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18 Nov 2014, 15:08
Philae lander not to become costly space junk — Russian scientist
As soon as it moves out of the shadow and the first solar rays reach the research probe’s chargers, Philae will start to work again
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ESA research module Philae running out of electric power
Landing on Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet a milestone scientific event — one of discoverers
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Ukraine crisis
7 Mar, 20:57
UK unable to replace US in terms of intelligence for Ukraine — Russian envoy to London
Andrey Kelin agreed that "all the hostile statements coming from London lack any real foundation"
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Today,
05:55
Russia works with well-thought-out options for conflict settlement in Ukraine — Kremlin
According to the newspaper, the document allegedly says that Moscow needs to weaken Washington's negotiating position on a settlement in Ukraine by aggravating US relations with other countries
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3 hours ago
NATO plans new attacks on Russian pipelines — Patrushev
According to Chairman of the Russia's Maritime Board, NATO is simulating cyberattacks on the navigation equipment of Russian ships in the Baltic region to organize emergency situations
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Today,
03:44
Russia says battlegroup West destroyed 22 drone operating posts
With the support of artillery, heavy flame-throwing systems and aviation, units have improved their tactical position
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1 hour ago
Press review: Russia, US eye stability as Moscow upholds preconditions for Kiev talks
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, March 13th
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Yesterday,
16:17
Penitentiary service denies rumors of Igor Strelkov's death in penal colony
On January 25, 2024, the Moscow City Court sentenced a former Donetsk People’s Republic Defense Minister Igor Strelkov (Girkin) to four years in prison, finding him guilty under Article 280 of the Criminal Code (calls for extremist activity) for his posts on a Telegram channel
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Two days ago,
17:28
Batch of BMW cars assembled from SKD sets supplied in 2022 in Kaliningrad — expert
The cars have been assembled in 2025, with all necessary papers and certificates in place, Kirill Chernov noted
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Yesterday,
12:27
FACTBOX: Russian army liberates five more settlements: developments in Kursk Region
During its offensive operations, units of the Battlegroup North liberated the settlements of Kazachya Loknya, 1st Knyazhy, 2nd Knyazhy, Zamostye and Mirny in the Kursk Region
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4 hours ago
Belarusian leader leaves for official visit to Russia
The parties are expected to sign a set of documents as a result of the talks
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Yesterday,
18:04
High budget deficit in Russia is due to advance payment expenses, expert says
The federal budget deficit will be smaller towards the year-end, Georgy Ostapkovich said
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Yesterday,
23:18
PREVIEW: Putin to meet with Lukashenko on Thursday
This will be the Belarusian leader’s first foreign visit after his re-election in January
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Today,
02:58
Hamas reacts positively to change in Trump’s stance on Gaza
According to the spokesman, the White House host should not support "right-wing politicians" in Israel over the future of Gaza
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Yesterday,
10:00
Press review: US forced Kiev to concede to peace and Russia repelled massive drone attack
Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, March 12th
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Yesterday,
06:54
Trump ready for his presidency this time, Lavrov believes
"It is clear - 49 days yet, and such a rich agenda is already thrown into the public domain," Russia’s top diplomat stressed
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Today,
03:24
Carney to take oath as Canada’s new PM on March 14 — report
According to the CTV television, the ceremony will take place at 11:00 a.m. at the residence of Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon
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Yesterday,
12:48
Russia knows how not to jeopardize people's lives in situation with Ukraine — Lavrov
The Russian top diplomat called any suspicions that Russia is playing a dishonest, double game a delusion
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Yesterday,
22:18
Trump concedes NATO at war against Russia in Ukraine
US president made the statement at a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin
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3 hours ago
West militarizing Arctic region due to natural resources — Kremlin aide
Nikolay Patrushev noted that "the significance of the richest polar region will only grow"
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3 hours ago
FACTBOX: Ukrainian drones strike Russian regions once again
According to the report, 30 UAVs were shot down over the Bryansk Region, 25 over the Kaluga Region, six each over the Kursk and Voronezh regions, and five each over the Rostov and Belgorod regions.
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Yesterday,
18:55
Bank of Russia lifts dollar rate to 86.62 rubles for March 13
The Central Bank fixes official dollar and euro rates against the ruble on the basis of reports of banks on results of transactions in the over-the-counter currency market
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1 hour ago
Russian forces to clear Sudzha of Ukrainian army remnants 'within 10 days' — commander
Chief of Russia’s General Staff, First Deputy Defense Minister Army General Valery Gerasimov reported to President Vladimir Putin on March 12 that Russian troops had liberated more than 1,100 square kilometers of territory in the Kursk Region in an offensive operation or over 86% of the area occupied by the Ukrainian army
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Yesterday,
17:44
Serbia withdraws vote in favor of anti-Russian UN resolution on Ukraine — top diplomat
Marko Djuric stressed that all responsibility regarding the country’s vote on the resolution "lies primarily" with him
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Yesterday,
20:48
Putin sets task to defeat enemy in the Kursk Region as soon as possible
The Russian Armed Forces continue their operation to wipe out Ukrainian troops in the Kursk Region; five settlements were liberated in the past 24 hours
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3 hours ago
Lukashenko comes to Moscow for official visit
Alexander Lukashenko will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin
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10 Mar, 09:52
Russia's coexistence with West to depend on its readiness to recognize mistakes — Lavrov
The top Russian diplomat emphasized that the past three years have marked a "moment of truth"
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1 hour ago
Kremlin aide reminds Finland it must adhere to international maritime law
According to Nikolay Patrushev, this is also true from a historical perspective
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Yesterday,
15:23
Chechen leader says Operation Pipeline near Sudzha was daring, incredibly effective
Kadyrov also shared a video featuring the Akhmat units’ commandos moving through the gas pipeline as they advanced into enemy territory
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1 hour ago
News about absence of ATACMS missiles in Ukraine may be disinformation — analyst
Igor Korotchenko also suggested that such reports in foreign media might be part of a strategic disinformation campaign
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3 hours ago
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff departs from Qatar
No information has been disclosed regarding the aircraft’s precise flight path
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Yesterday,
18:03
Nearly 70 civilians evacuated from Sudzha by soldiers, volunteers — acting governor
Alexander Khinshtein further noted that 52 evacuees had already been taken to temporary accommodation centers in the Kursk Region, while 16 others were staying with relatives
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Yesterday,
00:56
Former US ambassador urges Russia to accept Ukraine’s ceasefire offer
In recent years, Jack Matlock, who served as US ambassador to Russia from 1987 to 1991, has consistently advocated Washington's rejection of the course of confrontation with Russia
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1 hour ago
US negotiators on Ukraine on their way to Russia — Kremlin spokesman
According to data from the Flightradar tracking website, US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff departed from Hamad International Airport in the Qatari capital of Doha earlier on Thursday
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Yesterday,
18:21
Trump declines to say whether he has plans to contact Putin
On March 11, the Saudi city of Jeddah hosted talks between the United States and Ukraine, which lasted for almost nine and a half hours
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4 hours ago
Jeddah talks fail to take into account Russian security demands — newspaper
According to the media outlet, the ceasefire between the parties is only a "first aid measure," but a real settlement of the Ukrainian crisis requires a systematic "treatment plan," which includes, among other things, putting into practice a new vision of security
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Yesterday,
11:27
Macron's intention to protect everyone with France's '3-4 nuclear bombs' is funny — Lavrov
The minister also noted that Macron is now trying to present the situation as if Russian President Vladimir Putin did not want to implement the 2015 Minsk agreements
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Yesterday,
15:51
Operation Pipeline in Sudzha in focus of foreign special services — anti-terror veteran
Sergey Goncharov compared Operation Pipeline to the 1979 assault on Amin's palace in Afghanistan, during which Soviet special forces faced significantly greater numbers of enemy fighters
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Yesterday,
15:53
All crew of tanker that burned down in North Sea US citizens — Stena Bulk
On the morning of March 10, the Portuguese-flagged container ship Solong collided with US-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate, which was anchored, in the North Sea
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Yesterday,
13:03
Some Ukrainian army units flee Russia’s Kursk Region — media
According to the media outlet, service members from the most combat-ready Ukrainian brigades have fled the Kursk Region
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Yesterday,
14:49
No plans to acknowledge loss of territory in talks on resolving Ukraine issue — Zelensky
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated earlier that Washington had touched upon the issue of Ukraine’s territorial concessions during the March 11 talks in Saudi Arabia
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Yesterday,
07:20
Lavrov describes developments in US as 'return to normalcy' free of unchristian ideas
The minister pointed out that "Catholicism now is more and more deviating toward the new trends which we cannot understand and which we would not accept"
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Yesterday,
14:29
Ukraine’s military may be planning more massive UAV attack on Russian sites — expert
The UAVs used in Kiev’s massive attack on Russian populated areas were not improvised devices and were made at factories in Germany and France, Vitaly Kiselyov said
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Today,
06:19
Duda urges US to deploy nuclear weapons in Poland — newspaper
The Polish president had already proposed a similar project to the Joe Biden administration in 2022, but the initiative failed then
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Yesterday,
08:15
Lavrov slams ‘illusion’ reports that Russia allegedly ‘turning away’ from East
The minister noted that "euphoria is not what should be guiding us in foreign policy"
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Yesterday,
14:34
Satellites could monitor ceasefire in Ukraine, US state secretary says
A joint statement, published after March 11 US-Ukrainian talks in Jeddah, said that the countries have agreed to sign a comprehensive agreement on the development of critically important mineral resources soon
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Yesterday,
12:05
Trump’s plan to make US cryptocurrency center alarming signal for China — experts
As a global crypto hub, the US will strengthen its economic leadership even further by fortifying the supremacy of the American dollar, attracting investment flows and leading the next wave of innovations, Han Shen Lin said
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1 hour ago
Russian troops liberate Sudzha settlement in borderline Kursk area — top brass
"Battlegroup North units liberated the settlements of Melovoi, Podol and Sudzha through offensive operations," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement
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Today,
00:42
Protesters set fire to police cruiser in Buenos Aires
The crowd at the rally numbers several thousand people
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Today,
02:59
SpaceX aborts launch of Crew Dragon set to carry team including Russian cosmonaut
The Crew-10 mission was to have blasted off from the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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Yesterday,
12:51
Russian troops liberate two communities in Donetsk region over past day
Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Novomarkovo and Battlegroup East units liberated the settlement of Dneproenergiya in DPR
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Two days ago,
19:53
Confiscation of frozen Russian assets to erode EU’s financial stability — French minister
Confiscation of assets of other country’s central banks does not conform to international rules, the minister noted
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Yesterday,
18:10
Oil prices falling quicker than expected — Trump
"When energy comes down, prices are going to be coming down," the US president noted
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22 Aug 2023, 17:41
Putin states irreversible de-dollarization across BRICS
The president mentioned that the share of the dollar in export and import transactions within BRICS resulted in declining
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Yesterday,
19:06
24 settlements liberated in Kursk Region over last five days — Russian General Staff
"During five days alone, the Kursk Battlegroup retook 24 settlements and 259 square kilometers of the territory of the Kursk Region in all directions," Valery Gerasimov said
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Yesterday,
20:00
Putin visits Kursk Region for the first time since Ukrainian army’s incursion
Russia’s borderline Kursk Region came under a massive attack from Ukraine on August 6, 2024
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Yesterday,
07:39
EU loses its independence, economic significance — Lavrov
Business is moving to the US, the de-industrialization of Europe is taking place, the Russian top diplomat noted
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Yesterday,
14:15
Any agreements on Ukraine to be implemented on Russian terms — Russian senator
Konstantin Kosachev said that Vladimir Zelensky is "on the back foot"
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Yesterday,
19:07
430 Ukrainian servicemen captured in Kursk Region — Russian General Staff
"Four hundred and thirty fighters were captured," Valery Gerasimov said
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Yesterday,
10:42
Kremlin says phone conversation between Putin and Trump possible
If such a need emerges, a call at the highest level can be organized very quickly, Dmitry Peskov said
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Yesterday,
17:26
Plane carrying ex-Philippine president lands in Netherlands — International Criminal Court
It is noted that Duterte will be taken to a prison in The Hague where he is expected to be placed in pre-trial detention
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Today,
05:34
Operation to liberate Kursk Region from Ukrainian troops enters final stage — Kremlin
"During his visit to one of the command centers in the Kursk Region, the head of state heard the reports of the commander and the deputy commander of the battlegroup North, who reported to the supreme commander-in-chief on the progress of the operation," Dmitry Peskov said
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Yesterday,
11:42
Lavrov calls European Commission Chief von der Leyen ‘Fuhrer Ursula’
The Russian foreign minister noted that the EC head is mobilizing everybody to re-militarize Europe
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Today,
04:12
Putin could speak on Ukraine at news conference after Belarus talks on Thursday — Kremlin
The Russian president is scheduled to take questions jointly with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko
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Yesterday,
18:44
Putin holds meeting at one of command posts of Kursk group of forces — Kremlin spokesman
According to Dmitry Peskov, the Russian presidential press service will soon release the relevant footage
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Yesterday,
17:14
Russian army creates several kill zones for Ukrainian forces near Sudzha — Marochko
According to the expert, it is "quite heated now" in the battlefields near the city
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Yesterday,
08:33
Players urging Ukraine to carry on fighting may seek to sit out Trump — Lavrov
The Russian top diplomat dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron’s allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin tried "to impose something on Vladimir Zelensky" as yet another lie
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1 hour ago
US special envoy Steve Witkoff's plane lands in Moscow — Flightradar
The plane entered Russian airspace from the direction of Latvia
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Yesterday,
20:29
Ukrainian service members in Kursk are legally considered terrorists — Putin
This is how the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office classifies their actions, Russian president noted
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Yesterday,
02:55
Russian commander says Sudzha operation becomes one of most effective during special op
Alaudinov spoke in detail about the actions of the Russian servicemen during the operation
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22 Oct 2021, 12:18
Moscow aware of NATO deploying weapons near Russian borders, diplomat says
According to Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Alexander Grushko, new military realities are emerging on the ground that are being created on the basis of Cold War schemes, which NATO officials have shaken the dust off of
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Yesterday,
17:50
No new sanctions for Russia, Trump says
"I don't want to do that because I want to get peace," the US leader told reporters
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Today,
02:57
UK failed to notify Russia one of collided ships had Russian crew members, embassy says
Reuters earlier reported, citing the German company Ernst Russ, which owns Solong, that the captain of the container ship was a Russian citizen. He has been detained by UK authorities
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Yesterday,
11:17
Hundreds of Ukrainian troops occupy Sudzha, Russian security official reveals
While some Ukrainian troops have attempted to flee toward the bordering Ukrainian region of Sumy, all roads remain under Russia’s fire control, he said
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1 hour ago
With liberation of Sudzha Kiev’s forces lose main hub in Kursk region — military
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, units from the battle group North have successfully liberated the villages of Melovoy, Podol, and Sudzha
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Yesterday,
11:46
IN BRIEF: Nuclear security, EU militarization: what Lavrov told US bloggers
The new US administration, to put it mildly, "is concerned about the irregularities committed by the Joe Biden administration with Pentagon supplies to Ukraine"
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Yesterday,
11:57
US wants to hand over to UK the lead in pumping Ukraine with weapons — Lavrov
The Russian top diplomat drew attention to the fact that "the Europeans do not stop their efforts"
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Yesterday,
11:59
Ukraine will disrupt all possible truce agreements — expert
On Tuesday, negotiations took place between US and Ukrainian delegations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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2 hours ago
NATO to increase military drills near Russia's northern borders — Foreign Ministry
According to the statement, the US is intensifying military cooperation in the Arctic with both new and long-standing NATO members
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Yesterday,
15:06
Ukraine will not suspend mobilization if 30-day ceasefire is declared, lawmaker says
Negotiations between the delegations of the United States and Ukraine took place in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on March 11
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2 hours ago
Russia not to let NATO encroach on its interests in Baltic Region — Kremlin aide
Nikolay Patrushev noted that the Baltic Fleet is currently undergoing extensive combat training and is capable of operating effectively both in the Baltic Sea and far from its bases during long-range missions
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Yesterday,
21:45
Security zone and Ukrainian army’s terrorists: Putin visits Kursk Region
The Russian president initially planned to take part in an economic meeting in his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, but Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS later that the meeting had been postponed due to changes in the president’s work schedule
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Yesterday,
07:00
Russia’s intel chief, CIA head agree on contact to reduce Russia-US confrontation
Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin and CIA Head John Ratcliffe held a telephone conversation
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Yesterday,
14:03
Location of US-Ukraine meeting reveals Washington’s distrust toward Kiev — expert
Drone attacks by the Ukrainian army on Russian territory are not only in retaliation for Russia's recent military strikes, but also show Kiev's rejection of a US "peace plan," Sun Xiuwen, an associate professor at the Institute for Central Asian Studies at Lanzhou University, told the paper
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2 hours ago
Finland, as in 1930s, becomes springboard for aggression against Russia — Patrushev
Nikolay Patrushev pointed out that Moscow had not taken any aggressive actions towards Helsinki in the late 1930s until the very end, even offering a territorial swap
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Yesterday,
20:24
Russian troops enter Sumy Region in certain border areas — General Staff chief
Russian units continue to destroy enemy reserves and expand the security zone, Army General Valery Gerasimov said
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Yesterday,
09:48
No Ukrainian troops to be left in Kursk Region in two days — Ukrainian expert
Officially the fighting is still going on there, Mikhail Zhirokhov said
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Today,
04:41
Australian PM tells people to buy domestic goods as US slaps tariffs on aluminum, steel
Anthony Albanese described the US measures, which took effect on March 12, as unjustified and very disappointing
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1 hour ago
FACTBOX: Russian army liberates Sudzha: news from Kursk Region
In total, Ukraine lost over 67,000 soldiers in the Kursk direction
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Yesterday,
14:44
Zelensky complains minerals deal with US yet unsigned
Zelensky told reporters that he had not yet received an invitation from US President Donald Trump to visit the White House
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3 hours ago
Tensions in Baltic area to increase due to Europe’s stance, says Russian presidential aide
Nikolay Patrushev believes that the worsening situation is being orchestrated by London, which is "interested in undermining efforts to normalize US-Russian relations"
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Yesterday,
12:32
Zelensky's fate will be worse than Saakashvili's — Russian legislator
Saakashvili, who is now a citizen of Ukraine, left Georgia in 2013, after which the country initiated four criminal cases against him
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Yesterday,
08:01
Russia-China tensions due to Western sanctions, but parties have nowhere to rush — Lavrov
Some of the very promising logistical, infrastructural projects in Siberia are being delayed, the Russian top diplomat noted
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Yesterday,
09:27
Macron recently voiced lies about meeting on Ukraine in Paris in 2019 — Lavrov
The meeting was allegedly convened by the Germans and the French to save the Minsk agreements, the Russian top diplomat recalled
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25 Feb, 17:00
Up to 20,000 militants join Syria's police, security forces — Kyrgyz Security Council
Marat Imankulov emphasized that this situation was a cause for concern among many states, including Syria's neighbors
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Yesterday,
10:15
German chancellor endorses idea of 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
"The idea of a 30-day ceasefire is an important and correct step towards a just peace for Ukraine," Olaf Scholz stated
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Yesterday,
10:31
Kremlin warns against rushing things with reaction to idea of ceasefire in Ukraine
On March 11, negotiations between the delegations of the United States and Ukraine took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, lasting approximately nine and a half hours
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Yesterday,
22:51
Syrsky says he ordered withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Sudzha
The commander-in-chief did not directly announce a Ukrainian withdrawal from the city, but stated that active combat operations are taking place 'in the suburbs of Sudzha and the surrounding areas'
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Yesterday,
16:25
US statements on readiness to negotiate with Iran are hoax — Khamenei
"We have been sitting at the negotiating table for several years, and this very same person cast aside a completed and signed document tearing it up," he added
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1 hour ago
Trump’s special envoy Witkoff’s plane crosses Russian border — Flightradar data
The Gulfstream G650 aircraft took off earlier from Hamad International Airport in Doha
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1 hour ago
Russian strikes on logistics, not US, behind halt in Ukrainian ATACMS attacks — politician
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Yesterday,
07:55
US knows that Russia to never violate political commitments to China — Lavrov
According to the foreign minister, Moscow never had the relations with Beijing which were that good
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Yesterday,
08:17
US said in Riyadh it wants normal relations with Russia, ready for serious talks — Lavrov
According to the Russian top diplomat, the Americans "understand that other countries also have their national interest"
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