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What Does Putin’s Re-Election Mean for the World?

What Does Putin’s Re-Election Mean for the World?

Vladimir Putin's reelection will lead…

Geopolitics / International

Russia Is Playing A Dangerous Game With Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant

Aug 10, 2022 at 08:42 | RFE/RL staff

A Russian envoy to the United Nations says Moscow has requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on August 11 to discuss issues concerning the Zaporizhzhya nuclear…

Taiwan Holds Defensive Drills, Warns China Is Preparing For An Invasion

Aug 09, 2022 at 09:29 | ZeroHedge

Taiwan announced its own live-fire drills Tuesday, a day after China's military announced it is extending ongoing exercises surrounding the democratic-run island past the scheduled end date of…

China Extends Taiwan Drills, Says It Is Training Under “Real War Conditions”

Aug 08, 2022 at 10:07 | ZeroHedge

China's military drills in six zones surrounding Taiwan were scheduled to wind down and end on Sunday, but on Monday Beijing announced it is extending the threatening military…

UN Calls For Inspection Of Shelled Ukrainian Nuclear Plant

Aug 08, 2022 at 10:05 | RFE/RL staff

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on August 8 for international inspectors to be given access to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant after Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over the…

China Hits Back At The United States Following Pelosi Visit To Taiwan

Aug 05, 2022 at 10:54 | ZeroHedge

China has begun its retaliation against Washington by announcing Friday the cancelation of a series of meetings with the United States, namely the suspension of issues it was…

Iranian Official Heads To Vienna To Restart Nuclear Talks

Aug 03, 2022 at 10:58 | RFE/RL staff

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, is heading to Vienna in an attempt to revive talks to save a 2015 nuclear accord with global super powers.

Markets Unfazed As Pelosi Lands In Taiwan

Aug 02, 2022 at 10:10 | ZeroHedge

Despite rising tensions between the world’s two most powerful countries over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, global risk markets have been quite resilient.

Ukrainian Grain Shipment Hailed As A “Relief For The World”

Aug 01, 2022 at 11:00 | RFE/RL staff

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain was on its way to Istanbul after it set off from the Black Sea port of Odesa on August 1 under a…

The G20 Summit Could Finally Bring Biden And Xi Face To Face

Jul 29, 2022 at 10:58 | ZeroHedge

Coming off their two-hour, seventeen-minute phone call Thursday wherein Taiwan tensions topped the agenda, The Washington Post is citing a senior administration official to say Presidents Joe Biden…

Zelensky: Ukraine Ready To Restart Grain Shipments

Jul 29, 2022 at 10:55 | RFE/RL staff

President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is ready to start shipping millions of tons of grain sitting at its southern ports and is waiting for Turkey and the United…

Uncertainty Over Russian Gas Supply Threatens EU Cohesion

Jul 22, 2022 at 09:09 | Cyril Widdershoven

The Nordstream 1 gas supply saga took another turn on Friday. Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail reported that German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock…

China’s Secret Debt Deals With Tajikistan Are A Cause For Concern

Jul 21, 2022 at 10:01 | Eurasianet

A ubiquitous sign seen around Tajikistan’s capital speaks volumes about the country’s reliance on its eastern neighbor: “Assistance from China for a common future.” The words…

U.S. To Send More Weapons To Ukraine As Russia Looks Beyond Donbas

Jul 21, 2022 at 09:41 | RFE/RL staff

The United States will send four more high-mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) to Ukraine, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow's…

Biden's Risky Middle Eastern Rubicon

Jul 15, 2022 at 12:35 | Irina Slav

President Joe Biden begins his visit to the Middle East with all eyes on his stop in Riyadh—the capital of the nation he called a pariah. Biden signaled…

Is Biden Ready To Ease Sanctions Against Venezuela?

Jul 14, 2022 at 08:18 | Matthew Smith

When President Joe Biden won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, a wave of optimism washed over Latin America. Many in the region saw Biden’s rhetoric on closer relations…

Can Biden Break The Alliance Between Saudi Arabia And Russia?

Jul 13, 2022 at 09:00 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The Kremlin hopes that the U.S. diplomacy will not seek to turn Saudi Arabia against Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, commenting on U.S. President Joe Biden’s…

The EU Has Frozen $13 Billion In Russian Assets

Jul 12, 2022 at 15:18 | RFE/RL staff

European Union member states have so far frozen Russian assets worth $13.8 billion since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders has said.

Is China Preparing To Emulate Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine?

Jul 11, 2022 at 11:38 | Simon Watkins

Up until Russia invaded Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022, it was accepted wisdom that China would not overtly challenge the U.S.’s authority across the world for…

China Is Winning Big As Russia Pivots To Asia

Jul 11, 2022 at 09:59 | Tsvetana Paraskova

China is the main beneficiary of the biggest change in energy trade flows in recent memory as Russia pivots to Asia to sell the oil and coal banned…

Major Russian Investment Projects Are Being Sidelined Due To Sanctions

Jul 07, 2022 at 11:40 | RFE/RL staff

Sergei had for years been clinging to hope that his hometown of Sovetskaya Gavan, a once bustling port city in Russia's Far East, would soon see better days.…

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