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Russia won’t pursue path of self-isolation — FM
Lavrov said it is important to launch a discussion on establishing a single economic humanitarian space stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
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Air defenses destroy 24 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight
Most of these were taken down over the Bryansk Region
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Press review: EU rejects security reform, stalls Ukraine peace as Armenia loses CSTO vote
Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, November 13th
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European envoy to Ukraine talks must be acceptable to all parties — top Czech diplomat
According to Petr Macinka, the person selected must command the respect of the West but also be viewed positively by the East
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Russian MMA star Nurmagomedov sentenced to 6 months in jail for UAE brawl — source
A court department in Abu Dhabi stated that eight participants in the brawl had been sentenced to six months in jail and hefty fines, ranging between $13,600 and $81,600
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Zelensky reports continued Starshield restrictions for Ukraine
According to the head of Kiev regime, the US side offered no explanation for what was happening
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Russia does not expect lifting of sanctions against it in medium term — MFA
Western countries have recently begun to employ a sanctions policy with increasing frequency as they are losing their advantages, their "undisputed leadership," Alexander Trofimov said
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What we know about car blast in southern Moscow
Sergey Zavorotny, former press secretary of ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov, was injured in the car explosion in southern Moscow, a law enforcement source told TASS
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NATO foreign ministers to meet in Brussels on December 2
The alliance has not specified what topics the ministers will discuss
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Russia may increase wheat exports to Vietnam to 1.5-2 million tons in midterm
Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister Maxim Titov noted that due to the lifting of a number of phytosanitary restrictions by the end of 2024, Russia significantly increased wheat exports to Vietnam
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Timofey Pallas’s cat wins hearts of Chinese tourists — Moscow Zoo
Moscow Zoo Director Svetlana Akulova said that Timofey had become a "fluffy ambassador" between the cultures
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Vance may put his presidential ambitions on hold — CNN
According to the TV channel, the ongoing war with Iran remains a major obstacle to Vance’s presidential ambitions
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Yakutsk submarine arrives in Vladivostok via Northern Sea Route
The submarine completed an inter-fleet passage from the Baltic Fleet to the Pacific Fleet, covering more than 9,000 nautical miles
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Russian troops evacuating residents from Konstantinovka
Wounded Russian servicemen are also being evacuated
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Trade turnover between Russia, Vietnam gains 14% in 1H — upper house speaker
The countries are progressively shifting to using national currencies for financial settlements and establishing reliable channels for banking and credit cooperation, Valentina Matviyenko added
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Russia has always been reliable energy supplier to Turkey — minister
Alparslan Bayraktar recalled that Turkey had been cooperating with Russia in that sphere for forty years
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Roscosmos says establishing launch sites in other countries still priority
Sergey Krikalyov, the agency's deputy head for manned space programs, said that joint projects with various countries will be continued
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Russian forces hit Ukrainian ammo depots by precision strike, top brass reports
It is also reported that Russian combat aircraft, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems destroyed over 60 Ukrainian troops, a motorized artillery system and two howitzers in the Krasny Liman area in the past day
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Journalist injured in Moscow car blast in critical condition — ex-Ukrainian PM
According to earlier reports, a car exploded on Kirovogradskaya Street in Moscow, injuring the driver, who was taken to the hospital
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Troops from Russia, Laos hold 1st live-fire exercise in Laros 2019 joint drills
The commanders of armored units have already completed joint planning of the upcoming counter-terror operation, the statement says
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Four civilians killed in Ukrainian UAV strike on industrial facility in Samara Region
The people who were injured in the attack are receiving medical treatment, Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said
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Death toll from building collapse in New York rises to eight, mayor says
The three-story residential building in the Brooklyn neighborhood of New York collapsed on Wednesday
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What is known about FSB thwarting terror plot in Stavropol
The detainee admitted to planning a terrorist attack
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Security system based on NATO, OSCE, EU outlived its usefulness — Russian mission head
It should be replaced by an equitable multipolar system that takes into account the interests of European countries as well, Russian Charge d’Affaires to the EU Karen Malayan said
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Russia delivers air strike on Ukrainian forces’ river crossing site in Zaporozhye Region
FAB-500 aerial bombs with the unified glide/adjustment module were used in the combat mission
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UK blacklists Russian companies, projects
The Russian chemical company Sibur Holding and the Vostok Oil project of the Russian oil major Rosneft were added to the black list
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Metropolitan Pavel ordered to stay under house arrest outside Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
The archbishop asked the judge to let him either stay in the monastery or come to the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra for services, but the court denied his request for attending services of worship
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Russian stocks up as main trading session opens
As of 9:15 a.m. Moscow time, the indices were up by 0.34% at 2,516.76 and 955.44 points, respectively
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UN secretary-general must be elected by year-end — Russian Foreign Ministry
Department Director Kirill Logvinov said that the options under consideration include extending the current secretary-general's term temporarily or appointing one of his deputies as acting secretary-general
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First child death from hypothermia recorded in Gaza — Health Ministry
The boy was nine months old
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Kremlin declines to comment on reports of Macron as possible EU negotiator
Dmitry Peskov also declined to comment on how Moscow would view the candidacy of EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas as a possible European negotiator on Ukraine
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Konstantinovka residents need aid after months of fighting — senator
About 400 to 500 civilians remain in the city
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Second serial Superjet SJ-100B to make maiden flight by year-end
The SJ-100B is equipped with the new domestic PD-8 engine, as well as Russian-made components and systems
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Putin proposes Alyoshki-like humanitarian mission in Konstantinovka
The Russian president said about 400-500 civilians live in Konstantinovka
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Putin illustrates EU’s contradictory position on Ukraine with old joke
The Russian president pointed out that Moscow has repeatedly said that deploying foreign troops to Ukraine is unacceptable, yet the EU states that it will send its contingent there after the conflict ends anyway
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Bank of Russia purchases yuan worth $183 mln with settlements on November 12
The regulator purchased yuan on the domestic market with settlements on November 11 in the amount of 15.2 bln rubles
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Global refinery throughput falls in October to seasonal low of 81.3 mbd — IEA
Global oil refining throughput fell by 1.3 mln barrels per day in October 2026
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Russia withdraws from European Boxing Championship in Croatia citing lack of national flag
The decision was also prompted by problems concerning the issuance of entry visas to members of the Russian delegation
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Putin orders three-day suspension of strikes on Kiev starting at midnight — Kremlin
The Ukrainian army would observe a ceasefire from midnight on September 5 through September 8
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US refrains from tougher measures against Iran on request from regional countries — Trump
US President Donald Trump stressed that if not for that request, he could go further
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FACTBOX: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s biography
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Dmitriev denies Russia offered the US $12 trillion worth projects
According to the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, the lifting of sanctions will be eventually dictated by Washington's interests
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Roscosmos starts assembling lunar nuclear power plant components — Roscosmos CEO
According to Dmitry Bakanov, the components for a heavy landing platform, the lunar rover and the charging and distribution station are also being standardized
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EU paid highest sum for Russian pipeline gas since 2025 year start
The TurkStream gas pipeline remains at present the only active route of Russian pipeline gas supplies to Europe
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Europe holds negative stance toward US proposals on Ukraine settlement — diplomat
Russian approaches are unacceptable to Europeans, Sergey Ryabkov said
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Putin asks Witkoff, Kushner to convey his gratitude to Trump for Russia-Ukraine contacts
The Russian president also thanked US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during their meeting
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Widespread Microsoft services outage not caused by cyberattack — vice president
According to Charles Lamanna, the company is working to resolve the issue
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Russia calls for urgent steps to make Pristina resume dialogue with Belgrade — MFA
"For now, time is not in favor of peace and stability in the region," Maria Zakharova stressed
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German parliament approves expansion of intel services’ powers in, outside country
The reform is criticized by the opposition, who accused the German authorities of seeking to create a "secret police" to control dissenters
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Zelensky caught lying about Ukrainian control of Konstantinovka — Russian politician
According to Leonid Slutsky, the Kiev regime uses lies as a tool of its neo-Nazi policy
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Russia launches production of AI-based Skif onboard computer system for UAVs
The CUST noted that the developer lists the Skif system’s resistance to electronic warfare, autonomy without communication, redundant navigation, and energy efficiency among its key tactical advantages
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Transferring Russian assets to new entity could trigger Euroclear's bankruptcy
CEO of the Belgian depository Valerie Urbain stressed that it is impossible to transfer only the assets while forgetting about the liabilities
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Russia's Alrosa recovers almost 100-carat large diamond
Russian diamond producer Alrosa has recovered a 98.63-carat large diamond from Jubilee pipe in the republic of Yakutia
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US reports repelling Iranian attack on Bahrain
According to CENTCOM, there were no injuries or damage
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Putin aide comments on Europe’s security, humanitarian task, Kiev's peace allergy
Yury Ushakov emphasized that the conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner was substantive
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Ukraine loses nearly 400 locomotives this year alone — transport minister
Nikolay Kalashnik believes that losses of locomotives, rolling stock, and railway infrastructure will only increase in the future
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Russian government approves list of unfriendly countries and territories
The countries and territories mentioned in the list imposed or joined the sanctions against Russia after the start of a special military operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
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IEA downgrades outlook on global oil demand growth, projects decline by 2.7 mbd in 2026
According to the International Energy Agency, oil consumption growth will move into positive territory starting around March 2027
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Gefest training facility for submariners commissioned in Vladivostok
The press service of the Russian Pacific Fleet said the submarine’s crew practiced coordinated actions to cope with outside water entry caused by simulated hull damage and to deal with various types of fires in compartments in a situation as close to real life as possible
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Saudi Crown Prince’s words have enormous influence on energy market – Putin
Saudi Arabia is playing a very big role in the global energy sector, Russian President said
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West fails to ‘cancel’ Russia in UNESCO — top Russian diplomat
Sergey Lavrov stressed that "Russia is not shutting anyone out, on the contrary, it is oriented toward promoting the unifying agenda, including both in UNESCO and in other international organizations"
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APEC summit declaration being prepared — Russian Foreign Ministry
Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Marat Berdyev highlighted that Russia was promoting ideas on open and non-discriminated functioning of chains of supplies and strengthening of production and innovation potential in the region in interests of all APEC members
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UN peacekeeping patrol comes under fire on Lebanese-Israeli border
No peacekeepers were injured, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon reported
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Over 1,000 foreign mercenaries wanted internationally — Russian investigators
284 mercenaries had been convicted
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CSTO military practice reconnaissance operations at Search 2026 special exercise
The Search 2026 special exercise focuses on the organization and conduct of reconnaissance by the forces and assets of reconnaissance agencies during the containment of a cross-border armed conflict
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Senior diplomat addresses Europe’s dejection, Putin-Witkoff meeting, Abu Dhabi outcomes
According to Sergey Ryabkov, the involvement of European countries could undermine efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict
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Ukrainian intelligence services behind car blast in Moscow — Ukraine’s former PM
According to Nikolay Azarov, the main motive was Sergey Zavorotny's journalistic activity aimed at exposing the Kiev regime
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Russian ambassador to US Alexander Darchiev dies — Foreign Ministry
Alexander Darchiev was 66 years old
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West fails in Ukraine, gets hold of Armenia — Russian MFA
Maria Zakharova stressed that Moscow considered the recent steps of Armenia's leadership, including Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s refusal to participate in the CSTO summit in Minsk, the expansion of Western arms supplies to Armenia, and Yerevan’s contacts with Kiev as "links in the same chain"
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Russia tags UK NGO raising funds for Ukraine as undesirable — prosecutor’s office
Eurovision Mission to Europe has announced its active support for Ukrainian forces
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Russian air defenses down two Ukrainian Su-25 ground attack planes over past day
It is reported that Russian forces destroyed about 30 Ukrainian troops and a US-made artillery system in the Kupyansk area over the past day
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EU’s purchases of Russian pipeline gas, LNG rise 9% in nine months
In September, EU countries paid 498 mln euro for LNG from Russia
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Former Ukrainian prime minister calls Kiev’s demand to maintain 800,000-strong army absurd
Nikolay Azarov noted that Kiev needed financial guarantees from the EU because it was unable to maintain such large armed forces on its own
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Europe to join Ukraine peace talks 'in coming weeks' — German chancellor
Friedrich Merz said the talks will likely include representatives of the European countries that held consultations with US and Ukrainian officials in Abu Dhabi
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Kremlin addresses proposal for mission in Konstantinovka, readiness for dialogue with EU
Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is calling on the United States and European countries to encourage the Kiev regime to carry out a humanitarian operation in Konstantinovka
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International rights groups ignore Kiev's network of unofficial prisons
Ukrainian media outlets reported on Monday that armed men were holding about 40 people captive in the basement of a private house in a Kiev suburb
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Russian troops liberate five communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 1,480 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy armored combat vehicles in its areas of responsibility over the week, the Defense Ministry reported
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Russia supports stability in Abkhazia — Kremlin
"It is important for us that the election process concludes within the legal framework," Dmitry Peskov said
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Merz chooses to give money to Kiev rather than help own people — legislator
Even as Germany has enough budget funds to address the key problems facing the country’s society, Merz once again chose to meet Kiev’s demands, Markus Frohnmaier added
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Russia ranks third in terms of share of total value of gas imports to EU in nine months
The US took first place with its LNG supplies, accounting for 30.5% and 23.3 bln euros, followed by Norway with 20.7% and 15.8 bln euros
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Russia ratifies space cooperation agreement with Myanmar
The agreement was signed in Moscow on September 26, 2025
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EU splits into three camps over candidate to negotiate with Russia — newspaper
According to the source, the choice of negotiator will be discussed at the EU summit in Dublin on November 13
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Zelensky violates constitutional provision on minority rights — Russian top diplomat
Sergey Lavrov pointed out that Ukrainian law explicitly bans the Russian language in education, culture, and the media
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Russia ranks second after US in terms of value of LNG supplies to EU in September
The European Union purchased around 498 mln euros worth of LNG from Russia
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Russia will rely on its unity in both times of war and peace — Putin
Russia honors the memory of all who gave their lives for Victory in the Great Patriotic War
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First regiment of S-500 air defense systems to defend Moscow — source
The S-500 will replace the S-400 Triumph air defense system
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Iran shoots down another US MQ-1 drone in country's south
The Iranian military warned that it would not hesitate for a moment to defend Iran's territorial integrity
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Ukrainian attacks kill four civilians, injure 25 in Kherson Region in past week
The fatalities occurred in Ukrainian drone strikes near the settlement of Tsukury, along a highway near the settlement of Kalanchak, as well as in Solidarnoye and Dnepryany
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Russian forces push Ukrainian troops 30 km from state border in Sumy Region — expert
Andrey Marochko specified that the Russian military continues to steadily expand the buffer zone in this area
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Putin describes global epidemiological situation as tough
In some regions of the world there are seemingly prosperous countries, but problems still arise there, the Russian leader said
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Alternative for Germany party tops national popularity ratings — poll
The survey was conducted on November 10-12 among nearly 1,300 respondents
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Microsoft reports gradual traffic recovery after servers failure
The company said it is focused on extending the recovery actions across remaining affected infrastructure while continuing stabilization
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Ukraine’s ex-PM says shocked, outraged by car bombing of former aide
According to Nikolay Azarov, the journalist's injury is very serious
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Russia expects next round of Ukraine talks to take place soon — Kremlin spokesman
"This is exactly what was discussed with the US negotiators," Dmitry Peskov added
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Nonresidents’ share in Russian sovereign Eurobonds declined to 32% in Q3 — Central Bank
The share stood at 32.1% as of the end of the second quarter of 2026
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NATO recon aircraft detected near Kaliningrad Region for third time this week
It spent five hours flying there
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Gapriya-A1 (E) UAV unveiled at international forum in Moscow
According to Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheyev, the Garpyia-A1 (E) unmanned aerial vehicle is the world’s only loitering munition available for export with a range of up to 1,000 km
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Ukraine to save about 3 billion dollars due to reduction of Russian gas price
The gas price will be at the level of 268.5 dollars per 1,000 cubic metres, Vice-Premier Yuriy Boyko said
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Putin discusses Abu Dhabi talks with CSTO counterparts — Kremlin
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not elaborate on the details of the talks
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IMF reaffirms its forecasts for Russia’s GDP growth for 2026, 2027 at 1.1%
"In emerging and developing Europe, growth is expected to remain restrained at about 2 percent," the IMF said
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LPR air defenses shoot down 150 Ukrainian UAVs over past day — LPR head
According to Leonid Pasechnik, the Ukrainian armed forces struck seven LPR municipalities over the past 24 hours, damaging vehicles, civilian and municipal infrastructure and residential buildings
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Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brass
Units of Russia's Battlegroup Center liberated the settlement of Shilovka in the DPR and servicemen of the Battlegroup East liberated the settlement of Voskresenka in the Zaporozhye Region through decisive operations
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