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Developments in eastern Ukraine
Kiev says some 1,200 hostages released in eastern Ukraine
The prisoner swap is one of the key points of the agreement, signed in Minsk on September 5 at the meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine
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Another round of exchanging POW may be due on Wednesday — Donetsk People's Republic
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Putin, Security Council members discuss peace plan on Ukraine crisis
Ukrainian military organize fortifications around Luhansk region — official
Buffer zone in eastern Ukraine to be divided into five sectors
Ceasefire cannot become an occasion to try to gain advantages - OSCE
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Israel proposes international security force in Gaza — Axios
According to Israeli officials, the international contingent may remain in the enclave during the "transitional period", Axios reported
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Ninth defendant in Crocus attack case sentenced to 15 days in jail for using foul language
During the arrest, Nazrimad Lutfulloi tried to free himself by pushing the officers away with his hands
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Kremlin rejects idea of imposing any 'rules' on Russia for negotiations on Ukraine
Dmitry Peskov also noted that the statement by Ukraine’s top diplomat was "absolutely dissonant with the codified ban on the Ukrainian leader to engage with Russia"
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Germany provides aid to Kiev to ensure own security, Scholz insists
Berlin has already allocated some €28 bln in military aid to Ukraine and future commitments
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Zaluzhny’s ouster justified, says commander who replaced him
Alexander Syrsky recalled that he had worked with Zaluzhny "shoulder to shoulder in the most difficult times"
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Putin updates Security Council members on Russia’s priorities in international arena
Commenting on Russia's ever-growing economic and political ties with its neighbors, the president maintained that building these relations based on mutual interest was a must as he ceded the floor to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
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FSB foils terrorist attack in Stavropol Region
The Federal Security Service has suppressed the terrorist activities of three citizens from a Central Asian country
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Debate about Ukrainian president’s legitimacy may be moot after May 20 — Lavrov
The top Russian diplomat also pointed to Zelensky’s decree banning him from holding talks with the Russian leadership
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Russia does not threaten NATO, but there should be buffer zone in Ukraine — Orban
The Hungarian prime minister said that it would be ideal for Ukraine to create a buffer zone with security guarantees
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Ukraine may lose war, it needs talks — Hungary’s Orban
In a conversation with former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Ukraine ought to give thought to negotiations rather than continue military operations
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Crocus City Hall attackers sought to escape to Kiev — Russian Investigative Committee
The defendants told investigators that "a man using an alias was coordinating their activities both during preparations for and after the armed attack on Crocus City Hall by sending them voice messages via Telegram"
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Some embassies in Kiev call on fellow citizens to leave Kharkov, Odessa Regions — diplomat
Konstantin Gavrilov compared the situation on the fronts to the windshield of a car that starts "cracking" after being hit by a stone
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Polish authorities unfreeze more than 300 mln euros belonging to Russian companies
According to the Polish Finance Ministry, these measures mainly concerned funds to pay wages to company employees and to ensure obligations to counterparties
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Russia reaffirms readiness to support Armenia against foreign aggression — diplomat
Sergey Kopyrkin said that it’s up to Yerevan to decide whether to accept this help
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US mum on upcoming terrorist attack in Russia to avoid exposing sources — newspaper
Senior US officials said that Washington has been closely monitoring the activities of the Islamic State extremist group in recent months
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Russia condemns Israeli strikes on Syria, warns about their dangerous consequences
Israeli warplanes delivered airstrikes on various facilities near Aleppo on the night from March 28 to 29
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IDF attacks Qabatiya in West Bank, one person killed
According to WAFA news agency, a 13-year-old was killed and one of the injured is in serious condition
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3 citizens of Central Asian countries plotting terror attack detained in Stavropol Region
Parts of a makeshift explosive device, chemical agents and shrapnel elements have been seized at their place of living
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Russian solo yachtsman Yelagin continues his voyage after disappearing for several days
It was reported earlier that the search operation was conducted in coordination with the Russian embassy in Chile. Satellite and radar imagery of the LKP (last known position) zone and planned route were used
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Senior Russian, Azerbaijani diplomats discuss normalization between Baku, Yerevan
Mikhail Galuzin and Elnur Mamedov discussed further joint steps toward the implementation of the declaration on allied relations between two countries
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Cosmonauts prepare to swap spaceships at ISS
The crew of the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft includes Oleg Novitsky, Marina Vasilevskaya, and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara
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Israel proposes international security force in Gaza — Axios
According to Israeli officials, the international contingent may remain in the enclave during the "transitional period", Axios reported
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Vienna’s stance on terror attack in Moscow hypocritical — ambassador
According to Dmitry Lyubinsky, official condolences only came from the Austrian foreign ministry on March 27, four days after the attack, from a deputy chief of protocol
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Russia committed to its liabilities under arms contracts with Armenia — ambassador
Sergey Kopyrkin said that all the existing contracts will be implemented in the next two years
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Palestine Red Crescent loses 26 members since escalation in Gaza began
The agency said that 15 of them were targeted by the occupation while performing their humanitarian duties and wearing the protected Red Crescent emblem
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Russia’s MFA summons Moldovan ambassador to talk over Russian diplomat’s expulsion
The ministry said that Darii "was handed the ministry’s note stating that as a retaliatory measure to the expulsion of a staff member of Russia’s embassy to Chisinau, the Russian side declares persona non grata a staff member of Moldova’s embassy to Russia"
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First Angara-A5 launch vehicle to blast off from Vostochny on April 9 — Roscosmos
The upcoming launch will be the first in a series of flight tests of the Amur space rocket system with heavy Angara launch vehicles at Vostochny
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Israel creates buffer zone on border with Gaza Strip
According to Haaretz, the zone will be about 1 km wide with all buildings in that area being dismantled
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Platoon formed from ex-Wagner PMC fighters carries out first assault near Artyomovsk
According to the platoon commander, the positions taken will help develop further progress in this sector of the line of contact
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Poland suspends participation in Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe
Poland suspends its commitments under the treaty for an indefinite term, but is not formally withdrawing from it
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Russia won’t take part in conference on Ukraine mentioned by Kuleba — diplomat
Maria Zakharova said that Vladimir Zelensky's "formula is nothing but alchemy"
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Russian investigators have evidence of Ukraine link to Crocus terrorists
The committee also pointed out that the initial results of the investigation fully confirmed that the actions of the terrorists were carefully planned, while the masterminds of the crime were equally diligent and provided financial support to them
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Ukraine’s ex-security council chief to be appointed ambassador to Ukraine — Zelensky
Meanwhile, no presidential order to this effect have been posted on the presidential website as of yet
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Ukrainian army chief admits dire situation for Kiev’s forces at frontline
Earlier, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said in an interview with the American CBS broadcaster that Ukrainian troops had almost no artillery left
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Discussions with Russia possible between first two summits on Kiev’s formula — diplomat
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba presented his country’s peace plan as "a menu" reflecting the main issues which need to be resolved in order to settle the conflict
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Trade turnover between US, Russia plummeting more than sevenfold — report
US authorities continue evaluating and analyzing the impact of sanctions and countersanctions on trade, the report indicates
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Serbian president says will look at visiting BRICS summit in Kazan
Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic noted that Aleksandar Vucic was invited as a special guest
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Trying to resolve Transnistrian issue by military means to be Chisinau’s folly — Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister considers that the Moldovan government is eager to unite with Romania and get some additional opportunities
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Collapse of Operation Citadel 2.0
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South Korean newspaper regrets publishing cartoon about terrorist attack in Moscow Region
"The Korea Herald recognizes that it has a responsibility to ensure that the material it publishes meets standards of decency," the paper said in a statement
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Poland, Ukraine plan to sign security pact — PM
Denis Shmygal emphasized that Kiev is expecting "serious signals and steps" from NATO at the alliance's summit in Washington in July
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Thermal power plant destroyed in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region
All units have been destroyed, auxiliary equipment has been damaged
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Russia vows punishment for all those behind Kiev regime’s crimes — Kremlin
According to Dmitry Peskov, the report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights comes as no surprise to the Russian side
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United States and Ukraine sign agreement to defer payments on national debt
Earlier, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Financial Committee Daniil Getmantsev said citing data from the Ukrainian Finance Ministry that as of February 29, Ukraine’s state and state-guaranteed debt amounted to 490.1 billion hryvnia ($143.7 billion)
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Poland not to expel Russian ambassador against backdrop of missile incident — top diplomat
As Sergey Andreyev himself explained in a commentary to TASS on March 25, he decided against going to the Polish Foreign Ministry since the Polish side had no evidence of Russia's involvement in the incident with the missile that flew into Polish territory
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Huge number of people awaiting liberation from Kiev — Zaporozhye governor
Yevgeny Balitsky believes that, "the Zaporozhye Region today is a showcase of Russia in a good sense"
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NATO wouldn't invoke Article 5 over strike on French troops in Ukraine — agency
According to the analysts, the bloc’s collective response would have been triggered had Russia attacked a NATO country or struck targets inside NATO territory
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Musk says US schools realizing Orwell’s bad dream
The famous writer's quote said that "the most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history"
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If Russian interests are respected, Moscow ready to guarantee the same — Lavrov on Ukraine
The Russian foreign minister said that negotiations cannot be based on the 'peace formula' proposed by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and promoted by Europe and the United States
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Involvement of US nuclear potential in drills around DRPK affects Russia’s interests
Vasily Nebenzya noted the militarization of the region with direct involvement of Washington and other NATO member states, "located tens of thousands of kilometers away from North Korea"
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American expert points to West’s fundamental error on Ukraine
According to Michael Brenner, "defeat in Ukraine entails much more than the military collapse of the Ukrainian forces that is in the cards"
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Evidence suggests Ukraine trained militants in Middle East, says Russian security chief
According to Alexander Bortnikov, this is evidenced by the large number of foreigners fighting on the part of the Kiev regime
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Extraordinary Ukraine-NATO Council meeting held in Brussels
The meeting was convened due to the strikes on Ukrainian critical infrastructure facilities
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Russian tennis star Rublev eager to compete at 2024 Olympics in Paris
"I will be certainly in the singles [competitions] and I don’t know about the rest of the [Russian] players, because we have not decided this issue as of yet," Andrey Rublev noted
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Russian ambassador sees no reasons to expect Russian-US ties to improve under Biden
The current US administration is focused on how to stay in the Oval Office of the White House, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said
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Law enforcement officers seize equipment from Beribit Crypto Exchange’s Moscow office
The crypto company, in turn, said that the data of its users was completely safe
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Press review: West dreams in vain of 'decolonizing' Russia and Israel to cool spat with US
Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, March 29th
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Ukraine’s army building 2nd defensive line near Orekhov in Zaporozhye Region
"The construction work proceeds at a high pace as can be seen thanks to drones and reconnaissance, and local residents confirm this," Vladimir Rogov said
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Ukraine may suffer defeat in conflict with Russia by summer — Evening Standard
Russia’s firepower is more than five times stronger than that of Ukraine, UK journalist Robert Fox wrote
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Gliding bombs to reshape military landscape in Ukraine — Chinese expert
Zhang Xuefeng noted that the use of universal gliding and correction modules would allow the Russian military to fully unlock the potential of the FAB-3000 bomb that is being used in airstrikes aimed at destroying Ukrainian strongholds
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Russian Aerospace Forces received over 100 new aircraft in 2023 — Defense Ministry
Alexey Krivoruchko stressed that in 2023, "aircraft manufacturing enterprises continued to supply the troops with modern aviation systems with advanced functionality that have shown their effectiveness during the special military operation"
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Probe underway into Ukrainian intel agencies’ involvement in Crocus City Hall attack
On the evening of March 22, a terrorist attack targeted the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region, just outside the Moscow city limits
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Russian aerospace forces strike terrorists base in Syria’s al-Tanf area — defense ministry
Seven violations of the deconfliction protocols of December 9, 2019 linked with the flights by the US-led coalition unmanned aerial vehicles were reported in Syria in the past 24 hours
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Crocus City Hall attackers followed Kiev’s sabotage playbook — ex-Ukrainian security agent
According to Vasily Prozorov, the Crocus City Hall tragedy is nothing like terrorist attacks "conducted by Islamic fundamentalists, whose ultimate goal is to die battling infidels"
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Hearing on Russian national Vinnik’s case slated for May 3 in US
Alexander Vinnik is accused of laundering $4-9 bln through the now defunct crypto exchange BTC-e
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Armenian dies of respiratory infection after helping Crocus survivors all night — union
Karen Yengibaryan’s condition worsened in the days after the attack, and eventually he passed away
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WADA chief Banka ‘spilled the tea’ in talk with pranksters — ROC head Pozdnyakov
As part of their prank show, ‘Vovan’ and ‘Lexus’ spoke earlier in the week with Witold Banka, who told them that he would do everything to make sure that as few foreign athletes as possible come to Russia for the 2024 World Friendship Games this fall
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West rejects Russia’s proposals on safety of combat aircraft flights — diplomat
Konstantin Gavrilov pointed out that nowadays the West is ready to talk only about Ukraine
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Tajik intel agencies detain nine people over Crocus City Hall attack — agency
According to the sources, all nine people, detained in the city of Vahdat on March 25, have been brought to the Tajik capital of Dushanbe
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Crocus attack not possible without foreign intelligence backing — Erdogan's party
The intelligence services of Turkey and Russia are working together to fight terrorism, Spokesman for the Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party Omer Celik said
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Russia’s massive night strike hammers Ukrainian energy, air defense sites — top brass
Russian forces repelled four Ukrainian army attacks in the Kupyansk area, eliminating roughly 30 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported
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Moscow shooter identified as European boxing champion Nikita Ivanov
This was reported by a representative of law enforcement agencies
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Moscow to develop relations with ASEAN countries
According to Sergey Cheremin, Moscow plans to resume dialogue and send an official delegation there this year
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US, Britain, Ukraine behind Crocus City Hall attack — FSB chief
Alexander Bortnikov believes that Ukraine has been trying to prove it is capable enough
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Ukraine preparing reserves for new offensive, says army chief
Alexander Syrsky added that Ukrainian troops are currently on the defensive and, in particular, are fortifying their positions near Kharkov
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Pentagon claims risk of escalation in Ukraine not as high as before
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Brown doubted if Russia is able to begin a new major offensive operation in Ukraine
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Putin slams allegations about Russia’s plans to invade Europe as utter nonsense
The Russian president noted that this narrative unfolds "amid the slumping economy and deteriorating living standards"
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First warship in Russia’s recent history visits Eritrea — fleet
According to the Russian Pacific Fleet, cultural and sporting activities for its navymen will be organized during the port call
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Russian forces destroy another US-made Abrams tank in Avdeyevka area over past day
The Defense Ministry reported that the Russian military improved frontline positions and repulsed seven Ukrainian army attacks in the Avdeyevka area over the past day
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Moscow court rules Sota Vision journalist be taken into custody on extremism charges
The court hearing on the request took place behind closed doors
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Moscow gang accused of falsifying registrations for illegal immigrants facing legal action
According to the investigators, from 2019 to 2022, the perpetrators established a criminal group that aimed to facilitate illegal immigration in the Moscow Region
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Talks between US, Israel on Rafah may be held in Washington on April 1 — CNN
According to the TV channel, the proposal to schedule the previously canceled talks came from the Israeli delegation
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West bracing for Ukrainian army’s collapse due to weapons shortages — newspaper
A poll by the European Council on Foreign Relations, which was conducted in 12 countries in January, showed that only 10% of those surveyed believe that Ukraine can win
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Russia called up 130,000 conscripts in last fall’s army draft — General Staff
The fall draft was organized especially effectively in the Republics of Buryatia and North Ossetia-Alania, the Krasnoyarsk, Stavropol, Volgograd, Voronezh, Moscow, Rostov, Sakhalin, Samara and Chelyabinsk Regions and the city of Moscow, Vladimir Tsimlyansky said
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No improvement in sight for Russia-Japan relations, envoy says
According to Nikolay Nozdrev, Russia has reported "a substantial increase in military activity," involving Japan, the United States and other NATO member countries, near Russia’s Far Eastern border
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US welcomes formation of Palestine’s new cabinet — Department of State
Matthew Miller says that US hopes for credible reforms from this new government
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Kiev fears destabilization, puts police, military on alert
Social networks will be monitored separately for "spreading disinformation, provocations and other content aimed at destabilizing the situation in the capital"
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Italian fighters scrambled over Baltic Sea to intercept Russian aircraft
No incidents were reported
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China attaches great significance to nuclear safety in Ukraine — Foreign Ministry
Lin Jian also emphasized that "only by contributing to the de-escalation of the situation and the early conclusion of peace is it possible to address security risks at a fundamental level"
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Presence of principal foreign shareholder risky for Russia’s X5 — Ministry
The Dutch X5 Retail Group N. V. is the direct member of the Russian X5 with the participation interest above 50% in the charter capital
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Ninth defendant in Crocus City Hall attack case pleads partially guilty — lawyer
The lawyer could not give any details of the case because she had signed a pledge of secrecy
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Ukrainian army has no shortage of ammunition, begins to reinforce units — expert
Vitaly Kiselev believes that the Ukrainian army has not abandoned its units, but on the contrary is strengthening them, particularly in the south, in the area of Dnepropetrovsk and Poltava
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad react to new Palestinian government
Both sides stressed that any such measure should be implemented exclusively as the results of a comprehensive national consensus
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Many facts show IS had nothing to do with Crocus City Hall attack — expert
Grigory Lukyanov drew attention to the fact that most of the attacks by this terrorist group were carried out by suicide bombers, for whom "it is a point of no return"
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Mass graves of civilians discovered in Avdeyevka, aide to DPR head says
Igor Kimakovsky pointed out that so far dozens of bodies have been identified as those of local residents who refused to leave the city
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At least 22 people killed in Israeli air strike on Khan Yunis — Al Jazeera
According to the TV channel, children were among the victims
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Dutch lawmaker says Ukraine behind Crocus City Hall attack
According to Marcel de Graaff, this is why Western media outlets are trying to promote the allegation of Russia seeking to influence the European public opinion through funding far-right political forces
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Press review: EU to walk back asset grab gambit and Russia-North Korea oil flow takes blow
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, March 28th
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Ukrainian army abandons many positions in Semyonovka — DPR official
Igor Kimakovsky remarked that retreating Ukrainian troops abandoned the bodies of killed soldiers
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Warsaw’s sending MiG-29 jets to Kiev cannot impact Russia’s special op — Kremlin
To Dmitry Peskov, Warsaw’s plans to supply MiG-29 jets are yet another proof how quite a number of NATO countries, including Poland, "have been getting increasingly involved in the conflict"
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Serbia facing pressure over military neutrality, ties with Russia, says president
According to Aleksandar Vucic, Western countries "are under huge duress because of the Russian armed forces’ achievements and uncertainty about the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine"
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