Moscow and Abu Dhabi discuss expanding food and fertilizer exports while advancing a proposed BRICS grain exchange, as global trade faces disruption from Middle East tensions.

Moscow says hosting French nuclear-capable aircraft would make European countries potential targets, escalating tensions over NATO’s expanding nuclear posture.

Russia says it will keep sending oil to Cuba after a recent 700,000-barrel delivery, as Havana struggles with severe fuel shortages. The U.S. has allowed the latest shipment on humanitarian grounds but says future deliveries will be reviewed case by case

The Kremlin says it is encouraged by Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar’s apparent willingness to engage in pragmatic talks with Russia and signals it will respond based on actions taken by the incoming government

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in Beijing for discussions with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi focusing on the wars in Ukraine and Iran as well as broader bilateral cooperation and coordination in multilateral forums including the UN, BRICS and the G20

A Russian fuel shipment is set to reach Cuba after the U.S. president signals a shift in policy, offering temporary relief amid the island’s worsening energy crisis.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses Washington of seeking to take over the damaged Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea as part of broader competition over global energy markets

Moscow begins deploying low-orbit satellites as it seeks to develop a global broadband network rivaling Elon Musk’s Starlink, marking a step from experimentation to operational service

Moscow reaffirms support for Tehran during escalating conflict, though questions remain over the extent of its assistance and strategic commitments

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