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Russia hints it will deploy Navy to protect ’shadow fleet’

11:32 05.02.2026

Russia hints it will deploy Navy to protect ’shadow fleet’

The Naval Collegium under the President of the Russian Federation has put forward an initiative that will surely appeal to many residents of our country. Russia may use the Naval fleet To protect tankers transporting Russian oil. This will be the most effective response to the increasing number of seizures …

View from Delhi: US-India trade deal – The US administration was clearly unhappy with the India-EU free trade pact

11:31 05.02.2026

View from Delhi: US-India trade deal – The US administration was clearly unhappy with the India-EU free trade pact

The India-EU free trade pact wrong-footed the US, turning on its head the very playbook Trump was using to browbeat America's trading partners, writes Kanwal Sibal, the Indian Foreign Secretary and Ambassador to Turkey, Egypt, France and Russia, and Deputy Chief Of Mission in Washington. US President Donald Trump has, …

NYT: Sell America is the new trade on Wall Street

11:29 05.02.2026

NYT: Sell America is the new trade on Wall Street

Investors are increasingly souring on the United States, as illustrated by the declining dollar, the stalled stock market and rising government borrowing costs, ‘The New York Times’ writes. A new investment thesis has spread through global markets at the start of 2026, as trading strategies long built on the primacy …

View from Australia: New Tokyo-Manila Maritime pact signals shift in Indo-Pacific security

11:28 05.02.2026

View from Australia: New Tokyo-Manila Maritime pact signals shift in Indo-Pacific security

The Indo-Pacific has entered a more decisive phase. What once unfolded gradually at sea has now taken on sharper definition and intent. The January 2026 defense pact between Japan and the Philippines is more than another regional arrangement—it signals the formation of a new maritime front, linking two states that …

POLITICO: Macron enters his Lame Duck era

11:26 05.02.2026

POLITICO: Macron enters his Lame Duck era

Legislative compromise will take a back seat to political jockeying as the race for the Elysée heats up, POLITICO stresses. French President Emmanuel Macron’s celebrations over the imminent passage of the 2026 budget will be short-lived. Once it’s approved, he’s going to be a lame duck until the presidential election …

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia concerning the expiration of the Russia-US new START Treaty

23:09 04.02.2026

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia concerning the expiration of the Russia-US new START Treaty

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia concerning the expiration of the Russia-US new START Treaty: On February 5, 2026, the life cycle of the Russian-US Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START) finally comes to an end; it was …

Commentary by Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov following Vladimir Putin’s videoconference with President of China Xi Jinping

18:48 04.02.2026

Commentary by Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov following Vladimir Putin’s videoconference with President of China Xi Jinping

Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov: Friends, I would like to brief you on the substantive negotiations between President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, held via videoconference. These negotiations took place today and concluded just over an hour and a half ago. In …

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping via video conference

18:11 04.02.2026

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping via video conference

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping via video conference, Kremlin informs. TheKremlin, Moscow, February 4, 2026 Beginning of the videoconference with President of People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, my dear friend. I am delighted that …

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud

12:54 04.02.2026

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud

Ahead of July 19 which marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia, both leaders acknowledged with satisfaction that the bilateral relations had become comprehensive and mutually beneficial, reaching a high level. They agreed to keep taking joint steps to strengthen cooperation in …

Salvaging a New START – It is too late for a full reextension of the nuclear arms control agreement, but the U.S. can take steps toward stability

11:55 04.02.2026

Salvaging a New START – It is too late for a full reextension of the nuclear arms control agreement, but the U.S. can take steps toward stability

On February 5, 2026, the New START treaty, the last nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, will expire. Many will be glad to see it go, especially after Russia suspended participation in the treaty’s data-sharing and inspection mechanisms (but did not withdraw) in 2023, ‘The American …

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