The Kremlin continues to promote the fake narrative that EU countries and Ukraine allegedly seek to prolong the war and escalate the situation. Moscow is convinced that this is an attempt to distract Russia from its long-term preparations for war with the West,

Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's Security Council, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Russia's TASS state news agency reported on Friday.

Gen Min Aung Hlaing will meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the officals from the Defence Ministry. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia's top security official, Sergei Shoigu, visited Indonesia on Tuesday for talks with President Prabowo Subianto and his defense minister as Moscow and Jakarta seek to strengthen defense cooperation.

Colin Ahern is New York State chief cyber officer. Mark Montgomery is a retired rear admiral and senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Russian observers say change of guard in Washington has meant China is no longer able to benefit from the conflict in Ukraine, but has been reduced to the role of onlooker.

Ahead of the visit by Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security ... Frega Wenas told reporters that Moscow and Jakarta “share an ambition to further broaden and deepen our defense relationship” and that Shoigu’s visit reflected ...

MOSCOW -Russian Security Council secretary Sergei Shoigu, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, has started a working visit to Indonesia and Malaysia on Feb 24 to discuss security and defence issues, Russian news agencies reported. RIA state news agency ...

Trump’s treatment of Ukraine raises broader concerns about his foreign policy. He has labeled Zelenskyy an “unelected dictator,” dismissed Ukraine’s role in peace negotiations, and suggested that the country must cede 20% of its territory to Russia. He has even proposed extracting Ukraine’s mineral wealth as reparations.

Commerce between the two sides has rebounded, rising 10% to U.S. $17 billion in the January to September 2024 period.

Ahead of the visit by Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation ... was the first Asian leader who visited both Moscow and Kyiv in July 2022, hoping to push for a cease-fire.

Russia and Indonesia are strengthening defence ties as Russian security official Sergei Shoigu met Indonesia's defence minister in Jakarta. The visit