A tech entrepreneur whose widely filmed broad-daylight kidnapping from a central Moscow railway station has stirred controversy will face criminal charges alongside his kidnappers, Russian investigators announced Thursday.
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Putin Ready To ‘Help Resolve’ Iran Nuclear Stand-Off, Kremlin Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to “help resolve” the standoff between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program, the Kremlin said Thursday.
“We have a close partnership with Tehran. And President Putin…
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U.S. refused to join Britain and France’s plan for Ukraine
The United States will not join a plan by Britain and France to support a “security force” in Ukraine, Bloomberg writes.
“The US is refusing to provide air defence assets to support the ‘security force’…
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Xi Jinping and Donald Trump had a telephone conversation
Chinese and US leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump held a telephone conversation, China’s Xinhua news agency reported.
“Chinese President Xi Jinping held telephone talks with US President Donald Trump on…
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Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web destroyed more than aircraft – it tore apart the old idea that bases far behind the front lines are safe
A series of blasts at airbases deep inside Russia on June 1, 2025, came as a rude awakening to Moscow’s military strategists. The Ukrainian strike at the heart Russia’s strategic bombing capability could also upend the traditional rules…
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Putin doubts talks with Ukraine after terrorist attacks in Bryansk and Kursk regions
Against the backdrop of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attack on the Bryansk and Kursk regions, Russian President Vladimir Putin has questioned the need to hold summit meetings with Ukraine and declare a truce on the…
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Moscow’s British Council Ban to Make Living and Studying Abroad More Difficult for Russians
Russia on Thursday declared the British Council an “undesirable organization,” a move that is likely to make it more difficult for Russian citizens to study and live abroad.
The British Council is…
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Kremlin Confirms Putin Raised Retaliation to Ukraine’s Airbase Attacks in Conversation With Trump
The Kremlin confirmed Thursday that President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump that Russia would retaliate after Ukraine’s drone strikes on its airbases that damaged several…
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the US is set to change the pattern of military deployments around the world
The US intends to restructure its troop deployments around the world to meet current challenges, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has said.
“We will defend our southern border and close it…. We must switch to the…
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why neutrality is the only sensible choice
Mongolia’s geopolitical position is unique and vulnerable at the same time. Sandwiched between Russia and China, landlocked and dependent on the two giants for energy, logistics and security, the country is obliged…
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