Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian deepened military ties between their countries on Friday by signing a 20-year strategic partnership that is likely to worry the West.
Today, global warming and dramatic melting of polar ice urgently underscore the vital importance of the region.
An emerging consensus among U.S. and European security services holds that accidents were the cause of damage to Baltic seabed energy and communications lines.
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Russian forces have claimed a breakthrough in capturing two settlements in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region as an onslaught of overnight bombardment across Ukraine killed six people.The Russian Defence Ministry announced the capture of Petropavlivka,
Ongoing speculation about what restaurants and stores could open in the region and which ones are going to close
Prime among these is a longstanding dispute over European energy security that has found the U.S., Russia, and various European states on opposing sides. These energy wars, if left unaddressed, threaten to cripple Europe for decades to come.
Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.
The incoming Trump administration should encourage Central Asian states to take ownership of regional cooperation initiatives.
"In accordance with the Foreign Policy Concept, Russia prioritizes its activities, including in terms of ensuring national security," Maria Zakharova stressed
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Opinion - Biden’s overdue sanctions on Russian oil are a slap at Trump
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US issues fresh round of sanctions against Russia ahead of Trump return to White House
Donald Trump’s Treasury pick stresses need for tougher sanctions on Russian oil
The comments on Thursday by Donald Trump’s nominee to be Treasury secretary pushed up oil prices, as traders considered the prospect of tighter global crude supply. The new administration is also expected to target Iranian and Venezuelan oil with tougher sanctions as Trump seeks to increase economic pressure on the US’s adversaries.
Their conclusion that the Biden administration overestimated the risk of escalation underestimates just how hard it is to navigate redlines in a crisis and assess an enemy’s risk calculus. Whether intentionally or not,
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