U.S. Embassy in Kyiv shuts down due to Russian air attack threat
U.S. Embassy in Kyiv shuts down due to Russian air attack threat

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said it would stay closed Wednesday after receiving a warning of a potentially significant Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital, reports AP. The precautionary step came after Russian officials promised a response to President Bidens decision to let Ukraine strike...

Germany's Scholz holds first conversation with Russia's Putin in two years
Germany's Scholz holds first conversation with Russia's Putin in two years

The leaders of Russia and Germany held their first conversation in nearly two years as Western nations brace for the incoming Trump administration, which has signaled its intent to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz initiated a phone call with Russian President...

Will judge Trump by his actions on Ukraine: Russia
Will judge Trump by his actions on Ukraine: Russia

The Kremlin said Wednesday that it would judge Donald Trump, who has vowed to swiftly end the Ukraine conflict, on his actions in office, as many in the West fear his second term could spell disaster for Kyiv, reports AFP. Many in Russia cautiously welcomed Trumps win, with people telling the...

Georgia vote: Fears of rigged election and return to Kremlin’s orbit loom large
Georgia vote: Fears of rigged election and return to Kremlin’s orbit loom large

At the Joseph Stalin Museum in Gori, the small Georgian town where the Soviet leader was born, a line of guides is waiting to tell you the story of the local boy who made it big. They can list the birthdays of Stalins family and recite the poems he wrote as a schoolboy. But on other things, they...

Russian state media flatters Trump, but Kremlin cool on him and Harris
Russian state media flatters Trump, but Kremlin cool on him and Harris

Russian officials, from President Vladimir Putin to others, assert that it makes no difference to Moscow who wins the White House on November 5. However, anyone watching state media in Russia would likely believe that Donald Trump is strongly favored in the coverage of the U.S. election. This...