Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 25 prisoners of war after negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates, Russia's defence ministry said in a statement. The Russian POWs were currently in Belarus receiving medical and psychological support before being transported back to Russia for further care,

The agreement is focused more on trade than military issues, but it will bring two countries with a shared desire to challenge the West closer together.

Russia and Iran plan to sign a new 20-year treaty, and it is missing a key element in its territorial integrity clause: Crimea.

In a significant diplomatic move, Ukraine and Russia successfully conducted a 25-for-25 prisoner exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates. Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, expressed gratitude for the UAE's role in facilitating the event.

Russia's army on Wednesday announced a small exchange of captured soldiers with Kyiv in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates. "As a result of the negotiation process, 25 Russian servicemen were returned from territory controlled by

Russia's army on Wednesday announced a small exchange of captured soldiers with Kyiv in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates. "As a result of the negotiation process, 25 Russian servicemen were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regime.

Indian banks has begun blocking payments for Russian oil imports following the latest round of U.S. sanctions against Russia's oil industry, according to a report from Energy Intelligence, an energy information company.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in the aggressor country of russia for talks with dictator vladimir putin, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday,

Russian businessman Dmitry Nikolaev, whose company Stroyservis was sanctioned in August 2024 by the U.S. Treasury Department for allegedly financing Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine, appears to be continuing international business operations through a maze of intermediary companies in the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong,

The UAE's LNG expansion plans and recent deals with Germany suggest a potential realignment towards the US after a period of strained relations.

The BRICS group of emerging-market powers — the acronym stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — has gone from a slogan dreamed up at an investment bank two decades ago to a real-world club that controls a multilateral lender.

State-owned banks, including the State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank, are more cautious, while private banks have taken a softer stance on the deadline for closing energy deals, in line with the interpretation of the sanctions by refiners,