Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, says two foreign laboratories carried out tests on biological samples obtained from her husband that showed he was poisoned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/world/navalny-poison-tests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #alexeinavalny #russia #vladimirputin

New sanctions and frozen Russian assets are potential game changers — but only if Kyiv’s allies make use of them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/17/putin-overplays-ukraine-hand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #europe #donaldtrump #eu #nato #vladimirputin #russianeconomy

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has approved weapons aid packages for Ukraine, funded by NATO countries, as arms shipments resume. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/world/politics/trump-ukraine-arms-aid-allies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump #republicans #eu

Russia and Belarus are rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as part of joint war games, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/world/moscow-nuclear-weapons-belarus-lukashenko/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #belarus #alexanderlukashenko #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin

A swarm of nearly 20 drones across Polish borders this week triggered deep anxiety among NATO members, especially as U.S. President Donald Trump has not publicly held Moscow accountable for it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/world/politics/trump-drone-poland-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #europe #eu #drones #poland #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin

Russia says forced labor, introduced in 2011, is a humane form of punishment that reduces re-offending and lets criminals to contribute to the economy and society. Convicts say its a return to the days of the gulag. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/world/crime-legal/arctic-russia-convict-labor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #prisons #arctic #forcedlabor

U.S.-funded research has identified more than 210 sites where Ukrainian children have been taken for military training, drone manufacturing and other forced re-education by Russia, as part of a large-scale program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/world/russia-reeducation-ukraine-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin#volodymyrzelenskyy #children

Russian companies seeking to outfox Western sanctions are turning to old-fashioned barter, swap wheat for Chinese cars and flax seeds for building materials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/world/politics/china-russia-barter-sanctions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #china #wheat #carmakers #trade #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #us

Denis Shtengelov built his company into a global confectionery empire with billions. Now the Russian tycoon worth is being targeted for expropriation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/world/politics/russia-billionaire-empire-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin#volodymyrzelenskyy

Thousands of Poles are signing up for voluntary military training as the Polish Army seeks to fill its ranks with professional and voluntary personnel out of concern for Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/world/politics/russia-poland-military-training/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #poland #europe #eu #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #defense

Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged Trump’s claims of global respect and exposed growing doubts among allies about U.S. policy and his approach to international crises. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/world/politics/qatar-poland-us-friend-foe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #qatar #poland #middleeast #israel #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump

Donald Trump said he’s prepared to join the EU on new tariffs for India and China as he looks to push Vladimir Putin into ceasefire talks with Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/10/markets/trump-tariffs-china-india-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #china #india #russia #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #eu #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin

Data from the Russian prison service and Ukraine's intelligence services suggest that Russia has recruited 120,000-180,000 convicts to fight in Ukraine since 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/world/society/russia-criminals-ukraine-war-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #vladimirputin

While world leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to attend a virtual BRICS summit on U.S. trade policy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will skip the meeting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/world/politics/xi-putin-brics-modi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #xijinping #vladimirputin #brics #narendramodi #china #russia #india

Russia launched its largest air attack of its war on Ukraine overnight, setting the main government building on fire in central Kyiv and killing at least four people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/world/russia-ukraine-biggest-air-attack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin#volodymyrzelenskyy

If he would dare to do so, it would be his armagedon! And I'm shure he knows this. So, don't worry for the noise ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine would be seen as legitimate targets of attack. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/world/politics/putin-foreign-troops-ukraine-targets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine#volodymyrzelenskyy #vladimirputin

U.S. President Donald Trump said India and Russia seem to have been "lost" to China after their leaders met with China's Xi Jinping, expressing his annoyance at New Delhi and Moscow as Beijing pushes a new world order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/asia-pacific/politics/trump-india-russia-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #donaldtrump #us #india #china #russia #narendramodi #xijinping #vladimirputin

China’s diplomatic moves echo Japan’s 1943 Greater East Asia Conference, as Xi Jinping showcases military power, courts authoritarian allies and promotes a global governance agenda while challenging Western influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/04/world/time-to-divide-the-dictators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #wwii

China’s massive Beijing parade showcased military power, historical revisionism and calls for a new world order, signaling Xi Jinping’s ambition to elevate China’s global leadership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/09/05/china-looks-the-past-to-signal-its-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #wwii