Russia

Russia has threatened to seize more Ukrainian territory if Kyiv rejects a new US-backed peace proposal, President Vladimir Putin declared on Friday, dramatically raising the stakes in a high-pressure diplomatic offensive by the Trump…

MOSCOW/ISTANBUL – The Kremlin has unequivocally stated that Russia will not participate in planned high-level talks on Ukraine in Turkey this week, dashing hopes for a near-term revival of diplomatic efforts to end the nearly two-year-long…

MOSCOW – In a significant diplomatic move, Russia has announced its readiness to mediate escalating tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, as a surge in cross-border violence threatens to destabilize an…

MOSCOW – A senior Russian foreign ministry official stated on Wednesday that Moscow is prepared to return to the negotiating table with Ukraine in Istanbul, reviving a venue last used for talks over a year ago, according to a report from…

In the Middle Ages, trade between the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean flourished so greatly that sailors considered the two basins organically connected. What was once a commercial lifeline has, in modern times, transformed into a…

The most recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit was expected to be held, as in previous years, in Shanghai. Instead, it took place in the coastal city of Tianjin—a decision that was anything but accidental. Tianjin, as a…

“This is a time for us to engage America, manage China, cultivate Europe, reassure Russia, bring Japan into play, draw neighbours in, extend the neighbourhood and ex-pand traditional constituencies of support,” Indian Foreign Minister S.…

As tensions mount over #Iran’s nuclear program and fears of an #IsraeliStrike escalate, Tehran finds itself increasingly cornered. In an ironic twist of global realignment, Iran’s two presumed backers—#Russia and #China—are showing clear…