A Russia-African summit began on Thursday in St. Petersburg, offering President Vladimir Putin an opportunity to assert his international standing despite his isolation by the West.
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Ukrainian forces trying to punch through Russian lines are facing perhaps their biggest test of the war as, according to two Pentagon officials, Kyiv begins the main thrust of its counteroffensive.
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, vowed to expand military cooperation with Moscow in its confrontation with the U.S. as the Russian defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, led a delegation to Pyongyang, the North Korean state news media reported on Thursday.