Russian and Ukrainian negotiators started their second round of renewed peace talks in Istanbul on Monday, just a day after Ukraine launched stunning coordinated drone attacks on airbases across Russia and as nightly airstrikes…
Category: 1. Russia
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A supporter of depriving Ukrainians of social benefits has won the Polish election
Independent candidate Karol Nawrocki, who favours tougher policies on Ukrainian refugees, has won the second round of Poland’s presidential election with 50.89 per cent of the vote after all ballots were…
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News – The Russian Government
Executive order No. 1218-r of May 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed the executive
order approving Russia’s Concept for International Scientific and Technical
Cooperation, which sets goals…Continue Reading
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News – The Russian Government
Agenda: Working to upgrade childhood infrastructure, employing veterans of the special military operation, promoting international scientific and technological cooperation.
Excerpts from the transcript:
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Russia says it downed more than 160 drones on Sunday night, less than a day after Ukraine’s ‘Spiderweb’ operation — Meduza
The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down more than 160 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory on Sunday night.
According to military officials, 57 drones were intercepted over the Kursk region, 31 over the Belgorod region, 27…
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Overnight Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Russia Spark Fires, Disrupt Highway Traffic
Overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on the Kursk and Voronezh regions sparked fires in residential buildings and disrupted traffic on a major highway, regional officials said early on Monday.
Air defenses destroyed a total of…
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AFU attack on Russian airfields could lead to a nuclear clash between Russia and NATO
A Ukrainian attack on Russian airfields could lead to a nuclear clash between Russia and the North Atlantic Alliance, according to Glenn Diesen, a professor at the University of Southeast Norway.

“The sudden…
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Ukrainian delegation arrives in Istanbul for second round of talks with Russia — Meduza
A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in Istanbul, where talks with Russia are scheduled to begin today, Suspilne reported, citing Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi.
As in the previous round of negotiations held on May 16, the Ukrainian…
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A third of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers, worth $7 billion, hit in Ukrainian drone operation, SBU says — Meduza
In a statement confirming a special operation on Sunday that targeted airfields used by Russian strategic bombers, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it had hit a third of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers.
“Seven billion U.S….
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Behind Closed Doors — The US-Russia Diplomatic Games — Russia in Global Affairs
USA and Russia Ready to Face Future
Fyodor A. Lukyanov, Christian Whiton, Mark Simon
As geopolitical tensions persist, the U.S. and Russia appear poised for a…
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