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Putin and Fico at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on September 2, 2025 - Copyright AFP/File Lillian SUWANRUMPHA Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Slovakia’s Moscow-friendly prime minister Tuesday for the country’s “independent” position, and suggested Bratislava cuts off gas supplies to Ukraine during a meeting in China. Slovakian Prime Minister…

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When US president Donald Trump brought Vladimir Putin to Alaska, many had misgivings. Washington insisted it was worth the risk given Mr Trump’s commitment to fighting fires – especially the Ukraine war. It is now clearer than ever Moscow was not interested in dousing the flames, but stoking them. The…

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White House trade advisor Peter Navarro | Photo Credit: REUTERS The White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has again attacked India, targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China on Monday. Speaking…

Ukraine urged China to pressure Vladimir Putin to move toward peace as the Russian president arrived in Beijing following his participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit -- where he defended the war that has killed tens of thousands of people. "Given the significant geopolitical role of the People's…

Russia's long-range drone strikes on Ukraine dipped sharply over August, an AFP analysis published on Monday showed, during a flurry of high-profile but fruitless meetings aimed at ending Moscow's grinding invasion. The fall off in drone strikes came after months of escalating aerial attacks and meetings US President Donald Trump…

In February 2022, just days before Russia invaded Ukraine, Kenya’s ambassador to the United Nations, Martin Kimani, delivered a speech that startled the chamber—and, briefly, the world. “We meet tonight on the brink of a major conflict in Ukraine,” he said. “The diplomacy we urged on the 17th of February…

PARIS - The leaders of France and Britain will on Sept 4 co-chair a Paris summit involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Elysee said, amid a new international push to broker an end to Russia’s three-and-a-half-year invasion. The gathering of the so-called “Coalition of the Willing” will comprise some 30…