In 2021, China accounted for 14.6% of Russian exports whereas India accounted for just 1.56%. The two countries have swept up the export market share previously taken by European countries.

The Russian ruble has lost over half of its value since Putin first invaded Crimea in 2014, and over $600bn of the Kremlin’s foreign currency reserves have been frozen in Western banks.

Many people in the Baltic states speak Russian as their mother tongue – particularly in Latvia (38%) and Estonia (28%). In the Estonian capital, Tallinn, virtually every second child grows up ...

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In remarks from his Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump also said he believes he has “a “good chance” to end the war. The talks between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey ...

The talks between Russian and U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia have wrapped up, a senior Kremlin official told Russian state TV on Tuesday (February 18, 2025). President Vladimir Putin’s foreign ...

U.S. and Russian officials did not elaborate on details of any talks about potential cooperation. But Europe holds about $300 billion in Russian assets frozen in the wake of the full-scale ...

Tuesday’s meeting in Saudi Arabia, at which no Ukrainian representatives were present, marked the first formal meeting between US and Russian officials since the Kremlin’s invasion of its ...

US and Russian officials, who met for high-stakes talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, agreed to "normalise" relations between the two countries and begin discussions on the war in Ukraine ...

A Deeper Look at the Talks Between US and Russian Officials as Trump Suggests Ukraine Is to Blame RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Top U.S. and Russian officials had their most extensive high-level ...

A key finding is that tactical drones are inflicting roughly two-thirds of Russian losses. In other words, they are twice as effective as every other weapon in the Ukrainian arsenal put together.