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Dmitry Peskov

Dmitry Peskov
The latest news and top stories on Dmitry Peskov, a seasoned Russian diplomat and the long-serving Press Secretary for President Vladimir Putin, a role he has held since 2012. He graduated from Moscow State University with a specialisation in History and Eastern studies, beginning his career in the Soviet Foreign Ministry and serving in diplomatic posts in Turkey. Peskov joined the Russian presidential press service in 2000, steadily rising to become a key figure in Kremlin communications.
Technicians work at the anti-plague institute in Siberia’s Irkutsk region in a 2019 photo. Photo: Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East via AP
Russia

Russia plays down plague reports after lab worker death

Dozens quarantined as technician at anti-plague institute dies from what officials say was unexplained pneumonia.

Nato

Russia sends nuclear warning to Nato over its Kaliningrad enclave

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Russia

Estonia blames Russia for arson attack on company supplying vehicles to Ukraine

Japan

Russia targets ‘unfriendly nations’ as asset seizures spook Japanese firms

The takeover of Swiss and French brands raises the spectre of retaliation against some 230 Japanese businesses still in Russia.

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Customers shop at an Auchan supermarket in Moscow earlier this year. French retailer Auchan was among the Western brands whose assets were seized by the Kremlin last week. Photo: AFP
Honour guards hold the national flags of Japan and Russia before a welcome ceremony for Sergei Shoigu in 2019, the last time a Russian defence minister visited Tokyo. Photo: AFP
India

‘Growing stronger’: India and Russia push to expand defence ties

Analysts say offers of Su-57 stealth jet tech and BrahMos upgrades signal an exit from simple buyer-seller deals.

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Japan

Japan’s protest over Russian soldier statue aggravates ‘summer of tension’

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is under pressure from conservatives to take firm action, including helping Ukraine in its war against Russia.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine prepares for talks with Trump envoys as Kyiv reels from strikes

Zelensky pursues diplomatic opening as Myla warehouse death toll reaches 38 and Russia threatens energy grid.

A burnt-out car and destroyed buildings following a Russian strike on a warehouse in the village of Myla, west of Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

‘Playing with fire’: Russia slams UK, France over Ukraine missile tech transfer

Moscow warns of potential strikes on British military targets, urging London to change its stance on supporting Kyiv.

Ukraine war

Kremlin critic jailed in Russia for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine

Lev Shlosberg is a senior member of the Yabloko party which Russia has barred from the ballot in next month’s parliamentary election.

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China-Russia relations

Opinion | Can Russia and China ever have a truly equal relationship?

In a partnership in which one side relies on the other for both export revenues and critical imports, the notion of equality is questionable.

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Illustration: Kaliz Lee
Ukraine war

Zelensky denies Russia captured key city, challenges Putin to meet him there

Kostiantynivka is one of four settlements that form a ⁠defensive line central to Ukraine’s effort to hold the Donetsk region.

A drone view shows soldiers, with one holding up a Russian flag, as the Russian defence ministry says its forces have taken control of Kostiantynivka, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry via Reuters
Ukraine war

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 11 as heatwave also attacks

Some of the fatalities occurred when a passenger minibus was hit by a drone in the city of Zaporizhzhia.

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Russia

Disgruntled parents and children force Russia to remove Roblox ban

Moscow banned access to the gaming platform last year, accusing it of promoting ‘LGBT propaganda’.

Ukraine war

Putin accuses Ukraine of deadly attack on student dorm, vows retaliation

Ukraine says it struck an elite drone command unit in Starobilsk, denying Russia’s accusations.

Flames and smoke rise from the side of a college building in Starobilsk, Ukraine. Photo: Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP
China-Russia relations

China and Russia unite on world order, but Putin departs without concrete gains

Analysts say Beijing’s position in managing three-way ties appears to be strengthened after hosting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

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Most of the deals signed between Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday are symbolic, according to analysts. Pool photo: Reuters via AP
China-Russia relations

Why China-Russia ties outpace Beijing’s engagement with Washington

Donald Trump’s recent state visit appears unlikely to fundamentally reshape or overshadow broader agenda of Sino-Russian cooperation.

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Ukraine war

Belarus begins nuclear weapons drills with Russia

Minsk claims drills pose no security threats ⁠in the region, but Kyiv urges tightened sanctions in response.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Unbeatable China? Beijing a focal point amid Russian hopes for Putin-Xi summit

Beijing says both sides will advance ties, while the Kremlin says Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be discussed in ‘great detail’.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China on Tuesday and Wednesday, arriving just days after US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
China-Russia relations

After China-US reset, Putin heads to Beijing for Sino-Russian strategic refresh

Latest trip could allow leaders to align positions on recent geopolitical developments days after Donald Trump’s high-profile visit.

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Russia

Putin criticises Nato at Victory Day parade in Moscow

At this year’s event, marking WWII victory, troops were told that in Ukraine they face ‘an aggressive force’ armed by the military alliance.

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Ukraine war

Beginning of the end? Trump announces 3-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal

US president says ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and an exchange of prisoners.

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US President Donald Trump says the ceasefire was agreed to by the leaders of both countries. Photo: AFP
Russia

Kremlin denies Putin’s isolation from Russia’s woes amid blogger’s criticism

Influencer Viktoria Bonya’s 20-million-view video sparked official response and action from Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war

Russia and Ukraine begin 32-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Easter

Kyiv says it will reciprocate the Kremlin-ordered truce from Saturday afternoon until the end of Sunday.

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Venezuela

Russian oil tanker arrives in Cuba as Moscow vows to stand by Havana

Cuba became dependent on the Soviet Union for oil after its communist revolution ⁠in 1959.

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Ukraine war

Kremlin says Ukraine peace talks on ‘situational pause’ amid Iran war

The Kremlin confirms halt as Russian newspaper claims the Middle East crisis could force Ukraine towards territorial compromise.

A man walks past portraits of Russian soldiers in a St Petersburg street exhibition. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

‘We are decimating them’: US brushes off Russian help for Iran in war

The White House downplays Moscow sharing information with Tehran on US targets in the Gulf, saying it is not affecting military operations.

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Smoke and fire rise from the site of air strikes at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Ukraine and Russia meet in Geneva as Trump piles new pressure on Kyiv

Zelensky urged allies to press Russia for a ‘real and just’ ⁠peace deal via tougher sanctions and weapons supplies to his country.

Ukraine war

Russia launches missile, drone barrage at Ukraine as peace talks stall

Massive air assault targets energy systems and hits buildings in the capital and elsewhere, according to Ukrainian officials.

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