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China and Russia are planning to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon to power the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), a project it is developing with Russia starting with the Chang’e-8 mission. The plan was revealed by Pei Zhaoyu, chief engineer of the Chang’e-8 mission in April 2025. The Chang’e-8 mission, set to […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has met Denis Sassou Nguesso, the President of the Republic of the Congo, along with a significant Russian delegation that also included Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has met with the Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Moscow as part of the Victory Day celebrations. Bilateral discussions were also held at the Kremlin. Both countries are founding members of the BRICS group, with Brazil holding the Chairmanship during 2025. This is what they had to […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt at the Kremlin on Friday, and described the country as one of Moscow’s “key partners in Africa.” An Egyptian delegation traveled to Moscow to take part in the Victory Day parade on Red Square, and also held bilateral meetings. Putin described the […]
Russia and China have signed nearly three dozen agreements following negotiations between presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Moscow. The two leaders talked for more than seven hours, with agreed documents ranging from joint statements on strengthening their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between the two nations, to declarations in support of the global […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping have agreed to speed up the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline project, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak. The announcement was made on Thursday (May 8) following high-level talks in Moscow during Xi’s official visit to Russia to attend the May 9 Victory […]
Russia and Vietnam are commemorating their 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties this year, in what has been a fascinating diplomatic relationship over the decades. To mark the occasion, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, wrote a specific article for the event. This is what he had to say: “Russian-Vietnamese ties have a long history and […]
The European Union has unveiled plans to reduce all oil, gas and nuclear supplies from Russia to zero by 2017 and has been requesting details of all EU government and corporate gas supply contracts with Russia to evaluate the size of the task. Victor Orban, the Hungarian Prime Minister has described the moves as ‘economic […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro have signed a strategic partnership agreement to expand cooperation across key sectors, the Kremlin has announced. The deal was sealed on Wednesday (May 7) in Moscow after talks between the two leaders. Maduro had arrived in the Russian capital to attend the May 9 Victory […]
Kazakhstan has significantly increased the volume of grain and coal transported via rail through Russia, particularly along the eastern route of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). According to Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the country’s national railway operator, container traffic along this corridor rose by 63% in the first quarter of 2025, surpassing 1,000 twenty-foot […]
Russia and Cuba commemorate their 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties on May 8th, in what has been a fascinating diplomatic relationship over the decades. To mark the occasion, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, wrote a specific article for the event. This is what he had to say: “On May 8, the Russian Federation and […]
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has held telephone discussions with the Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, who thanked Russia side for providing prompt emergency assistance following the recent serious explosion at Iran’s Shahid Rajaee Port. The leaders had a thorough discussion of issues pertaining to further development of Russian-Iranian cooperation based on the bilateral Treaty on […]
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