MOSCOW | TASS | Russia is fully ready to respond to threats with force, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Russian Security Council. He also noted that Russia is prepared to continue observing the core tenets of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) for one year after it …
Read More »How Trump could ensure his legacy as a peacemaker
COMMENT | David Gross ,Daniel Holz & Juan Manuel Santos | US President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska was the first encounter between the leaders of the world’s two largest nuclear powers since 2021. Now, if Trump truly wants to put America first and establish a …
Read More »The limits of Xi and Putin’s “No-Limits” partnership
COMMENT | RUBY OSMAN & DAN SLEAT | Much has changed since Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin last stood together atop Tiananmen Square in 2015. When they did so again this week, it was supposedly as equal partners. But, of course, the reality is far …
Read More »The decline of the West
How America and her so called allies became arrogant to the point of missing the massive shifts in global power THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The recently concluded Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in Tianjin, China, attracted a lot of attention on both traditional and social …
Read More »No ceasefire, no deal: What summit means for Trump, Putin and Ukraine
After an almost three-hour meeting, the leaders delivered a joint statement to the media before leaving without taking questions ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have left Alaska without reaching an agreement for a ceasefire in Ukraine. After an almost three-hour meeting, the …
Read More »Rubio says Putin is ‘already on the world stage,’ needs to be communicated with
NEW YORK | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin has been a global player for many years, so, the United States cannot but communicate with him to settle the conflict in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “Putin is already on the world stage,” he said in …
Read More »Putin, Trump begin talks
Alaska | TASS & Xinhua | The Russian and US presidents, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, have begun talks at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage. Before the talks began, the two leaders arrived separately at the military base by plane, then shook hands and exchanged greetings. The meeting is …
Read More »Putin arrives in Magadan before Alaska summit
MAGADAN | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin on his way to the Russian-American summit in Alaska has stopped in Magadan, where he will visit the Omega-Sea plant, the Presidential sports complex, the Mayak Park social and cultural center, lay flowers at the monument to the heroic pilots, and hold …
Read More »Why is Alaska chosen as venue for Trump-Putin summit?
MOSCOW | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday in the U.S. state of Alaska, marking the first visit by a Russian president to the United States since 2015. WHY ALASKA? The choice of the location “does make sense,” said …
Read More »Trump voices disappointment with Putin, growing impatient
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be losing patience with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, voicing disappointment on Monday just hours after threatening “severe tariffs” against Russia. “I’m disappointed in him, but I’m not done with him. But I’m disappointed in him,” Trump told BBC in …
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