News

In Africa, Russia is swapping a ruthless paramilitary for a replica it can control. What’s Putin’s game plan?

Wagner, a feared Russian mercenary group, is being replaced on the continent by another Russian paramilitary, experts say – ...

Russian oil refineries, terminals burn as Ukraine hits Putin's war economy

Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and exporting infrastructure, striking the most important ...

Trump frustrated after thinking he made headway on Russia-Ukraine talks only to see Putin balk

President Donald Trump started the week declaring a diplomatic breakthrough in his bid to get Russia and Ukraine closer to ...
National Security Journal on MSN16h

‘Collapse is Inevitable’: The Case for Why Putin’s Russia Is Doomed

A fierce debate is raging among experts about the future of Russia. Strained by over three years of war in Ukraine, massive ...

Putin sees 'light at end of the tunnel' in Russia-US ties, cooperation in Arctic and Alaska

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that there was "light at the end of the tunnel" in Russia-U.S. relations and that the ...

Ukraine's leader says huge Russian attack shows Putin isn't "really going to engage" in peace effort

As Trump pushes for peace, Ukraine accuses Russia of a deadly drone and missile strike, "as if there were no efforts by the ...

Melania Trump’s very presidential signature on letter to Putin sparks conspiracy theories

First Lady Melania Trump’s signature on the letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin is at the center of wild social media ...

Putin sees 'light at the end of the tunnel' in Russia-US relations

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday there was "light at the end of the tunnel" in Russia-U.S. relations. The Russian ...

VP Vance reveals what Putin has conceded in Ukraine peace deal negotiations with Trump

They’ve recognized that they’re not going to be able to install a puppet regime in Kyiv, and importantly, they’ve ...