Ukraine at 'Results of the Year' conference

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the combined Direct Line Q&A session and year-end press conference headlined "Results of the Year," confirmed Moscow's readiness to put an end to the Ukrainian conflict by peaceful means based on the principles announced by the head of state at the Russian Foreign Ministry in …

NYT: Europe to lend 90 billion euros ($105 billion) to Ukraine without touching Russian funds

12:58 19.12.2025

NYT: Europe to lend 90 billion euros ($105 billion) to Ukraine without touching Russian funds

European Union officials wanted to use Russia’s frozen assets to back a major loan to Ukraine. Facing opposition in their own camp, they settled on another way, ‘The New York Times’ reports. European leaders agreed early on Friday morning to keep Ukraine funded for two years with a loan of …

Jeffrey Sachs: Why enmity with Russia has always plunged Europe into misfortune

11:58 19.12.2025

Jeffrey Sachs: Why enmity with Russia has always plunged Europe into misfortune

The message is that Russia and its security interests must be taken seriously. Europe has repeatedly rejected peace with Russia, not because it was impossible, but because recognizing Russia's security interests was wrongly considered illegitimate. As long as Europe persists in this reflex, it will remain trapped in a cycle …

View from China: The emerging axis of lawlessness – the European Union, United States and Israel

11:57 19.12.2025

View from China: The emerging axis of lawlessness – the European Union, United States and Israel

From Ukraine to the Caribbean and Middle East, we are witnessing the application of the law of the jungle by the West and its ally, stresses ‘The South China Morning Post’. It’s not for nothing that John Locke famously wrote that “life, liberty and property” are inalienable rights. The West, …

View from London: The astonishing Starmer plot to give £100billion… but the EU would provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan based on the EU budget

11:56 19.12.2025

View from London: The astonishing Starmer plot to give £100billion… but the EU would provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan based on the EU budget

I gape in amazement at Sir Keir Starmer’s enthusiasm for stealing Russian money to keep the Ukraine war going a little longer. There is so much wrong with it, writes Peter Hitchens, ‘The Daily Mail’ columnist and commentator. Why, in any case, do the nations of Europe want to buy …

TASS: Resuming nuclear tests, NATO threat – what Russia's military chief of staff said

23:52 18.12.2025

TASS: Resuming nuclear tests, NATO threat – what Russia's military chief of staff said

Russia strictly adheres to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, but it will take appropriate action if the United States resumes testing, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov told a briefing for foreign military attaches. He also said that the North Atlantic Alliance, under …

TASS: Euro democracy in US crosshairs, meddling threat in Russian elections – Lavrov statements

18:29 18.12.2025

TASS: Euro democracy in US crosshairs, meddling threat in Russian elections – Lavrov statements

The West may try to influence the 2026 elections to the State Duma, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a meeting of the United Russia general council commission on international cooperation, according to the speech published on the Foreign Ministry’s website. He also said that the US had sent a …

« first previous Page 3 of 710. next last »