NATO ally warns of ‘hybrid war’ threat from Russia as drones plague European military bases and airports
Denmark, a founding member of NATO, has added to growing alarms about the threat of “hybrid war” from…
US military officers pay surprise visit to Belarus to observe war games with Russia
NEAR BORISOV, Belarus: US military officers observed joint war games between Russia and Belarus on Monday (Sep 15)…
Russia’s central bank reveals GDP is shrinking, a sign Putin’s war economy is in recession
The Bank of Russia lowered benchmark rates again on Friday and denied the economy is in a recession,…
Russia’s economy is ‘on the brink of a recession’ and headed for a disastrous harvest
Russia could slip into a recession soon and is having its worst harvest in 17 years, further straining…
Trump could trigger a financial crisis in Russia — if he wants to — but has backed off from his threat of ‘very severe consequences’
The U.S. holds immense leverage over Russia’s economy and ability to continue waging war on Ukraine, but President…
Oil and fuel prices hang in the balance of Trump and Putin peace talks
Much will be on the line in geopolitics when President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet Friday…
Russia economy: ‘fiscal crunch’ is about to hit Putin’s war machine
Russia’s economy has been surprisingly resilient in the face of Western sanctions that were triggered by President Vladimir…
EU Lowers Russian Oil Cap to $47.60
The European Union lowered the price cap on Russian crude oil to $47.60 from $60 per barrel as…
NATO leaders want to appease Trump, but defense spending agreement ‘would be just crazy for Europeans,’ foreign policy expert says
President Donald Trump prefaced his arrival to the annual summit meeting of the NATO military alliance in The…
Russia’s military spending bubble shows signs of bursting
Russia’s wartime economy, once defiant in the face of Western sanctions and geopolitical isolation, is showing signs of…
Nearly a third of North Korean troops in Russia are already casualties, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 9, 2024. (Chad McNeeley/Defense Department) Of the 12,000…
How to deal with Russian leaders
Russians are notorious for an aggressiveness at the negotiating table. In 2017 I met a group of diplomats…