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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 …

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. …

Former MI6 chief Alex Younger: “Who has the advantage now? Iran”

11:08 27.03.2026

Former MI6 chief Alex Younger: “Who has the advantage now? Iran”

Iran holds the advantage in the conflict with the United States, the latter having lost the initiative due to underestimating the adversary’s strength, the former head of the British foreign intelligence service MI6 (2014-2020), Alex Younger, said in an interview with The Economist, TASS quotes. "The reality is that the …

Vladimir Putin: “To respond to the challenges of our time, Russia must be strong”

19:35 26.03.2026

Vladimir Putin: “To respond to the challenges of our time, Russia must be strong”

Russia needs to stay united amid challenging times, President Vladimir Putin said at a plenary session of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs congress. Despite difficulties and constraints, Russia is managing to maintain macroeconomic stability, he noted, assuring that all budgetary commitments to citizens will be fulfilled. TASS has …

Russia puts first internet satellites into orbit as SpaceX rival

11:27 26.03.2026

Russia puts first internet satellites into orbit as SpaceX rival

Russia’s Bureau 1440 space company launched 16 broadband Internet satellites, marking an early operational step in a low-Earth orbit network that Russian officials have cast as a domestic version of SpaceX’s Starlink. The satellites were launched at 8:24 p.m. on Monday and are now under the direction of the company’s …

‘Fortune’: The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent – all media missed it

11:26 26.03.2026

‘Fortune’: The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent – all media missed it

The U.S. government is insolvent. That’s not hyperbole — it’s the conclusion drawn directly from the Treasury Department’s own consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025, released last week to near-total media silence. The numbers: $6.06 trillion in total assets against $47.78 trillion in total liabilities as of September 30, …

View from London: Ukraine’s allies are falling away

11:25 26.03.2026

View from London: Ukraine’s allies are falling away

A European Union summit once again failed to remove a veto by Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, on a €90 billion (£78 billion) tranche of funding for Ukraine. That cash, in the form of a controversial loan raised collectively by the EU, was negotiated last year as an emergency stopgap …

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