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Police raid EU External action service, College of Europe in sweeping fraud probe – authorities make arrests in Brussels and Bruges

10:56 03.12.2025

Police raid EU External action service, College of Europe in sweeping fraud probe – authorities make arrests in Brussels and Bruges

Former EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini was one of the three people arrested by Belgian police on Tuesday, in a sprawling fraud investigation into the financing of a Bruges academy for young diplomats, two people with knowledge of the investigation told ‘Euractiv’ and its partner De Standaard. Another College of …

Chinese and Japanese coastguard ships in fresh confrontation

10:54 03.12.2025

Chinese and Japanese coastguard ships in fresh confrontation

Chinese and Japanese coastguard vessels have been involved in a stand-off near the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, ‘South China Morning Post’ reports. The two sides gave conflicting accounts of Tuesday’s incident, with the Chinese coastguard saying it had driven a Japanese fishing boat away from the …

TASS: Peace plan options, signals to Trump – what Putin aide said after Kremlin talks

10:41 03.12.2025

TASS: Peace plan options, signals to Trump – what Putin aide said after Kremlin talks

Vladimir Putin held a meeting in the Kremlin with Special Envoy of the President of the United States of America Steve Witkoff. Taking part in the meeting on the Russian side were Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries, CEO of …

Vladimir Putin: “If Europe suddenly decides to go to war against us and actually follows through with it, then a situation may arise very quickly where we will be left with no one to negotiate with”

22:31 02.12.2025

Vladimir Putin: “If Europe suddenly decides to go to war against us and actually follows through with it, then a situation may arise very quickly where we will be left with no one to negotiate with”

Vladimir Putin answered media questions. Moscow, December 2, 2025 Question: Over the weekend, you visited a command post of the Joint Group of Forces and brought the capture of the city of Krasnoarmeysk in sharp focus. Is it now fully controlled by the Russian Federation Armed Forces? And why is …

Zelensky held the United States for fools: Flynn is ready to transfer the case of embezzlement for $ 42 billion

11:43 02.12.2025

Zelensky held the United States for fools: Flynn is ready to transfer the case of embezzlement for $ 42 billion

Donald Trump's former national security adviser Mike Flynn is ready to provide Congress with materials from a civilian informant who reported embezzlement worth about $42 billion on Ukraine. He stated this in the social network. So he commented on a post on the social network of Senator Mike Lee, who …

WSJ: U.S., Ukrainian negotiators meet in Florida

11:42 02.12.2025

WSJ: U.S., Ukrainian negotiators meet in Florida

Senior Trump administration officials met with Ukrainian negotiators in South Florida on Sunday to continue peace talks as President Trump pushes to end the war in Ukraine, ‘The Washington Post’ reports. The talks will cover a timetable for elections in Ukraine, the possibility of land swaps between Russia and Ukraine …

WP: Europe fears it can’t catch up in Great Powers competition

11:35 02.12.2025

WP: Europe fears it can’t catch up in Great Powers competition

Underarmed and politically fractious, the continent worries it is becoming the biggest loser in the new era of transactional politics – in the accelerating contest between great powers, Europe is struggling to keep up, ‘The Washington Post’ writes. The continent’s leaders have long worried they will be left behind as …

Starmer: Brexit “significantly” hurt British economy – UK needs to “keep moving” towards a closer relationship with the EU

11:31 02.12.2025

Starmer: Brexit “significantly” hurt British economy – UK needs to “keep moving” towards a closer relationship with the EU

Britons must accept the trade-offs of a closer relationship with the European Union, the U.K. prime minister said Monday. At a speech in central London, Keir Starmer said Brexit had “significantly hurt our economy,” warning “frictions” with the bloc must be reduced to enable “economic renewal” in the U.K. It …

Sergey Lavrov: “The Kalashnikov is a symbol of decolonisation”

10:50 02.12.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “The Kalashnikov is a symbol of decolonisation”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with the Military Acceptance show. Moscow, November 30, 2025 Question: What challenges does the Russian arms export system face in modern context, and how do we counter them in the international arena? Sergey Lavrov: The same challenges that we face when exporting any other goods, …

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova: “We regard Mr Cavo Dragone’s remarks about the possibility of preemptive strikes against Russia as an extremely irresponsible step”

10:49 02.12.2025

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova: “We regard Mr Cavo Dragone’s remarks about the possibility of preemptive strikes against Russia as an extremely irresponsible step”

Statement by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova regarding statements by the Chair of the NATO Military Committee: “We have taken note of the recent interview NATO Military Committee Chair Giuseppe Cavo Dragone gave to the Financial Times. Commenting on the bloc’s reaction to Russia’s “hybrid attacks,” he asserted that “preemptive …

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