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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan sits between military chief Metin Gurak and intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin in the second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on 2 June 2025. Murad Sezer/Reuters

Russia-Ukraine talks in the shadow of showstopping military action

Shortly after Ukrainian drones destroyed or damaged dozens of Russian long-range bombers, the two warring parties sat down on the Bosphorus, discussing peace for the second time in two weeks.

Omer Onhon 04 June 2025
A currency exchange shop in Moscow displays the Russian ruble to dollar exchange rate on November 27, 2024. AFP

Even if sanctions are eased, Russia's economy will be strained

While some indicators are positive, others are troubling. The arrival of Donald Trump in the White House has given the Kremlin a political boost, and lifting sanctions will help, but it is no panacea.

Nazareth Seferian 16 March 2025
Diana Estefanía Rubio

A look at Ukraine's vast critical mineral wealth

Ukraine has deposits of 22 of the 34 minerals identified by the European Union as critical, according to Ukrainian data. They include industrial and construction materials, ferroalloy, precious and…

Al Majalla - London 18 February 2025
Michelle Thompson/Majalla

Aleksandr Dugin: Russia has lost the West but has rediscovered the world

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, the Russian political philosopher explains his country's pivot to the Global South and why nothing will change Moscow's edge on the Ukrainian battlefield

Ahmed Maher 26 November 2024
Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov poses in Paris on November 8, 2022, after he was awarded the Medicis Foreign Literature Prize for his novel Les Abeilles Grises. Bertrand GUAY / AFP

Why Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov is avoiding predictions

The award-winning novelist, whose storylines are known for their prescience, tells Al Majalla how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has irrevocably changed him

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 13 October 2024
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the entrance of the Mariinskyi Palace, in Kyiv, on August 23, 2024. AFP

All in the hug: After embracing Putin, India’s Modi visits Kyiv

Six weeks after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of acting against peace, the two men met in the Ukrainian capital

Shakir Husain 26 August 2024
Fares Garabet

Syurpryz: the word for 'surprise' in both Ukrainian AND Russian!

Fares Garabet 15 August 2024
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he addresses Ukraine's closing press conference of the Summit on peace in Ukraine, at the luxury Burgenstock resort, near Lucerne, on June 16, 2024. Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP

Is Zelensky softening his stance on peace talks?

Analysts fear Russia will not back down, so now is a good time for Ukraine to start a peace process before a possible Trump presidency. Zelensky's recent comments seem to reflect this mentality shift.

Wahid Abdel Maguid 02 July 2024
A soldier fires a missile from the Ukrainian army's Grad missile system towards Russian positions near Bakhmut. AFP

Does Ukraine war escalation have an endgame?

Ukrainian determination remains undimmed but Western arms delays, battlefield changes, and a swing in momentum means that the grinding stalemate some predicted has not come to pass.

Omer Onhon 06 June 2024
A makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall in Moscow's northern suburb of Krasnogorsk, which was attacked by Islamic State gunmen, killing at least 143 people. Russia blames Ukraine. AFP

Russia changes tone on Ukraine 'war' after Moscow terror attack

No longer a 'special military operation', Moscow has fired a warning shot to the West over its involvement in Ukraine ahead of fierce fighting expected this spring.

Samer Elias 31 March 2024
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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, dressed in an IRGC uniform, chairs a session in Tehran on 1 February 2026. AFP
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: a possible US partner?

24 March 2026

Reports that the Trump administration is eyeing Iran's parliament speaker as an Iranian 'Delcy Rodriguez' has been dismissed in Tehran as fake news

Alex Vatanka
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir pose with US President Donald Trump (C) at the White House in Washington, DC on 26 September 2025. AFP
Politics

Why Pakistan is well-placed to host US-Iran talks

24 March 2026

Islamabad is uniquely positioned to mediate between the warring parties. It also has more than enough reasons to want this war to end.

Kamal Alam
Mark Wallace (L), CEO of the non-profit United Against Nuclear Iran, talks with Rep. Mike Lawler (R) (R-NY) next to a Shahed 136 military drone during a press conference on Capitol Hill on 8 May 2025 in Washington, DC. WIN MCNAMEE / AFP
Business & Economy

Iran and the new arithmetic of war

23 March 2026

Cheap autonomous weapons are overturning the economics of combat—and teaching the United States important lessons.

Fareed Zakaria
Trump holding a Make America Great Again Hat AFP
Politics

Could the US-Iran war deliver Trump his own ‘Suez’ moment?

23 March 2026

The conflict will likely prompt political and economic shifts, even if the extent of those changes may not be known for years.

Christopher Phillips
A displaced woman sits next her tent in an unofficial camp, erected along Beirut’s seafront area on 22 March 2026. DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Beirut's daily grind: between refuge, ruin and routine

23 March 2026

Beirut continues to host exhibitions and sustain cultural life, but in a subdued, robotic fashion shaped by war and emotional numbness

Mimoza Al-Arrawi

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