Promises of support against the backdrop of pressure from Russia became the main thesis of Leyen in Yerevan.

Why Russia Has Not Targeted Ukraine’s Presidential Office in Kyiv

Strikes on Bankova Street in Kyiv would benefit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, military blogger Boris Rozhin said trying to explain the absence of attacks on Ukraine's government buildings. Speaking to Sputnik radio, Rozhin said that Kyiv is attempting to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into escalating the conflict. He expressed confidence that Zelensky is dissatisfied with what he described as the gradual attrition of the Ukrainian army on the battlefield, arguing that such a process could eventually lead to a military defeat for Ukraine. Argument That Escalation Serves Kyiv's Interests How can he force Putin to escalate? By putting pressure on the population so that people demand more decisive action from the authorities. It is an excellent way to prolong the war further and eliminate even the slightest chances of any agreements,” the military blogger said.

US pivot needed to pave way for strategic stability dialogue — senior Russian diplomat

According to Sergey Ryabkov, Moscow recognizes the topicality of strategic stability

How the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska spawned the Kremlin’s myth of the ‘spirit of Anchorage’ — and why it collapsed

Putin’s meeting with Trump in August 2025 gave rise to a new term in the arsenal of Russian diplomacy and propaganda: the “spirit of Anchorage.” The claim was that during the Russian president’s visit to Alaska, Russia and the United States had reached certain agreements on peace in Ukraine — agreements that were directly shaping events on the front and in diplomacy. For a full year, Russian politicians and pro-Kremlin journalists insisted that following the “spirit of Anchorage” was the key to breaking the deadlock in peace talks. After Putin rejected Zelensky’s public peace proposal — and as a fuel crisis triggered by Ukrainian strikes intensified — it became definitively clear that the “spirit of Anchorage” had evaporated. Trump acknowledged as much, and within days so did Putin. Writing exclusively for Meduza, political scientist and researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs Sergejs Potapkins explains how the “spirit of Anchorage” came into being — and why it lasted as long as it did.

Macroeconomic Stability in Russia Ensured - Kremlin

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The macroeconomic stability in Russia is ensured, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Global South: Future Political and Economic Outlook

Russia’s former Foreign Minister, Yevgeny Primakov, advocated consistently for the emerging political governance and new economic architecture, ultimately replacing the ‘rules-based order’ that has been traditionally perpetuated by the Western and European countries, marginalizing the Global South. Today, that complex interplay in relations between the industrialized countries in the northern hemisphere is steadily experiencing significant [] The post Global South: Future Political and Economic Outlook appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.