German chancellor on Russia's negotiating tactic: Moscow is trying to buy time

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Russia's behaviour in negotiations over the Russo-Ukrainian war indicates the Kremlin's desire to drag out time rather than to reach a real peace agreement. Merz reiterated at a joint press conference …

Zelensky: Russia Has Deployed 50,000 Troops for Its New Offensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia has massed 50,000 troops near the Sumy region in northern Ukraine, but added that Kyiv has taken measures to prevent Moscow from launching a large-scale attack there.اضافة اعلان This escalation comes …

Russia and Ukraine Just Held Their Largest Prisoner Exchange Yet

In an encouraging moment for diplomacy in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the two sides completed a major prisoner swap last week—the single largest such exchange since the beginning of the war in February 2022. The swap was agreed to during recent bilateral …

War of words escalates between Russia and Trump

Russia ‘vulnerable’ as economy becomes more dependent on war

Elina Svitolina: I feel a lot of hate towards Putin and Russia

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina in Madrid (Image: Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC) For the last two years, she has been the darling of the Wimbledon crowd: first for returning shortly after having a baby to reach the semi-finals of the tournament, more …

Russia economy meltdown as country ‘runs out of potatoes’ while prices rise 92%

Russian president Vladimir Putin has acknowledged crop shortages as pressure on the country’s economy continues to mount. Pressure is mounting on Russia amid labour shortages, international sanctions, record interest rates, and inflation, but Putin’s …

Russia’s Primary Real Estate Market at Higher Risk of Bursting as Prices Soar, Central Bank Warns

Russia’s Central Bank warned Wednesday that rising home prices in early 2025 signal increased bubble risks in the country’s primary real estate market. To gauge overheating, policymakers track indicators such as mortgage lending, rental prices, household …

‘Decolonizing Ukraine’: Untold stories of Crimea, resistance and the impact of Russia’s invasion

“Decolonizing Ukraine: Indigenous Peoples and Pathways to Freedom,” by Greta Uehling, presents a deeply human, ethnographic account of the war’s lesser-known beginnings — tracing the lives transformed by Russia’s 2014 occupation of Ukraine’s Crimean …

GUR: Russia does not allow missions to reach 186 places with Ukrainian prisoners and is hiding behind fake humanitarian ...

In Russia, the special services have created fake organizations that simulate humanitarian missions in places where Ukrainian prisoners are being held. The Russian Federation is using these fake institutions as an argument to prevent international human …