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Top Indian arms makers held rare meetings in Russia on potential joint ventures, sources say

Western diplomats have said that a key obstacle to the transfer of military technology to India is its defense ties with Russia and the vast amount of Russian-origin arms used by the Indian military.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a presentation of a joint statement after their delegation level talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, December 5, 2025.
People hold a poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a rally in support of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, in front of the UN headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon March 20, 2022

Inside Bashar al-Assad's exile in Moscow, a year since ouster from Syria - analysis

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with US Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg as they meet, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 14, 2025.

Outgoing US Special Envoy Keith Kellogg says Ukraine-Russia peace deal is 'really close'

Russian President Vladimir Putin, presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev and foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov attend a meeting with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

Kremlin welcomes end to ‘direct threat’ label in US strategy, TASS reports


US, Ukraine report progress in peace talks after Witkoff meets officials in Miami

“Yesterday’s meeting between American and Ukrainian representatives in Miami was productive, and progress was made."- stated a White House official.

Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and US, President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in Hallandale Beach, Florida, US, November 30, 2025.

Tajikistan in talks with Russia about helping guard Afghan border, security sources say

Deadly attacks near the Afghan border have pushed Tajikistan to consider Russian troop support, with talks underway on a joint patrol mission backed by the CSTO.

Russian service members line up during military drills carried out by the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) at the Harb-Maidon training ground, located near the Tajik-Afghan border in the Khatlon region, Tajikistan October 23, 2021.

Russia threatens full ban on WhatsApp

In August, Russia began limiting some calls on WhatsApp, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of refusing to share information with law enforcement in fraud and terrorism cases.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia November 14, 2025

Russia rejects major concessions on Ukraine as leaked call shows Witkoff advising Moscow

Russia rejects major concessions on Ukraine despite a leaked call showing US envoy Steve Witkoff advising Moscow on how to pitch a peace plan to Trump.

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2025.

What are the regions Ukraine could lose under the US-backed plan? - explainer

Under the original US-backed plan, which has since been revised, Ukraine would lose Crimea and most of the Donbas region, including parts that have not officially been taken by Russia.

A Ukrainian serviceman of the National Police Special Purpose Battalion prepares to fire a howitzer towards Russian troops at a position in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 20, 2025.

Putin says authorities must galvanize Russian identity in Ukraine

Putin signed a decree ordering the consolidation of the Russian language and identity in annexed parts of Ukraine. The strategy aims to reach 95% of "Russian civic identity" by 2036.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference in Beijing, September 3, 2025.

Rubio says the Ukraine peace proposal was authored by US

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington authored the 28-point Ukraine peace proposal, as senators disputed the claim and US, Ukrainian, and European officials opened talks in Geneva.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sits next to Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during a G7 session on Ukraine and Defense Cooperation during the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting at the White Oaks Resort in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, November 12, 2025.

US draft peace plan would model Ukraine security on NATO's Article 5, Axios reports

The deal would be valid for 10 years and states that an attack by Russia across the armistice line would be considered an attack threatening transatlantic peace.

US President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 17, 2025.

Russia says it held talks with China on missile defense

Russia and China held talks in Moscow on missile defense and agreed to strengthen cooperation.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony before their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 8, 2025.

UK accuses Russian spy ship of directing lasers at British pilots, threatens military response

British defense minister John Healey said directing lasers at RAF pilots was "deeply dangerous" and Britain was poised to react depending on the Yantar's next move.

An image of the Russian spy ship Yantar which is operating off the northern coast of Scotland, taken November 19, 2025

Russian-Israeli released from Libyan jail after breaking into Tripoli synagogue

The man, who lives in Russia, entered through a border crossing between Tunisia and Libya. 

Interior of abandoned Dar Bishi synagogue in the Libyan capital Tripoli. Illustrative.