Russia ditches its Syrian bases - opinion

On August 9, the Syrian foreign ministry announced that, following approximately 18 months of negotiations, Syria and Russia had concluded a memorandum of understanding: the Russian presence at the Tartous naval facility and at the Hmeimim air base …

Video: Saudi–Russia Press Conference in Moscow: Key Takeaways

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister is in Moscow for a joint Saudi Russian press conference. Key topics included political cooperation with Russia, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, and the confrontation involving Washington, Tel Aviv, Tehran, and the Gulf …

Russia-Ukraine talks possible this month, Zelenskyy says, as Moscow pounds Kyiv

KYIV: Russian, Ukrainian and United States negotiators could meet as early as this month for talks on finding an end to the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday (Sep 8), hours after Moscow pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones. The …

National Security Expert 'Disgusted' By Jared Kushner Comment On Russia: 'This Was Embarrassing'

LOADINGERROR LOADING CNN national security analyst Alex Plitsas on Monday slammed U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff over their “abhorrent” comments on the war in Ukraine, calling their rhetoric about Russian President Vladimir Putin “ …

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 seeks $1 billion in damages from South Korea’s Hanwha

By Reuters September 8, 2026 The logo of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean at their office building in Seoul, South Korea, October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Arctic LNG 2, a liquefied natural gas project led by Russia’s Novatek, is seeking about …

Russia Pounds Kyiv In Deadly Overnight Attack

Wider Europe Briefing: New Russia Sanctions And The Slovak Veto

Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods. I'm RFE/RL Europe …

Russia threatens retaliation after Hungary expels Putin’s diplomats from country

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our …

North Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties

South Korea's central bank estimated in July that North Korea's economy grew more than three per cent for a third straight year in 2025, citing it's expansion of economic cooperation with Russia as a "major drive". The bank's …

Missile War Monitor: Russia ends its strike pause with ballistic missiles over Kyiv

Russia ended its three-day strike pause hours after US peace envoys left Kyiv, hitting the capital with ballistic missiles, burning warehouses in four districts and killing two people. Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine's foreign minister, put it more bluntly. …