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Putin Signs Decree to Call Up Reservists for 2026 Training

The measure is seen as another way to bring more people into military service without formally mobilizing. As of 2021, Russia had about 100,000 reservists, according to official figures.

By Alisa Orlova

Dec. 9, 2025

Ukraine

OPINION: Ukraine - Peace Talks Are a Road to Nowhere

Making sense of a dismal situation thanks to Trump, and to the peril of Ukraine and Europe.

By Timothy Ash

Dec. 9, 2025

Ukraine

Putin Cannot Rebuild the Russian Empire

The war is actually undermining the Russian autocrat’s ambitions, Moscow is also losing the Caucasus and Central Asia States, according to political scientist Manlio Graziano.

By Ugo Poletti

Dec. 8, 2025

Putin

ICC War Crimes Hearing Against Putin in Absentia ‘Conceivable,’ Deputy Prosecutor Says

Mame Mandiaye Niang told AFP that recent war crimes charges against fugitive Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony may have laid the groundwork for in absentia hearings against Putin and Netanyahu.

By Sophie Watson

Dec. 5, 2025

Putin

Putin Leaves Modi ‘Ready to Work Shoulder to Shoulder’ After State Visit to India

It is still unclear what concrete commitments may have been made at the New Delhi summit – but the Russian and Indian leaders demonstrated that US disapproval will not affect their partnership.

By Sophie Watson

Dec. 5, 2025

Putin

Putin Offers India ‘Uninterrupted’ Oil in Summit Talks With Modi

Donald Trump imposed punishing 50 percent tariffs on most Indian products in August, citing New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil – revenue Washington argues helps fund the war in Ukraine.

By AFP

Dec. 5, 2025

Putin

Nothing to Show From Talks With Moscow

Both sides agreed to keep quiet about the results of the negotiations. Europe’s media see this as treading water.

By Eurotopics

Dec. 5, 2025

Putin

India Rolls Out Red Carpet for Russia’s Putin

Big ticket defence sales and co-production ventures, energy purchases, and wider economic engagement are on the agenda, Putin’s first visit to India since the Ukraine war.

By AFP

Dec. 5, 2025

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Putin ‘Morally Responsible’ for Fatal Poisoning of British Woman, Public Inquiry Finds

In 2018, Dawn Sturgess died after being exposed to Russian nerve agent Novichok. On Thursday, a government inquiry held Russian intelligence officers and their Kremlin handlers responsible.

By Sophie Watson

Dec. 4, 2025

Putin

Russia’s Putin Heads to India for Defence, Trade Talks

Putin, on his first visit to India since the Ukraine war, is accompanied by his Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, with possible deals on fighter jets and air defence systems expected to be discussed.

By AFP

Dec. 4, 2025

Putin

Putin Vows to Take Donetsk and Luhansk Regions ‘By Any Means’ Ahead of India Visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” will be “liberated in any case,” repeating long-standing Kremlin claims about the war in Ukraine.

By Alisa Orlova

Dec. 4, 2025

War in Ukraine

Putin Threatens to Strike Ships of Ukraine’s Backers After Tanker Attacks

Ukraine had denied that it was involved in an attack on a Russia-linked tanker carrying sunflower oil in the Black Sea on Tuesday, implying that it could have been a false flag operation by Moscow.

By Antonia Langford

Dec. 2, 2025

Putin

Trump Calls Ukraine War a ‘Mess’ as US Envoys Meet Putin in Kremlin

The US president’s remarks came as Russian state media painted a cosy picture of Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev, who took a stroll together through Moscow before attending talks in the Kremlin.

By Antonia Langford

Dec. 2, 2025

Zelensky

Zelensky Pushes to ‘End the War’ as Putin Claims He’s ‘Ready’ to Fight Europe

The Ukrainian president is seeking support from European allies, who fear the US plan – rumored to have been drafted in Moscow – reads like a wishlist for Putin.

By Alisa Orlova

Dec. 2, 2025

War in Ukraine

US Envoy to Meet Russia’s Putin For Talks on Ending Ukraine War

The meeting comes after Washington said it was feeling confident about the plan, following talks with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida.

By AFP

Dec. 2, 2025

Putin

Kremlin Says Putin to Meet US Envoy Witkoff Tuesday Afternoon

The pair will meet after American and Ukrainian officials held negotiations on a US plan that Washington wants to be a basis to end fighting between Moscow and Kyiv.

By AFP

Dec. 1, 2025

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