Russia and Venezuela have entered into a strategic partnership intended to expand their cooperation in the areas of energy, mining, transport and security. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the agreement,

Faster sea passages, untapped resources and shifting alliances are transforming the region into the next major strategic battleground

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev was in the United States for meetings with Trump administration officials including special envoy Steve Witkoff,

Russia notified the United States in advance about the exercises of its strategic nuclear forces, including the deployment of the latest Burevestnik missile. This was announced on October 27 by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

Xi meeting and a string of international summits this fall will show that Putin did not just gamble the Russian economy with his war in Ukraine but also his country’s relevance.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia offered top quality energy at a good price and so its partners would decide for themselves whether or not to buy Russian energy after the United States slapped sanctions on Russia's top oil companies.

But for most of its 16-year history, the BRICS has not positioned itself in opposition to the United States and its allies. Several BRICS members have even been close U.S. partners. Washington has built a strong trade relationship with Brazil,

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was delighted to learn last week that Russia and the United States had chosen his country as the venue for another summit on ending the war in Ukraine.

As Moscow steps up its hybrid onslaught against the Baltic states, local Russian-speaking populations present a potential weak spot to exploit. Russian is the mother tongue of roughly one-quarter and one-third of the populations of Estonia and Latvia,