Eurasia

Russian forces attempting to advance through Ukraine remain largely stalled as Ukrainians continue a strong defense of their country, destroying enemy equipment and inflicting an unexpected number of casualties after three weeks of fighting, a senior U.S. defense official said Wednesday. Russia has lost about 10% of its forces used …

For the past weeks, Mykolaiv has been an immovable obstacle to Russia’s plans to cut off Ukraine from the sea. Thousands of volunteers organized themselves to make sure the city keeps functioning under heavy fire On Wednesday morning it was hard to find fresh bread in Mykolaiv, a city of …

As a result of the attack, not yet claimed by any group, five powerful explosions shook the military compound, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported in Arabic, citing local sources. A U.S.-occupied military base in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor has been targeted by a drone and missile …

Rescue workers searched for survivors Thursday in the ruins of a theater blown apart by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol, while scores of Ukrainians across the country were killed in ferocious urban attacks on a school, a hostel and other sites. Hundreds of civilians had been …

Any way you look at China’s relations with Russia, any way you dissect every nuance of Chinese policy – to the limited extent there is such a policy – makes clear that in Beijing, Vladimir Putin has transitioned from an asset to a liability. All it took was an unsuccessful …

As the war in Ukraine rages on, diplomats trying to salvage the languishing 2015 Iran nuclear deal have been forging ahead with negotiations despite distractions caused by the conflict. They now appear to be near the cusp of a deal that would bring the U.S. back into the accord and …

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian described the expansion of relations with neighbors, including Russia, as a main priority in the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy. In a meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, Amirabdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed the bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues of …

President Vladimir Putin says the sanctions imposed against Russia over its offensive in Ukraine are doomed to failure. The West has “one aim: the destruction of Russia” but its “economic blitzkrieg against Russia has failed,” Putin stated during a televised government meeting on Wednesday. The Russian president said keeping his …

The Estonian parliament Riikokogu is appealing for a no-fly zone over Ukraine and has encouraged the EU and NATO to enhance Ukrainian alliances with the West. The statements approved by 90 MPs in the 101-seat parliament underscore the solidarity felt towards Ukraine and anger towards Russia. In its session on …

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, has spoken of his pleasure at meeting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for key talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The two leaders reviewed efforts to strengthen ties and discussed the “humanitarian impact” …