Kiev’s attempts to solve problems in east Ukraine by force contradict Berlin declaration

Elections to the ninth State Duma will take place from September 18 to 20, 2026

The sources said that three more Ukrainian officers have been killed as well, including a senior lieutenant of the National Guard of Ukraine

The resolution is not legally binding and serves as a recommendation

Only 10% of respondents, three percentage points fewer than last week, gave a positive assessment of the government head’s performance

"Merz is mad that Americans want the German government to pay its NATO obligations," Richard Grenell said

Yana Lantratova declined to specify the number of people involved or when the humanitarian initiative might take place

German officials told DPA that the situation requires chancellor's presence in Berlin

Interview with Vladimir Tabak, president of the Global Fact-Checking Network

Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani says Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia "cannot be separated from the military escalation" on Yemen’s Red Sea coast

Antony Blinken said the US had no good military solution to the current conflict "absent a full-scale invasion of Iran, which would be a disaster"

According to the Russian foreign minister, it will contribute to the establishment of a world order

The Russian Armed Forces thwarted a Ukrainian military group’s attempt to break out of the encirclement near Gogino in the Kharkov Region, the Defense Ministry reported

Russian State Secretary and Deputy Defense Minister Anna Tsivilyova said this at the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum on international security in China

Russia holds the world's largest combined oil and gas reserves, amounting to approximately 60 billion tonnes of oil equivalent, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov said

Robert Agee said the inability to invest means US companies are not only losing profits and market share but also seeing the value of their brands decline

According to analysts, none of the ships were supertankers with oil or tankers transporting liquefied natural gas

It is possible to discuss the resumption of Russian gas supplies to Europe only if they are beneficial for the country, Dmitry Peskov said

Nikolay Patrushev said he was previously surprised with the Polish foreign minister's lack of knowledge about history and Russia

According to the vice president, the US has already completed the first phase, which was to destroy the nuclear program and conventional military of Iran

According to Olara Otunnu's assessment, the world is simultaneously on the threshold of a potential "golden age" and a period of serious upheaval, during which "drones and artificial intelligence might evolve to dominate the human race"

He described the resolution of major conflicts as one of the issues he intends to prioritize, noting that international peace, security, and international cooperation constitute "the core mandate of the United Nations"

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that diplomats are being trained even more thoroughly

A senior Labour figure told The Financial Times that participation in the DSRB initiative could potentially help the UK reach a milestone of spending 3% of GDP on defense by 2030

Alexey Chadayev emphasized that the tests demonstrated the concept’s effectiveness and feasibility

The House of Representatives voted 214-211

Russian State Secretary and Deputy Defense Minister Anna Tsivilyova noted that Russia and China are marking two significant anniversaries this year

According to Forbes, the US president cashed in on crypto ventures and overseas deals

According to an article in Euractiv, Ursula von der Leyen will announce the proposal in her annual State of the European Union address in Strasbourg on Wednesday

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran believes that the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran remains in force

According to the Russian Federal Security Service, Nikolay Zyuzev created and launched a project spreading extremist materials, and gathering information on the instructions of EU government bodies and analytical center

Sources told the newspaper that the party is also seeking an end to military aid to Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation this evening ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections

Alexander Stepanov recalled that former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon accused OpenAI and Anthropic of "racing toward superintelligence self-improvement and gambling with our lives"

Another person was injured

According to Roscosmos, the spacecraft is scheduled to approach and dock with the Poisk module of the International Space Station’s Russian segment on September 19

Viktor Bout noted that the US Congress continues to consider new sanctions against Russia

According to the statement, Pete Hegseth and Boris Pistorius signed an agreement that aligns the Pentagon’s "acquisition transformation strategy with Germany's Procurement Acceleration Act"

Vladimir Barbin expressed regret over Denmark’s reluctance to prevent maritime escalation and push toward strengthening mutual confidence

The spokesman additionally reported that the battlegroup destroyed 50 enemy drone control centers, two Starlink satellite communication stations, 36 ground robotic systems

EU countries capitalize on weapons supplies to Kiev, Denis Pushilin says

Russia has never rejected talks on Ukraine and is prepared to hold them in either bilateral or trilateral formats, the Russian foreign minister noted

Security expert Choe Ju Hyun wrote in an op-ed for the Korean Central News Agency that US actions are accelerating "the corrosion of the international nuclear non-proliferation regime"

Yulia Mendel added that Ukrainians continue to flee the country

The system is designed to protect strategic facilities from drone attacks at low and extremely low altitudes

Threats involving attacks and the use of weapons of mass destruction against our state by enemies can be considered the most serious security challenge

"Russia’s position is to respect the sovereign right of every country to determine its own development path and energy mix," Sergey Tsivilyov said

According to one of Hamed’s colleagues, the Israelis detained the entire crew and searched them, after which the cameramen were released, while the journalist herself was taken to an unknown location

The North Korean Defense Ministry noted that scenarios for responding to the use of weapons of mass destruction were being practiced during the joint US-South Korea Freedom Shield exercises

Iran is not interested in continuing the conflict, Abbas Araghchi said

The Russian foreign minister said the United States "insists that strategic stability be discussed at trilateral talks with China"

The Russian Foreign Minister said the European Commission still wants to confiscate these assets

According to The Times, the talks are set to be held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on September 22

Earlier, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov told Russian state-controlled television Channel One in a comment that Abu Dhabi has been discussed as a platform for hosting trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, and that Turkey and other countries too have offered their services

According to the Russian foreign minister, the current composition of the UN Security Council no longer fully reflects today’s geopolitical realities

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, September 15th

Olara Otunnu identified the resolution of the Iran conflict as one of the areas to which he intends to immediately give priority in the sphere of international peace and security

According to Russian diplomats, "a trusting political dialogue" remains the foundation of cooperation between the two countries today

Sergey Tsivilyov commented on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz

Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev said the organization advocates for the development of a correspondent legally binding international document

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, September 16th

The statements from US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink only serve as evidence how relevant Russian multilateral initiatives toward launching talks, Maria Zakharova said

The Kosovo war crimes tribunal in the Hague found former president Hashim Thaci guilty of committing war crime

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service noted that "many in the West are merely pretending to believe the German leadership"

Islamic Republic Government Spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said that the main goal of the move is "to ensure the ability to promptly respond to emerging doubts and planted information, as well as effectively counter psychological operations and the information war" against Iran

"They have turned the European Union into a Nazi war machine," Lubos Blaha said

Until "any plausible evidence" emerges, there is no point in commenting on statements by the US Department of Justice, Dmitry Peskov said

According to sources cited by IRNA, the sounds came from the sea

Attending the International Festival of Youth, Carlo Di Martino said it is encouraging to see people from all over the world, supporting Russia's project and its geopolitical vision

The EU has adopted 21 packages of sanctions against Moscow

This marks the third time since 2000 that the Russian leader has addressed the nation prior to State Duma elections

On September 8, Hungary’s top diplomat Anita Orban said Budapest was expelling 10 Russian diplomats, citing the need to protect national security

Kaja Kallas also recalled her meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at international forums, including at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the G20

Ursula von der Leyen said the EU needs to double efforts on development of "affordable and homegrown clean energy"

One civilian was reported injured

Warehouses belonging to the Ozon company and agricultural enterprises were damaged, as were the windows of residential buildings and an educational institution in Rostov Region’s Taganrog

The Wall Street Journal reported that, according to officials, open discussion of the issue could deter adversaries that also seek to launch weapons into orbit

Yana Lantratova said that many civilians were shot in their homes

Andrey Marochko said the Ukrainian military command is giving its personnel false information

The Russian foreign minister stressed that Western interference with freedom of navigation is a concern, as European states have detained 12 vessels since January of this year

The authority also confirmed that the war had depleted US weapons stocks, including critically important interceptors for air defense systems

Sergey Ryabkov said the responsibility lies precisely with the representatives of the European "war party"

According to the source, citizens "can only watch as the agencies figure out who’s in charge"

Wang Yi said that Beijing is also ready to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with the Iranian side

Anna Tsivilyova noted that a multipolar world order would help create conditions for a new system of international law, including in promising fields that determine the future of humanity

Overnight, the Russian Armed Forces struck a logistics center in Velikaya Balka in the Odessa Region

Dong Jun stated that this architecture "should address the legitimate security concerns of all countries"

Maria Zakharova recalled that Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed a visa-free regime through mid-September 2026 a year ago, an initiative supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin, after which a reciprocal visa-free regime was introduced for Chinese citizens

Maria Zakharova's comment came in response to a question from media regarding allegations in the Western press about a recent "deliberate" Russian strike on a passenger train carrying former and current Western officials

Operational Commander of the Polish Armed Forces General Ireneusz Nowak said that it is not a large-scale delivery

Maria Zakharova advised Western European hotheads to take a sober look at the world

The European market will remain large and attractive for Russia, Ilya Grashchenkov noted

"The longer the Petrotel refinery remains idle, the more the sanctions issue will transform from a foreign policy matter into a domestic political challenge for the country's authorities," Ilya Grashchenkov said

Alexander Protsenko said Donald Trump had also stressed that global diesel shortages were the result of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries

According to the spokesman, the battlegroup also destroyed a Polish-made PT-91 tank and two T-72 tanks

An article in The Washington Post explained that the deal was planned to be implemented through the Foreign Military Financing mechanism, which provides grants and loans to help other countries buy American weapons

In July alone, Turkey imported a combined 948 million cubic meters of Russian gas via the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines

Denis Pushilin added that the Ukrainian military receives support from Western intelligence services

TASS has compiled the main information available so far

Kravchenko had held the post since June 2025

Russia’s top diplomat pointed to the fact that it was Europe that was regularly voicing claims about its preparations for a possible war