(2025-10-19). The West Wants Belarus To Replace Supposed Russian Vassalage With Actual Polish Vassalage. thealtworld.com The West already turned Ukraine, Armenia, and Moldova into anti-Russian states while stirring trouble in its ties with Azerbaijan and eagerly eyeing Central Asian leader Kazakhstan so the loss of Belarus would practically complete Russia's strategic encirclement. |
(2025-10-18). Sharaa requested Assad's extradition in Putin meeting: ministry. newarab.com 
In an interview with Syrian state television on Saturday, Ashhad Salibi, the Deputy Director of the Russia and Eastern Europe Department at the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Mosc…
(2025-10-18). Russia plans 112km undersea passage to connect with United States. tribune.com.pk 
A senior Kremlin official has proposed an ambitious plan to construct a massive undersea passage, dubbed the "Putin Trump Tunnel," to connect Russia and the United States beneath the Bering Strait. | The idea was presented by Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund and investment envoy to President Vladimir Putin. The project envisions a 112-kilometer rail and cargo tunnel linking Russia's Chukotka region with Alaska, creating a direct physical connection between the two continents. | According to Dmitriev, new tunneling technologies, including those developed by The Boring Company, could signi…
(2025-10-18). Trump expresses interest in US-Russia undersea tunnel project. scmp.com US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in an undersea tunnel connecting the American state of Alaska with Russia — a project floated earlier by a senior Russian official to billionaire Elon Musk. | "A tunnel from Russia to Alaska. That's … interesting," Trump said on Friday, when asked about the idea by White House reporters during his meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
(2025-10-18). Trump Halts Ukraine Aid in Zelenskiy Talks, Signaling Major Policy Shift. moderndiplomacy.eu Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the White House seeking advanced weapons to aid Ukraine in its war against Russia. However, U. S. President Donald Trump seemed more focused on forging a peace agreement than on supplying Ukraine with new military assets. Trump did not entirely dismiss the idea of providing long-range Tomahawk missiles, which Zelenskiy …
(2025-10-18). Are "no rules" the new rule in contemporary arms control debate? moderndiplomacy.eu The prevailing discourse on arms control and disarmament divides scholars into two categories: optimists who consider existing regimes and treaties as an effective tool to reduce the risk of war, and pessimists who have less faith in the effectiveness of such tools in limiting conflict. The collapse of the New START, with the Russian suspension …
(2025-10-18). How Syria Is Repeating the Mistakes of the Arab Separatists Who Destroyed the Caliphate. muslimskeptic.com Last week, Syrian president Ahmad Sharaa/Jolani flew to Moscow to meet with Putin to open diplomatic relations with Russia. Critics of Jolani, including myself, pointed out the double standards of Syria allying with Russia but turning its back on fellow Muslim country Iran. The usual argument used to justify Syria breaking all ties with Iran …