8+ hour, 58+ min ago  (119+ words) Geopolitical Futures Growing contacts. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone with U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The call, their first in six months, was initiated by Moscow. They discussed bilateral relations and issues of global concern. Meanwhile, Russia…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (228+ words) A battle is raging in Pokrovsk, located in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. It is part of Russia's attempt to encircle Ukrainian forces stationed there. The intent is to take control of a strategic area near the Black Sea,…...