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The meeting is part of a process going back six years that is designed to bring together Iran, Russia, and Turkey to discuss the future of Syria.

Waltz has criticized Chinese activity in the Asia-Pacific and has voiced the need for the United States to be ready for a potential conflict in the region.

Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, 43, had been in orbit from March 2, 2023, to September 4, 2023—almost 186 days—as part of the crew of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission and the expedition ISS-68/ISS-69.

A Kremlin spokesperson said that Putin has "no concrete plans yet" to speak with Trump.

Peace will be a reality, not a pipe dream, with violent extremism limited to a tiny minority on the fringe.

On Friday, the Kremlin said Putin was ready to discuss Ukraine with Trump but that did not mean that he was willing to alter Moscow's demands.

Russia's gold reserves exceed $200 billion for the 1st time. The share of gold in the country's international reserves is now at 32.9%.

Russian and/or North Korean threats of support for Iran could lay the groundwork for a multi-state nuclear conflict, one that could come to involve the United States and/or China.

“His words about his desire to restore relations with the Russian Federation and to help resolve the Ukrainian crisis, in my opinion, deserve attention,” Putin said referring to Trump.

Russia Boosts Daily Currency Purchases by 35.5% to Over $54M, Finance Minister Says "We're Seizing the Opportunity to Bolster Reserves"