China and Russia are at the center of an axis of authoritarianism which, together with Iran, accounts for two-thirds of all global authoritarian cooperation incidents in 2024–2026.

Russia’s president calls for a ceasefire and diplomatic resolution in the Middle East during a phone call with Iran’s president, expressing condolences over civilian casualties and the killing of Iran’s supreme leader

A Washington Post report citing officials says Moscow has shared targeting data with Tehran on U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East, as the Iran conflict escalates and Washington warns of further military casualties

Moscow accuses Washington of fabricating threats to justify attacks and denounces calls for Iranians to overthrow their leadership as “inhumane and cynical.”

Putin also conveyed his condolences to Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, signaling solidarity at a moment of acute tension between Tehran and the West.

U.S.-mediated negotiations concluded after two days with limited progress, as Kyiv accuses Moscow of delaying a peace deal and pressing Ukraine on territorial concessions

Moscow pledges to maintain missile and warhead restrictions under the New START treaty, stressing compliance is conditional on Washington, amid concerns of a potential three-way arms race with China

When representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church recently visited the White House, the meeting was not a routine courtesy call by religious leaders

Europe is concerned. Which should come as no surprise. And it’s not hiding it. In an international environment as volatile, unpredictable and unstable as ours is right now, it’s not as if the continent can just kick back and smell the roses.

The U.S. president dismissed Russia’s proposal for a one-year extension of nuclear warhead caps after New START expired, calling instead for a broader, modern treaty that would include China

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticizes Athens for breaking decades of cooperation and supplying arms to Ukraine, claiming Greece’s alignment with EU pressure undermines Russian-Greek ties

With the U.S.-Russia New START treaty expiring on February 5, the two nuclear powers face a world without limits on long-range warheads, prompting fears of an unregulated arms race while both sides weigh next steps

Russia’s Security Council deputy chief says the end of New START would leave the world’s largest nuclear powers without limits for the first time since the 1970s, urging global concern over potential risks

With the New START treaty set to expire February 5, Trump has yet to respond to Putin’s offer, raising fears of unrestrained nuclear buildup amid China’s growing arsenal

Russia says it agrees with Donald Trump that Ukraine’s leader is delaying a peace deal, while also pressing Washington to respond to a proposal to extend the New START nuclear treaty, which is set to expire within weeks

Greece has advised its shipping companies to review security measures after drones struck two Greek-operated oil tankers in the Black Sea, including one chartered by Chevron. Officials urge crews to increase vigilance as war insurance costs rise

'fake news, insults and fabricated information of all kinds from propagandists do not discourage the Ecumenical Patriarchate from continuing its ministry and ecumenical mission'

Russian state firm Roszarubezhneft says its Venezuelan assets belong to the Russian state and will continue operations, countering U.S. assertions of control following Donald Trump’s remarks about Venezuela’s oil reserves