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Russia’s Uralvagonzavod in talks on cargo railcar JV in Iran
A representative of Uralvagonzavod has confirmed, without elaborating, that the company has held negotiations with Iran on the issue
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Kazakh president says his country ready to become Europe’s partner in natural resources
The head of the state outlined a number of promising areas for mutual cooperation
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Volume of Sanya's foreign trade up 12% in January-August
Duty-free imports took a significant part in the structure of the city's trade turnover
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Armenia has powerful pro-Western lobby seeking to undermine Russia — Lavrov
The Russian top diplomat pointed out that Russia’s influence in the region "is growing"
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Ukrainian army moves part of troops from Krasny Liman to Artyomovsk — DPR official
Yan Gagin explained that the losses of the Ukrainian army in the area of Artyomovsk had reached several hundred men killed and wounded
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Aircraft manufacturers hand over serial Su-57, Su-35S to Russia’s Aerospace Force
Denis Manturov noted that the issues of meeting the demand of the Russian Armed Forces for reliable and highly efficient equipment were being resolved in a timely manner
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Hainan’s Haikou to step up comprehensive adjustments of state-owned enterprises
In addition to optimizing the sectoral structure, the authorities plan to strengthen the industrial potential of the state sector, focus on its role in building an advanced system of transport communications, modernizing agriculture, tourism and cultural spheres
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Russian Armed Forces destroy Ukrainian ammunition depot — Defense Ministry
Units of the Vostok combat group, with the support of aviation and artillery, also destroyed a stronghold and a car with soldiers of the Ukrainian army near the village of Urozhaynoye in the DPR
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Kim Jong Un highlights need to upgrade, build up North Korea’s nuclear arsenal
According to the North Korean leader, this is what needs to be done to implement deterrent capabilities amid the threat of a nuclear war against the country
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Reservations for trips to Hainan increased 11 times over holidays
Reservations for trips to the southern part of the island account for 97% of the total number of bookings on the island
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China lifts ban on pork supplies from Russia — Russian watchdog
Inspection and quarantine requirements for Russian pork exported to China will be formulated separately by the State Customs Institution of the People's Republic of China, the Russian regulator noted
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Unrecognized Kosovo accuses Serbian tennis star Djokovic of glorifying terrorism
Earlier, Djokovich published on social network a photograph from a memorial service, held in Belgrade’s Temple of Saint Sava to mourn three Serbs recently killed in Kosovo
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Russian bankers establishing ties with West African banks
The memorandum provides for the exchange of experience between the two associations, including in professional training in the banking sector, development of new technologies
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Russia plans to seek wider use of ruble globally — PM Mishustin
Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said earlier that the share of the ruble and the Chinese yuan in trade settlements between Russia and China has reached 90%
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Russia ready to make agreements on Ukraine based on situation on ground — Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister stated earlier that the longer Kiev delayed talks with Moscow, the more difficult it would be to reach an agreement
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IOC flouts Olympic Charter by using situation in Ukraine against Russia — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister noted that for many years, the IOC "has been ignoring all the West’s shenanigans, and doing so ten thousand miles away from its borders"
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Dozens of Ukrainian troops get killed near Maryinka in DPR daily, says POW
A soldier of Ukraine’s 79th airborne assault brigade said that the newly recruited soldiers lacked any training
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Armenian leadership should remember plight of countries that pinned future on US — Lavrov
"You know, there are many of those who wish to lose Russia and make new friends," the top Russian diplomat said
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North Korea’s foreign trade minister arrives in Moscow — diplomatic source
He said the program of the visit wasn’t disclosed
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IN BRIEF: Russian defense chief reveals Ukraine's military losses over past month
Sergey Shoigu announced plans to improve the combat capabilities of the country’s airborne troops as well as the Eastern and Southern military districts
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Russia destroys part of Western cruise missiles, depleted uranium rounds donated to Kiev
According to Russian Defense Ministry, Russian forces delivered 12 combined strikes on facilities for the repair of Ukrainian aircraft
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Russia’s 1st two Avangard hypersonic missile systems to assume combat duty — source
Work is underway to prepare and place the missiles into silos, according to the source
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NATO’s AWACS surveillance planes arrive in Lithuania
During the deployment that will last several weeks, the airborne early warning and control system planes will perform flights out of the Lithuanian air base over North Atlantic alliance member countries
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Russia’s international reserves down $0.7 bln in one week to $576 bln — Central Bank
Russia’s international reserves are highly liquid foreign assets available with the Bank of Russia and the Russian government
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US embassy is brainwashing Armenia — Russian Foreign Ministry
Maria Zakharova stressed that this activity was pretty clear to Russia and the whole world
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Press review: New Black Sea grain deal dead in water and US wants space hotline with China
Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, September 27th
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Shoigu expects Tactical Missiles Corporation to step up production — Defense Ministry
Sergey Shoigu said he was going to review in detail the new products presented today
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Russia to help South Sudan with security matters — Putin
The Russian leader underlined that relations between the countries are developing very intensively
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Russia has one of the most advanced nuclear industries in terms of research — PM Mishustin
Mikhail Mishustin stated that, despite external constraints, Rosatom continues to increase international collaboration and effectively implement large-scale projects ranging from uranium supplies to nuclear power station building
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Russia expects foreign investors to return to Russian market — PM Mishustin
"We hope that pragmatism will prevail and they will return," Mikhail Mishustin noted
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Kremlin invites Canada to support Russian initiatives condemning Nazism
According to Dmitry Peskov, there is "more than one Russian initiative" coming in the future "to adopt joint documents, be it on the UN platform or in other international formats, that condemn Nazism itself, including its current manifestations"
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Eleven new members elected to IAEA Board of Governors
These countries are: Algeria, Armenia, Bangladesh, Burkina-Faso, Ecuador, Indonesia, South Korea, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Spain and Ukraine
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Kadyrov admits his son beat up man kept in custody on charges of burning Quran
The head of Chechnya called his action correct
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Ex-head of Karabakh’s government arrested on Azerbaijani border — source
It is reported that Ruben Vardanyan attempted to depart for Goris in Armenia’s Syunik province
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Group of countries describes denial of visas to UN delegates as form of repression
The statement was co-authored by Belarus, Bolivia, Venezuela, Iran, China, North Korea, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria and Eritrea
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Press review: Kiev fears US will stop aid and Moscow taking steps to combat fuel crisis
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, September 28th
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Russia says Sofia’s decision to transfer S-300 missiles to Kiev violates international law
It is noted that the USSR and then Russia built military-technical cooperation with Bulgaria on the principles of mutual respect and trust
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Kazakh president says his country ready to become Europe’s partner in natural resources
The head of the state outlined a number of promising areas for mutual cooperation
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Press review: US parks missile launcher on Baltic Sea island and new Kosovo crisis brewing
Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, September 26th
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Lavrov blames West for ruining Ukraine’s territorial integrity
"When those who developed the Minsk Agreements together with Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that they had in fact misled him as they had not planned to implement the accords, they ruined the territorial integrity of Ukraine," he said
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Putin says external pressure triggered growth of Russian production
The Russian leader has noted that such a trigger also allows to unlock the country's own potential in various sectors
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Russia’s National Wealth Fund still be kept in foreign currency — Finance Minister
In August, the Bank of Russia decided not to purchase foreign currency on the domestic market as part of doubling the regular operations of the Finance Ministry
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LNA Commander Haftar meets with Putin, Shoigu in Moscow — LNA statement
It is reported that the sides discussed "bilateral relations between the two countries, ways for their strengthening and development, as well as issues that pose mutual interest"
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Russian economy undergoes large-scale transformation — PM Mishustin
According to Mikhail Mishustin, with a stable labor market and high rates of investment, Russia has been able to adjust to new obstacles and quickly return to sustainable growth
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Hainan delegation visits UAE to strengthen economic and cultural cooperation
Hainan representatives invited UAE companies to invest and develop their businesses in the Chinese province and take full advantage of the construction of a free trade port on the island
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Russian forces carry out accurate strike on Ukrainian positions at Avdeyevka coke plant
According to the uploaded video, direct hits caused a fire
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Explosion heard in Ukraine’s capital Kiev
No details of the incident are known at this point
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Azerbaijan says it’s not pleased that Armenians leave Nagorno-Karabakh
Elchin Amirbekov, the Azerbaijani presidential envoy for special assignments said it wasn’t the intention of Azerbaijan to make Armenians flee
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Gold supplies from Russia to Hong Kong up ten-fold since January to $3.5 bln
Hong Kong’s imports of Russian gold have been hitting record highs in 11 years for four months in a row
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Poland leads in numbers of mercenaries killed in Ukraine, Russian top brass says
In total, our lists, as of June 17, 2022, include mercenaries and weapons operation specialists from 64 countries
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Ukrainian POW says deserters fear for safety of their families
According to the captured Ukrainian serviceman, in rare cases it is possible to strike a deal with a unit commander
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Russian forces foil attempts to restore supplies for Ukrainian army across Oskol River
It is reported that the enemy has stepped up the use of aviation and heavy artillery
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Russian air strikes hit terrorist positions, infrastructure in Syria’s Idlib province
They destroyed facilities for production and storage of unmanned aerial vehicles, used by militants to attack the Syrian pro-government forces and civilians
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About 70 Ukrainian military surrender in DPR in past two weeks, says source
Most of them laid down their weapons voluntarily
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Russia continues to develop relations with African countries — Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov specified that today Putin "will hold Russian-South Sudanese talks and then have a working luncheon with President Kiir"
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Russia warns against speculating on use of nuclear weapons — diplomat
"These are very dangerous games. We are able to deal with existing challenges with the means that we have at our disposal. Our defense industry is growing," Konstantin Gavrilov noted
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DPR reports 16 Ukrainian attacks on its territory in past day, 2 civilians injured
The attacks targeted the city of Gorlovka and Donetsk
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SVR chief puts West’s 'dreams' of strategically defeating Russia to rest
Sergey Naryshkin stressed that Russia’s dominance in the nuclear sphere was the result of a distinct historical path, brilliant fundamental discoveries and technological development
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White House steps up meddling in Slovakia as elections draw near — Russian intelligence
According to the statement, Washington "clearly does not want to see another nationally-oriented prime minister [like Hungary’s Viktor Orban] take over in Europe"
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US deployed disaster response team in South Caucasus, Reuters reports
Samantha Power traveled to Armenia and Azerbaijan earlier this week and said the escalation of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh "has made an already dire humanitarian situation even worse"
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Egypt may get Russian equipment for Mistral warships — Defense Ministry
Russian specialists in France have alreeady started dismantling the equipment
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West seeking ceasefire to flood Ukraine with weapons, says Lavrov
When asked if there were any signs that talks on Ukraine could be launched in the fall, he answered in the negative
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Rosatom denies reports about suspension of uranium exports from Russia
Meanwhile, according to the American Statistical Office, in the first half of this year, the United States increased uranium imports from Russia by 2.2 times year-on-year up to 416 tons
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Creation of alternative to SWIFT to be discussed within BRICS — Russian minister
According to Anton Siluanov, next year it will be one of the issues on the agenda of this organization’s meeting
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Finance Ministry expects Russia’s oil and gas revenues to grow by around 30% in 2024
The document also stated that, taking into consideration exchange rate dynamics and tax legislation revisions, the percentage of oil and gas income in 2024 is estimated to be 6.4% of total GDP
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Kremlin spokesman responds to Hillary Clinton’s remarks about NATO expansion
It is reported that Dmitry Peskov’s comments came after Hillary Clinton addressed Putin by name and said, "you brought it on yourself," when she mentioned the latest NATO expansion on a recent visit to the US State Department
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Russia has nothing to hide concerning Ukrainian children — Russian ambassador to US
"We are open and prepared for a constructive dialogue on this pressing issue," he said
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Infrastructure facility damaged in Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk Region
He gave no further details
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Putin met with Libyan National Army Commander Khalifa Haftar, Kremlin spokesman says
The LNA said that on his visit to Russia Haftar held talks on the state of affairs in Libya
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Russia investigating London’s hand in staging Bucha events — Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
According to Maria Zakharova, Moscow has not received any assistance in this probe "from either of the involved sides"
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Putin gives his best wishes to special op fighters from Chechnya at meeting with Kadyrov
In response, Ramzan Kadyrov assured that the head of state's order would be carried out 100%
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Western policies aim at undermining OCSE functions — Russian MFA
Zakharova also said any violation of the rights of Russia and Belarus as members of the OSCE undermines the foundation of the organization
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Russian interests in South Caucasus can’t be ignored — Lavrov
The Russian Foreign Minister added that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan recently spoke about the need to make up for alliances that failed to help the country to ensure its security
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Is Gaddafi's gloom prophecy in regard to Europe bound to be fulfilled?
As Europe’s migrant crisis grows far and wide, many Russian media are recalling the late Libyan leader Muamar Gaddafi’s gloom prophecy made several months before his violent death
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US ‘main obstruction’ to peace in Ukraine, Iranian Parliament Speaker says
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf also noted that NATO and US expansionism are the most important cause of the conflict
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More than 78,000 refugees have fled to Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh so far
"As of 10 p.m., 78,354 forcibly displaced Armenians have entered Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh," a spokeswoman for the Armenian prime minister said
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Sanya holds forum on capitalizing Hainan's sustainable development projects
The conference focused on the ESG concept, which aims to manage risks related to environmental, social and governance criteria
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Lukoil refinery in Bulgaria retains right to process Russian oil for one year
The debate between the authors of the initiative, representatives of the ruling majority, and the opposition lasted about three hours
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Ukraine assembling military reserves near engagement line in Zaporozhye — DPR head
Ukrainian forces have been making unsuccessful attempts at an offensive since June 4
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Russia has everything to develop, grow stronger — Putin
The Russian leader drew the attention of regional leaders "to the trust that was displayed by the people" towards the elections
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First batch-produced Su-57 to be used for testing hypersonic weapons
A number of fundamentally new air-launched attack weapons is being developed by the Tactical Missiles Corporation
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Russia releases draft UN Security Council’s presidential statement on Nord Stream
"In accordance with our announcement made during the September 26 UN Security Council session about explosions of the Nord Stream pipelines, we released a draft presidential statement about this terror attack," Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said
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UN commission's report on Ukraine fails to withstand criticism — Russian MFA
Maria Zakharova emphasized that "the speculative conclusions of the commission are based on the unsubstantiated stories of arbitrarily selected individuals positioning themselves as victims"
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Russian forces deliver strike on arsenal of Ukrainian ground forces
It is reported that the strike was delivered on a command and observation point of a unit from the Ukrainian army’s 54th mechanized brigade
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Russian forces push enemy back on Artyomovsk’s southern flank — DPR head
Meanwhile, Russian forces advanced its positions on Artyomovsk’s northern flank near the settlement of Orekhovo-Vailyevka
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NATO continues activities on buildup of military presence at Russian border — diplomat
On Thursday, the Lithuanian Army command reported that the AWACS planes arrived at the Zoknai airbase to carry out a reconnaissance mission
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FACTBOX: History of Nagorno-Karabakh
The population is currently ordered to consider the reintegration conditions proposed by Baku and decide on their own whether to stay
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Ukraine asks West for weapons to attack Iranian drone factories
Meanwhile, the Kiev authorities claimed that more than 100 electronic components manufactured by Western companies were detected in the Iranian Shahed 131 and Shahed 136 drones
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Polish military rebuffs Minsk's statement on Polish helicopter violating Belarusian border
The Polish Armed Forces urged to treat Minsk's statements "with caution and prudence", as they are "often provocative"
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Crimean Bridge closed until 6:00 a.m. Friday
The Russian Transportation Ministry said earlier that the Crimean Bridge would be closed for motor vehicles for a few hours starting on September 28 due to repair work
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Hainan unveils report on China's energy cooperation with Arab countries
The report shows the ongoing expansion of cooperation between the two sides in trade, investment, finance and other fields
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Polish side confirms helicopter sortie near Belarusian border
A request to the Polish side confirmed a sortie of the Polish Armed Force helicopter," the spokesman said, according to the Belarusian Defense Ministry Telegram channel
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Musk calls into question Canadian PM Trudeau’s accusations of Russian 'disinformation'
Earlier, Justin Trudeau claimed that Russia could stand to benefit from the scandal surrounding the standing ovation given to an elderly Ukrainian-Canadian veteran of the Nazi Waffen SS
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Russia does not support Armenia’s intent to sign Rome Statute — Kremlin
According to Dmitry Peskov, this decision by Armenian authorities is "extremely hostile" with regard to Russia
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Ukrainian drone shot down above southwest Russia’s Belgorod Region — ministry
"The Kiev regime’s yet another attempt to carry out a terror attack on the Russian territory was foiled at around 9:00 p.m. on September 28," the ministry said
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Armenia's ratification of Rome Statute to negatively affect relations with Russia — MFA
According to the Russian diplomat, the assertion made by Armenian representatives that joining the ICC will allegedly have no impact on Russian-Armenian relations "is out of touch with reality"
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Over 10,000 Ukrainian fighters surrender since summer using special radio frequency
According to the source, the radio frequency operates in all directions of the line of engagement in the special military operation zone
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Russian diplomat urges Canada to support resolution condemning glorification of Nazism
Canada voted against the Russia-drafted UN General Assembly resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism alongside Germany, Italy and Japan in 2022
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Russia’s Tu-95MS strategic bombers perform scheduled flights
As crews performed flight tasks, they practiced piloting techniques in daylight and at night, the defense ministry added
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Russia’s draft UNSC presidential statement suggests calling for Nord Stream investigation
The draft statement, obtained by TASS, says that "the Security Council condemns in the strongest terms the act of terrorism against the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in September 2022"
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Ukrainian servicemen surrender to Russian forces in Zaporozhye direction
The enemy has already sustained thousands of casualties in the Zaporozhye direction while making attempts at a counteroffensive, the Russian Defense Ministry said
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WADA keeps insisting on four-year disqualification for Russian figure skater Valieva
The Court of Arbitration for Sport heard Valieva’s case between September 26 and 28
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