Saying “whatever he wants” is a privilege that comes with being the leader of a great power, Vladimir Putin said of U.S. President Donald Trump in an interview published on Monday, the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian propagandist Pavel Zarubin, who released the interview on Telegram, …

Eurasianist philosopher Alexander Dugin wants to change how political science is taught across the humanities in Russian higher education. Meduza has obtained access to a 240-page lecture series on political science, a 76-page teaching concept, and a shorter presentation for Russia’s Science Ministry — all prepared by Dugin’s team at …

The U.S. and Ukraine are closing in on minerals agreement worth hundreds of billions of dollars under which the U.S. would express its desire to keep Ukraine “free, sovereign and secure,” according to a draft obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The Trump administration sees the agreement as a way …