Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva offered Russian President Vladimir Putin wide-ranging cooperation on nuclear energy, defense and space during his first visit to Moscow in 15 years, the…
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A Trump-Putin Reset Would Hand Russia Victory Over Europe
Imagine the scene at Moscow’s annual Victory Day parade one year from now. As the strains of the “Preobrazhensky March” echo across Red Square, a detachment of U.S. Marines enter the parade, their polished boots reflecting the…
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Pro-Russian Procession in Sofia: 'Our Future is with Russia'
On May 9, a group of a hundred people gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria, to mark Russia’s Victory Day, waving Russian flags and displaying images of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Radio Free Europe reports. While some wore shirts bearing Putin’s…
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Kremlin corroborates reports that Moscow and Washington are discussing ways to return Russian gas to Europe — Meduza
Moscow and Washington are discussing the possible resumption of Russian gas supplies to Europe as part of broader negotiations over a potential peaceful settlement in Ukraine, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday.
“We’re…
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Merz says Berlin back with voice in Europe – DW – 05/09/2025
Merz met von der Leyen in Brussels on his third full day in officeImage: Piroschka van de Wouw/REUTERS New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made clear that Berlin is back at the European top table, seeking to steer the bloc at a time of daunting…
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Germany’s Merz softens NATO skepticism after meeting Rutte – POLITICO
The tone was a sharp departure from February, when Merz — then the German opposition leader and a chancellor candidate — accused the Trump administration on German public broadcaster ARD of treating “Europe’s fate with indifference”…
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Genetic ‘Superpowers’ in Korean Women Divers
The Haenyeo, or “women of the sea,” are a group of all-women extreme divers who work off the coast of Korea. They have spent their entire lives free-diving as much as 60 feet under the surface in the waters…
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How Putin Celebrated WWII Victory Day
Eighty years after the surrender of Nazi Germany, Russian President Vladimir Putin had plenty to say about it and the unparalleled destruction that the Soviet Union suffered during World War II.
Not so much about that other war, the largest in…
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EU support for Ukraine is a ‘doomed cause,’ Bulgaria’s president says – POLITICO
“The exact opposite is happening every day — even more victims, even more destruction, even more lost territories,” he said. “Is Europe afraid of the return of peace? Because the return of peace also means returning public attention to…
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