Putin receives US special envoys at Kremlin

Valentina Matviyenko said the policy of militarization and Russophobia pursued by European politicians will ultimately lead voters to oust them from power

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 220 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry reported

The European Union is struggling to choose a single negotiator and it remains unclear who Brussels is planning to hold talks with, Yury Ushakov noted

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All the tools suitable for seeking solutions were used, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov undercored

A country that has failed to pay its contributions for an extended period loses its voting rights, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko stressed

Earlier, Rodion Miroshnik said Ukrainian troops have struck almost 380 passenger buses in Russia since the start of this year

A dry-cargo sea vessel was hit at sea while en route to ports in the Odessa Region

A homemade explosive device ready for use and a hand grenade were seized from the person detained in Donetsk

The motorcade carrying the US delegation has already left the airport

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not elaborate on the details of the talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that the leader-level conversations must address peace and denuclearization

Department Director Kirill Logvinov said that the options under consideration include extending the current secretary-general's term temporarily or appointing one of his deputies as acting secretary-general

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian president is expected to meet with the US envoys in the first half of the day

Yury Ushakov has said that a bilateral meeting between the Russian and US presidents at the APEC summit is being planned

The gemstone with an estimated age of 300 mln years was unearthed in Yakutia in 2025

The Russian leader noted that the trade turnover is on the rise

Alexander Darchiev was 66 years old

The year 2027 will be significant for the CSTO, as the association will celebrate two anniversaries at once, the Russian president noted

The Russian president emphasized that a series of large-scale joint exercises had recently been conducted in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Russia

Vladimir Medinsky said that all the objectives will be achieved

As a rule, Russia doesn't discuss the details of negotiations until an agreement is reached, Vladimir Medinsky said

The US envoy said he will travel to Moscow together with the US special envoy on November 12

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet received a comprehensive report from the Russian delegation on the outcomes of the trilateral negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement in Abu Dhabi, Dmitry Peskov said

Hungary’s Prime Minister Peter Magyar said that his government does not consider Russian gas to be cheap and continues to look for alternative sources to import fuel at the most favorable prices

Vladimir Medinsky emphasized that humanitarian issues had been discussed during the negotiations