Russia, Ukraine and peace
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Russia launched massive precision strikes on Ukraine, targeting defense facilities and energy infrastructure, despite international calls for peace. Moscow claimed all targets were successfully hit. Ukraine responded by striking Russian strategic sites,
The strikes occurred in a strategic maritime corridor, raising concerns about energy security and navigational safety.
Russia's central bank said on Thursday that central banks in emerging markets were buying gold to diversify their international reserves due to an attempt by the G7 to use billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets.
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Germany adopts massive 1,200 page war plan as conflict with Russia boils over
The document refers to an "all-of-society" approach to wartime defense, reminiscent of the combination of civilian and military resources utilized during the Cold War."The goal is to prevent war by making it clear to our enemies that if they attack us,
Foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine comment on Moscow meeting between Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orban - Anadolu Ajansı
Russia will make no big concessions on a peace plan for Ukraine, a senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday, after a leaked recording of a call involving U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff showed he had advised Moscow on how to pitch to Donald Trump.
President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff will travel next week to Moscow as momentum builds for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul warns that intelligence shows Russia may attack NATO by 2029, citing Moscow's military buildup and economic shift toward war.
A court in Russia on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine.
"If this is true, then we have a major problem, Houston," wrote Estonian lawmaker Marko Mihkelson, in response to the report.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, days before Russia holds talks on a US push to end the war in Ukraine. Orban is seen as one of Putin's closest allies in Europe and he has consistently angered his Nato and EU allies by undermining solidarity against Russia.