Category: 1. Russia

The European Union will make a push for a way to finance support Ukraine for the next two years as the bloc’s leaders gather in Brussels on December 18-19.

A potential key component of this is a so-called reparations loan for Kyiv.

RFE/RL looks…

Ukraine is ready to agree to the creation of a demilitarised zone in the Donbas region. This was reported by the French newspaper Le Monde, citing sources.

‘Kiev is conceding on one of the main points of…

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Mobile internet remained inaccessible for a second successive day in St. Petersburg and the surrounding region despite the authorities lifting Thursday’s drone threat, media reported Friday.

Leningrad region Governor Alexander…

White House chief Donald Trump said that if Iran decides to continue its nuclear programme without concluding an agreement with Washington, the US may launch a second strike.

“There would be no possibility of…

Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegation take part in International Conference on Cooperation in Science and Technology

The EU is discussing the possibility of extending the freeze on Russian assets in case a number of countries refuse to support its renewal every six months, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Franceinfo…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called on Kiev to agree to territorial losses for the sake of peace, CNN Turk reports.

As Fidan noted, some decisions are indeed very difficult for Ukraine.

“But in order to…

Why, despite the wishes of certain Finnish politicians, will our country not resume relations with Finland? Because the current Finnish elite has tarnished itself with militant Russophobia.

Now Prime Minister…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that a possible decision by the European Council to freeze Russian assets indefinitely would cause irreparable damage to the union itself.

“At noon [12 December 2025…