Iran, China and Russia launch annual joint naval drills

Iran, China and Russia launch annual joint naval drills as Trump upends Western alliances
China set for joint naval exercise Security Belt-2025 with Russia and Iran
The drills in the Gulf of Oman will include simulated attacks and joint search and rescue operations, the Chinese defence ministry says China will hold joint naval exercises with Russia and Iran in the Indian Ocean this month,
Iran, Russia, China to hold joint military exercises

Russia, Sumy and Ukraine

Russia trying to gain foothold in Ukraine's Sumy region, border guard says
Russian Offensive Under Way Against Ukrainian Forces in Kursk Region
Ukrainian troops stormed into Russia's Kursk region last summer, taking chunks of territory in an unexpected lightning attack more than two years after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine.
Russia claims counter-offensive into Ukraine's Sumy region
Russia is advancing in Kursk, threatening Ukraine’s sole territorial bargaining counter
Russia Pushes Ukrainian Forces Back in Kursk After U.S. Halts Support
Russian Forces Advance Further in Kursk, War Bloggers Say
Russian forces advanced further in Kursk region on Monday as part of a major encirclement operation aimed at forcing thousands of Ukrainian soldiers to either flee or surrender in western Russia, pro-Russian war bloggers said.
Russia Trots Out Its Newest Weapons in Ukraine: Horses
The high-tech war in Ukraine has led to a low-tech twist. To combat drones, the Russian military is deploying a centuries-old battlefield mainstay.
Russia Is Losing the War of Attrition
Ukraine is not on the verge of collapse. That makes the Trump administration’s decisions particularly shortsighted and tragic.
China, Iran and Russia to hold 'Security Belt' military exercise in Indian Ocean
Iran, China and Russia will launch a joint military operation Monday called "Security Belt 2025," designed to promote security and trilateral cooperation in the Indian Ocean.
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Investors think the Russia-Ukraine war will end soon
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Ukraine set for crucial talks with US on ending war with Russia
Russia Ukraine war continues to ramp up
Trump threatens sanctions on Russia, demands peace after major hits in Ukraine
President Donald Trump, who has been pushing to end the Russia-Ukraine war, is now considering imposing sanctions or tariffs on Moscow following an attack on Kyiv's energy infrastructure.
Russia’s goals are unchanged, Zelensky says, as strikes kill 11 in eastern Ukraine
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s eastern city of Dobropillia killed 11 people overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, adding that “such strikes prove that Russia’s goals are unchanged.
Exclusive: US mulls how to ease Russia energy sanctions quickly if war ends, sources say
The U.S. government is studying ways it could ease sanctions on Russia's energy sector as part of a broad plan to enable Washington to deliver swift relief if Moscow agrees to end the Ukraine war, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Russia attacks Ukraine’s energy supplies as US cuts its access to satellite images
The bombardment took place hours after Zelenskyy said talks with the U.S. on ending the 3-year war will happen next week.