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It is tempting — but wrong — to view the two nations as a single security threat to Europe and NATO. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/27/world/china-and-russias-threat-to-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #russia #us #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #xijinping #defense

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile that his military said was capable of traveling for at least 14,000 kilometers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/world/politics/russia-nuclear-powered-missile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #nuclearweapons #missiles

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Putin says Russia tested new nuclear-powered cruise missile

Putin called the new weapon 'unique,” and said the missile’s class needed to be determined and infrastructure prepared so that it can be deployed.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

Oil prices rose around 5% to a two-week high after the U.S. imposed sanctions on major Russian suppliers over Moscow's war in Ukraine, prompting energy firms in China and India to consider cutting Russian imports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/24/us-russia-sanctions-oil-surge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #oil #vladimirputin #donaldtrump

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Oil surges 5% after U.S. sanctions Russian firms Rosneft and Lukoil

The U.S. said it was prepared to take further action as it called on Moscow to agree immediately to a ceasefire in Ukraine.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

The U.S. will announce a "substantial” new round of sanctions against Russia, signaling President Donald Trump is preparing to ratchet up pressure on Moscow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/world/politics/trump-russia-sanctions-putin-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin

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Trump will boost Russia sanctions after putting off Putin summit

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's remarks come a day after backing off plans for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy painted his meeting last week with U.S. President Donald Trump as a success that yielded progress on acquiring new air defense systems, a contrast from earlier reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/world/politics/zelenskyy-trump-patriot-systems/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

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Zelenskyy paints Trump meeting as a success, contrasting with earlier reports

The Ukrainian leader touted progress on acquiring new Patriot air defense systems from the U.S.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

U.S. President Donald Trump pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to give up swaths of territory to Russia during a tense meeting on Friday that left the Ukrainian delegation disappointed, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/world/politics/trump-zelenskyy-concessions-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump #volodymyrzelenskyy #vladimirputin

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Trump urged Zelenskyy to make concessions to Russia in tense meeting

Trump also mused about giving security guarantees to both Kyiv and Moscow, comments that the Ukrainian delegation found confusing, sources said.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

When Russian Vladimir Putin meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest, it will be uncomfortable sight for allies of Ukraine that have sought to isolate a leader they say is a war criminal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/18/world/putin-budapest-visit-awkward/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #eu #nato #hungary

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Putin's Budapest visit makes awkward spectacle for EU and NATO

The planned meeting is a symbolic blow to the EU and NATO, as they have sought to isolate the Russian leader as a war criminal.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold a second meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin "within two weeks or so” aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/17/world/politics/trump-putin-budapest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #russia #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump #vladimirputin

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Trump to meet Putin in Budapest to discuss war in Ukraine

Trump expressed optimism that the meeting, set to be in Budapest, could result in a ceasefire breakthrough even though an August meeting in Alaska failed to yield one.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Despite publicly dismissing exiled critics as irrelevant, Russian authorities are closely tracking their activities and will contest any Western move to confer official recognition on them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/world/politics/kremlin-putin-exiled-opponents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #mikhailkhodorkovsky #russia #vladimirputin

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For the Kremlin, Putin's exiled opponents are gone but not forgotten

Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said Russia's president is worried about the possible emergence of a coordinated opposition that could one day replace him.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Wednesday he wanted to "redefine" relations with Moscow as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted him in their first meeting since key Kremlin ally Bashar Assad was ousted. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/world/politics/syrian-russia-putin-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #ahmedalsharaa #russia #vladimirputin

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Syrian leader seeks reset in Russia relations in Putin meeting

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was expected to push for Moscow to extradite Bashar Assad, who fled there after being toppled.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

NATO and the EU sought ways to boost anti-drone defenses as Europe looks to counter the threat from Russia after a series of air incursions in Poland and Estonia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/world/politics/nato-eu-drone-defense-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #eu #drones #defense #markrutte #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #missiles

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NATO and EU scramble to boost drone defenses to counter Russia

High-profile incidents in Poland and Estonia have set off a flurry of activity from European officials to plug gaps in the continent's defenses.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Kyiv is calling on allies to tighten sanctions controls on Moscow amid a surge in foreign components found in Russian drones used to attack Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/world/politics/ukraine-russia-drones-components/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #drones #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

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Ukraine raises alarm over foreign components in Russian drones

Kyiv estimates that more than 500 drones and missiles launched by Russia in one of its major barrages on Oct. 5 contained more than 100,000 foreign components.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump said he’d consider give Ukraine Tomahawk missiles that would allow strikes deeper into Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/world/politics/trump-putin-us-tomahawks-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #missiles #us #donaldtrump

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

Two months after a smiling Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shook hands at a military base in Alaska, a top Russian diplomat has raised doubts that the "spirit of Alaska" is still alive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/11/world/politics/russia-spirit-of-alaska-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump #us #vladimirputin

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

Military and national security leaders across major Western countries and the world show dangerous overconfidence and cognitive biases, risking global conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/09/japan/leadership-hubris-could-start-a-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #russia #china #russiaukrainewar #defense #donaldtrump #vladimirputin

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

From railways and automobiles to diamonds and cement, some of Russia's biggest industrial companies are putting employees on furlough or cutting staff as the war economy slows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/economy/russia-companies-workers-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #russia #russiaukrainewar #globaleconomy #vladimirputin

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

Russian strikes in recent days have wiped out more than half of Ukraine’s domestic natural gas production, likely forcing the war-battered country to spend €1.9 billion on fuel imports to survive the looming winter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/world/russian-ukraine-strikes-gas-winter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

Despite mounting economic and demographic pressures, Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue to feed the war machine so long as he gains ground in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/08/world/putins-economic-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #vladimirputin #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #russianeconomy

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@cryptadamist@universeodon.com · 4 weeks ago

why do the window designers in #russia keep creating such dangerous products?

#defenestration #defenestrate #putin #vladimirputin #windows #window #ukraine #ukrainewar #oligarch #oligarchs #sadoligarch #pravda #VyacheslavLeontyev #Leontyev #moscow

Publisher of famous Soviet newspaper Pravda falls to his death from a seventh-floor window

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to voluntarily maintain limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons "sounds like a good idea." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/world/politics/trump-putin-nuclear-arms-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #us #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #russiaukrainewar #nuclearweapons #missiles #defense

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Trump says Putin's offer on nuclear arms control 'sounds like a good idea'

Any agreement on continuing to limit nuclear arms would stand in contrast to rising tensions between the United States and Russia.