China, Russia Vow ‘Strategic Coordination’ To Promote Peace in West Asia
China's foreign minister said the two countries are working to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue through dialogue.
Oliver Stone — ‘They Always Kill the Socrates’
By Oliver Stone Oscar-winning film director Oliver Stone addressed the Znanie Youth Forum in Moscow for the 80th anniversary of Victory Day for the Allies in World War II. Transcript…
Trump Missing His Chance to Make History in Moscow
Edward Lozansky on the snubbing by European leaders, along with the U.S. president, of Moscow’s May 9 celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany.
Putin Says Trump’s Proposal To Halve Military Spending Is a ‘Good Idea’
Trump suggested cutting military spending in half as part of a deal with Russia and China.
Yes, Ukraine Started the War
By Joe Lauria / Consortium News The outcry spread quickly across the Western world: Donald Trump dared say Ukraine started the war. The New York Times accused Trump of “rewriting…
Trump Says He Wants To Work With China and Russia on ‘Denuclearization’
The president said that Putin liked the idea of cutting back on the number of nuclear weapons during conversations in his previous term
On the Eve of Trump, Iran and Russia Launch Historical Deal
In a detailed strategic partnership agreement signed last week in Moscow, Eurasian powers Russia and Iran issued a challenge to the US-led global order and placed its incoming new president…
Putin Thinks Al-Qaeda in Syria Is Reformed Too
The Russian president has said Russia actually won in Syria because the jihadist threat is apparently ended, which was Moscow’s goal all along. But he ignored what he’d previously said…
Ray McGovern: Thawing Russia-US Relations?
Whether Trump spoke with Putin or not, it’s high time that the U.S. and Russian leaders communicate to resolve the existential crisis over Ukraine.
Jeffrey Sachs: How the Neocons Subverted Russia’s Financial Stabilization in the Early 1990s
The U.S. was advised toward a "Marshall Plan" to help rebuild post-Soviet Russia as a democracy, but a key witness says the Cold War never ended, because we didn't want…
Putin Warns of ‘Direct’ War as US Mulls Letting Ukraine Use Long-Range Western Missiles
"It is a question of deciding whether or not NATO countries are directly involved in a military conflict," said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Bypassing Sanctions: Russia, Trade Routes and Outfoxing the West
Despite the frightful losses being endured in the Russia-Ukraine war, it is clear, at least when it comes to using economic and financial weapons, that Moscow has prevailed.
Russia Warns US Will Face ‘Much Harsher’ Consequences for Backing Kursk Invasion
In a separate warning, Russia's foreign minister said the US should understand World War III wouldn't be confined to Europe.
Zelensky Acknowledges Ukraine’s Offensive In Russia’s Kursk Oblast
By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged for the first time Ukraine’s US-backed ground incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, which began on August 6. Zelensky…
Prisoner Swap with Russia “Offers a Possible Pathway” to Peace in Ukraine, Says Katrina vanden Heuvel
By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now! We speak with The Nation‘s Katrina vanden Heuvel about the prisoner swap between Russia, the United States and several other countries on Thursday that…