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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

German officials accuse AfD of systematically sharing military secrets with Russia — Spiegel

Senior German officials have accused the far-right AfD party of abusing its powers to collect and possibly pass secret information about the country’s military capabilities and critical infrastructure to Russia, Der Spiegel reported on Nov. 6.

6 November 2025, 11:34 AM

Russia deploys Wagner mercenaries to operate new Pantsir-S1 systems

Russia has likely begun delivering a batch of arms to Venezuela, including Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft gun-missile systems that were previously not in the Venezuelan army's inventory, the Militarnyi outlet reported on Nov. 5.

5 November 2025, 05:50 PM

Belgium’s defence minister warns Russia 'would be flattened' if NATO capital attacked

Belgium’s Defense Minister Theo Francken warned that if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to launch an attack on the capital of a NATO member state—such as Brussels—the West would “flatten Moscow.” The remarks, made in an interview with the Belgian daily De Morgen on Oct. 27, triggered strong criticism from the Russian embassy in Belgium.

29 October 2025, 04:25 PM

Russia, Ukraine still not ready for peace deal, says Vance

The war between Russia and Ukraine drags on because neither side is yet ready to strike a peace deal, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in an interview with Newsmax on Oct. 16, calling the conflict a “particularly tough nut to crack.”

17 October 2025, 01:07 PM

The Kremlin’s classroom: how Moscow manipulates global academia

When we talk about Russian aggression, the conversation often revolves around missiles, drones, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, and propaganda. Yet one of the most insidious fronts of this war lies far from the battlefield — in lecture halls, academic conferences, and research networks. A study by Japanese scholar Sanshiro Hosaka offers a rare window into how this intellectual front operates.

16 October 2025, 03:30 PM

South Korea says Russia may have helped North Korea develop new intercontinental missile

North Korea may have received Russian assistance in developing a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that was showcased for the first time during a recent military parade, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.

14 October 2025, 03:17 PM

Russia disrupts British military satellites nearly every week — Major General Tedman

Russia attempts to interfere with the operations of British military satellites on a weekly basis, Major General Paul Tedman, head of the UK Space Command, said on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 11:07 AM

Russia to boost sunflower oil exports to India as Ukraine redirects its supplies to European markets

Russia, the world’s largest sunflower oil producer, plans to boost exports to India to replace Ukrainian supplies redirected to Europe, its state agricultural export agency said, Reuters reported on Sept. 30.

30 September 2025, 01:48 PM

NATO says Russian MiG-31s penetrated deeper into Estonian airspace

Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets that violated Estonian airspace on Sept. 19 may have penetrated deeper into the country than initially reported, The Times wrote.

29 September 2025, 03:36 PM

Zelenskyy: Without China, Putin’s Russia is nothing

China holds the key to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the High-Level Meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Sept. 23.

24 September 2025, 08:03 AM

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