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Developments in eastern Ukraine
Kiev ready to exchange prisoners, but not those with 'blood on hands' — security service
There are about a dozen people the Ukrainian security says have "blood on their hands"
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Putin urges Kiev to fulfil Minsk agreements and complete prisoner exchange with Donbas
DPR ready to hand over 152 Ukrainian prisoners — official
All-for-all prisoner swap may start on December 25 — Donetsk republic official
Kiev ready for all-for-all exchange of prisoners of war
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US aims to facilitate direct contacts between Russia and Europe on Ukraine — Kushner
The envoy added that US President Donald Trump believes it is necessary to have "actionable" conflict prevention mechanisms
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Direct Line with Vladimir Putin: President’s annual Q&A session
The Russian leader has received more than 2 million questions
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Yakutsk submarine arrives in Vladivostok via Northern Sea Route
The submarine completed an inter-fleet passage from the Baltic Fleet to the Pacific Fleet, covering more than 9,000 nautical miles
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Yakutia's Arctic district to lay new winter road in 2025
In the first year, the company will lay 15 km
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Europe hit by self-imposed ban on Russian gas — Russian MFA
Dmitry Birichevsky, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of Economic Cooperation, noted that the EU’s initiative is in line with the politicized sanctions policy of recent years aimed at isolating Russia economically
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Zelensky caught lying about Ukrainian control of Konstantinovka — Russian politician
According to Leonid Slutsky, the Kiev regime uses lies as a tool of its neo-Nazi policy
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IMF projects average oil price at $95.74 per barrel in 2026 and $87.39 in 2027
The average price of oil in US dollars a barrel was $67.74 in 2025
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Putin, Merkel talk situation on oil market, measures to fight COVID-19
The leaders praised the latest prisoner swap between Kiev and the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, according to the Kremlin
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Transferring Russian assets to new entity could trigger Euroclear's bankruptcy
CEO of the Belgian depository Valerie Urbain stressed that it is impossible to transfer only the assets while forgetting about the liabilities
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Over 15,000 flights delayed or canceled in US due to system failure — website
According to the portal, 7,218 flights were canceled
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TASS chief says expulsion from EANA sign of a degrading Europe
According to Andrey Kondrashov, votes that required the approval of three-fourths of those voting to expel the EANA member in 2022 and 2024 failed for the same reason
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Russian Navy to receive state-of-the-art large ocean-going vessel — Commander-in-Chief
This requirement is reflected in both strategic plans and the draft of the future shipbuilding program
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'That’s what they deserve' — Zakharova about TASS’ expulsion from EANA
Earlier on Friday, the EANA General Assembly expelled TASS, whose membership was suspended back in March 2022
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Over 10,000 flights delayed or canceled in US — website
US Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said that the authorities currently see no signs that "nefarious" acts caused the suspension of flights from airports across the country
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OSCE may fail to agree on 2027 chairmanship — Russian envoy
Some countries are engaged in nonstop shuttle diplomacy in search of a solution, Dmitry Polyansky said
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No talk about NATO members withdrawal from alliance at Abu Dhabi talks — Kremlin
According to the earlier media reports, proposals were allegedly put forward for Finland's withdrawal from NATO during the negotiations
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US Department of Energy upgrades outlook on Brent price for 2025 to $68.76 per barrel
The US Department of Energy also expects OPEC+ oil production on average 1.3 mln barrels per day lower than its target levels, considering expectations of a significant increase in global oil inventories
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First space flight of prospective female cosmonaut may be on new orbital station
"The competition was intense, with about 300 applicants, 40% of whom were young women," Roscosmos CEO Yury Borisov said
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Iran shoots down 17th US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island in country’s south — IRGC
It specifies that the interception took place at 2:30 p.m. local time
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Kushner says new ideas have emerged for resolving Ukrainian conflict
These ideas are "now being explored," the US envoy added
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Nearly 7,000 flights delayed or canceled in US — website
The measure was taken due to issues with air traffic control equipment
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If Kiev really controls Konstantinovka, then let it demine town — Kremlin
According to Dmitry Peskov, the demining would take five days
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Ukrainian forces target rescuers in Starobelsk, LPR — regional head
No one was injured, Leonid Pasechnik said
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Three civilians, including teenager, wounded in Ukrainian attacks on DPR in past day
A total of 31 shelling attacks by Ukrainian armed groups were registered
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Russia launches production of AI-based Skif onboard computer system for UAVs
The CUST noted that the developer lists the Skif system’s resistance to electronic warfare, autonomy without communication, redundant navigation, and energy efficiency among its key tactical advantages
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Russia’s anti-plague institute employee diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown etiology
The watchdog clarified that expanded testing of samples from the patient found no microorganisms associated with her professional activities
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Khodorkovsky won't go to Russia for questioning — spokesperson
Ex-chief of a Russian oil giant Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been summoned for questioning to Russia’s Investigative Committee as a defendant in a case over murder committed in 1998
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EC chief admits own decisions lead to gas overpayments — Russian MFA
Dmitry Birichevsky, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of Economic Cooperation, stressed that "Russia is a major player in the global energy market and a reliable, responsible supplier of natural gas"
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EU not even invited to Ukraine talks yet — Russian security official
The bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is not welcome at the negotiating table because she is "stupid," Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev argued
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Russia, Serbia reach unprecedented level of understanding - Medvedev
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Mobile wheeled barrier to protect airfields against UAV attacks patented in Russia
The barrier itself consists of a frame with a protective covering comprising modules, each containing three to four metal plates
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Ukrainian forces attack passenger bus in Gorlovka, DPR — mayor
It was a drone attack, Ivan Prikhodko reported
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Putin illustrates EU’s contradictory position on Ukraine with old joke
The Russian president pointed out that Moscow has repeatedly said that deploying foreign troops to Ukraine is unacceptable, yet the EU states that it will send its contingent there after the conflict ends anyway
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FACTBOX: Key points from forecast for Russia's socioeconomic development in 2027-2029
Russia's GDP growth rate by 2029 could reach 2.4% annualized, according to the forecast
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Latvian Foreign Ministry drafts ban on Russian, Belarusian grain transit
The ministry proposes imposing the ban through national sanctions, the Delfi news website reported
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If EU deploys troops to Ukraine after peace deal, 'war will resume,' Putin says
The Russian leader reiterated that Moscow considered the presence of foreign troops in Ukraine unacceptable
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Syria supports Putin's decision to recognize DPR, LPR — foreign minister
Faisal Mekdad said he was confident that was the only way to respond to the policies by Western countries
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Arctic warming peak due in 2030-35, then frosty winters return, expert says
Professor Yury Shvartsman's models are based on previous cyclical climate, proved by the Arctic research that was actively conducted in the late 19th and in the early and mid-20th centuries
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Russian journalists who came under fire in Syria return to Moscow
According to the Syrian military, the journalists were shelled by militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group from a distance of about 2,5 kilometers — from the neighboring al-Nubi hill
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Armenian PM says plans three visits to Russia in December
Nikol Pashinyan hopes Yerevan can maintain a friendly atmosphere in the relations with Moscow
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Akkuyu nuclear plant to be launched in winter 2027 — Rosatom CEO
Alexey Likhachev is looking forward to the successful completion of the trials
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Putin to meet with Belarusian counterpart
The Russian leader will give Alexander Lukashenko Russia’s highest award, the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called
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Lavrov holds series of meetings at Abu Dhabi forum — Russian MFA
The Russian foreign minister took part in a conference on political affairs
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Europe struggles to reach 75% gas storage capacity despite increased LNG imports
As of October 28, European UGS facilities were 74.89% full
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One killed, three wounded in Ukrainian attacks in LPR
The injured had received the medical care they needed
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Kiev to face retaliation for terrorist actions, Russian diplomat says
Maria Zakharova pointed out that Vladimir Zelensky "is trying to accuse Russia of lying, and claim that nothing like that happened"
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US spends federal budget funds on dual-purpose bio research - Russian top brass
In this regard, the US Republican Party opened a probe against Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Igor Kirillov said
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Ukraine-born woman who asked Putin for help during Q&A session gets Russian passport
Ukraine-born woman Irina Barakat, who asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for help during question-and-answer session earlier this month has received her Russian passport
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Police detain 22 protesters in Paris — TV
The arrests were made primarily for possession of Category D weapons
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Bulgaria to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine — PM
Bulgaria does not intend to block EU member states’ decision to provide aid to Kiev, but cannot afford additional financial commitments, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said
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Ukrainian forces hit ambulance station in LPR — regional head
No medical staff were injured, Leonid Pasechnik said
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Press review: UAE talks may advance Ukraine peace as OSCE faces budget and chair hurdles
Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, November 9th
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Russian embassy urges UK government to declassify Skripal case papers
The press secretary of the embassy dismissed the British claim that Russia had produced ‘forty fictitious narratives’ regarding the Salisbury attack as a fake in its own right
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Russia's new Armata tanks undergoing troop tests — newspaper
It's the last test before they are put into service
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Top Russian, North Korean diplomats kick off talks in Pyongyang
The meeting is held at the building of the Supreme People’s Assembly
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Russian Army to get 1st batch of combat vehicles based on Armata platform in 2022
The batch will include T-14 tanks, T-15 infantry fighting vehicles and T-16 armored repair and evacuation hardware, according to the defense chief
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Ceasefire to be EU’s priority at Ukraine talks — von der Leyen
European Commission President also pledged to present a 22nd package of sanctions on Russia as soon as possible and put forward proposals toward military funding for Ukraine before the end of the year
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List of 339 children to be handed to Russia’s human rights commissioner — chief negotiator
According to Vladimir Medinsky, each name will be "checked"
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Farewell ceremony for Russian ambassador to US underway in Moscow
Among those paying their respects are Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov and Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergey Ryabkov and Alexander Pankin
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Admiral Vladimirsky completes round-the-world voyage with nearly two dozen discoveries
This long-distance voyage has become the first round-the-world expedition by a Russian navy ship in modern Russian history, a navy spokesman, Captain Igor Dygalo says
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Russian forces liberate Tersyanka in Zaporozhye Region — top brass
Troops from the Battlegroup East cleared more than 300 buildings while liberating the settlement, the Defense Ministry noted
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Over 120 people detained during rallies in France — TV
According to the French Interior Ministry, 106,000 people took part in the rallies held across the country on Saturday
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Press review: Trump probes Ukraine options while Russian military technologies rise
Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, February 12th
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Thousands take to the streets of Paris to protest rising prices and police violence
A primary trigger for the protest is a bill currently under parliamentary debate that would establish a presumption of legality regarding the use of weapons by law enforcement officers
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Russian MMA star Nurmagomedov sentenced to 6 months in jail for UAE brawl — source
A court department in Abu Dhabi stated that eight participants in the brawl had been sentenced to six months in jail and hefty fines, ranging between $13,600 and $81,600
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Hungary plans to complete Paks II audit by year-end
Attila Sagodi, chairman of the board and CEO of Paks II, said Hungary’s new government is very interested in the project, but decision-makers do not yet have all the information they need
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FACTBOX: Aftermath of Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regions, 430 UAVs downed
Drone debris struck an apartment and damaged an industrial area in the city of Kirishi, in Russia’s northwestern Leningrad Region
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Rostec creates new light electric motors for UAVs, robots
They deliver a power output of about 2,000 watts
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Digital currencies could become new payment tool for Russia, Africa — report
The report also noted that currency swaps and settlement facilities between the Bank of Russia and African central banks could serve as other effective instruments
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Ukraine loses over $7 billion due to nearly four months of port downtime
Commercial merchant ships continue to avoid the ports of Odessa, Chernomorsk, and Yuzhny
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Ukraine loses nearly 400 locomotives this year alone — transport minister
Nikolay Kalashnik believes that losses of locomotives, rolling stock, and railway infrastructure will only increase in the future
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Ukraine not going to enshrine neutrality in constitution, Zelensky says
Enshrining neutrality means changing the country’s constitution, and Ukraine won’t do that, he said
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Musk reveals preparation of petition to reinstate Huang as Nvidia’s CEO
Elon Musk did not specify who initiated the petition or when the collection of signatures is scheduled to begin
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Poland says no to funding US-made weapons for Ukraine under PURL — PM
Donald Tusk pointed out that Poland had a large budget deficit
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F-16s supplied to Ukraine constantly undergoing repairs — Zelensky
The jets aren’t new, he said
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Over 100,000 people took part in protests across France on November 14 — Interior Ministry
The largest rally took place in Paris, where, according to ministry estimates, 24,000 people took to the streets
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Putin, Xi Jinping, Trump trilateral summit to be held in Shenzhen on November 19 — Kremlin
This meeting will take place on the sidelines of the APEC summit
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European countries’ fighter jets escort two Russian bombers over Baltic - defense ministry
The Russian bombers’ flight lasted for more than eight hours
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EANA joins militaristic psychosis by expelling TASS — Russian MFA
By expelling the agency, EANA showed that it is unable to uphold press freedom, Maria Zakharova said
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Kalashnikov showcases latest small arms, UAVs at CSTO forum
The exhibits include the Kalashnikov AK-12K and the compact AK-12SK assault rifles, the 2023-model Kalashnikov AK-12, as well as compact versions of the 7.62-mm AK-15K and AK-15SK
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Churchill’s WWII bunker opens to visitors — newspaper
The Fan Bay Deep Shelter was home to some of the most advanced military technology of its time, The Telegraph reported
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Shipbuilders float out latest Project 22870 rescue tug for Russian Navy
The Project 22870 rescue tug Mikhail Chekhov engineered by the Vympel Design Bureau in Nizhny Novgorod in the Volga area is designed to render assistance to ships in distress and rescue personnel, tow vessels and extinguish fires on affected ships and onshore facilities
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Italy rejects full German role in next-generation fighter project — media
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto insisted that Berlin be granted observer status
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Staying out of EANA, other ‘decaying’ European forums serves Russia — Russian MFA
Moscow believes that staying out of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) and other European forums serves the interests of Russian organizations, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said
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Russia unwilling to set conditions on Europe’s negotiating team — Kremlin
Speaking about Russia’s position on EU representatives joining the talks on Ukraine, Peskov stressed that "it would be better to speak with the Europeans and see to what extent their position could help advance the peace process"
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Consulate general investigates detention of Russians in Istanbul's Hagia Sophia mosque
Sources inside the Istanbul police confirmed the incident but declined further comment
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Japan launches MMX probe to become first to collect soil samples from Mars’ moon Phobos
The spacecraft is expected to return to Earth in 2031
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Long-range arms supplies to Kiev change nature of relations with Russia — envoy to Germany
According to Sergey Nechayev, such actions go beyond a simple violation of the established restrictions
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Fatalities in Volgograd, damaged houses in Rostov-on-Don: aftermath of Ukrainian attacks
The overnight Ukrainian drone attack was among the largest of the year
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Drone attack kills pensioner riding e-bike in Bryansk Region — governor
The family would receive the assistance it needs, Governor Yegor Kovalchuk said
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Cairo International Film Festival opens for 47th edition
This year, 145 films from 64 countries will compete for the top award, the Golden Pyramid
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Russia's Gazprom gas exports to Germany grow 37% this year
Gas supplies to non-CIS countries grew 33.5% from January 1 to March 15 this year to 36.5 bln cubic meters
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Fewer Russians says corruption rates in Russia high — report
The share of people saying corruption rates in Russia are high has decreased from 75-86% in 2009-203 to 66%
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Kremlin mum on potential contacts with Ukraine in Istanbul on exchange of prisoners
On November 11, Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, who headed the Ukrainian delegation in negotiations with Russia, suddenly announced that he was in Istanbul "for new meetings on the issue of prisoner exchanges"
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NATO undermines immunity of Europe and entire world — Zakharova
According to the diplomat, there would be far greater security in Europe were it not for NATO
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US aims to facilitate direct contacts between Russia and Europe on Ukraine — Kushner
The envoy added that US President Donald Trump believes it is necessary to have "actionable" conflict prevention mechanisms
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West preparing for military intervention in Ukraine — Russian envoy
Dmitry Polyansky noted that European countries are demonstrating their readiness for a military confrontation with Russia through statements by their politicians and through concrete steps to prepare for war
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Russian ambassador to London says UN Security Council paralyzed due to UK, US actions
Andrey Kelin noted that the UN "cannot take care of all conflicts in the world," and in order to settle local issues, it is necessary to create effective regional organizations
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False-flag provocation in Bucha organized by Ukraine, MI6 — Russia’s envoy to OSCE
That episode later became the starting point for attempts by the collective West to hold Russia responsible, Dmitry Polyansky added
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Russian troops liberate five communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 1,480 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy armored combat vehicles in its areas of responsibility over the week, the Defense Ministry reported
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Russian, UAE foreign ministers meet in Abu Dhabi — Russian MFA
The two top diplomats discussed bilateral relations and tensions in the Persian Gulf region
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