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Developments in eastern Ukraine
OSCE headquarters may be deployed in Russia's Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
Nineteen OSCE observers are expected to arrive in the Rostov region in early August
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South Russia’s border checkpoint evacuated due to shelling in Ukraine again
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More than 25 thousand Ukrainian refugees stay in Russia, Ministry of Emergencies says
90 Russians evacuated from Rostov region border area due to shelling from Ukraine
Russia expects OSCE mission recommendations on sending observers to Ukrainian border
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Netanyahu discusses Iranian issue with Putin — PM’s office
According to the Kremlin press service, during the telephone conversation with Netanyahu, Putin emphasized Moscow’s willingness to engage in efforts to seek a negotiated resolution to the Iranian nuclear issue
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EU fixated on idea of stealing Russia's money to continue war in Ukraine — Kremlin
"It feels as if they can think about only one thing: how to find money to continue the war," Dmitry Peskov noted
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Lukoil left Ghasha concession in the UAE in November — mass media
The Russian company transferred its 10% participation interest to ADNOC
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Western military presence in Ukraine in any format unacceptable for Russia — MFA
Maria Zakharova stated that such pseudo-peacekeepers would become legitimate targets for the Russian army
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UK 'co-running war' in Ukraine — former French military officer
When asked about the presence of Western servicemen in the area of the Russian special military operation, Xavier Moreau emphasized that there are "many British" in Ukraine
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EU countries spend increasingly more for militarization — Russian intelligence chief
This is manifested not merely in statements but also in specific decisions, in budgets approved and in financial resources spent, Sergey Naryshkin noted
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Venezuela is Russia’s ally, Moscow, Caracas are in constant contact — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro spoke on the phone on December 11
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Belgian PM announces plans to push forward work to finance Ukraine
Bart De Wever reiterated his opposition to the seizure of Russia's assets, adding, however, that he supported a permanent asset freeze in Belgium’s jurisdiction, allowing reinvestment profits to be used to fund Kiev
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Fico highlights need for compromise at European Council
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico repeatedly said that he would refuse to vote for any support for Ukraine's military needs at the summit
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Euro democracy in US crosshairs, meddling threat in Russian elections: Lavrov statements
The Russian foreign minister said that the US had sent a strong signal to Europe criticizing the democracy "that is practiced in Europe"
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Japanese companies confirm interest in Sakhalin-2 project
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US plans for medium-range high accuracy weapons cause concern — Putin
The Russian leader noted that "the relocation and deployment of these missile systems in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region is already being practiced"
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Russian authorities hope for good harvest next year — PM Mishustin
The Russian Prime Minister said the government also expects an increase in the use of domestically bred seeds, which is a critically important factor in ensuring the country’s food security
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US escalates conflict with Venezuela to verge of military strike — expert
Alexander Stepanov emphasized that strikes on Venezuela are most likely to be carried out remotely, with a ground operation being highly unlikely
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Drug trafficking serious threat to SCO countries
Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon notes much is done to combat drug threat, admits it's not enough
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Russian troops strike Ukrainian army’s energy infrastructure over past day
According to the latest figures, Kiev loses 1,405 troops along engagement line in past day
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EU diplomats do not rule out retaliation against Ukrainian elites by angry mob — SVR
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said that the Mindich-Zelensky case is undermining Ukraine
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Terrorism remains chief factor for instability in N Caucasus - Patrushev
"This year the district saw 335 terrorism-related crimes, this is 90 percent of all crimes of this category in the Russian Federation,” Patrushev said
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Four US planes spotted again near Venezuela's maritime border — dispatchers
"At least four carrier-based aircraft, namely Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter-bombers, are over neutral waters in the immediate vicinity of the Venezuelan border," the source said
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Continuation of conflict in Ukraine extremely dangerous — Belarusian president
The Belarusian leader commented on rumors that the end of the conflict in Ukraine is disadvantageous to him and the military-political leadership of the republic
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Beijing vows decisive response to $11 bln US arms sale to Taiwan
"The US side has announced a large-scale plan to sell advanced weapons to Taiwan, which seriously violates the One China principle and provisions of three joint communiques," Guo Jiakun said
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Apparel production in Russia to grow by 24% in 2025 — Ministry of Industry
The Ministry is developing the industry development strategy by 2030 for further growth of the light industry, Mikhail Yurin said
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Cessna 550 business jet crashes in US with victims — TV
The crash killed people, but their number and identities have not yet been disclosed
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Ukrainian soldiers’ morale collapses after corruption scandal — SVR
According to the report, an increasing number of newly mobilized troops are deserting their positions, unwilling to risk
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Belarusian economy remains stable despite sanctions — Lukashenko
The Belarusian president specified that the debt burden is declining, gold and foreign exchange reserves are at a historical high, and confidence in the national currency has deservedly increased
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US relations thaw proving difficult — Russian diplomat
Maria Zakharova stressed that Russia's principled position, firmly based on the protection of national interests, respect for traditions, and a sustained readiness for pragmatic dialogue, constitutes the only correct approach
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Russia’s Intelligence Service likens declared unity of West to chimera
"It is based not on the common core interests of the peoples of these countries, but on the megalomania and exclusivity of their elites," Sergey Naryshkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, said
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Russian-speaking association carries general elections in Latvia
According to CEC information, 28.95 percent of the electorate voted for the Centre of Accord, while the Reform Party was backed by 20.43 percent
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Karin Kneissl: Zelensky Has No Chance Left
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Press review: Trump seeks to pressure Moscow as EU desperate to find funds for Ukraine
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, December 18th
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Tucker Carlson believes Trump may declare war on Venezuela
The journalist added that he does not know whether the announcement "will actually happen"
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Russia to boost fertilizer output by 3% to 65 mln tons in 2025
Russian Association of Fertilizer Producers President Andrey Guryev noted that by this figure Russia has surpassed the United States, India, and Canada and has firmly held second place globally behind China for several years
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Kremlin gets set to be briefed by US on talks with Ukraine, EU
According to Dmitry Peskov, the Russian side is working on arranging contacts with American counterparts
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Belarus will not completely relocate its factories — Lukashenko
According to the President, agreements on localizing the production of Belarusian tractors and trucks in Vietnam are being implemented
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Georgia's Labor party says accession to NATO detrimental for Georgia.
This position stands at variance with the stance mainained by most other opposition forces, which have NATO membership among their guidelines
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Lukashenko says he cannot be president forever
Alexander Lukashenko named himself "a departing president"
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Kiev had no choice regarding Easter truce — Russian lawmaker
Alexey Pushkov assumed that Vladimir Zelensky had urgent telephone talks with Prime Minister of the Unied Kingdom Keir Starmer and France’s President Emmanuel Macron, during which the decision to consent to the truce was made
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Russia’s Safonov makes football goalkeeping history in French PSG FIFA championship win
The final match of the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup between Paris Saint-Germain football club from France and Brazilian Flamengo FC was played at the 45,000-seat capacity Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
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Russia to continue supplying oil to Indian market on mutually beneficial terms — envoy
Denis Alipov believes that the global demand and supply balance destabilized by the recent sanctions will inevitably recover
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Whole world, save for Europe, condemns US actions in Caribbean — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister underscored that "all other countries have clearly expressed their positions"
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Hostile forces seeking to push Russia from global arena – Putin
"They are still afraid of our nuclear potential because Russia is a strong irritant," he said
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Russian Railways to organize trains for football fans going to Poland
In part, the RZD proposes the so-called ‘changeover trains’
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Zelensky cannot withdraw troops from Donbass due to nationalist resistance — opposition
Viktor Medvedchuk noted that Western media outlets consistently report significant pressure from Washington on Kiev and Europe regarding this issue
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Desertion in Ukrainian armed forces grows — Russian intelligence chief
"In contrast to the Ukrainian side, the Russian army is continuously advancing, liberating several villages and cities each week." Sergey Naryshkin stated
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US aware that continued conflict will end in Ukraine's defeat — intelligence chief
According to Sergey Naryshkin, the US administration has begun seeking compromise solutions and they were identified and articulated in what is known as the Trump peace plan
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Russian stock market indices mixed on Thursday — market data
The MOEX Russia Index lost 0.24% to 2,753.07 points
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Corruption scandal fallout, threat to Ukrainian elites — Russia’s SVR statements
According to the intelligence service, the corruption scandal in Ukraine has resulted in "a sharp decline in the morale of Ukrainian troops on the frontlines"
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Bank of Russia lowers dollar rate to 80.03 rubles for December 19
The official euro rate was raised by 10 kopecks to 94.2524 rubles
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Putin, Erdogan discuss situation in Syria, incident with plane
Putin and Erdogan also discussed future personal contacts
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Russia’s international reserves down $0.5 bln over week to $741 bln
As of December 5, the volume of reserves amounted to $741.5 bln
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Europe should consider Putin's words on placing Oreshnik missile on combat duty — expert
Military-Political Analysis Bureau head Alexander Mikhailov emphasized that the tactical and technical characteristics of the Oreshnik missile allow the Russian army to launch a strike targeting any spot in Europe
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Investors will start withdrawing funds if Euroclear rating downgraded — Dmitriev
According to the Chief Executive Officer of Russian Direct Investment Fund, "collapse begins"
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Zelensky admits Biden told him Ukraine would not be brought in to NATO before conflict
Vladimir Zelensky noted that he repeatedly raised the issue with the White House, becoming a kind of running joke among US officials
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SD to debate creation of new committee on mass media Sept 28
By obtaining support we will be able to take a decision on setting up the committee and electing its leader by the end of the week, - Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin
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Special op, nuclear forces, Oreshnik and Burevestnik: what Putin told defense officials
The Russian president noted that Russia’s strategic nuclear forces will continue to play a key role in deterring aggression and maintaining the global balance of power
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IN BRIEF: What is known about situation around frozen Russian assets
Four EU officials said that a key point in the discussion was the idea of excluding Hungary and Slovakia from the general debt repayment scheme, as both countries oppose further aid to Ukraine
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Ex-MMA fighter Monson says it took him some time to become Putin’s supporter
"I think there is nobody neither in the United States nor anywhere in the world who can say he does not love Russia or puts Russia first," Jeff Monson added
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Former French officer slams EU sanctions on its own citizens as 'Brussels dictatorship'
According to Xavier Moreau, imposing sanctions on a French citizen without a trial is unacceptable
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Further funding for Ukraine risks prolonging conflict with Russia, Hungarian PM warns
Viktor Orban also pointed out that the idea of a Russian asset seizure was dead because talks on the issue "have stalled"
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Zhukovsky international airport opens in Moscow Region
The opening ceremony was attended by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
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US approves sale of arms to Taiwan worth af 11.1 billion dollars
According to the news outlet, this is the second announcement of arms sales to Taiwan by the Donald Trump administration since his return to power
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Putin receives random but curated questions from Russians for Q&A session — Kremlin
According to Dmitry Peskov, to date, more than 2,100,000 questions have come in via different channels
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West can simply steal countries’ gold and foreign exchange reserves — Lukashenko
The Belarusian leader that the country held a record level of gold and foreign exchange reserves at present and suggested rethinking the strategy for managing international reserve assets
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Bank of Russia refrains from naming foreign banks it plans to sue
The regulator said that it is too early to speak about any assessments
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NATO plans confrontation with Russia by 2030 — top defense official
"We are not the ones making threats; we are the ones being threatened," Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov stressed
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Lukashenko says he is ‘outgoing’ president
According to the Belarusian leader, he wants to establish good relations between Minsk and Washington
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US Treasury removes six entities, two individuals from anti-Russian sanctions
The sanctions will no longer apply to Russian citizen Dmitry Bugayenko and Finnish citizen Evgenia Dremova
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EU leaders upset about late start to Brussels summit — media
According to Politico, the delay was caused after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa held an impromptu meeting with a farmers’ association
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Russia-UK relations head south after Putin's Munich speech in 2007 — foreign intel chief
According to Sergey Naryshkin, it has been a gradual process
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Russia, Africa working to increase number of intergovernmental commissions
19 such commissions are already operational
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Netanyahu approves record gas deal with Egypt under US pressure — Axios
According to the source, the Trump administration has been pressing Natanyahu for several weeks to approve the deal
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Russian troops destroy 67 foreign mercenaries in battles for Yunakovka — defense source
According to the source, they were mostly Colombian nationals
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FACTBOX: Oreshnik ballistic missile
According to the Russian president, the combat testing of the Oreshnik missile system was conducted in response to an attack by US-made and British-made long-range missiles on Russian territory
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EU elites put stake on anti-Russian policy — Russian intelligence chief
Sergey Naryshkin noted that leaders of certain European countries are "in a dangerous situation"
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Avangard hypersonic missiles replace Rubezh ICBMs in Russia’s armament plan through 2027
Russia’s Avangard strategic silo-based hypersonic missile complex has been included in the state armament plan through 2027 instead of Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missiles
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UK, EU still live in 'Biden world' - Russian envoy
According to Kirill Dmitriev, it remains unclear why the UK and EU nations cannot tackle issues such as mass migration and the rise in migrant crime
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ECB will not support loan mechanism for Ukraine breaching EU laws — Lagarde
Article 123 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union prevents the ECB from printing money explicitly to finance government spending
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Gold futures record high on Comex again — market data
The precious metal price gained 0.92% to $4,401.9 per Troy ounce
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Fatalities from Ukrainian drone attacks reported in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don, Bataisk
Two crew were killed and three others on board a vessel sustained injuries in a drone attack in Rostov-on-Don
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INTERVIEW: Ukraine can return to normalcy when Nazism snuffed out — intel chief
Sergey Naryshkin said "the Ukrainian people must find the strength and will to eliminate the neo-Nazi plague"
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Maduro vows full effort to protect Venezuela’s sovereignty under any circumstances
The Venezuelan president stated that the United States is seeking a regime change in the Bolivarian Republic "to impose a puppet government that will turn the country with its natural resources into a colony"
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Russia ready to restore intergovernmental trade commission with Slovakia
Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov heads the commission from the Russian side, Maria Zakharova noted
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IN BRIEF: Resuming nuclear tests, NATO threat: what Russia's military chief of staff said
The North Atlantic Alliance, under the pretext of a so-called Russian military threat, has "significantly increased" its military presence near Russia’s borders
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Russia hopes Serbia stands by national interests, not West's lies — SVR chief
"We will not interfere and will respect whatever choice they make," Sergey Naryshkin added
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Ukraine’s unused gas in 2013 may cause fines of almost ten billion dollars
Ukraine’s incomplete receipt of gas in 2013 may cause fines of almost ten billion dollars
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Inevitable Ukrainian surrender to make peace talk much easier — SVR
According to Sergey Naryshkin, no one will be able to prevent the peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict after that
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Intelligence services remain ‘almost sole’ link between Russia, Europe — SVR
Responding to a question about whether the Russian side observes more common sense in the approaches of European countries’ intelligence services than in the activities of their politicians, Sergey Naryshkin noted that "the approaches of intelligence services generally align with the policies of their states"
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Russian military doing everything to celebrate Victory in peace — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov noted that "the Kiev regime continues to demonstrate its true nature"
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UK introduced sanctions against Russian oil producers
In total, restrictions affected 24 legal entities and individuals, including companies from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and the UAE
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FACTBOX: S-500 Anti-Aircraft Missile System
The system is being developed with the capability to be operational for the next 25 years
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Russia advances in Donbass while West plays shell games — Ukrainian opposition politician
Viktor Medvedchuk also noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it abundantly clear that the desire for war in this situation does not come from Russia
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Anti-drone systems of Rosel holding protect Russia’s infrastructure — Rostec
The state corporation noted that the integrated defense of facilities is based on the principles of long-range detection, identification, tracking, and suppression of enemy drones
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Russia’s Safonov makes history for PSG in FIFA championship win
The Russian national team’s goalkeeper is the first one in history to save four penalties in a row in a match at a FIFA tournament
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New US security strategy rightly America first — Russian intel chief
Sergey Naryshkin noted that "there are clear tendencies toward isolationism, which US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance do not hide"
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BRICS interested in helicopter production with Russia — official
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Russian defense technologies unmatched by Western military-industrial complex — expert
Alexander Stepanov noted that established industrial production would make it possible to make tens and even hundreds of items per year to provide strategic coverage for all critical areas and facilities in the Russian border regions
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Washington's main concert complex to be renamed in honor of Trump and Kennedy
According to White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, the board of governors of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts decided "to rename the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center because of the unbelievable work US President Donald Trump has done over the last year in saving the building"
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Russia gradually returning to world sports — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov emphasized that "this is a welcome process that can only be supported"
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Russian intel chief reveals recent extended call with MI6 director
Sergey Naryshkin said the phone conversation was held "just a few days ago"
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Trump says US wants back oil rights allegedly taken by Venezuela
"They took all of our oil from not that long ago", US President said
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Putin to make Middle East tour on June 25-26
The busy program of the visit mirrors the region’s significance to Russia
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