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The Russian military offensive in Ukraine is likely to last for a long time, as well as the “decoupling” of the Russian and Western economies, Fyodor Lukyanov, a prominent expert on international relations, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, and the research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club, said …

Turkey will soon launch a new military operation in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Though he did not provide any specifics, the incursion is likely to target areas held by US-backed Kurdish militias, which Turkey has already done on three occasions since 2016. “We will soon …

German chancellor Olaf Scholz had offered Volodymyr Zelensky a chance for peace just days before the launch of the Russian military offensive, but the Ukrainian president turned it down, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported. Scholz had made what the US outlet described as “one last push for a …

Russia’s armed forces have completed the “first stage” of their mission in Ukraine, according to a top military commander, who claimed Kiev’s combat potential has been severely diminished following over a month of fighting.  Speaking during a Friday press briefing, Colonel General Sergey Rudskoy stated that Moscow had reached its …

Russia’s ongoing military offensive in Ukraine has delivered an “electroshock” to NATO, France’s President Emmanuel Macron said during a press conference on Thursday. The remark came in response to a journalist’s question regarding the president’s 2019 characterization of the military alliance as “brain dead,” and whether the French head of …

Sending Russian forces to Ukraine was “a difficult decision, without a doubt,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, before going on to relate the chain of events that, in his opinion, had made the attack unavoidable. The offensive was launched on February 24 on Putin’s orders. The majority of …

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that offensive operations in Ukraine would resume from 18:00 Moscow time “due to the unwillingness of the Ukrainian side to influence the nationalists or extend the ceasefire.” “Not a single civilian was able to leave Mariupol and Volnovakha along the humanitarian corridors. The …

As Russia’s armed forces conduct an attack designed to cripple Ukraine’s military, delegations from Moscow and Kiev have held two rounds of high-stakes peace talks in Belarus. RT got in contact with Russian experts about when and how the so called “special operation” is likely to draw to a close, what this could mean for Ukraine’s sovereignty, and what …

Families of Russian soldiers who died in the line of duty in Ukraine are set to receive compensation of over seven million rubles ($65,000) from the government, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Putin made the pledge during a meeting with the members of the country’s Security Council. The leader …

China has blamed the US for creating the tensions which led to Thursday’s Russian attack on Ukraine. Beijing further called on the international community to avoid “stoking panic” over the situation. During a press briefing, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the key question was the role played by …