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Putin, Xi and Trump May Meet at APEC as Kremlin Says Preparations Begin

The Kremlin says preparations have begun for possible Putin-Xi-Trump talks at APEC in Shenzhen on November 18–19. A separate Putin-Trump bilateral has not been arranged, and the trilateral agenda remains unclear.

October 25, 2026

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Russia Offers Farm Tech to Africa Ahead of Moscow Summit

Russia's ambassador to Burkina Faso says Moscow is ready to share agronomy, fertilizer and irrigation expertise with African partners ahead of the third Russia-Africa summit.

October 25, 2026

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Russia Says US Has Not Confirmed Its G20 Delegation as Rubio Expects Russian Attendance

Russia says Washington has not confirmed the names on its delegation list for the Atlanta G20 foreign ministers' meeting. Rubio says Russian officials will attend, though reports differ on whether Lavrov will

October 21, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Gulf States Ask Russia to Press Iran as Lavrov Offers a Security Plan

Bahrain's foreign minister told a Russia-GCC meeting in Manama that the Gulf expects Moscow to press Iran to comply with Resolution 2817, which Russia abstained on in March. Lavrov used the meeting

October 18, 2026

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Russia Says Ukraine Hit Ships 214 Times This Year; Kyiv Claims 285 Vessels

Russia's delegate to the OSCE says 214 of 228 attacks on Azov and Black Sea shipping since the start of its military operation came this year, with 28 crew dead. Ukraine has

October 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Putin Will Meet Xi at APEC, Lavrov Says, and Trump Remains a Maybe

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed in Baku that Putin will travel to Shenzhen for APEC and talks with Xi Jinping. A possible Putin-Trump meeting stays conditional, and in the accounts reviewed only

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Russia Holds Japanese Reporter Yuki Imai on Spy Charge Carrying 20 Years

The FSB says Hokkaido Shimbun correspondent Yuki Imai gathered data on mobilized Kuril residents for Japanese intelligence, and a Moscow court has ordered him held until December 12. Tokyo says it had

October 14, 2026

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EU Blacklists 826 Russian Firms as Washington Eases Diesel Curbs

European firms and banks were barred Monday from dealing with 826 Russian companies and 743 executives, the EU's largest sanctions listing yet. It lands days after Washington eased Russian diesel curbs, leaving

October 12, 2026

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Germany Closes Last Consulate in Russia as Lavrov Invokes World War II

Germany's consulate general in St. Petersburg closes September 18 as Russia and Berlin trade diplomatic expulsions over the Leipzig airport drone incident. Sergei Lavrov has warned the rupture marks 'the beginning of

September 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Hungary foreign minister Anita Orbán announces expulsion of ten Russian diplomats, Budapest, September 2026

Hungary Expels Ten Russian Diplomats, Ending Eight Years of Silence Under Orbán’s Successor

Hungary declared ten Russian diplomatic staff persona non grata on September 8, 2026 — the first such expulsion since 2018 — as Foreign Minister Anita Orbán cited Vienna Convention violations. The move

September 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Putin, Xi and Trump May Meet at APEC as Kremlin Says Preparations Begin

Russia Offers Farm Tech to Africa Ahead of Moscow Summit

Russia Says US Has Not Confirmed Its G20 Delegation as Rubio Expects Russian Attendance

Gulf States Ask Russia to Press Iran as Lavrov Offers a Security Plan

Russia Says Ukraine Hit Ships 214 Times This Year; Kyiv Claims 285 Vessels

Putin Will Meet Xi at APEC, Lavrov Says, and Trump Remains a Maybe

Russia Holds Japanese Reporter Yuki Imai on Spy Charge Carrying 20 Years

EU Blacklists 826 Russian Firms as Washington Eases Diesel Curbs

Germany Closes Last Consulate in Russia as Lavrov Invokes World War II

Hungary Expels Ten Russian Diplomats, Ending Eight Years of Silence Under Orbán’s Successor

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