Russia

Orban recently met the leaders of Russia and China—and presidential frontrunner Donald Trump—as part of a self-styled ‘peace mission.’

His comments came on the 10th anniversary of the downing of MH17.

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will instead connect to the main continental European energy network in February 2025.

Moscow, meanwhile, demands guarantees that Ukraine will never join the Western NATO alliance.

NATO is reaching out to Asian countries, in what appears to be an expanding global alliance that recognizes the CCP as a threat to the free world.

Moscow responds to alliance’s latest assertion that Ukraine’s path to membership is irreversible.

The recent arrest of an Australian soldier and her husband on espionage charges has brought Australian Defence Force recruitment processes into question.

The Pentagon said it’s ‘incredibly important’ to keep lines of communication open, while the Kremlin said talks focused on lowering the risk of escalation.

Despite its longstanding membership in NATO, Turkey under Erdogan has kept good relations with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said nations ‘need to lift all the limitations’ on strikes into Russia in order to achieve victory.

Announcement coincides with NATO summit in Washington, during which alliance members doubled down on support for Ukraine’s war effort.

China’s supplies have allowed Russia to ‘build the missiles, to build the bombs, to build the aircraft,’ NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.

Penny Wong said the attacks on several Ukraine cities including a Kyiv children’s hospital, were ‘abhorrent.’

Incident occurs on the eve of Washington-hosted NATO summit expected to focus largely on Ukraine.

Moscow, Armenia’s nominal ally, has yet to comment on planned military exercises.

As Armenia seeks to extricate itself from Russia’s sphere of influence, Belarus joins the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, further cementing ties with Moscow.