A war of attrition: Why a VEB economist’s warning has become a signal for the Kremlin

Sergey Lavrov’s comments shattered hopes for an early ceasefire, but politics alone cannot explain the scale of the decline. High interest rates, economic stagnation and the market’s dependence on retail investors have made Russian equities...

Russia could retaliate against vessels belonging to states involved in detaining Russian merchant ships and confiscating their cargoes, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, warning of a further escalation in Moscow’s confrontation with Europe. In an...

A visit to Turkmenistan by Swiss Foreign Minister and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Chairperson-in-Office Ignazio Cassis underscored Central Asia’s growing importance to European transport, energy and economic policy. Cassis...

The Russian deputy foreign minister’s extensive interview amounted to a policy warning to Ukraine and the former Soviet republics: Moscow still regards their sovereignty as limited by Russian interests. In an extensive interview with the state news...