Trump said he had agreed to meet Putin in Alaska to find out “whether or not a deal can be made” with the Russian leader. In an effort to bring Putin to the negotiating table in Alaska, Trump announced a 50-day deadline for new sanctions on Russia — a deadline that was soon shortened to 10 days .

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin hailed continued friendly relations between his country and Syria on Wednesday as he met Syrian transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Moscow - despite sheltering the deposed Bashar al-Assad in Russia. Putin said that Syria ...

Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa touched down Wednesday in Moscow, the same city in which the dictator he overthrew now lives in protected luxury. Sharaa was in Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin — the first bilateral meeting between the world ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has done a turnaround on sanctions against Russia, taking aim at Russia's two biggest oil companies and the billions of dollars they reap for Moscow's war against Ukraine.

Moldova isn't rich, even in wine-producing spots like this, and huge numbers have left the country to seek better lives and incomes overseas. That's created a diaspora so large, its vote has become decisive. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the surge in energy prices has strained the economy even further – to near zero growth.

With the ballot approaching in April, long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — trailing in most polls to his main political rival, Péter Magyar — hopes to use Thursday's show of force to reinvigorate his base that has had its confidence shaken by a series of political scandals and years of high prices and economic stagnation.