News of argentina russia

Trump, the creator of chaos, takes the driver’s seat

17-01-2026 06:31 The might of the US military strength unleashed in Caracas serves as a powerful threat to Washington’s other geopolitical adversaries.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Russia calls in Argentina’s ambassador over ‘unfounded’ espionage claims

09-09-2025 16:50 Moscow demands clarification after Bullrich accuses Russian and Venezuelan agents of illegal espionage in Argentina.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Zelenskyy tells Milei during call that Ukraine needs fair deal to end war

14-08-2025 16:37 Call comes just one day before Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump meet in Alaska for a summit on "the resolution of the Ukraine crisis.”

Dmitry Feoktistov Interview

Russia’s relationship with Milei government is ‘frozen,’ says ambassador

21-06-2025 06:26 Russian Ambassador to Argentina Dmitry Feoktistov expresses "optimism" over the future of the bilateral relationship, marked by the government’s U-turn over Ukraine, but admits relations are on ice. "The ball is in their court," he says in an exclusive interview.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

CRIME & SECURITY

Russian cult leader, 14 others arrested in south of Argentina

01-04-2025 14:10 Authorities in Argentina have arrested 15 foreigners as part of an investigation into human-trafficking, including an alleged Russian cult leader, according to local news reports.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Argentina shifts stance on Ukraine in United Nations vote

24-02-2025 18:21 Echoing US President Donald Trump's new position on conflict, President Javier Milei's government shifts its stance on Ukraine and Russia, refusing to condemn Moscow’s aggression in UN vote.

EL OBSERVADOR – PERFIL

Report shines light on ‘Kremlin’s playbook’ in Argentina

22-10-2024 09:58 New report by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), a think tank based in Sofia, Bulgaria, offers a comprehensive analysis of Russia’s economic and political influence on the region. Ignacio E. Hutin, the advisor who contributed research about Moscow’s influence on Argentina, details its findings in this article.

DISINFORMATION CLAIMS

US claims Russia tried to destabilise Javier Milei's government

15-09-2024 09:17 United States government accuses Russian media outlet RT of being a "de facto arm of Russia's intelligence apparatus" and claimed it had been deployed to "destabilise" Argentina's government.

ESPIONAGE

Sleeper agents tell Russian TV about living undercover as Argentines

06-08-2024 14:52 Two sleeper agents returned to Russia in a prisoner exchange have spoken to state television about breaking the news to their Spanish-speaking children that they were in fact Russian.

ESPIONAGE TRIAL

Russian spies on trial for impersonating Argentines face up to 8 years in jail

18-06-2024 17:04 Trial of accused – María Rosa Mayer Muños and Ludwig Gisch, whose true identities are Artem Dultsev and Anna Dultseva – being held behind closed doors; Both lived for years in Belgrano, before moving to Slovenia, where they were arrested.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei reiterates Argentina's support for Ukraine during Zelenskyy meet

16-06-2024 09:37 President Javier Milei meets with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy as world leaders gather in Switzerland to look for a path towards a peace process – albeit without Russia.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Upcoming Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland: what Kyiv wants

12-06-2024 13:10 Ukraine is bringing together dozens of world leaders and international organisations in Switzerland this weekend to mount pressure on Russia and outline a path towards peace.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

EU-Mercosur deal is ‘win-win,’ says Poland’s ambassador to Argentina

03-05-2024 08:17 Aleksandra Piątkowska, Warsaw’s envoy in Buenos Aires, discusses the stalled free-trade deal between the Mercosur and European Union, bilateral relations with Argentina and the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

by Julia Oleszynska