Orbรกn calls Putin to discuss ending Ukraine war
The Hungarian and Russian leaders reportedly spoke about finding a diplomatic route to peace in Ukraine.
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Take to streets to overthrow Lukashenko during election, Belarusโ opposition leader urges
โI really want people to … be on the streets and dismantle this regime,โ Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said.
German national arrested for sabotage in Russia
The arrest follows that of another German national last month in Russia on similar charges.
Putin personally granted asylum to Syriaโs Assad, Kremlin confirms
The Syrian dictator fled to Moscow with his family after opposition forces took control of the capital.
Romaniaโs pro-Europeans fear Putin is pushing them back to dictatorshipย
Far-right NATO-skeptic Calin Georgescu is on track to win the Romanian presidency, thanks to a Russia-influenced campaign.ย
Ukraine sanctions Georgian officials over violent crackdown on pro-EU protests
Sanctions target “the part of the Georgian government that is surrendering Georgia to Putin,โ Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said.
Romaniaโs presidential front-runner Georgescu benefited from Russia-style booster campaign, declassified docs say
The files, released by the outgoing liberal president, donโt specify the Kremlin tried to swing the election in Cฤlin Georgescu’s favor but strongly suggest it.
Tucker Carlson returns to Russia for interview with Foreign Minister Lavrov
The former Fox News host also visited Moscow in February for a sit-down with President Vladimir Putin.
Kyiv issues ultimatum on NATO membership
Ukraine is losing hope that the alliance will invite it to join anytime soon.
Peace plans galore: Lots of ideas to end the fighting but the sides remain far apart
More than 3 years of fighting and the arrival of Donald Trump is increasing pressure for a peace deal.
Top Ukrainian MP to Merkel: Enough already
Former German chancellor’s justification of her Russia policy in a new book angers senior figures in Kyiv.
You butter stop lying: Czech politicians trade insults over price surge
High dairy prices have sparked a butter war on X in Czechia.
Being president is a manโs job, roars Belarusian dictator
โGod forbid” that a woman should lead, despot declares.
Putin says heโs โreadyโ to pick up if โmanlyโ Trump calls him
Russian autocrat rekindles the bromance.
What Putin really wants from the US election
Hint: Itโs not just Trump.
Russia launches Department of European Problems to deal with EU
Name reflects โchanges in geopolitical realities,” Russiaโs foreign ministry spokesperson says.
Hungary taunts Western allies: Weโll talk to whoever we want
The top diplomat of Viktor Orbรกn attended a security conference in Belarus along with Russian FM Lavrov.
PM Fico a โtreacherous ferretโ for appearing on Russian TV, former Slovak leader says
Fico has drawn criticism over his appearance on Russia’s propaganda channel.
Hungarian FM to join Russia, Syria and Belarus at security summit
NATO allyship be damned, Viktor Orbรกn’s top diplomat will join senior Russian official at eastern rival to Munich Security Conference.
Zelenskyy rejects UN chiefโs visit over meeting with Putin
Guterres not welcome in Kyiv after he shook hands with the Russian president.
Putin: Itโs โour businessโ if we want to deploy North Korean troops against Ukraine
Putin did not deny the presence of North Korean soldiers on Russian territory, but he did not say why they were there.
Belarus announces date for Lukashenkoโs next election win
Opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on “Belarusians and the international community to reject this farce.”
US and NATO confirm North Korean troops are now in Russia
If they’re going to join Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine on Moscow’s side, that is “a very, very serious issue,” said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Yulia Navalnaya: After Putin, Iโll run to be Russiaโs president
Alexei Navalny’s wife says she doesn’t “hate” the Russian president โ she just wants to see him in prison.
North Korean troops helping Putin is a โgraveโ threat to the world, Seoul says
South Korea says 12,000 troops from the North have already been deployed to Russia.
Russia bans fruit and veg from Kazakhstan after country refuses to join BRICS
Kazakhstanโs decision represents a blow to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.
Trump suggests Zelenskyy is to blame for the Russia-Ukraine war
โHe should never have let that war start,โ Trump said, referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy: We need NATO or nukes โฆ and we want NATO
Ukraine suffered uniquely from its 1994 decision to denuclearize, the country’s president said.
German spy chief: Putinโs covert operations reach unprecedented level
Russia is preparing for a “direct military confrontation” with NATO, said Germany’s foreign intelligence chief.
Controversial Slovak MEP visits Moscow to thank Russia for โliberationโ
“Russia is still beautiful, still wise and still advanced,” said lawmaker ฤฝuboลก Blaha, an ally of Slovak PM Robert Fico.
Back to the future: Russia to unveil new Stalin statue
There was a public demand to commemorate the dictator responsible for millions of deaths, local politician says.
US and Europe to clarify NATOโs future relationship with Russia
Defense ministers will discuss how to map out a new NATO strategy toward Moscow, to reflect the frosty relationship.
Moscow and Tehran share โvery closeโ worldview, says Putin as he meets Iranโs president
“In economic and cultural terms, our cooperation is becoming stronger every day,” the Iranian President said.
Russian visa scandal: โWe lost controlโ over system, Polish foreign minister laments
Audit flags several irregularities, including granting visas to Russians “without any legal basis.”
Chechen warlord declares โblood feudโ on Russian MPs for supposed assassination plot
Ramzan Kadyrov accused two lawmakers and a senator of plotting to kill him.
Cuba to Putin: Let us join BRICS club
Havana wants to become part of the growing team of emerging economies.
Lonely Vladimir Putin turns 72 as birthday cards trickle in
Allies Alexander Lukashenko and Ramzan Kadyrov are among the few to congratulate Russia’s leader on his big day.
Mega hack shuts down Putinโs online state media
Kremlin says specialists are working to figure out who attacked โcritical infrastructure facility.โ
Russia set to remove Taliban from terrorist list, says Putinโs envoy
Putin’s has described the Taliban as “a trusted ally.”
Navalny may have been killed by poisoning, documents suggest: Report
Russian politician showed signs of poisoning before dying suddenly in prison in February, according to documents obtained by The Insider.
Kyiv slams Georgian electoral ads depicting bombed-out Ukraine
Georgian people “need not to be afraid of a new war as long Ukraine resists Russian aggression,” Kyiv said.
Ukraine bets on India to help get peace deal with Putin
Why Narendra Modi is Kyiv’s best hope.
Russia may get Wi-Fi on its planes โฆ in 2028
State-owned airline Aeroflot wants free internet in the sky, but Western sanctions could make this difficult to realise.
Russia kicks out 6 British diplomats over spying claims
Hours before Keir Starmer meets Joe Biden to discuss Ukraine, Moscow accuses London of escalatory actions.
Border cops accuse Finnish students of crossing into Russia during school trip
The children reportedly filmed themselves circling a red and green pole that marks the Russian border post.
Donโt take Putinโs name in vain, Russia whines at Harris and Trump
Candidates traded jabs about the Russian president during U.S. presidential debate.
Ukraine bombards Moscow in drone attack, Russia says
The assault killed one woman, damaged homes and halted air traffic, said Moscow’s regional governor.
Russian bombing kills 3 children in Lviv, Ukraine says
Kremlin forces carry out major attack on Ukrainian city closest to Polish border.
Putinโs new tiger ambassador is Austriaโs ex foreign minister
Karin Kneissl, who danced at her wedding with the Russian leader, has a new role at the heart of one of Putin’s pet projects: defending Siberian tigers.
Russia kills at least 41 in huge strike which hit hospital, Zelenskyy says
More people may be trapped under the rubble after ballistic missile attack, Ukrainian president added.
Sorry not sorry, says Mongolia after failure to arrest Putin
Energy dependence puts Mongolia โ sandwiched between Russia and China โ in a tough spot.
Putin to visit Mongolia despite ICC arrest warrant
Ukraine urges Mongolian government to execute warrant against Russian leader.
Chechnyaโs Kadyrov goes full Trump: โDoctors say I have the body of a young guyโ
Amid persistent rumors he’s sick, Chechen leader insists “my health is fine.”
Russia says France better come up with strong evidence against Telegram CEO
Kremlin needles Emmanuel Macron over Pavel Durov arrest.
Undercover Joe Biden to become English teacher in new Russian sitcom
The Kremlin has deep connections to Russian entertainment projects and they have often been used to further state propaganda.
The crazy life and times of Pavel Durov, Russiaโs Elon Musk
Is the arrested Telegram CEO a free speech martyr or a shadowy criminal?
Ukrainian, Russian strikes leave 6 dead, 1 journalist missing
A Russian strike hit the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk where six Reuters journalists were staying.
One year after Prigozhinโs death, the Kremlin is humiliated once more
Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk would have once been unthinkable โ just like the warlord’s march on Moscow.
Zelenskyy urges Modi to back Ukraineโs โjust peaceโ push after Putin hug
Indian PM comes to Kyiv to demonstrate he stands for peace, while signing pharma and agri deals.
Putin on Kursk failure: Not my fault
Russian leader says Ukraine’s gains sound like a you problem.
Czech leader is like a โterroristโ for justifying Nord Stream bombing, Russia says
Petr Pavel is an “outrageous loser,” blasts Moscow.
Russia accuses top CNN reporter of illegally crossing border
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh and two Ukrainian journalists were named in the criminal case.
Donโt use dating apps, Russia begs citizens as Ukraine advances in Kursk
“The enemy is actively using them to gather information,โ Kremlin warns.
Putin is paralyzed in crisis โ again
As Ukraine awaits a response to its Kursk invasion, the Russian leader is once again demonstrating he has an adversity problem.
Russia bans George Clooneyโs โundesirableโ foundation
Moscow brands 2-time sexiest man alive undesirable after his foundation said it has been investigating war crimes in Ukraine.
Elon Musk denies gifting Chechen warlord a Tesla truck
โYet another example of how much the legacy media lies,โ he said.
As Kyiv makes gains in Kursk, Russia strikes back in Donetsk
Ukraine captured a record 102 Russian soldiers in the Kursk region in one day on Wednesday.
Russia sends 447 goats to North Korea after Kim Jong Un sucks up to Putin
Moscow and Pyongyang have a wide-ranging deal covering sectors including education, agriculture and tourism.
Russian blame game heats up as Ukraineโs special military operation riles Putin
Local authorities admit Kyiv’s forces now control dozens of settlements inside Russia.
Russia declares state of emergency in Kursk as Ukraine incursion continues
Kyiv hasn’t commented officially on the military action, but Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko said: “Everything is according to plan.”
Top freed dissident says Putin used prisoner swap to exile him without consent
Ilya Yashin says he wants to go back to Russia, but argues the Kremlin pressured Germany to secure guarantees he would never return.
โThis is breaking himโ: Putinโs prisoner swap leaves hundreds behind
The deal that freed Evan Gershkovich was bittersweet for those political detainees still trapped in Russia.
Prisoner movements in Russia fan speculation of impending swap
Putin may see the advantages of a historic exchange with Biden rather than Trump, who says he will give Moscow “nothing” in any deal.
Invisible and powerful: How Russian women are protesting
Whether through silent flowers, the subtlest acts or the loud clanging of pots and pans, people in Russia are proving it’s still possible to resist.
Russiaโs new punching bag: Kamala Harris
While the Kremlin is playing it cool, its army of propagandists is rolling out its full racist and sexist arsenal.
The Olympics have always been political
Efforts to keep politics out of sports will never be successful.
Russia blames Trump shooting on his political opponents
โThe atmosphere around candidate Trump provoked what America is confronting today,” Moscow said.
Biden introduced Zelenskyy. It didnโt go well: โLadies and gentlemen, President Putinโ
With the world watching his every word, Biden needed to avoid any gaffes at the NATO summit. He wasnโt able to.
Russian region offers finderโs fee to residents who convince friends and family to fight in Ukraine
Tatarstan is offering people over $1,000 if they can talk their nearest and dearest into taking up arms for Moscow.
Orbรกn parrots Putinโs lines on Ukraine in leaked letter to EU chief
POLITICO has seen the Hungarian prime minister’s review of his Moscow trip.
Viktor Orbรกn appoints himself president of Europe. Deal with it.
Taylor Swift’s got nothing on the globe-trotting Hungarian prime minister.
Hungary cancels visit of Germanyโs Baerbock amid row over Orbรกn-Putin meeting
Berlin criticized the “surprising and uncoordinated trip” of the Hungarian leader to Moscow.
With Brussels fuming, Putin welcomes Orbรกn as EU leader
โI am at your disposal,” Russian president says, as European leaders castigate Hungarian prime minister.
Putinโs people still hold top Olympic rolesย
Outrage builds ahead of Paris 2024 Games over senior Russians in prominent positions.
No more Kanye East? Russian orthodox group wants US rapper banned
Far-right activists say Hitler-endorsing rapper should be permanently barred from Russia for “supporting Ukraine.”
Russia gives von der Leyen, Kallas, Costa the thumbs down
The Kremlin branded Kaja Kallas “rabidly Russophobic.”
Farage let the cat out of the bag โ NATO expansion was just an excuse for Putin
Putin was going to do whatever he wanted regardless of what NATO and the EU did or didnโt do โ he would have just come up with another excuse to make war, another great lie.
American journalist Evan Gershkovich goes on trial in Russia
Russian prosecutors accuse Wall Street Journal reporter of acting โunder instructions from the CIA.โ
The Hague hits Putinโs military cronies with arrest warrants for war crimes
ICC targets former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov over their roles in war on Ukraine.
Russia to hold espionage trial of US reporter Gershkovich behind closed doors
The journalist has been detained in Russia for more than a year on charges of spying for the CIA.
USโs Yellen says G7 loan to Ukraine is definitely legal
โThereโs no legal issue here,โ the Treasury secretary said.
Austrian liberals demand probe of far-right leaderโs Putin links after POLITICO report
The Freedom Party’s Herbert Kickl is likely to become the country’s next chancellor.
Putinโs purge ramps up as another general arrested over bribes
The army chief faces 8 to 15 years in jail.
Nalvanyโs fight for a democratic Russia survives, insists key ally
Host Anne McElvoy talks to Leonid Volkov, who was Alexei Nalvanyโs long-serving chief of staff and campaign manager, about his mission to provide a democratic alternative to Russian President Vladimir Putinโs regime in the Kremlin. They spoke on the stage at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit. The sudden death of Nalvany, the most prominent opposition leader [โฆ]
Navalny was โmurderedโ on Putinโs direct orders, key opposition figure alleges
Russian president “cold-bloodedly” killed late opposition leader, Leonid Volkov said.
Why is the steering wheel Chinese?! Russian PM jabs domestic carmaker over foreign parts.
Mikhail Mishustin wasn’t impressed during a business expo tour.
Putin has โboth eyesโ on Gotland, warns Swedenโs army chief
The Swedish island is strategically located in the Baltic Sea.
Russian defense ministryโs move to change Baltic Sea border sparks concern
Plan riles Russia’s neighbors.
Putin starts tactical nuke drills near Ukraine
Russia amps up nuclear threat.
Putin-Xi bromance flourishes as Russia-China summit kicks off
Russian president seeks further Chinese support for wartime economy.