Category: Russia

Tsahkna proposed the idea as part of broader European efforts to safeguard Ukraine’s sovereignty in light of the country’s aspirations to join NATO, a goal endorsed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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The updated policy stipulates that if a non-nuclear state attacks Russia with the backing or direct involvement of a nuclear state, Moscow will interpret it as a joint aggression against Russian sovereignty

Trump, who has now secured the presidency, has promised a swift end to the conflict, a stance that has raised both hopes and concerns in global capitals, especially in Ukraine and across Europe, where leaders question the future of U.S. assistance to Kyiv

The bombing, allegedly carried out by Ukrainian operatives, marks one of the highest-profile attacks targeting Russian military officials in Crimea amid ongoing tensions in the region

Analysts have noted that Russia’s strategy of increasing its gold reserves is partly driven by efforts to strengthen its economic resilience in the face of fluctuating global markets and economic sanctions, which have impacted its ability to rely on traditional foreign currency holdings

Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Russian Security Council and a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has urged Western nations to acknowledge Russia's perceived advantage in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine and pursue negotiations to end the war

Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's Deputy Chairman of the Security Council and former president, issued a grave warning directed at former U.S. President Donald Trump, who has pledged to end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine if he wins re-election

“We are from Haiti. We came to America six months ago, and we already have our American citizenship – we're voting Kamala Harris,” he says in the clip. U.S. officials contend the video was intended to sow doubt about the integrity of the U.S. election system

France has granted temporary refuge to six Russian deserters from the war in Ukraine, marking the first instance of a European Union country issuing visas to Russian soldiers without requiring travel documents or passports

The head of Germany's Foreign Intelligence Service (BND) conveyed these concerns during a session with the Bundestag's parliamentary control committee, where he described the growing dangers posed by Russia as increasingly direct

The handover will be commemorated with an official ceremony at NATO headquarters in Brussels, where both Stoltenberg and Rutte will address representatives from the North Atlantic Council, the organization’s principal political decision-making body