Russia

Moscow's proposal to use frozen Russian assets is 'nonsense,' Zelensky says

Speaking to reporters in a WhatsApp media chat, he added that Kyiv would "fight" to be able to use all frozen Russian assets to fund post-war recovery inside Ukraine.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky waits to welcome Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 4, 2025.
(From L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner and Josh Gruenbaum, Commissioner of the US Federal Acquisition Service, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 22, 2026.

Putin agrees next steps with US envoys but Kremlin says territory is key

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at Royalston Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 22, 2026.

WATCH: Vance: US power stops Russia, China from invading Greenland, not Denmark

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One, January 11, 2026; illustrative.

WATCH: Trump: Watching Iran closely, we have a massive armada heading in that direction


Global Monopoly game: How a small state like Israel survives in ruthless geopolitics - opinion

When global politics is like playing Monopoly, empathy erodes, it's about survival by crushing the weak.

Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, at an unidetified location in this still image from video released December 30, 2025.

How lies became weapons in the war on the West - opinion

From Soviet propaganda to Qatari petrodollars, the long campaign to destabilize the West has relied less on armies and more on narratives

Palestinian women walk past a mural of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Hebron on the 21st anniversary of Arafat’s death. Ruth Wasserman Lande argues that the Palestinian narrative was created by the Soviet Union.

Sweden to spend $440 million on unmanned military drone systems

"No one knows what the next war will look like but one thing is clear, the future battle field will be characterized by unmanned systems and long-range capacity"

A soldier from Sweden's 31st Ranger Battalion holds drones after using them during a training demonstration in Karlsborg, Sweden, November 21, 2025

How post-war world order is collapsing under the weight of new US ambitions - opinion

The post-WWII world order is crumbling as the US, Russia, and China challenge global rules and institutions.

 UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

China, Russia, Iran start 'BRICS Plus' naval exercises in South African waters

BRICS Plus is an expansion of a geopolitical bloc originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - and seen by members as a counterweight to the US.

A Russian vessel arrives at the Simon's Town Naval base ahead of the BRICS Plus countries which include China, Russia and Iran for a joint naval exercises in South Africa's, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 9, 2026.

What is the Oreshnik missile that Russia fired at Ukraine?

The Russian military said it fired the Oreshnik in response to what Moscow says was an attempted Ukrainian drone attack late last year on one of Putin's residences in Novgorod

Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, at an unidetified location in this still image from video released December 30, 2025.

Maduro's downfall: Was the US capture of Maduro legal?

In this week's The Deep Dive, Jacob Laznik analyzes the unprecedented US capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

A government supporter gestures as he participates in a march calling for the release of Venezuela’s ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, after they were captured in a U.S. operation in the capital on January 3, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 7, 2026.

Zelensky says US security guarantees document set to be finalized with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that a security guarantee between the United States and Ukraine is "essentially ready for finalization."

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with his Cypriot counterpart at the presidential palace in Nicosia on January 7, 2026.

Animated Putin joins talking cat, dog for New Year's message in popular Russian cartoon

Residents of Prostokvashino, the fictional village that gives the show its name, are stunned when the animated version of the Kremlin leader, flanked by Sharik the dog and Matroskin the cat.

An image depicts the characters of Russian children's cartoon Prostokvashino, Sharik the dog and Matroskin the cat, and the animated version of Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a New Year message to the nation in Moscow's Red Square, in the undated footage released December 26, 2025.

US, with help of UK, seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker sailing under Russian flag

The tanker, previously known as the Bella-1, was originally bound for Venezuela before it turned around last month after encountering the US Coast Guard.

The vessel tanker formerly known as Bella 1, now the Marinera, at Singapore Strait, after US  officials say the US Coast Guard pursued an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, in this picture taken from social media on March 18, 2025.