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Lithuanians Vote in Runoff as Center-Left Tipped to Take Power

All major parties in the elections the Baltic state agree on maintaining NATO and EU member’s strong support for Kyiv, fearing Lithuania could be targeted if Moscow succeeds in Ukraine.

By AFP

Oct. 27, 2024

Putin

Ethnic Tensions in Russia Are Boiling Over

The longer the war goes on, the more unsustainable it is and how risk of domestic conflict within Russia may determine what happens within Ukraine.

By Jason Jay Smart

Oct. 26, 2024

Russia

Tbilisi Residents Divided Over Future as Georgia Votes

Musicologist Suzanne Kassian said Georgia needed to find a "harmonious path between traditions and development."

By AFP

Oct. 26, 2024

Russia

G7 Finalize $50 bn Ukraine Loan Backed by Russian Assets Profits

"The loan proceeds will be disbursed through multiple channels to support Ukraine's budgetary, military and reconstruction assistance," G7 leaders said.

By AFP

Oct. 26, 2024

Russia

Bidzina Ivanishvili: The Tycoon Ruling Georgia Behind the Scenes

Born into poverty in the village of Chorvila in western Georgia, Ivanishvili made his fortune in Russia during the cutthroat 1990s, amassing huge wealth as state-owned Soviet assets were privatized.

By AFP

Oct. 26, 2024

Russia

EU Chief Cancels Meeting With Serbian PM Over Russia Minister: Ambassador

Serbia's Prime Minister Milos Vucevic had met earlier with Maxim Reshetnikov, Russia's Minister of Economic Development.

By AFP

Oct. 26, 2024

Russia

Georgia Votes in Crucial Test for Democracy, EU Ambitions

Brussels has warned that the vote will determine European Union candidate Tbilisi's chances of joining the bloc.

By AFP

Oct. 26, 2024

War in Ukraine

Russia Hikes Interest Rates to 20-year High

Russia's financial difficulties soaring as inflation grows, interest rates are raised above 'emergency levels,' and no agreement with partners on an alternative international payment system achieved.

By AFP

Oct. 25, 2024

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War in Ukraine

Kyiv Says North Korean Troops Will Deploy for Combat as Early as Sunday

Russia will send North Korean troops into battle against Ukraine on Oct. 27-28, in what President Zelensky called a clear escalation while urging global leaders to respond decisively.

By Kyiv Post

Oct. 25, 2024

War in Ukraine

Seoul Slams Russian Treaty With N. Korea, Zelensky Urges 'Tangible Pressure'

South Korea and the United States said that thousands of North Korean troops are training in Russia, with Ukraine saying that soldiers have arrived in the “combat zone” in Kursk border region.

By AFP

Oct. 25, 2024

Putin

Putin Says Ball in Washington's Court on US-Russia Ties

Russia will agree to a peace settlement with Ukraine only on its terms - that is, 'recognition of realities on the ground,' or, in other words, its seizure of Ukrainian territory, Putin reiterates.

By AFP

Oct. 25, 2024

Russia

Russian Economy Is Overheating, IMF Rep States

Despite the 3.6% real GDP growth the IMF projects for Russia in 2024, the long-term economic prospects are constrained by high demand that local production and imports are unable to meet.

By Olena Hrazhdan

Oct. 25, 2024

War in Ukraine

Russia Moves to Ratify N. Korea Defence Treaty, Seoul Issues Warning

Seoul's spy agency says thousands of North Korean soldiers are currently training in Russia and are likely to deploy to the front lines in Ukraine soon, with thousands more to be sent by December.

By AFP

Oct. 24, 2024

Russia

Eurotopics: BRICS Summit in Russia - Bolstering the Anti-West Axis?

Europe's press debates whether Brics can be seen as a counterweight to the "global West" and what UN Secretary General Guterres' participation in the meeting in Kazan could mean.

By Eurotopics

Oct. 24, 2024