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Russia is facing more than 16,000 sanctions — so why hasn't its economy buckled?

Russia's economy is projected to grow 2.6 per cent this year, according to the IMF

March 13, 2024

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NATO chief refutes Macron comment

March 12, 2024

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FILE PHOTO. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. © Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP

Sweden officially joins NATO

March 07, 2024

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March 01, 2024

No combat troops will be sent to Ukraine – French Foreign Minister

Paris will do “everything” to avoid a direct conflict with Moscow while continuing to aid Kiev, Stephane Sejourne has said

March 01, 2024

FILE PHOTO: French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne © Global Look Press / Henri Szwarc

February 29, 2024

Sovereignty, US hypocrisy, nuclear warnings: Key takeaways from Putin’s Federal Assembly address

Russian leader spoke about issues like the Ukraine conflict, international relations, and the nation’s socio-economic development

February 29, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin © Sergey Guneev; RIA Novosti

February 29, 2024

West flirting with nuclear war – Putin

The Russian president said the escalatory rhetoric of US and EU officials betrays their lack of understanding of what is at stake

February 29, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin during his annual address to the Federal Assembly at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia. © Sputnik/Dmitry Astakhov

February 29, 2024

Putin Warns West of Risk of Nuclear War in Annual Address

The Russian leader accused his country’s adversaries of trying to drag it into a new arms race.

February 29, 2024

February 28, 2024

NATO in no rush to fight for Ukraine, Macron takes flak for escalatory idea

The French president’s suggestion that defeating Russia may require Western boots on the ground quickly backfired

February 28, 2024

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron reviews troops. © Ludovic MARIN / POOL via AFP

February 26, 2024

Emmanuel Macron does not rule out sending Western ground troops to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday new steps to boost Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion, saying not even the sending of Western ground troops was ruled out to achieve Europe's goal of defeating Moscow.

February 26, 2024

Hungary approves Sweden joining Nato after months of delays

Hungary approves Sweden joining Nato after months of delays Yes vote comes nearly two years after historically neutral country applied to join military alliance

February 26, 2024

The Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson (left), with the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, in Budapest last week. Photograph: János Kummer/Getty Images

February 23, 2024

Ukraine can deploy F-16s to attack deep inside Russia – NATO

Kiev will be able to use the fighter jets outside its claimed borders, the bloc’s head has said

February 23, 2024

Ukraine will be free to use F-16 fighter jets it will receive from NATO against military targets inside Russia, or beyond Kievs claimed borders, the US-led blocs Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has told American state-run media. Stoltenberg was

February 22, 2024

Putin puts West on notice with flight on nuclear-capable bomber

The Tu-160M is capable of carrying 12 cruise missiles and can fly approximately 7,500 miles without refueling

February 22, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov in Kazan, Russia. (Sputnik/Sergei Bobylev via Reuters)

February 19, 2024

Israeli PM 'missed chance' to cut off Hamas cash, says ex-spy chief

Israel's prime minister missed the chance to starve Hamas of cash, years before its murderous attack last October, according to a former senior Israeli intelligence officer.

February 19, 2024

Israeli PM 'missed chance' to cut off Hamas cash, says ex-spy chief

February 19, 2024

Europe is nervous about a potential Trump win. China sees an opportunity

February 19, 2024

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during the 2024 Munich Security Conference on February 17. Johannes Simon/Getty Images

February 16, 2024

Russia: US should wait for forensic tests before accusations on Navalny's death

February 16, 2024

February 13, 2024

Putin Seeks Revenge on a World Order He Once Wanted to Join

The KGB agent turned warlord president has shaped Russia with resentment and force. As Donald Trump threatens to abandon NATO allies if he returns to the White House, Putin’s poised to take advantage.

February 13, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address in Moscow on Feb. 21, 2023.Photographer: Dmitry Astakhov/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images

February 13, 2024

Senate passes aid bill for Israel, Taiwan, Ukraine

The House speaker has suggested it's not likely to get a vote in his chamber.

February 13, 2024

The Republican blockade shut down a bill that would have provided not only a major win for President Biden, but foreign aid to Taiwan, Border Patrol, Israel and Ukraine.

February 11, 2024

Tucker Carlson Promised an Unedited Putin. The Result Was Boring

In an interview that lasted more than two hours, the Russian President aired well-trod grievances and gave a lecture full of spurious history meant to justify his war in Ukraine.

February 11, 2024

February 10, 2024

Kremlin explains why Putin spoke to Tucker Carlson

Moscow saw the interview as an opportunity to be heard in the West, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said

February 10, 2024

February 09, 2024

New BRICS member hails ‘diplomatic victory’ in Moscow

The first meeting between Ethiopian and Russian representatives in Moscow was welcomed by the African country

February 09, 2024

FILE PHOTO: Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Meles Alem holds a press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 14, 2022. © Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images