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Orion flight challenges Russia to build its own spacecraft — expert
Former Russian cosmonaut Sergey Krikalev congratulated the US with the successful launch of the Orion spacecraft
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Russian Foreign Ministry dismisses Department of State’s bulletin about Ukrainian children
"The US Department of State’s publication can be described as a hackneyed and pretty crude propagandist brochure by the West. It is aimed at inexperienced readers who know nothing about the subject," the ministry said
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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 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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Around 40 pieces of Ukrainian military equipment destroyed near Artyomovsk — adviser
The equipment included a Western-made YPR infantry fighting vehicle and several Polish Rosomaks, Yan Gagin specified
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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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US Congress lower house green-lights bill to give Kiev another $300 mln in military aid
The bill also stipulates the allocation of $20 mln earmarked for tightening oversight over Ukraine’s expenditure of funds received from the US
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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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Explosions heard in Ukraine’s Nikolayev, Sumy regions, air raid alert issued
An air raid warning was issued in the two regions
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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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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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Ceasefire, cessation of arms supply needed to resolve Ukraine crisis — Chinese Ambassador
Zhang Hanhui added that the Chinese side "always takes the position of peaceful resolution of conflicts"
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Putin permits sale of 100% of Intesa bank
Banca Intesa is the Russian subsidiary bank of Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo Group, one of the top banking groups in the euro zone
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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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Discussions about Russian grain exports to Africa with Turkey, Qatar ongoing — diplomat
According to the diplomat, Turkey is fully committed to the implementation of these supplies
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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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Russia has no plans for further mobilization — Defense Ministry
"I’d like to stress that the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces has no plans for a further mobilization," Rear Admiral Vladimir Tsimlyansky told a news briefing ahead of the fall draft that kicks off on October 1
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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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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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Explosion heard in Ukraine’s capital Kiev
No details of the incident are known at this point
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Russia fully informed about communication between China, United States — envoy
China’s top diplomat and the White House adviser met for talks in Malta on September 16-17
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Russia to refrain from deploying new army conscripts to special op zone — Defense Ministry
It is reported that this fall conscript soldiers will be deployed to permanent military bases within Russian territory outside of the special op zone and the four new regions
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EU wages undeclared war on migrants — Russia’s envoy to UN
Vasily Nebenzya mentioned a series of tragedies, which occurred near the coast of Greece and Italy this year and claimed dozens of lives of people trying to get to Europe
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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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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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Infrastructure facility damaged in Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk Region
He gave no further details
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Kazakh president says his country wants to become Eurasia’s ‘key transit hub’
"Noting the company's key role in the development of transport and logistics in Germany, the Head of State welcomed HHLA's decision to open a branch in Kazakhstan," his press service said
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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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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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Russian commandos use newest anti-sniper robot in special operation in Ukraine — source
The remote-controlled Sosna-N scans an area for optical devices such as sniper rifle scopes, binoculars, or anti-tank missile targeting systems
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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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Russian air defenses destroy 11 Ukrainian drones above Kaluga, Kursk regions
On-duty air defense units destroyed 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: one above the Kaluga Region and ten above the Kursk region, the ministry said
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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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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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Important strategic issues to be discussed during Putin's visit to China — ambassador
"At the summit, our leaders will discuss all current and key issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as our strategic interaction in the international arena," Zhang Hanhui said
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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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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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Ukrainian military deploys assault unit to Soledar area, Donetsk official says
According to Yan Gagin, Ukrainian forces replenish their reserves right behind the lines
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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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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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Dialogue with Russia in Ukraine actively discussed out of public view in West — diplomat
In an interview with Le Figaro in late August, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for resolving the Ukrainian conflict through negotiations
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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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Ukrainian forces lose four boats, up to 20 troops as Russia thwarts Dnieper River crossing
It is reported that Battlegroup Dnepr units active in the Kakhovka area opened up a barrage of fire on the sabotage and reconnaissance group, completely wiping it out
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Kiev loses over 50 servicemen in Russian strike on Ukrainian assault groups
One 122mm mortar was destroyed
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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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Conscripted soldiers completing service to be discharged on time, released to return home
Traditionally, the fall conscription call-up of draftees begins on October 1 after a relevant presidential decree is issued, usually in late September
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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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Five localities near Russia’s Kursk out of power due to drone attack on substation
"Repairs will begin as soon as it is safe to do so," the region’s Governor Roman Starovoit said
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 - Latin America parliamentary conference to open in Moscow
More than 200 participants are to take part, including parliamentarians from Latin America and the Caribbean, representatives of the expert community, public figures and diplomats
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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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Russian parliamentary delegation to visit China in late 2023 — first deputy speaker
The lawmaker also mentioned the next year’s summit of BRICS, to which both Russia and China are members
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Pakistan mosque blast kills 52, leaves over 50 injured — newspaper
According to the law enforcement, the blast was carried out by a suicide bomber
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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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Over 84,000 Karabakh residents forced to move to Armenia
"As of 6:00 a.m., a total of 84,770 displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh entered Armenia," the press service said
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Russia to hold nationwide draft for mandatory military service, first time in new regions
According to the senior officer, new conscripts are scheduled to depart from designated assembly points starting from October 16
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China opposes US decision not to invite Russia to APEC summit, envoy says
"As the host country, the US is organizing these events and, under generally accepted international practice, it needs to send invitations to all full and equal APEC members," Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui stressed
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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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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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Russia concerned that external players trying to activate meddling in Afghanistan — Lavrov
The full-fledged unification of efforts by the countries of the region with the member states of the NATO bloc, according to the minister, "is possible only if the latter fully acknowledge their full responsibility for the baleful results of their 20-year military presence in Afghanistan, which ended in a complete fiasco"
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Putin discusses setting up volunteer units for Russia’s special military op
The Russian leader recalled that retired Colonel Andrey Troshev "fought in such a unit for more than a year" so he could be tasked with organizing the military work "in the best possible way"
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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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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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Moscow format participants to discuss Afghanistan’s security, reconstruction
The Moscow Format comprises Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
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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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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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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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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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Egypt may get Russian equipment for Mistral warships — Defense Ministry
Russian specialists in France have alreeady started dismantling the equipment
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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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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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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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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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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’s defense lines turned out to be stronger than West expected — UK defense chief
In his opinion, observers should not expect successes of the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the short-term perspective
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Russian peacekeepers deliver 12 tons of humanitarian cargo to Karabakh civilians
They distributed potable water, bread and baby food among those in need
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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