Vladímir Putin

The EU claims to be involved in peace efforts despite not sitting at the negotiating table and threatens further sanctions if the Kremlin does not accede to demands for a ceasefire

Though not without precedent, deporting non-citizens to third countries is now being carried out in ways that human rights groups say sidestep critical legal protections

The grieving process for the possible loss of Washington’s protective power has begun. ‘Our interest is to keep the Americans in Europe,’ says a prominent Christian Democrat

The American geopolitical analyst points out in his latest book that the world is experiencing a situation similar to Germany during the Weimar Republic, characterized by constant crises

The agreement will serve to maintain aid to Kyiv at a time when the two sides are nowhere near to sitting down to negotiate peace

His crusade against immigration, the need for revenge, his authoritarian drift, the erosion of ties with allies and a trade war have marked the start of the Republican’s second term in office

Michael Alexander Gloss, who was killed in combat in 2024, was the son of the head of digital innovation for the US intelligence service and had been in Putin’s army for a year

“We are on the right track,” declares Russian Foreign Sergey Minister Lavrov, who adds that there are still details to be resolved

The warning from the US president, who has typically aligned himself with Russia’s stance on the war in Ukraine, comes as Washington steps up its diplomatic efforts to broker a peace agreement in the coming days

Volodymyr Zelenskiy cuts trip to South Africa short and insists on intensifying ‘diplomatic efforts’ to reach a ceasefire

Kyiv opposes Washington’s plans while the UK downgrades ceasefire negotiations in London to a meeting of technical experts after Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled his attendance

The head of the body overseeing elections believes Kyiv would need more than three months to organize a vote once hostilities cease

Germany, Poland, and Lithuania have expressed interest in a French nuclear umbrella amid concerns about US protection

The United States, Russia and Argentina are limiting language use through their administrations, in what they describe as purge of ‘woke’ ideology 

The battalions of this unit are made up of veterans of the late Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenary group who do not attempt to hide their rivalry with the Russian High Command

Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounces a plan to recruit fighters through social media and maintains that Beijing authorities are aware of it. Soldiers undergo training for about two months before joining the offensive

Tariffs and annexation threats revive sports legend Gordie Howe’s slogan proclaiming that the country will not hesitate to defend itself against attacks from the US president

Ukraine leads the way in unmanned vehicle innovation, but the invaders are advancing with weapons that have been key to their recapture of territory in Kursk

The statesman who was president of the European Commision between 2014 and 2019 is writing his memoirs. In his office at the executive branch of the EU, he argues that the combined shock of Trumpism and the invasion of Ukraine is forcing Europe into a geopolitical awakening. ‘The era of Trump, Putin, and Xi,’ he declares, ‘forces Europe to defend itself’ 

Beijing experts sense a transatlantic rift and believe it’s possible that Chinese troops could be sent to Ukraine following a ceasefire, provided the UN supports the move

April Huggett traded her life as a homemaker in Canada for the trenches of Ukraine to defend democracy and freedom against Russia’s expansionist ambitions

Residents of this city annexed by Moscow are calling for an end to the conflict but admit the difficulties of reaching an agreement

Moscow and Kyiv admit they have doubts about the limits of military operations in a key area for both their economies

The US has also pledged to help restore Russian agricultural exports, which have been crippled by international sanctions since the February 2022 invasion

Washington confirms that the situation in the Black Sea was one of the major issues discussed in the talks held in Riyadh

Wünsdorf, a town nicknamed ‘Little Moscow’ during the Cold War because of its gigantic Soviet base, reflects the strong opposition in the former GDR to rearmament policies and support for Ukraine