Madrid has been the only “laggard” in the bloc’s push to increase military spending, the US president has said Spain should be thrown out of NATO for failing to meet the new 5% defense spending target, US President Donald Trump has said. Trump, who spearheaded the increase, claimed he secured…
The toxic gas was released in an attempt to slow the Russian advance, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Ukrainian troops have blown up an ammonia pipeline and caused a toxic spill during their retreat in Donetsk Region on Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. The Soviet-era Togliatti-Odessa…
Deliveries of the long-range missiles to Kiev would erase all recent Russia-US diplomatic gains, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Vladimir Zelensky has urged US President Donald Trump to provide Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles and added that if such a step leads to a ceasefire, Kiev will nominate him for…
Participants from around the world are encouraged to share their vision of the future Russia’s second international essay competition ‘Open Dialogue – 2026’ has been officially opened for submissions, inviting participants from around the world to share their vision of the future of humanity, society, and the planet. The National…
A Western-centric gaze distorts Trump’s Nobel case. The world needs the balance of a multicentric vision. “Blessed are the peacemakers in spirit, for theirs is the Nobel Prize.” (The Author) Rarely has an award decision electrified the world like a World Cup final. Frenzied debates erupt across continents: Does US…
Moscow maintains close and trust-based relations with both West Jerusalem and Tehran, the Russian president has said Russia is acting as an intermediary between Israel and Iran, President Vladimir Putin has said. West Jerusalem has turned to Moscow for assistance in conveying to Tehran its commitment to peace and its…
The age of Western moralising is over — the world is now truly multipolar Every October, the Valdai Discussion Club gathers as a kind of intellectual weather vane for global politics. This year’s 22nd session, titled: ‘The Polycentric World: Instructions for Use’, felt less like a debate than a diagnosis…
The Alaska summit still serves as the foundation for the development of bilateral relations, an aide to President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow and Washington remain in constant contact based on the “agreements and understandings” reached during the Alaska summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, Russian presidential aide…
The organization has received “guarantees” from the US that the hostilities will not continue, Khalil al-Hayya has said The Gaza war is over, a senior Hamas official, Khalil al-Hayya, has said, adding that the peace plan put forth by US President Donald Trump would mark the start of a “permanent…
At least 21 Venezuelans have been killed by the American troops for “narcotrafficking” without evidence, judge or jury The United States is once again targeting Venezuela, in Washington’s long quest for regime change in the country. What the Trump administration falsely claims is a war against so-called Venezuelan drug smugglers,…