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