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Developments in eastern Ukraine
Militia says shot down Ukrainian recon aircraft
“A pillar of black smoke is rising above the presumed place where the plane fell,” a militia spokesman says
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Pakistani Minister of Trade to visit Iran to discuss intergovernmental agreements — report
According to the Business Recorder, such instructions have been approved by Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif
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Russia, Uzbekistan to continue defense cooperation — statement
Both sides also stressed the importance of further strengthening interaction between competent agencies in countering present-day challenges and threats
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Russia-Uzbekistan relations dynamically develop on principles of equality — Putin
According to the Russian leader, all current issues of bilateral relations are under constant personal control
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EU foreign ministers discuss allowing Ukraine to use NATO weapons for strikes into Russia
According to Josep Borrell, the foreign ministers also discussed the provision of more air defense systems
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Putin to discuss procurement of weapons in demand with heads of defense enterprises
The president pointed out that that the government has already been formed
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Russia to build two power plants at Uzbekistan’s lakes — Putin
According to the Russian leader, the facilities "will help to level the energy balance of the country and support continuous operation of the entire energy system of Uzbekistan"
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At least seven civilians killed in Israeli strike on Rafah — TV
According to the Al Mayadeen television channel, six more people were wounded
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West fails to bring Moscow, Minsk ‘to their knees’ — Russian envoy
Boris Gryzlov recalled that despite enormous pressure from the outside, "the GDP decline in Russia and Belarus in 2022 was minimal"
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Third of Ukrainian troops surrender near Lisichansk, LPR’s envoy to Russia says
According to Rodion Miroshnik, the operation to liberate the LPR would be brought to an end as soon as the operation in Lisichansk was finished
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Forum on Ukraine in Switzerland has no prospects, Russian diplomat tells Turkish envoy
The Russian side emphasized that it was "counter-productive and futile to hold a pseudo peace conference in Switzerland on June 15-16 based on the unacceptable and ultimatum-like ‘Zelensky formula’
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UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on IDF strike at Rafah on May 28
Late on May 26, the Israeli military carried out a strike at Rafah, at least 40 people were killed
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Russia’s envoy to UN exposes Western lies in UNSC after Blinken’s visit to Kiev
Vasily Nebenzya said that this was not the only example of lies or understatements by Western representatives
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Carrier rocket for Progress MS-27 spaceship assembled — Roscosmos
According to Roscosmos, the carrier vehicle is scheduled to be launched from the Baikonur spaceport
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Russian gas supplies to grow to 11 bln cubic meters — Putin
Russian energy companies are already operating proactively in the territory of Uzbekistan, the president noted
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Madrid doesn’t want to let Kiev use NATO weapons to hit targets in Russia — PM
Earlier, Pedro Sanchez held talks with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky
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Construction of small nuclear plant in Uzbekistan to start this summer
The project stipulates construction of the small nuclear plant with the 330 MW capacity with six reactors of 55 MW each
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Hungary won’t support 14th package of anti-Russia sanctions in present form — Szijjarto
"As currently worded it fully contradicts Hungary’s economic interests and it would most likely threaten Hungary’s energy security," the Hungarian minister said
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Two hundred Italian companies remain in Russia — foreign minister
A permanent "round table" has been set up at the Italian Foreign Ministry where measures to protect the interests of around 200 companies are discussed, Antonio Tajani added
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Iran increases its stocks of 60% enriched uranium — agency
Iran's stock grew by 20.6 kg over the quarter to 142.1 kg
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EU sanctions come as attempt to punish Russia for its independent policy — Russian envoy
The European Union on May 27 imposed sanctions on Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service and on 19 investigators, prosecutors and judges involved in the cases of Alexey Navalny, Memorial co-chairman Oleg Orlov, artist Sasha Skolichenko and other prisoners
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Russian T-72B3 tank crew destroys US-made Abrams tank with first shot in Ukraine operation
Russian forces struck Ukrainian army units in the Donetsk area, destroying roughly 260 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported
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BRICS to create alternative to SWIFT — expert
BRICS is exactly the association that can assume responsibility for mitigating almost any consequences of the global crisis, Andrey Margolin added
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Russia’s Battlegroup East eliminates up to 130 enemy troops in 24 hours — spokesman
Alexander Gordeyev said that the battlegroup eliminated as well M777 and M198 howitzers, 5 automobile vehicles and 4 fixed-wing drones
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UK to relieve destroyer helping repel Houthi attacks in Red Sea
HMS Diamond started carrying out combat missions in the region at the end of 2023
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Russia, Uzbekistan discussing increase of gas, electricity supplies
Volumes are the matter for negotiations, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev said
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Biden forgets USSR’s role in defeating Nazism due to revisionism syndrome — statement
The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the US President's speech, in which he noted the US’ exceptional role in the victory over the Third Reich while omitting the role of other countries
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Russian forces liberate Berestovoye community in Kharkov region — top brass
Russia’s battlegroup West liberated the settlement of Berestovoye in the Kharkov region as a result of active operations
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Paris could send no more than 200 military instructors to Ukraine — French journalist
However, Christelle Neant reminded that Ukraine had repeatedly announced receiving certain weapons, but other countries then published denials
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Parliament speaker exposes behind-the-scenes push to get Georgia to send troops to Ukraine
Shalva Papuashvili emphasized that no NATO country had officially sent its military to Ukraine and it was not clear why Georgia was being asked to do this
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US on brink of severe economic crisis — VTB CEO
The world is in a state of flux now, Andrey Kostin noted
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Russian aerospace forces strike terrorists base in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor governorate
Yury Popov also said that during the day, two shelling attacks on positions of government forces from positions of the Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamic Party of Turkestan were reported in the Idlib de-escalation zone
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IDF dismantles 800-meter long Hamas tunnel in central Gaza
"The route was used by the Hamas terrorist organization and ran near the area of the Central Gaza Strip Corridor where the IDF troops are operating," the Israel Defense Forces reported
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New Russian combat equipment in 2024
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European countries not at war with Russia — Macron
The French President said EU countries plan to continue providing assistance to Ukraine for as long as it takes
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Russian forces advance near DPR's Staromayorskoye, Urozhaynoye — politician
It was reported earlier that Russian army controlled the heights west of these communities
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Netailovo crucial to control of strategic road to Pokrovsk — adviser to DPR’s head
In addition, control of Netailovo will increase pressure on the Ukrainian forces near Karlovka
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Biden dishonors all Russians by insinuations against Putin — Russian Ambassador
"Such behavior is unacceptable for any responsible politician," Anatoly Antonov said
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BRICS helping build fairer global system — Palestinian envoy to Russia
Abdel Hafiz Nofal emphasized that the new system will not be built on the "together with Palestine - against Israel" principle
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Russia-Azerbaijan ties serve as model for other states — Azerbaijan’s senior MP
According to Samad Seyidov, Azerbaijani-Russian relations are based on mutual respect and interests of both states and comply with international rules and standards of behavior, which is what the international community lacks these days
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Evacuation warning in Japan following DPRK’s missile launch canceled
According to the Japanese emergency alert system J-Alert, the missile will not fly over Japan
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Israel and Russia double number of flights for spring and summer — ambassador to Moscow
Tourist flow between the countries is not high for a number of reasons, Simona Halperin said
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Over 70 Ukrainian soldiers surrender to Russian troops in battle for Berestovoye
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on May 26 that Russia’s Battlegroup West liberated the community of Berestovoye
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Borrell reacts to call to arrest Israeli PM
"All states that have ratified the ICC statutes are bound to execute the Court’s decisions," the top EU diplomat said
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Italian PM says NATO chief should be more cautious
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called Jens Stoltenberg to be more cautious following his statements that Ukraine should be allowed to use western weapons against military facilities in Russia
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Russia plans to expand anti-terrorism cooperation with Taliban — diplomat
According to Zamir Kabulov, the Afghan authorities are sparing no effort "bearing in mind the actual potential to suppress and eliminate Islamic State, which has entrenched in Afghanistan"
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Biden seeks war with Russia to boost approval rating, US journalist opines
In late April, Joe Biden signed a bill passed by Congress to resume arms deliveries to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
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Russian ministries propose to Putin to remove Taliban from terrorist list — envoy
According to Zamir Kabulov, the Taliban government has come a long way towards being recognized since it came to power in Afghanistan in 2021
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Defense firm delivers new batch of light mortars to Russian troops
"This makes it possible to outfit infantry units, in particular, mountain rifle formations with these mortars," the press office said
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EU foreign ministers adopt new sanctions regime against Russia — DPA
Around 20 persons and organizations will be put on the sanctions list as the first step within the new regime, sources told the agency
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Factchecking function appears in Telegram code
It follows from the source code that agencies dealing with factchecking can make relevant clarifications in the social network
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Russian diplomat tells how many foreign mercenaries were eliminated in Ukraine
"France, the Baltic countries and Poland are especially zealous when it comes to the potential deployment of national contingents to Ukraine," Konstantin Gavrilov said
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Ukraine to face overwhelming defeat unless diplomatic solution found — Hersh
The journalist noted that he is aware that, in the past few weeks, several Ukrainian brigades told their command that "they will no longer participate in what would be a suicidal offensive against a better trained and better equipped Russian force"
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Rosatom plans building large nuclear plant in Uzbekistan
On May 27, Russia and Uzbekistan signed documents of building a small-capacity nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan
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NATO raises degree of escalation, goes too far in military rhetoric — Kremlin
"This is the reality that we will have to confront further on," Dmitry Peskov underlined
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New Turkish constitution must be adopted, president says
Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again voiced the initiative to adopt a new constitution on the "island of democracy and freedom" in the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul
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Ukraine’s losses near Berestovoye in Kharkov Region exceed 1,500 soldiers - MP
After liberating Berestovoye, units of the Battlegroups North and West surround settlements where "nationalists have strongholds.", lawmaker Viktor Volodatsky said
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West in disarray as Moscow seizes initiative in Ukraine, says Russian intel chief
According to Sergey Naryshkin, after a year and a half of "droning on about Russia’s so-called strategic defeat on the battlefield," Western politicians find themselves in a much different position today
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Russia to respond to Poland's restrictions on diplomats' movement — MFA
Maria Zakharova stressed that Russia will take "retaliatory measures that will make the Polish top brass, which is choking on Russophobia, regret the anti-Russian steps taken"
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Australia calls on Israel to immediately stop operation in Rafah — Foreign Ministry
The Israeli military carried out a strike at Rafah on May 26, at least eight missiles hit the tent camp in the Tell al Sultan area
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Russian defense ministry reports losses among Russian troops during special operation
Konashenkov also said that several Russian soldiers have been taken prisoner
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Agreements amounting to $5 bln prepared at Russia-Uzbekistan regions council meeting
The parties supported plans of creating new industrial zones to promote cooperation projects and highlighted expansion of cooperation in agriculture as a priority area, the press service of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said
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Relations with Russia are really important for Israel — Ambassador to Moscow
Dialogue between Israel and Russia is important, including on those topics where the parties "absolutely disagree," Simona Halperin said
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End of Zelensky's presidential term makes him 'nobody' to Ukrainian troops — politician
The expiration of Zelensky’s authority as president and supreme commander-in-chief also means that current mobilization in Ukraine is also illegal, Viktor Medvedchuk went on to say
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Georgian mercenaries garrisoned in residential sector of Konstantinovka — underground
They make no secret of their presence, a representative of the pro-Russian underground organization Dozor said
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Transition to payments in national currencies critical, Putin says
The share of the ruble in bilateral commercial transactions reached 58% as of the end of the last year and continues growing, the Russian leader added
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US wants to open second front against Russia in Georgia — expert
Dmitry Suslov emphasized that the US is "frankly making it clear that it is ready to throw Georgia, its sovereignty and its survival into the furnace of this geopolitical struggle against Russia"
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Protesters demand PM Pashinyan’s resignation amid delimitation with Baku
Protests led by Galstanyan, leader of the Diocese of Tavush at the Armenian Apostolic Church, erupted after news broke that Baku and Yerevan had agreed to delimit the border near the Tavush province
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Drone fragments fall down on single-family house in Moscow Region, no one hurt
An air defense system shot down a drone in Balashikha’s Kuchino district
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Import duty on wines from NATO to become prohibitive if approved — customs
"Paying the duty and then carrying on with business, from an economic point of view, is possible only for very high-margin products," an official noted
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Israeli strike on Rafah refugee camp kills 40 civilians — news agency
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that hospitals in the area were "unable to cope with such a large number of wounded and injured"
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Belarus, Russia start joint air force, air defense exercises in Belarus — ministry
According to the Belarusian Defense Ministry, the exercise will rehearse missions "to protect government and military facilities from airstrikes"
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Utility service buildings damaged in shelling of Energodar — mayor
Two civilians were injured
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Some Russian researchers dropped from CERN project to work on national projects — academic
According to Alexander Sergeyev, CERN’s decision to end cooperation with Russian scientists has not come as a completely unexpected move, as it has been discussed for several years
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Taliban confirms participation in SPIEF — senior Russian diplomat
Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department Zamir Kabulov expects that the Taliban movement and the accompanying Afghan business people will agree with Russian and other foreign partners on establishing cooperation
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US-led coalition’s aircraft violate Syrian airspace four times in past day
Apart from that, according to Yury Popov, seven violations of the deconfliction protocols of December 9, 2019 were reported in Syria in the past 24 hours
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Russian troops blocking Starlink service in Ukraine — NYT
It is reported that Starlink satellite internet service has been critical to the Ukrainian military since the start of Russia’s special military operation
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NATO Parliamentary Assembly supports allowing Ukraine to attack Russia with bloc's weapons
The spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly is attended by about 400 parliamentarians from NATO countries and 25 partner countries of the organization
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North Korean missile disintegrates into fragments over Yellow Sea — news agency
The media earlier showed footage of a bright flash in the sky resembling an explosion
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Three European countries recognize Palestine, Israel recalls envoys, issues stern warning
143 out of 193 UN member nations, including Russia, had recognized Palestine
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Talks on Ukraine must be conducted taking into account realities — Russian Ambassador
Kiev should lift the legislative ban on negotiations with the Russian leadership, Sergey Garmonin said
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Ukraine strikes Lugansk with cluster munitions — LPR head
The strike caused a fire, Leonid Pasechnik, head of the Lugansk People’s Republic, said
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Russia in talks with Uzbekistan on rearming republic’s air defense forces — defense agency
Earlier, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree that stipulated establishing a state commission by March 2024 on equipping the republic’s armed forces
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EU imposes sanctions on Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service, 19 individuals
These people are banned from entering the European Union and their assets in the European Union, should they have any, will be frozen
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Hikvision not leaving Russian market — source
The Chinese company holds up to a half of the market in Russia
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Over 50 DPR civilians wounded in Ukrainian shelling over week, first time this year
Six civilians were killed
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Scenario with NATO troops in Ukraine cannot be ruled out, says Russian diplomat
According to Konstantin Gavrilov, against the backdrop of Kiev's military failures and the advance of the Russian Armed Forces, NATO states are increasingly realizing the impossibility of inflicting a ‘strategic defeat’ on Russia
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Biden again makes offensive speech against Putin
American leader called russian president "a brutal tyrant"
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Russia-Japanese cooperation agreement on elimination of Russia nuke arms terminated
The agreement is geared to help Russia safely eliminate its nuclear stockpiles that are to be reduced under bilateral or multilateral agreements, as well as its unilateral decisions
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NATO chief explains calls to allow Kiev to strike Russia with situation near Kharkov
Jens Stoltenberg noted that 99% of weapons are supplied to Kiev by NATO countries
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Putin arrives in Tashkent
He will have talks with his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev
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Arab countries may join North - South corridor project — expert
According to Andrey Belyaninov, this project has the opportunity of being expanded to Arab world nations and to Africa
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Kremlin sees controversy between NATO’s call to attack Russia, non-involvement in conflict
Earlier, the NATO chief proposed that allies reconsider the issue of whether Ukraine should be allowed to attack military targets on Russian soil using Western weapons
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Saboteurs’ attempts to infiltrate Russia to be met with brutal rebuff — Putin
"Largely due to the resolve of the border security troops, numerous attempts to break into the Russian territory by mercenaries, traitors and enemy sabotage groups have been thwarted," the head of state said in his video address, dedicated to the Day of the Border Security troops
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Uzbekistan, Russia sign agreements on new projects worth over $20 bln
The portfolio of joint projects between the two countries has reached $45 bln
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Ukraine’s Syrsky approves admission of French instructors to military training centers
Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s armed forces expressed hope that Kiev's other Western partners would join Paris' initiative
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Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brass
Russian forces repulsed three Ukrainian army counterattacks in the Kupyansk area where the enemy lost roughly 405 troops and a British-made howitzer over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported
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Scholz refuses to send Tauruses to Ukraine to prevent escalation between Russia, NATO
It is recalled that Germany’s military assistance to Ukraine amounts to 28 billion euro
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NATO to 'institutionalize' arms support for Kiev at US summit — secretary general
"Ad hoc, short-term, voluntary announcements are good, but in the long term we need more predictable, stronger support for Ukraine," Jens Stoltenberg emphasized
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Press review: Israel vows to press on in Gaza and EU cracks down on Russian media
Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, May 27th
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Moscow’s airports operating routinely
Temporary restrictions were imposed at the Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports from 5:46 p.m. GMT to 6:20 p.m. GMT on May 27
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France, Germany to look at further support for Ukraine — Macron
"Peace is a country’s ability to defend its borders and sovereignty, as well as international to build a lasting pace," the French leader said
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