(2025-03-26). Raw Footage: In 1st Statement, Russia's Lavrov Drops Bomb On West Over Ukraine With 'Just Like…'. hindustantimes.com In a fiery response to the recent ceasefire plan proposed by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed the initiative as a "fantasy" during a press conference. Lavrov's comments came as tensions escalated over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Watch the video for details.
(2025-03-26). Negotiations on a Ukraine ceasefire enter third day in Saudi Arabia. newarab.com 
A series of separate meetings between Meanwhile, a Kremlin official said on Tuesday that the talks between US and Russian officials in Riyadh the previous day would likely lead to further contacts between Washin…
(2025-03-26). New Chinese missile tech leaves US defenseless in nuclear attack. thesiriusrepo 
Ken and Paul discuss recent Chinese military technology developments, which would render any current US nuclear attack obsolete. They further assess a recent development associated with Chinese air defense systems, which appear to be comparable to their Russian counterparts.
(2025-03-26). Russian athletes take leading position at Dubai International Aquatics Championships. tvbrics.com 
The three-day event attracted 155 athletes from different countries, including Russia and Mexico…
(2025-03-26). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,126. aljazeera.com These are the key developments on day 1,126 of Russia's war on Ukraine.
(2025-03-26). China has good reason to keep its peacekeepers out of Ukraine. scmp.com Beijing's strategic instinct is against military involvement even as its peacekeeping is bound to the UN framework and thus subject to Russia's veto.
(2025-03-26). No Ukraine deal emerges after U.S.-Russia talks. ecns.cn No deal was announced after Washington's talks with both Kyiv and Moscow in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday aimed at pausing the three-year-old conflict in Ukraine.
(2025-03-26). Even if the war ended tomorrow, Ukraine could end up broke by 2026. responsiblestatecraft.org 
There is no plan in place to fund the Ukrainian budget after 2025. Even if the war ends by the summer of 2025, it will take some time to reduce military expenditures, leaving European nations on the hook. It's not clear that European elites have fully understood the political costs, however much longer the war continues.With intensive, U.S.-brokered negotiations ongoing in Saudi Arabia involving separate Ukrainian and Russian delegations, hopes are rising that the Trump administration will finally be able to bring an end to the war. But even if the war ends tomorrow, it would be unwise to assume that Ukraine…
(2025-03-26). Further considerations on the significance of the U.S.-Russia-Ukraine agreement on a maritime cease-fire. gilbertdoctorow.com Last night I hastened to provide a summary of the main points in the just concluded tripartite agreement reached in Riyadh over a maritime cease-fire in the Black Sea. Now, on the morning after, there are further considerations to add including my response to the extensive coverage of the deal last night in the online …
(2025-03-26). 'The left should support a just peace for Ukraine, not a Trump-Putin deal to appease the aggressor': An interview with Ukrainian socialist Denys Pilash. cadtm.org
(2025-03-26). U.S. Tightens Export Controls on Inspur and Other Chinese Companies. devdiscourse.com In a significant move, the United States has expanded its export restriction list to include six subsidiaries of Inspur Group, a prominent Chinese cloud computing and big data service provider, along with dozens of other Chinese entities. The U.S. Commerce Department announced these entities were added for contributing to the development of military-grade supercomputers, a development closely monitored for national security implications.
(2025-03-26). Susan Watkins: Baselines. newleftreview.org Trump's second term has begun with a whirlwind of iconoclastic pronouncements and an opening to Moscow that has sent European rulers into ideological crisis. An American-policy aide-mémoire offers baseline metrics for the ruptures—and continuities—ahead.
(2025-03-25). Ukraine and Russia agree to Black Sea ceasefire, US seeks easing of sanctions. scmp.com US says both sides agree to maritime, energy ceasefires; Kremlin says deal requires lifting of some sanctions.
(2025-03-25). US holds separate talks with Russians after meeting Ukrainians about potential ceasefire. scmp.com Talks in Saudi Arabia were expected to address a potential pause in Black Sea attacks to ensure safety of commercial shipping.
(2025-03-25). Get a Passport or Leave: Russia's Ultimatum to Ukrainians. hrw.org Click to expand Image | People cross a street with a billboard reading "How to get a passport of a citizen of Russia" in the occupied territory of Luhansk, September 22, 2022. | © 2022 AP Photo…
(2025-03-25). Canada says faces election interference threats from China and India. geo.tv 
A view shows a Canadian Security Intelligence Service Headquarters and Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre sign in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 26, 2025. — ReutersHostile actors increasingly using AI to meddle in polls: senior official.Russia can also conduct foreign…
(2025-03-25). Russia's Asian Pivot – a New Angle for Foreign Diplomacy. infobrics.org Malaysia needs to look beyond the differences and uncertainties which characterise international conflict instead of seeing them as a negative aspect, and seize opportunities to establish global balance in this multipolar world, Abdul Haziq Kongid writes…
(2025-03-25). Soldiers deserting army in Czech Republic fearing escalation with Russia. infobrics.org Ordinary Europeans do not want to go to war with Russia.
(2025-03-25). Analyzing The Reported Complications In Australia's Abrams Tank Transfer To Ukraine. thealtworld.com This suggests that there might be much more going on behind the scenes than the public is privy to, particularly regarding some of the compromises that the US is discussing with Russia. | The publicly financed Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
(2025-03-25). Is Peace Breaking Out in Ukraine? (w/ Ray McGovern). scheerpost.com By Robert Scheer and Ray McGovern / Original to ScheerPost In this week's conversation between the two old guys from the Bronx, Robert Scheer and Ray McGovern, the pair discuss the prospect of the Ukraine war ending and peace in the region with Russia. Credits Host: Robert Scheer Executive Producer: Joshua Scheer Video Producer: Max Jones…
(2025-03-25). Trump silences Voice of America — end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill? asiapacificreport.nz 
ANALYSIS: By Valerie A. Cooper, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Of all the contradictions and ironies of Donald Trump's second presidency so far, perhaps the most surprising has been his shutting down the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for being "radical propaganda". Critics have long accused the agency — and its…
(2025-03-25). àÅsia Central continua a ser uma das áreas mais sensíveis no ambiente estratégico da Rússia. globalresearch.ca A àÅsia Central continua sendo uma regià£o-chave para a estabilidade russa. Como todo o espaàßo pós-soviético, os países da àÅsia Central apresentam à Federaàßà£o Russa uma série de desafios e oportunidades, e é vital para Moscou desenvolver uma estratégia de …
(2025-03-25). European left should stop embarrassing itself over Russia. responsiblestatecraft.org 
(2025-03-25). Talk World Radio: A Russian and An American Talk Peace. worldbeyondwar.org 
This week on Talk Word Radio we are speaking with Dmitry Babich in Russia about U.S.-Russian relations. Dmitry Babich is a journalist who has focused on Russian politics. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-03-25). Trump criticises his Colorado portrait but praises one sent by Putin. geo.tv 
Trump's portrait in Colorado. — X@trump_repost/FileUS President Donald Trump has received a new portrait from Russian President Vladimir Putin, just as he publicly ridiculed an existing painting of himself displayed in Colorado's State Capitol, BBC reported. While…
(2025-03-25). Russia says it will sign Black Sea deal if US gives 'order' to Zelenskiy. geo.tv 
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. — Reuters/File"We will need clear guarantees," says Russian FM Lavrov. Russia frequently accuses Ukraine of "terrorist" actions. Washington understands that only it can stop terrorist…
(2025-03-25). Russia, Ukraine agree to truce at sea and ban on energy attacks. geo.tv 
Ukrainian and Russian flags are seen on a table before the talks between officials of the two countries in the Brest region, Belarus March 3, 2022. — ReutersThe United States reached separate agreements on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea…
(2025-03-25). Ukraine and Russia agree to Black Sea ceasefire and ban on energy attacks. scmp.com If implemented, the deal would represent the clearest progress yet towards a wider ceasefire and peace talks to end the conflict.