Category: 1. Russia

Russia’s Federal Security Service chief said Wednesday that talks with Telegram founder Pavel Durov had broken down. Speaking to Kremlin press pool reporter Alexander Yunashev, FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov accused the messaging platform…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at talks with his Malagasy counterpart Mikael Randrianirina that Madagascar is one of Russia’s important partners.

“Now I can state that Madagascar is one of the important…

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his blessing to Madagascar’s new leader in a Kremlin meeting Thursday, as Russia seeks to expand its influence in Africa.

Colonel Michael Randrianirina — Madagascar’s interim leader since the…

The inaugural meeting of Donald Trump’s board of peace in Washington on February 19 caps a busy week for US diplomacy – though, not necessarily for the country’s professional diplomats. These people have been largely sidelined in the…

Roughly 70 percent of the channels on Russia’s “national messenger,” Max, were registered by government agencies and public institutions at the authorities’ behest, according to an analysis by the independent outlet Agentstvo.

The…

Merz is now heading to Beijing at the head of a large economic delegation; he is carrying not only diplomatic baggage with him. In Berlin and Brussels, expectations are high — perhaps even too high. In an era of…

As the 21st century dawned, a newly elected Vladmir Putin was making friends on the world stage. He smiled for photo ops at G8 meetings, and was the first foreign leader to call George W. Bush after the attacks of 9/11, offering his support…

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States was initially aware of plans to undermine the Nord Stream and Nord Stream—2 gas pipelines. This is reported by Der Spiegel magazine.

On September 26,…

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators described the Geneva peace talks as “difficult” and “complex work.”

Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut to the chase: “historical shit.”

The Ukrainian president posted his take the morning after two days of negotiations…