Russia Politics
Trump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy - The New York Times
February 18, 2025: Donald Trump presidency news - CNN
Pathways to Peace: The U.S. Moves Towards Reconciliation with Russia - Houston Public Media
Another US-Russia meeting in the pipeline, Russian official says - TVP World
Moscow’s media gloats over US-Russia talks - POLITICO Europe
High-stakes meeting between US, Russia marks seismic shift: ANALYSIS - ABC News
Who is the American playing a key role in the U.S.-Russia talks about Ukraine? - NPR
Vladimir Putin prepares for return of western companies to Russia - Financial Times
Russia News
Invisible Losses: Tens of thousands fighting for Russia are dying unnoticed on the frontline in Ukraine - BBC.com
How a U.S. President Pivoted Toward Russia - The Wall Street Journal
Austria, a Longtime Buyer of Russian Gas, Tries to Break the Habit - The New York Times
Investigation names over 95,000 Russians killed in Ukraine. - Kyiv Independent
In reversal, Trump says Russia attacked Ukraine - NBC News
U.S. pressures Kyiv to replace U.N. resolution condemning Russia - The Washington Post
White House press secretary suggests Russia-Ukraine conflict could end ‘this week’ - The Hill
Trump-Putin summit preparations are underway, Russia says - The Associated Press
Russia is ‘recycling’ wounded troops, sending some to the frontline on crutches - CNN
Russia - Government News
Georgia’s pro-Kremlin authorities intensify crackdown on opposition - Atlantic Council
Donald Trump's government, plans, and priorities; Elon Musk and DOGE; Russia and Ukraine: February 16-18, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll - YouGov US
Institute for the Study of War - Institute for the Study of War
Russian government to discuss gasoline exports ban next week, sources say - Reuters.com
Meeting with Government members - President of Russia
Government expenditure relative to GDP in Russia 2019-2029 - Statista
Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, source says - BBC.com
Dmitry Patrushev: Agricultural trade between Russia and UAE increased by 30 percent last year - Правительство России
Russia Finance News
Exclusive: Russia could concede $300 billion in frozen assets as part of Ukraine war settlement, sources say - Reuters
Vladimir Putin prepares for return of western companies to Russia - Financial Times
Tusk calls for EU to confiscate Russian assets to finance Ukraine - Euronews
UKRAINERUSSIAWAR. Russia: Businesses also finance the military at the front: Transneft formed and financed the BARS-20 detachment - agc communication news
Belgium Blocked $270B Due To Russian Sanctions. Much of It Belongs to Unsanctioned Investors. - OCCRP
Russia reset: On the U.S., Russia, their first major diplomatic interaction - The Hindu
Will Western companies return to Russia as Trump warms up to Putin? - Reuters.com
What’s really behind Donald Trump’s abrupt pivot to Russia? - Financial Times
US objects to phrase ‘Russian aggression’ in G7 statement on Ukraine - Financial Times
Russia Defense News
Trump proposes nuclear deal with Russia and China to halve defense budgets - The Guardian US
Trump Floats Deal With Russia, China to Cut Defense Spending - Bloomberg
Russian arms makers make big showing at Arab defense fair - Defense News
Russian defense spending overtakes Europe, study finds - POLITICO Europe
Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says - The Washington Post
Inside Russia’s plan to build autonomous drone swarms - Breaking Defense
Sanctioned Russian Firms Sold $2B Air Defense System to Saudi Arabia, Leaked Documents Show - OCCRP
Russia overtakes all of Europe on defense spending in key metric: IISS military balance - Breaking Defense
Defending Europe without the US: first estimates of what is needed - Bruegel