Regional talks. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Kyrgyzstan for a three-day visit. He met on Wednesday with President Sadyr Japarov to discuss bilateral relations, ahead of a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Bishkek on Thursday. Earlier this week, Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov stressed Russia’s role in Kyrgyz society, saying […]
Progress toward peace? Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators met in Geneva and discussed changes to Washington’s 28-point plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. According to...
Washington's vision. Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko revealed on his Telegram channel what he says is the U.S.-drafted 28-point plan to end the war with...
Israel in Syria. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops deployed to the buffer zone in Syria. Accompanied by the Israeli foreign minister,...
Russia and North Korea. A delegation of Russian defense officials, led by the deputy defense minister, held talks on Thursday with North Korea’s defense...
Building connections. A train carrying Russian wheat is on its way to Armenia via Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s lifting of restrictions on...
Further withdrawal? The Trump administration has reportedly quietly signaled to European allies that it plans to reduce U.S. forces in Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia...
Escalation. The Trump administration has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, The New York Times reported. President Donald Trump confirmed on...
EU strategy. The European Commission will soon present a plan to revamp its defense procurement strategy, Bloomberg reported. An internal document, seen by the...
