Iran, Putin’s mafia state: How despotic leaders are buying power across the globe
Today’s autocracies run by “sophisticated networks relying on kleptocratic financial structures, a complex of security ...
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Russian rebel leader issues chilling warning about 'bloody revolution' in Putin prediction
Roman Popkov, 45, is a former leader of the radical National Bolshevik Party and was a prominent anti-Putin activist in ...
Hungary's nationalist leader warns of EU's demise and backs Trump in anti-Western speech
Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says the European Union is sliding toward oblivion in a rambling ...
Joe Biden's exit could be a tricky subject for authoritarian leaders in Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia, analysts say
Analysts suggest Joe Biden's withdrawal could be seen as a sign of US decline by Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Mohammed bin ...
Russia is using Chechen 'TikTok soldiers' on the front lines and to train its troops, highlighting the 'desperation' in its military: UK intel
Pro-Russian Chechens are back on Ukraine's front lines ... The Wagner Group has been effectively disbanded over the last year ...
Russia Threat Reaches ‘Across Europe,’ U.K. Leader Tells Summit
More than 40 European leaders, including President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, are meeting at Blenheim Palace on Thursday.
Leaders of Russian hacker group sanctioned by US
On Friday 19 July, the US Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on the leaders of the hacking group Cyber Army of Russia ...
Japan protests against Russia’s entry ban on 13 mostly business leaders over sanctions
Japan’s government says it has protested against Russia’s announcement that it is permanently banning 13 Japanese citizens, ...
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Russian Leader Putin Meets Syrian President Assad In Moscow: TV
Vladimir Putin met Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Moscow to discuss what the Russian leader described as an "escalation" in the Middle East, images on television showed Thursday. The meeting late ...
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Hungary's Orban says Russia stands to gain as 'irrational' West loses power
BUDAPEST - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday Russia's leadership was "hyper rational" and that Ukraine ...
Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary's Orbán after his outreach to Russia, China
The European Commission says that the commission president and other top EU officials will boycott informal meetings hosted ...
World Leaders Condemn Russia’s Sentencing of Wrongfully Convicted Evan Gershkovich
Press-freedom advocates joined President Biden and other Western leaders in describing the outcome as politically motivated.