Russian leader Putin signs a new doctrine that lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons

Hungarian official criticizes Biden decision allowing Ukraine to use US weapons to strike Russia

Hungary’s foreign minister is criticizing U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to authorize Ukraine to use missiles supplied by Washington to strike deeper inside Russia

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Putin hosts Global South leaders at BRICS summit intended to counterbalance Western clout

China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other global leaders have arrived in the Russian city of Kazan for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies that the Kremlin hopes to turn ...

World - ABC News - October 22

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, says she can ‘imagine Russia without Putin’

Speaking at London literature festival, she urged people to do ‘something very small’ every day to fight the regime. Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has said ...

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Trump reportedly tells Putin to not escalate war in Ukraine; Rick Scott emerges as front-runner for Senate leader role – live

Trump told Russian president to not escalate war with Ukraine, Washington Post reports; multiple conservatives endorse the Florida senator as the next leader. Sweep of swing states rubs salt in ...

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Putin, Xi, Trump… The barbarians are at the gate but Europe’s leaders are too busy infighting to notice | Simon Tisdall

Amid threats to its ‘reason for being’, the EU must stop squabbling and take a stand. Fiddling while Rome burns fairly describes the antics of party leaders in the European parliament last week. ...

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Putin Lavishes Praise on Trump, Saying Russia Is ‘Open’ to Restored Ties

Russians close to the Kremlin voiced optimism that Donald J. Trump could help end the war in Ukraine on Russia’s terms. Vladimir V. Putin said Mr. Trump’s remarks on ending the war “deserve ...

World - The New York Times - November 7

UK to boost Ukraine funding using £2bn from Russian assets

The funds are the UK's contribution to a $50bn (£38bn) loan package announced back in June.

Russian lawmakers ratify pact with N. Korea as US confirms troops to Russia

Russian lawmakers have ratified a pact with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance, a move that comes even as the U.S. confirmed the deployment of 3,000 North Korean troops to Russia

World - ABC News - October 24

Russians behind fake video of ballots being destroyed, US officials say

Recent video purportedly showing a man destroying ballots marked for Trump is a disinformation campaign, say officials. Russian actors were behind a viral video falsely showing mail-in ballots for ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Russia works around sanctions designed to stifle the economy

Thousands of sanctions have targeted Russia's economy, but this year it is expected to grow more than the U.S. and Europe.

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