The U.S. President started the negotiations on Ukraine with high expectations, but he has achieved little. Now he has to ...

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Orban derails EU unity on Ukraine ahead of elections - what are the motives behind this and how will Brussels react?

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Putin could theoretically attack France or Britain, but that’s very unlikely given his weak army and the historic limits of Russia’s “Near Abroad”, its zone of influence. Southern Europe ...

Chinese researchers have developed a compact, deep-sea device capable of severing even the most fortified underwater cables.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded the complete demilitarisation of much of southern Syria. It is an announcement that could make conflict between Israel and the new leadership in ...

Russia has long sought a naval base on the Red Sea near Port Sudan and at first backed both sides, hoping whoever the ...

Russia's Security Council later issued a statement saying both sides had said any extension of influence and activity ... "It was stressed that the spread of the zone of responsibility for NATO ...

"More than that, Putin wants recognition of an exclusive Russian 'zone of influence', embracing (at least) the states which comprised the Soviet Union 34 years ago. “When [Putin] talks about ...