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September 6, 2026 12:45 PM

Kremlin says Ukraine talks with US envoys were useful; no sign of breakthrough

Russian President Vladimir Putin held more than three hours of "highly useful" talks on Saturday with two U.S. envoys seeking a deal to end the Ukraine war, a Kremlin aide said, but he gave no indication of any breakthrough. The aide, Yuri Ushakov, said Americans Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner "outlined a number of ideas regarding possible avenues for a settlement". Ushakov did not say what these ideas were. He said Putin had told the pair that Russia was making "real progress" on the battlef...

September 6, 2026 9:42 AM

Russia helps foil Niger coup

Putin's Africa Corps cements its role as the ultimate guarantor of regime survival in the Sahel and beyond https://youtu.be/V6Ww3qI6vVk A dramatic geopolitical showdown in the heart of Africa’s Sahel region. In the wee hours of 29th August, Niamey, the capital of Niger, erupts into a war-zone. Explosions and heavy gunfire tear through the city for hours. Mutinous soldiers launch a sudden, coordinated uprising. They target the most sensitive sites in the country - the presidential palace, th...

August 30, 2026 2:01 PM

Arctic: The new Suez?

On 22nd August, a South Korean container ship departs Busan New Port, but instead of heading west towards the Suez Canal, it sails north. The vessel is navigating past Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, crossing the Bering Strait and venturing into the Arctic’s Northern Sea Route. This 5,600–kilometre maritime corridor hugs Russia’s Arctic coastline. It connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, stretching from the Bering Strait to the Barents Sea. South Korea isn’t alone in testing whether...

August 27, 2026 11:54 PM

Trump says Putin will not attack NATO territory, downplays Ratcliffe trip

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attack a NATO country, and he played down media reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russian officials against such an attack earlier in the week. “He’s not going to attack a NATO territory,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Earlier in the day, Trump told Axios in a phone interview that there would be no such attack, and that Ratcliffe had not been dispatched to Moscow to delive...

August 26, 2026 10:32 AM

US spy chief visits Russia for meetings, media reports

U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, U.S. media outlets reported, citing unnamed sources. The trip would be the first known visit to the Russian capital by a U.S. spy chief since Ratcliffe's predecessor, William Burns, held talks with Vladimir Putin in November 2021. About three months after that meeting, the Russian president launched Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. CBS News and Axios reported the visit by Ratcliffe, U.S. President ...

August 25, 2026 11:22 AM

India-Russia trade crosses $60 billion, but widening trade imbalance remains key concern: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday said India-Russia bilateral trade has increased more than four-fold over the past five years to nearly $60 billion, but flagged the widening trade imbalance as a major concern that needs to be addressed. Addressing the 27th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) in Moscow, EAM Jaishankar said bilateral trade in goods had risen from around USD 13...

August 24, 2026 9:41 PM

Handed over ‘personal message’ from PM Modi, says EAM Jaishankar after meeting Putin in Moscow

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar called on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday and handed over a “personal message” from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Pleased to call on President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Moscow today. Handed over a personal message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” EAM Jaishankar posted on X after the meeting. “Briefed him on the deliberation held under the 27th IRIGC-TEC, reviewing our cooperation across a wide range of domains. V...

August 24, 2026 8:03 PM

Zelenskiy urges allies to cover 27 bln euro gap for defence needs

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Ukraine’s allies to deliver an air defence package ahead of the winter, with Russia expected to renew its strikes on his country’s energy infrastructure. Addressing a Coalition of the Willing meeting in Kyiv, Zelenskiy also asked Ukraine’s partners to help cover a funding gap of 27 billion euros for its defence sector needs in 2026. In this context, the president reminded his allies of the Russian assets held frozen across European jurisdictions. -Reu...

August 24, 2026 6:44 PM

Looking forward to meeting PM Modi very soon: Vladimir Putin

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar called on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday and conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to a statement released by the Kremlin, during the meeting, Putin stated that EAM Jaishankar’s visit underscores the level of relations that has been established between Russia and India over decades. He said that both nations continue to work together in virtually all areas, including governmental ties, interparliame...

August 23, 2026 4:26 PM

Putin wants to draft 300,000 new troops, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine thinks Russia is planning to draft an additional 300,000 troops for its war effort after Russian parliamentary elections in mid-September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Moscow's forces are pressing ahead with an effort to capture the rest of eastern Ukraine's industrialised Donbas region, where its troops have ground forward at what Kyiv says is a great cost. In comments to reporters released on Sunday, Zelenskiy said Russia could draft more troops in 2027 to ...