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Russia-France Mistral dispute
Mistral contract not suspended — French president
The French Foreign Ministry believes the conditions existing today are not sufficient for a handover of the Mistral to Russia at the moment
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Severing of contract for Mistral carriers for Russia is out of question
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African Union establishes continent’s credit rating agency
The official founding ceremony will take place in the Ethiopian capital on February 14 on the eve of the union’s summit on February 15-17
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Dzerzhinsk liberation to speed up start of battles for Konstantinovka — security sources
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russian troops had secured the city of Dzerzhinsk in the DPR
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Mirage 2000 outdated plane compared with Russian aircraft — Rostec
The effective range of Russia's Su-35S and MiG-31 planes is many times greater than that of France's Mirage 2000, Rostec told TASS
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Ukrainian army strikes high-voltage substation in Zaporozhye Region — Russian politician
The regional Energy Ministry pointed out that every measure would be taken in order to restore electricity supplies within 24 hours
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Armenia refuses to participate in Russia-led security bloc parliamentary meeting
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold a meeting with chairpersons of the parliamentary committees of CSTO member states in Moscow on February 7
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Israel will bring all hostages back, and Hamas ‘will not be there,’ PM says
Meanwhile, the Ynet media outlet reported that Benjamin Netanyahu had handed down instructions to send an Israeli delegation to Qatar to discuss further details of the Gaza ceasefire agreement
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Leonid Boguslavsky: Our team is bound to become a legend
The owner of the RTP Global venture capital firm in a TASS special project Top Business Officials
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Putin signs decree on creation of presidential fund for environmental projects
The goals of the new fund are the support for environmental projects and provision of grants to them based on the results of competitions, the development of programs for the protection of the environment and animals
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Musk claims US Treasury annually pays $100 bln to unidentified individuals
He noted that the DOGE team and the US Department of the Treasury had agreed to require "that all outgoing government payments have a payment categorization code, which is necessary in order to pass financial audits"
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Russia’s seafood imports from India down 10% annually in 2024 — association
Imports of frozen Whiteleg shrimps, which are the key item of Indian deliveries to Russia, contracted by 10% in physical terms to 18,000 metric tons and by 15% in money terms to $120 mln
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Moscow to host Intervision song contest in 2025 — Putin’s decree
Around 20 countries, including all BRICS nations, have confirmed their participation
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Russian defense ministry reports losses among Russian troops during special operation
Konashenkov also said that several Russian soldiers have been taken prisoner
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USAID studied capabilities of CIS residents to resist pathogens — expert
Stepanov believes that USAID is just the tip of the iceberg of the extensive infrastructure that was first and foremost created to solve scientific and technical problems
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Israeli forces strike Hezbollah members at weapons production facility in Lebanon
According to the IDF, 'the activity at the site is a broad violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon'
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IAEA chief says talks with Rosatom on ZNPP were 'more critical than ever'
Rafael Grossi is currently on a visit to Moscow
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Ukraine suffers major troop losses west of Krasnoarmeisk — Russian security official
According to the report, the Ukrainian army also was trying to hold a railway station in Udachnoye
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Hegseth to push Europe to boost spending on NATO, Ukraine as he visits Brussels
The Pentagon said Hegseth will depart the US on February 10 for a working trip to Germany, Belgium and Poland
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St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo cancels 17 flights amid abnormal atmospheric pressure
Atmospheric pressure in St. Petersburg was abnormally high on February 7, beating the previous record for February, recorded in 2012
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Russia, Morocco discuss ways of strengthening fishing cooperation
The discussion took place on the sidelines of the 7th international fisheries exhibition in Agadir, Morocco
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Dzerzhynsk was one of Ukrainian outposts before Konstantinovka — DPR official
The liberation of Dzerzhinsk poses a threat to the Ukrainian group in the area of Dimitrovka, east of Krasnoarmeysk
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Ukraine loses over 320 troops in Kursk Region in past day
operational-tactical and army aircraft strikes and artillery fire hit enemy personnel and equipment near settlements in the Sumy Region
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Trump says he has no plans to deport Prince Harry
The issue of Prince Harry’s US visa arose after the publication of his memoir, in which he admitted to past illegal drug use
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Production of civil UAVs up 2.5-fold in 2024 to 16,400 units in Russia — ministry
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin set a task of bringing Russia to leaders in the area of unmanned aerial vehicles by 2030
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Russian court issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian colonel who gave orders to shell Kursk
The attacks involved missiles with cluster submunitions
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Ukraine loses over 26,000 troops in five-month battle for Dzerzhinsk
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, on average, some 200 Ukrainian troops were either killed or wounded every day
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Hamas prepares to hand over hostages at Deir al-Balah in central Gaza — media
According to the channel, many people gathered around Palestinian radicals in the town square
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Three Israeli hostages to be swapped for 183 Palestinian prisoners
Under the deal, 18 Palestinians sentenced to life imprisonment, 54 people serving lengthy prison terms and 111 Gaza residents detained after October 7, 2023 will be released from prisons
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Eight suffer injuries in fire in eastern Moscow
According to the latest reports, firefighters rescued 90 people from the building
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US journalist Tucker Carlson says ex-British PM demanded $1 mln for interview
Carlson noticed that Vladimir Putin didn’t ask him for a million dollars
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US duties on energy resources from Canada to be 10% — White House
Tariffs will come into force on February 4, press service said
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Iran’s supreme leader says Hamas secures victory over Israel, US in Gaza
"The victory of truth over lies was the result of the Palestinian people’s suffering," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said
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FACTBOX: Putin discusses inflation control, economic growth with PM
Russian GDP grew by 4.1% in 2024, above expectations, Mikhail Mishustin reported to Vladimir Putin
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Russia has legal avenues of action should London detain Russian ships — ambassador
Andrey Kelin pointed out that statements on the potential detention of Russian ships come first of all from the British military in the form of "some readiness of the British Navy, a tiny one now, to some sort of concrete actions"
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Zelensky stands in the way of Trump’s deal on Ukraine — Die Weltwoche
The journal outlined a list of arguments against the Ukrainian president as a partner in the dialogue
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Russia’s international reserves up by 1.92% to $620.764 bln in January — Central Bank
In January, foreign exchange reserves increased by 0.21% to $414.239 billion, and the value of monetary gold in reserves increased by 5.53% to $206.526 billion
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'Go fetch': Russian MFA sees Trump's comments about Ukraine's rare earth metals as command
Maria Zakharova stressed that the Americans have had their eyes on Ukraine's natural riches for some time
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Russian Foreign Ministry strongly condemns Ukrainian attack on Makeyevka in DPR
According to the latest reports, the attack killed a young girl and left another 11 people, including two children, injured
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Withdrawal of gas from European UGS exceeds volumes pumped by winter
European UGS facilities are currently 50.63% full (7.99 percentage points lower than the average as of this date in the past five years)
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Russian forces liberate Vremevka, Petropavlovka in DPR
According to the ministry, as a result of the battlegroup’s Center actions, "the adversary lost up to 585 troops, three armored combat vehicles, four motor vehicles and four artillery guns"
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Russian troops press forward after taking Velikaya Novoselka — politician
On January 26, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that active offensive actions by units of the 5th Guards Separate Tank Brigade of the 36th Army and the 40th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Battlegroup East resulted in the liberation of Velikaya Novoselka in the DPR
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Kiev would like to provoke war between US, Russia, Zelensky’s office admits
Mikhail Podolyak’s remarks came as a response to the question as to whether there is a scenario where the US president "will go for deploying some forces to Ukraine in order to return those very mineral resources that are being talked about now"
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Russia’s newly-built Tu-160M strategic bomber named after first woman in space
Tu-160 bombers traditionally get names of outstanding people in long-range aviation
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Scholz believes NATO should step up its presence in Greenland
According to German Chancellor, the principle of inviolability of borders should apply to everyone
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Russian servicemen record presence of mercenaries near LPR’s Makeyevka — military analyst
n Petrovskoye, three communication sessions were intercepted, one of which was in Portuguese, military expert Andrey Marochko said
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Russian UAV team destroys 12 Ukrainian army vehicles in Kursk attack repulsion
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on February 6 that the Ukrainian army had attempted a counteroffensive in the direction of the settlements of Ulanok and Cherkasskaya Konopelka in the Kursk Region
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Russia says battlegroup East struck units from 5 Ukrainian brigades over past day
According to the spokesman, the enemy lost up to 140 soldiers,
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Press review: US urges elections in Ukraine as Trump enforces tough import tariffs
Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, February 3rd
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Russian women swept podium at World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm
They managed to maintain the maximum quota for the upcoming Olympic Games
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Top UK diplomat came to Kiev to disrupt possibility of talks, Ukrainian lawmaker says
The provocative role of UK politicians in disrupting efforts for a peaceful settlement has been reported before
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Donetsk republic head hopes for ‘quieter’ times in Gorlovka after liberation of Dzerzhinsk
Denis Pushilin described Gorlovka as a "long-suffering" that Ukrainian forces continue to shell
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Russia’s military output deliveries to India reach $80 bln — Rosoboronexport
Guests to the Russian exposition will also be able to view innovations in the aviation engine segment: for the first time at the Aero India international aerospace and defense show
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Russia’s newest T-90 Proryv tank to be showcased abroad for first time
The tank will be displayed at the IDEX 2025 exhibition in Abu Dhabi
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Moscow will have to respond if Paris continues escalation in area of mass media – diplomat
According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Paris’ statements alleging that French journalists are unsafe in Russia reflect "the melancholy typical of the Western mainstream"
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Belarusian border guards detain four people with drones on them
The Border Committee noted that two more Belarusians unsuccessfully tried to hide from the military in the village of Sventoyansk in the Grodno Region
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Press review: Russia ratifies treaty with Belarus and Arabs oppose Trump's Gaza plan
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, February 6th
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IN BRIEF: What is known about liberation of Dzerzhinsk in Donetsk People’s Republic
The city, located north of Gorlovka, was an important logistics hub for the Ukrainian armed forces on the way to the Lugansk People’s Republic and the Kharkov Region
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Gaza should not be bargaining chip in political deals — Chinese Foreign Ministry
Gaza has been devastated by war, which resulted in destruction and suffering, Spokesman Guo Jiakun stressed
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Missing plane found crashed in Alaska, all 10 people aboard killed — report
It is unclear yet what caused the accident
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Gaza ceasefire deal in danger of collapse, Hamas official says
Agence France Presse points out that the parties have not yet begun talks on the second phase of the ceasefire deal, which were expected to kick off on February 3
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Putin orders to change structure of economic growth in Russia
The Russian leader stressed that "it is important everywhere, in all regions of our country, to create new plants, new jobs"
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NATO plotting major smear campaign against Zelensky — Russian intelligence
Thus, according to the SVR, it is planned to "make public information that the 'president' personally and his team have misappropriated more than $1.5 billion only from funds meant to buy munitions"
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Ukrainian MP compiles list of everyone involved in SBU secret prison in Kiev
The lawmaker’s list begins with judges of the Kiev Shevchenko district court
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Militants bring containers with toxic chemicals to Syria’s Idlib - Russian military
According to the official, around 15 terrorists sustained chemical burns of skin and respiratory tract as a result
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Russian air defenses shoot down HIMARS rocket, 93 fixed-wing drones in past day
Ukraine’s daily losses in the area of responsibility of the Battlegroup Center amounted to up to 560 military personnel
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OPEC+ meeting discussed recent Trump's statements on oil market — Russian Deputy PM
Alexander Novak noted that OPEC+ ministers at the meeting had stressed the commitment and correctness of the alliance's efforts to balance the market and coordinate actions
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Russian MFA slams US double standards in context of USAID activities
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova highlighted reports indicating that USAID allocated millions of dollars for transgender operations on rodents
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Trump says he plans to meet with Zelensky in US next week
The US president seemed partial to holding the talks on his home turf
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Press review: US boosts pressure on neighbors as BRICS forms agricultural coalition
Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, February 7th
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Israeli PM orders delegation be sent to Qatar for talks on Gaza ceasefire deal — media
The delegation will comprise officers from the Mossad intelligence agency, the Israeli Security Agency and the Israel Defense Forces, as well as Gal Hirsch, the country’s coordinator for the return of hostages, Ynet reports
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Conference on Syria in Paris to be held at ministerial level — French foreign ministry
According to the French diplomat Christophe Lemoine, neither religious nor ethnic groups will be represented at the meeting
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FACTBOX: Russian troops disrupt Ukrainian counterattack in Kursk Region
Ukraine lost over 200 servicemen, eight tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, an armored personnel carrier and 30 armored fighting vehicles, as well as three engineering demolition vehicles and a bridge-laying vehicle during its failed attack
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US wants to freeze Russia-Ukraine conflict to use it in future — expert
Chen Yu noted that Washington may wish to maneuver on the Ukrainian issue for a "long-term game with Russia and Europe"
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IN BRIEF: What is known about Ukraine’s failed counter-offensive in Kursk Region
On the morning of February 6, Ukrainian armed formations attempted counteroffensive actions in the direction of the settlements of Cherkasskaya Konopelka and Ulanok, eight waves of attempted counter-attacks have been successfully repelled, the Russian defense ministry said
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Israeli fighter jets attack Hamas weapons depot in southern Syria — statement
"The weapons stored inside the facility were intended to be used in attacks on IDF troops," the statement reads
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Russian diplomat slams OSCE for ignoring Ukrainian military’s crimes in Kursk Region
The statement also features photos showing the aftermath of strikes on residential areas
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NATO accession not on Georgia’s agenda at this point — PM
Irakli Kobakhidze pointed out that Georgia remained committed to European integration
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Moscow will have to respond if Paris continues escalation in area of mass media – diplomat
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Paris’ statements alleging that French journalists are unsafe in Russia reflect "the melancholy typical of the Western mainstream"
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Organ harvesting 'business' flourishes in Ukraine — former MP
On February 6, Vladimir Zelensky signed a law that prohibits the removal of anatomical materials from the bodies of orphans, children deprived of parental care, incapacitated persons, and individuals whose identity has not been established
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Zelensky says ready to make deal with Trump
Zelensky insisted Ukraine will need security guarantees as part of any settlement
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Cache with shells, ammunition, infantry flamethrowers discovered in LPR
All items were disposed of in accordance with the established procedure
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German aid to Ukraine amounted to 44 bln euro since start of special op — cabinet
"Both the chancellor and the government emphasized that it will continue," Spokesman Steffen Hebestreit added
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Gas reserves in European storage facilities fall below 50%
Since the beginning of the heating season, the EU has already withdrawn more than half of the accumulated winter fuel reserves, totaling 53.2 billion cubic meters
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US on trade war path, using tariffs as bargaining chip — expert
Alexey Bobrovsky suggested that the US could institute a 2.5% tax that applied to all nations, instead of levying higher ones on specific countries
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Israeli fighter jets attack Hezbollah targets in eastern Lebanon, causing casualties
The area came under attack on February 7
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Lebanese president approves new cabinet of 24 ministers
They represent the country’s Christian and Muslim communities on an equal basis
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Ukraine to introduce option of contract military service for people aged 18 to 24
Vladimir Zelensky didn’t say how many men are expected to join under such contracts
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African Union establishes continent’s credit rating agency
The official founding ceremony will take place in the Ethiopian capital on February 14 on the eve of the union’s summit on February 15-17
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Bank of Russia sells yuan for $340.55 mln with settlements on February 5
There were no sales of currency on the domestic market with settlements on February 4, 2025
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Baltics out of Russia's energy ring, Kaliningrad Region runs in autonomous mode
The agency noted that from 2016 to 2020, four new power generation facilities were constructed in the Kaliningrad Region
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West seeks to shirk legal norms with special tribunal on Ukraine — Russian diplomat
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stressed that the West’s allegations against Russia are absurd and the awkward structures built around this topic have no legal standing
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Trump in no rush about his Gaza plan
US President said the plan has been "very well received" but there have been no further deliberations
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Firefighters extinguish fire in public building in Moscow
Five people were taken to the hospital after suffering injuries in the fire, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said
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Giving Ukraine NATO membership, nukes can cause WWIII — US senator
Earlier this week, Vladimir Zelensky said the West should give Ukraine nuclear weapons and deploy its troops on the country’s territory if it is not yet ready to grant NATO membership to Kiev
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German Chancellor candidate wants to restore Nord Stream gas pipeline
Alice Weidel also call to extend the operation of coal power plants
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Russia open to countries ready to build relations in multipolar world — senior official
Sergey Obryvalin noted that Russia "is not trying to use sectoral dialogue platforms as an arena for political machinations to distort the truth"
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US administration to examine possibility of cutting defense spending – Trump
The US leader went on to say that trillions of dollars "being absolutely wasted"
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The Netherlands panic-stricken over Trump's plans for Ukraine — Russian ambassador
Earlier, Trump expressed his hope that agreements on solving the Ukraine crisis will be reached "in the not too distant future"
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US deports almost 11,000 immigrants to Mexico since Trump took office
The deportees are 8,425 Mexicans and 2,539 people from other countries
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Russian digital service provider reports damage to underwater cable in Baltic Sea
According to the company, the incident did not affect its customers
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Mirage 2000 to repeat fate of F-16 in Ukraine — French military correspondent
Christelle Neant said that several fighter jets are nothing in comparison with Russia’s vast fighter aircraft fleet
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Press review: Beijing responds to Washington’s tariffs as US dismisses Iran nuclear deal
Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, February 5th
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