This article will be published in the second issue of Russia in Global Affairs for 2026.
The fall of 2025 saw renewed discussion of an alleged impasse on the Ukrainian front, necessitating a well-founded assessment…

This article will be published in the second issue of Russia in Global Affairs for 2026.
The fall of 2025 saw renewed discussion of an alleged impasse on the Ukrainian front, necessitating a well-founded assessment…
TikTok has closed a $14 billion deal establishing a U.S. subsidiary of the platform to avoid a ban, the company said Thursday.
The new owners will include the U.S. private equity firm Silver Lake, Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence…

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European Council President Antonio Costa has said that the EU leaders believe “it’s very important to preserve and cherish our transatlantic partnership.”
He made the comments after chairing an emergency summit in Brussels late on…

A late-Thursday evening meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff has ended.
The talks went on for more than three hours, the Kremlin said in a statement early…

President Trump said Thursday that Canada is no longer invited to join his international Board of Peace, following days of tension between the president and the United States’ northern neighbor.
The president announced the move in a…

Vitaly and Bogdan Osipov found refuge from Russia’s full-scale invasion in central Germany, but for nearly two years the father and son have been waiting for Yuliia Hetman — Vitaly’s partner and Bogdan’s mother — to…

“[Our] two countries have stable governments, especially if compared with France’s,” he said. “It is clear that Meloni and Merz still probably have a long path ahead of them, during which they can work together.”
Safeguarding the…