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Sergey Lavrov: “In Alaska, the presidents discussed how to move forward, taking these two root causes into account: NATO expansion and the fate of the people in the territories developed by Russians, which the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev now threatens to claim”

20:22 15.10.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “In Alaska, the presidents discussed how to move forward, taking these two root causes into account: NATO expansion and the fate of the people in the territories developed by Russians, which the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev now threatens to claim”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with newspaper Kommersant. Moscow, October 15, 2025 Question: After the Alaska summit, many were expecting to see progress on the Ukrainian track, if not a breakthrough. The initial signs were promising, but now we’re seeing a rollback, with US President Donald Trump threatening to supply …

Russia-Syria talks

18:10 15.10.2025

Russia-Syria talks

Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin with President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is in Russia on a working visit, Kremlin informs. The Kremlin, Moscow. October 15, 2025 The agenda covers the current state and future of Russia-Syria political, trade, economic and humanitarian ties, as well as the situation …

NYT: The Kyiv authorities are corrupt – Ukraine’s secret weapons spending faces questions after internal review

11:53 15.10.2025

NYT: The Kyiv authorities are corrupt – Ukraine’s secret weapons spending faces questions after internal review

As billions of dollars flow from the Ukrainian military to domestic arms makers, with funding assistance from European donors, much of the spending is shrouded in wartime secrecy. That worries analysts and activists who say that Ukraine has made little progress in reining in a long history of corruption in …

Polish fantasies about “Russian aggression”

11:51 15.10.2025

Polish fantasies about “Russian aggression”

Warsaw has doubled the size of its military since 2014 and boosted military spending to nearly 5% as Russia grows more assertive, ‘The Wall Street Journal’ writes. Last month, Polish troops and U.S. and Dutch forces undertook a series of war games called Iron Defender. For more than a decade, …

Mining billionaire warns over ‘breakdown in international order’

11:50 15.10.2025

Mining billionaire warns over ‘breakdown in international order’

Billionaire mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland has warned that rising geopolitical tension is contributing to a “breakdown in the international order” with far-reaching consequences for global supply chains. Friedland, founder of Toronto-listed Ivanhoe Mines, said trade tensions including worsening US-China relations were making it more difficult and expensive for miners to …

North Korea’s Kim flaunts new ICBM able to reach U.S.

11:49 15.10.2025

North Korea’s Kim flaunts new ICBM able to reach U.S.

Alongside guests from China and Russia, Kim challenges West with unapologetic military parade, including unveil of the ‘Hwasong-20’ long-range missile, ‘The Wall Street Journal’ writes. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, armed with nuclear weapons and powerful friends, signaled his determination to stand up to Washington with an elaborate military …

Sergey Lavrov: “Our relations with our Arab friends are steadily progressing”

18:19 14.10.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “Our relations with our Arab friends are steadily progressing”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to Arab media questions. Moscow, October 13, 2025 Good afternoon, colleagues, I am pleased to welcome you to the Foreign Ministry. I’m aware that the guests who have come to cover the Russia-Arab Summit have been here for quite a while now and …

‘The American Thinker’: “This kind of European government does not exactly scream ‘democracy,’ does it?”

11:54 14.10.2025

‘The American Thinker’: “This kind of European government does not exactly scream ‘democracy,’ does it?”

Will there ever come a point when Europe’s rigged elections are too preposterous for reasonable people to continue pretending that they are real? – ‘The American Thinker’ puts a question. The nation of Georgia held local elections last weekend, and anti-E.U. candidates won roughly 80% of the votes. Pro-E.U. rioters …

‘The Guardian’: The £1m man – why did Boris Johnson take his donor to Ukraine?

11:52 14.10.2025

‘The Guardian’: The £1m man – why did Boris Johnson take his donor to Ukraine?

Exclusive from ‘The Guardian’: Leaked files offer a glimpse of the ex-prime minister’s relationship with Christopher Harborne. As he boarded the night train to Ukraine, Boris Johnson had the usual entourage of aides and bodyguards – plus the man who had given him £1m. Less than a year had passed …

View from Middle East: How the Houthis came out on top after Israel's multi-front war

11:50 14.10.2025

View from Middle East: How the Houthis came out on top after Israel's multi-front war

The Yemeni group's steadfast attacks over two years turned it from insurgent rebels to a key regional player, ‘The Middle East Eye’ writes. As a fragile ceasefire takes hold in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, another military actor in the region has also apparently halted hostilities: the Houthis in Yemen. …

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