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Russia sees falling profits and frozen investment from largest firms

More than half of Russia’s large companies ended 2025 with falling profits, scaled back or froze investment projects, and many are preparing layoffs, The Moscow Times reported on Feb. 23.

23 February, 11:54 AM

Ukraine, U.S. and Russia begin new round of trilateral talks in Geneva

Rustem Umerov said a new round of trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia has begun in Geneva, adding that Ukraine’s delegation has a clear mandate approved by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Feb. 17.

17 February, 05:38 PM

Poland preparing lawsuit against Russia for Soviet-era reparations

Poland is preparing a legal claim seeking reparations from Russia for crimes and losses inflicted during decades of Soviet domination, a far-reaching investigation that will exceed the scope of its earlier demand for 1.3 trillion euros ($1.5 trillion) from Germany over World War II, the Financial Times reported on Feb. 17.

17 February, 04:01 PM

Ukraine heads to Geneva for talks with U.S., Russia

The Ukrainian delegation has departed for Geneva for the next round of trilateral peace talks with the United States and Russia, the Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov reported on Telegram shortly after midnight on Feb. 16.

16 February, 08:15 AM

Macron urges European partners to rebuild dialogue with Russia

Emmanuel Macron said there is a need to structure the renewal of Europe’s dialogue with Russia so it does not depend on third parties, according to an interview with the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung published on Jan. 10.

10 February, 12:36 PM

Kremlin sets new demand to end war against Ukraine

Russia considers international recognition of Donbas as Russian territory to be part of a potential “major peace agreement,” Russia’s state news agency TASS reported, citing an unnamed Western source in Abu Dhabi, where a second round of talks on Ukraine involving Russia and the United States is taking place on Feb. 5.

5 February, 12:02 PM

'I’m used to it': Zelenskyy says Russia tried to assassinate him

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia has made several attempts to assassinate him, in an interview with France 2, as reported by Le Monde on Feb. 5.

5 February, 10:39 AM

Canadian government halts visa center work in Russia

Canada’s visa centers have stopped accepting passports for document processing in Russia, according to information published on the Canadian government’s website on Jan. 30

30 January, 10:02 PM

Russia’s negotiating logic unchanged in Abu Dhabi talks, former FM says

Volodymyr Ohryzko, head of the Center for Russian Studies and former Ukrainian foreign minister, told Radio NV on Jan. 23 about his experience negotiating with Russia and compared it to the current talks in the United Arab Emirates.

26 January, 05:36 PM

Russia increases gold shipments to China ninefold

Russia increased its gold shipments to China ninefold in 2025 compared with 2024, exporting 25.3 metric tons worth $3.29 billion, The Moscow Times reported on Jan. 26.

26 January, 11:39 AM

Zelenskyy: Belarus more dangerous after 2020 protests failed to break Moscow dependence

After the world failed to support the Belarusian protests in 2020, the country’s dependence on Moscow has grown and become more dangerous. In particular, its industry now works for the war Russia unleashed against Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a speech at Vilnius Cathedral on Jan. 25.

25 January, 09:35 PM

Kallas warns Trump’s Greenland tariffs threaten unity, aid to Ukraine

Disputes between Europe and the United States serve the interests of Russia and China and risk undermining support for Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.

18 January, 10:48 AM

Khamenei plans escape to Moscow if Iran protests spin out of control

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has prepared a contingency plan to flee to Russia should his forces fail to quell dissent, The Times reported on Jan. 4, citing intelligence sources.

5 January, 10:23 AM

Russia refuses ceasefire for referendum in Ukraine — Trump

Russia refused to support the idea of a ceasefire to hold a referendum in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump said during a joint news conference with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Mar-a-Lago on Dec. 28.

29 December 2025, 01:31 PM

Putin complained to Bush about Russia being excluded from NATO and losing Ukraine — document

In the 2000s, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin repeatedly complained to U.S. President George W. Bush that post-Soviet Russia had lost control over Ukraine, according to documents published by the U.S. non-governmental organization National Security Archive.

25 December 2025, 10:39 AM

UN court to hear Russia’s counterclaim in Ukraine genocide case

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has found Russia’s counterclaim against Ukraine “admissible” in the case concerning Moscow’s manipulation of the term "genocide", press release published on the Court’s website, wrote on Dec. 8.

9 December 2025, 10:11 AM

Russia preparing staged 'peaceful protests' to incite unrest in Ukraine – Ombudsman Lubinets

Russian security services may be preparing “peaceful protests” in major Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, in an effort to destabilize the country internally, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 06:16 PM

Erdoğan announces call with Putin after talks with Zelenskyy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Nov. 23 he will speak with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin the following day to discuss restarting the Black Sea grain corridor.

23 November 2025, 07:58 PM

Russian protesters attack Polish envoy in St. Petersburg

Russian protesters assaulted Poland’s ambassador to Russia, Krzysztof Krajewski, as he arrived in St. Petersburg to meet with the local Polish community, Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 03:31 PM

Ukraine tracks hundreds of child abduction sites across Russia

Ukraine has identified approximately 400 locations across Russia where abducted Ukrainian children are being held, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Telegram on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 02:28 PM

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