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ISS operation extension depends on Russian Lunar program — Roscosmos
Russian space agency official said it's not clear yet if Russia will need the International Space Station after 2020
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New robot control system brings Russia closer to building Moon base — expert
Russia’s space agency plans to launch full-scale Moon exploration in 2020-30
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Russia, China believe that Golden Dome program is destabilizing
It envisages the creation of an unconstrained, global and multi-tier missile defense system providing protection against any missile threats, including all types of missiles of adversaries equal or similar in strength
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Ukrainian strikes on Zaporozhye NPP risk major radiation disaster — diplomat
Rodion Miroshnik said the drone’s impact was detected just 10 meters from the reactor compartment
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Vehicles with humanitarian emblems bring military supplies to Ukrainian army in Artyomovsk
Andrey Marochko added that the people accompanying the cargo were wearing civilian clothes and Western-made bullet-proof vests
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Russian Embassy in Paris doing everything to protect Russians on Tagor tanker — MFA
Maria Zakharova noted that the vessel was "allegedly flying a 'false' flag"
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Russia’s Battlegroup West destroys 72 Ukrainian heavy combat quadcopters over past day
Spokesman Ivan Bigma reported that air defense crews and mobile armed units shot down 46 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles
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Russia and China agree sanctions against North Korea useless
On September 3, North Korea officially announced a successful test of a hydrogen bomb
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Russia looks forward to visit by new head of UN General Assembly — Foreign Ministry
Moscow is ready for close and constructive cooperation with the future president of the General Assembly in order to establish a truly multipolar and just world order, Director of the Department of International Organizations at the Russian Foreign Ministry Kirill Logvinov stated
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Kiev loses over 31,000 troops, mercenaries on all fronts in May — military expert
Andrey Marochko said the Ukrainian army lost over 107,000 soldiers and mercenaries in battles on all the fronts in spring
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Putin to deliver grand speech at SPIEF 2026 — Kremlin aide
As for the SPIEF’s central event, it will be a plenary session as always and it is scheduled for Friday, Yury Ushakov said
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Indian envoy highlights deep, enduring ties with Russia
Vinay Kumar recalled that in 2024 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Russia twice, and noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin was expected to visit India in 2025
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US Embassy representatives attend security meeting in Moscow
A total of 124 delegations from 104 countries are present at the discussion
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US carries out training launch of Minuteman III ICBM
According to the base command, "This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and effective"
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NATO, EU declared war on Russia through Ukraine, directly participate in it — Lavrov
The top diplomat noted that the refusal to adhere to the principles of the UN Charter was "a manifestation of neocolonial ambitions, which leads to increased global instability and breeds regional conflicts"
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Battlegroup Center downs approximately 600 Baba Yaga heavy drones
The Russian Defense Ministry emphasized that the battlegroup's unmanned systems personnel support the offensive operations of its assault teams on a daily basis
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Lavrov commends Russia-China relations as stabilizing force in global affairs
The Russian foreign minister added that Moscow and Beijing efficiently cooperate at various multilateral venues
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Zelensky torpedoes Trump’s peace efforts while asking for more money — ex-spokesperson
According to Yulia Mendel, it’s typical of Zelensky to insult his "biggest donor," while asking for more financial assistance
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BRICS will discuss Syria, common approaches to situation, diplomat says
"As the subject of an inclusive political process, which is expected to define the framework for Syria’s future governance structure and its political organization, gains more urgency, BRICS will undoubtedly address this," Sergey Ryabkov noted
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Russian cancer vaccine to be free of charge — top oncologist
It is planned to launch it in general circulation in early 2025
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Ukraine jeopardizes international navigation in Black Sea — experts
The threat to merchant vessels in exclusive economic zones of Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Georgia "is assessed as elevated and likely to persist through the summer operating season," the company said
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Russia at final stage of testing high-altitude interceptor for S-500 air defense system
The S-500 is designed to replace its predecessor S-400
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Russian firm UAC finalizing production of first lot of passenger jets
Certification efforts for SJ-100 and MC-21 airplanes at the closing phase, the company's CEO Vadim Badekha said
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IN BRIEF: Key takeaways from Kremlin aide’s statements about SPIEF
According to Yury Ushakov, Russian leader Vladimir Putin will deliver a keynote address at the SPIEF plenary session
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‘Russian Facebook’ founder quits
"The freedom of action of the chief executive in managing the company has significantly reduced," Pavel Durov, the founder of Russia’s most popular social network VKontakte says
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Russian Foreign Ministry releases updated concept for security in Gulf region
Moscow is convinced that the foundation for a new, sustainable architecture of interstate relations must be based on the fundamental principles of respecting the legitimate interests of all countries in the region
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Russia, North Korea remain good neighbors, longtime friends — Russian defense minister
"The most important outcome of the summit was the signing of a new fundamental interstate document - the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and North Korea," Andrey Belousov stressed
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Events in memory of Latvian Waffen-SS units may be canceled over coronavirus
As yet, ten coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Latvia, as brought to the country by tourists to Italy
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Journalist assures she found evidence that Brigitte Macron is male
Candace Owens revealed that Macron's wife was suing her not for saying Brigitte was a man but for saying she had stolen her sister's or her brother's ID
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Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol switch over to Moscow time
Crimea lived by Kiev’s time from 1996 until March 30, 2014
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Middle East conflict threatens safety of Russian airliners — MFA
According to Maria Zakharova, among such planes was a Siberia Airlines airliner, which was flying from Novosibirsk to Dubai and was forced to change its route and request an emergency landing at Ashgabat International Airport on June 13
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Tiger protects his new goat friend from Far East zookeepers
The tiger hissed at the keeper, warning him not to approach the goat
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Russian authorities have never had any claims against Durov — Putin
The Russian president noted that "all platforms of this kind have such a flaw," but, in his opinion the French authorities’ actions are unclear and selective
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Russia hopes China, India show wisdom to avoid any escalation - Kremlin
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russia "always stands ready to offer services and help in settling thorny conflicts between the countries that are its partners and allies"
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FIFA Council unlikely to hold vote on lifting sanctions against Russia — daily
Russian national football teams are currently barred by all FIFA-sanctioned bodies from playing at the 2028 UEFA Euro Cup
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Group of mercenaries from Germany, UK destroyed in Zaporozhye Region — security forces
Among the dead are Jason Largan Jaycee, born in 2003, and Laterman Philippe Maximilian, born in 2000
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Kremlin refutes reports Italian film star Ornella Muti applied for Russian citizenship
The trend for obtaining Russian citizenship emerged after French actor Gerard Depardieu first received a Russian passport on January 5, 2013
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IN BRIEF: What to know of FSB exposed wiretapping scheme against Russian officials
According to the report, the spyware enabled hackers to wiretap calls and provided audio-and video-control near affected devices
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Russia expects UN General Assembly to do great job under new leader — Foreign Ministry
Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of International Organizations Kirill Logvinov congratulated Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman on his election as president of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly
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Russia, Equatorial Guinea agree on holding joint naval exercises
The document presupposes visits of naval ships and auxiliary seacraft to the two countries’ ports, joint exercises, joint efforts in search for distressed crews and salvage on high seas
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Iran-US agreement could be finalized next week — Trump
The American leader pointed out that he had not agreed to the previous version of the document because he still has to get a few more points" to be included in the memorandum
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Polish defense minister says US in talks with European countries on nuke weapons
According to Wladysіaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, defense ministers will hold a meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on June 18, and one of the topics will be nuclear deterrence capacities
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Russian lower house speaker comments on Pashinyan’s EU undertaking and Armenia’s future
In Vyacheslav Volodin’s opinion, Nikol Pashinyan hopes that accession to the European Union will help him hold on to power
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Russia, China to support outcomes of World War II, counter distortion of history
In order to prevent the recurrence of the tragedy of the world war, the sides will strongly condemn actions aimed at denying the responsibility for atrocities of Nazi aggressors and their accomplices, a joint statement reads
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Ukrainian army’s strikes on Energodar cause damage to residential sector
No information on casualties has been received
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Russia’s hand-launched Sokol-I UAV interceptor destroys Leleka, Hornet drones
The Russian Defense Ministry noted that the Sokol-I drone can be hand-launched in a matter of seconds, without the use of additional equipment
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Sanya will hold large yacht exhibition marking 5th anniversary of Hainan's free trade port
The event will be held for five days starting April 13, at the International Exhibition Center and nearby marinas, as well as at the nearby Zhongfu duty-free shopping park
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Sixteen people suffer injuries in Ukrainian drone attack on Russian city of Voronezh
According to the region's governor Alexander Gusev, two of the injured are in serious condition
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Kazakhstan becomes main importer of dairy products from Russia in 2025 — Agroexport
Belarus is in second place in terms of imports of dairy products from Russia, followed by Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan
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Conflict may conclude by day's end if Ukrainian forces leave Russian regions — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Zelensky must order his armed forces to withdraw from Russia to achieve this
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FIE lifts all previously imposed restrictions against Russian fencers — press release
Russian athletes are allowed to participate under the colors and national symbols of their country at the 2026 FIE World Championships in China’s Hong Kong on July 22-30
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Vucic says Serbia will not abolish visa-free travel with Russia
According to the Serbian President, even if someone makes such a decision, it will be immediately overturned
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Analyst expects next phase of US-Iran conflict to be most tense
According to Marat Zembatov, the parties to the conflict "have obtained greater room for maneuver" following a pause
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Romania incident after Zelensky's appeal to Trump no coincidence — Russian Envoy
Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya noted that the drone incident occurred the day after Vladimir Zelensky's appeal to Donald Trump requesting missiles for the American Patriot air defense systems
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What we know about Russia's delivering retaliatory strike on Ukrainian military sites
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the goals of the strike were achieved
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Russian Arctic National Park sets up first scientific station on Franz Josef Land
The station will operate at the Omega field base
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Only NATO, Kiev had motive to down flight MH17, expert believes
The Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down on July 17, 2014, over Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk
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US journalist Owens tells TASS about verbal bullying over her trip to Russia
Candace Owens said that she had faced verbal attacks and accusations of involvement in a "Russian conspiracy"
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UAC to increase confirmed range of MC-21 passenger jet
The confirmed flight range of the Russian passenger jet MC-21 will be increased to 4,000 km
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Scholz describes his phone call with Putin as important and detailed
"The conversation was detailed but revealed that little has changed in the Russia president’s views. This is not good news," Scholz said
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Russia’s latest Buk-M3 missile systems tested in real warfare in Ukraine — expert
"It is there that the surface-to-air missile systems can fully demonstrate their combat capabilities," head of the Military-Political Analysis Bureau says
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Kremlin slams Clooney Foundation as insane people for idea to arrest Russian journalists
The foundation wants to encourage individual EU countries to start prosecuting Russian journalists for "war propaganda"
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Mirotvorets site’s Western trace and silencing crimes against media: Nebenzya’s statements
Against the backdrop of deteriorating freedom of access to information, the Kiev regime is clamping down on what information its people take in, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya noted
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Iran demands immediate return of $12 bln to continue negotiations — agency
In line with the text of the agreement, this sum must be paid immediately
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Ukraine may use Swedish Gripen fighter jets for strikes against Russia — expert
As early as 2027, Ukraine will receive 16 Jas Gripen C/D fighter jets, which carry long-range Taurus cruise missiles
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Germans, other countries reveal attitudes toward hosting nuclear weapons in new poll
According to the results, 49% of respondents were against Germany having its own nuclear weapons
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Objective probe into Romania incident requires drone debris handover to Russia — envoy
"All the circumstances of the incident should have been established through a thorough, objective, and depoliticized investigation, primarily involving the Russian side," Vasily Nebenzya said
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Ukraine’s attack on Zaporozhye NPP is step toward nuclear terrorism — diplomat
Rodion Miroshnik noted that further escalation of attacks was fraught with catastrophic consequences
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Merz considers support for Kiev, sanctions to be 'right way' to end conflict
Germany will not weaken its efforts to support Ukraine, the German chancellor said
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Syrian, US presidents discuss lifting of remaining anti-Syrian sanctions
Ahmed al-Sharaa called for encouraging investments and creating favorable conditions for the resumption of economic and infrastructure projects in key sectors of the Syrian economy
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Uzbekistan and Russia plan create joint industrial parks — Russian trade mission
According to the statement, the parties discussed the creation of a joint investment platform, further development of cooperation in the field of retail trade
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Tanzania president arrives in Russia on state visit
Samia Suluhu Hassan's visit will last until June 5, when she will speak at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
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Belarusian diplomat points to growing threat of aggression against Belarus
Aggregate defense spending in three neighboring countries - Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia - exceeded 52 billion euro in 2025, Belarusian Permanent Representative to the UN Geneva office Larisa Belskaya said
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Rubio not ruling out extension of carveout for Russian oil sanctions
The US Secretary of State stressed that the decision would be made by the US Department of the Treasury
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Russia strongly condemns Israel's aggression against Lebanon — Russian envoy
Vasily Nebenzya noted that Moscow demands the immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanese lands
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Rubio says China does not provide Iran with aid complicating US military operations
However, US Secretary of State emphasized that Iran has military equipment of "Chinese origin"
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Putin says those responsible for attack on Starobelsk won't escape punishment
The Russian leader asked the prosecutor general and the Investigative Committee chairman to report about the work to identify the criminals
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Nazi collaborator’s birthday declared official holiday in Ukraine
The figure of Stepan Bandera, who was killed in Munich on October 15, 1959, is still tearing Ukrainian society apart
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Power of fireball explosion over the US reaches 300 tons of TNT — NASA
An official at the authority says that the fireball broke up at a speed above 120,000 km per hour
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Group of foreign mercenaries surrender near Zaporozhye
The mercenaries were surrounded and were forced to lay down their arms
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Air defenses destroy 33 Ukrainian UAVs over Russian regions within 12-hour period
In particular, drones were intercepted over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk Regions and the Republic of Crimea
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Russia slaps retaliatory sanctions on five UK citizens — Foreign Ministry
According to the ministry, the provocative anti-Russian rhetoric of British officials indicates the unrelenting attitude of the leadership of the United Kingdom to continue a tough systemic confrontation with Russia
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US military redirects over 120 vessels to ensure compliance of blockade against Iran
The US military established a naval blockade of Iran on April 13
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Russia launches massive attack on Ukrainian defense plants — top brass
The attack was launched in response to the Kiev regime’s terrorist acts
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Europe talking about war against Russia because it has forgotten WWII horrors — Vulin
"The strategic problem of the present-day world is the lack of fear and sense of shame," the chairman of the Supervisory Board of state gas company Srbijagas said
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Shell increased liquefied natural gas production by 4% in 9 months
Shell's LNG sales in the first nine months increased by 3% to 50.32 mln tons
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Russia’s Andreeva roams into 2026 French Open semis with straight-sets win over Cirstea
The 2026 French Open takes place in Paris between May 24 and June 7
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Russia strikes Ukrainian military sites in retaliation to Kiev’s attack on Starobelsk
The Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by airborne, ground-based and seaborne long-range precision weapons, including air-launched hypersonic ballistic missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles
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Russian Security Council chief addresses Ukraine conflict during meetings in Tehran, Baku
Sergey Shoigu recalled that Kiev has not responded to the peace proposal Russian President Vladimir Putin put forward on June 14 so Russian forces continue advancing toward achieving the goals of the special military operation
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People's Bank of China lowers yuan rate to minimum of October 2010
Earlier, China’s State Council stated the need to maintain the exchange rate stability
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EC nervous when saying Ukraine has to be supported as long as it takes
European Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius also called for faster integration of the Ukrainian army and military industry into the European defense and industrial environment
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Britain confirms it helped France seize alleged Russian tanker in Atlantic Ocean
According to the report, the UK provided support to the French Navy in "monitoring and tracking" the vessel
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Full ban on Russian oil will not be included in new EU sanctions package — Politico
Sources indicate that proposals for a full ban on Russian oil and maritime services restrictions do not yet have sufficient support among EU member states
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Yemeni Coast Guard reports armed seizure of tanker in country's waters
Unknown persons headed towards the Gulf of Aden
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Russia ready for normalizing relations with US provided its interests respected — MFA
According to head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of the North Atlantic Alexander Gusarov, in terms of practical results, the emerging dynamic of restoration in relations has yet to be tested
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BRICS against hegemony, exclusiveness of any countries, neocolonialist policies — Putin
The Russian leader stressed that the BRICS countries were acting in concert, on the principles of equality to address "the most pressing issues" on the global and regional agendas
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China unveils world’s first AI system to detect nuclear warheads — newspaper
The system combines the methods of nuclear physics and deep learning
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Russian stock market opens with rising indices
The yuan gained 11.25 kopecks to 14.1825 rubles
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Journalist says Macron blackmailed Trump over Ukraine due to reports about his wife
Candice Owens revealed that the US leader called her from Mar-a-Lago and told her about the French president's demands
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Hungarian PM doubles down on refusal to supply weapons to Ukraine
Peter Magyar made a similar statement at a meeting in Brussels with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and at other venues earlier
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