Eastern Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk republics demand urgent meeting of Minsk Group

Malika Pandey noted that Russia consistently upholds the principles of sovereignty, strategic independence and building a more representative international order

According to Yulia Mendel, Ukrainians have grown "tired of militarization" and of "Ukraine’s autocratic system"

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov said the drills also involve more than 780 students of military academies who gained a vast expertise while deploying and commanding units

The deputy prime minister said that Russia will not accumulate too much fuel because it will lead to a decline in refining and output of other products

All components of the CSTO’s Rapid Reaction Force demonstrated coordinated actions at the Chebarkul training ground during a joint operation to contain a border armed conflict

Christopher Helali is not sure that the parties will be able to normalize relations

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the Iraqi army and law enforcement can now strengthen the country’s defense capabilities and ensure national security on their own

Russia’s Battlegroup North thwarted all the Ukrainian army’s attempts during the past week to break out of the encirclement in the northeast of the Kharkov Region, the Defense Ministry reported

According to the drills’ scenario, a simulated enemy attempted to seize a section of the coastline and launch an offensive

In addition, setting the overall federal budget parameters and sources of deficit financing in accordance with the fiscal rules will help keep the debt burden at a sustainable level

The decision comes amid a sharp rise in prices and high volatility in oil markets

The Belarusian president stressed that Minsk will always remain committed to a common course with Moscow

According to the IC, their criminal actions caused mass civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure

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Tokyo plans to assess the capabilities of the UAVs

According to the report, supporters of the court fear this could lead to its dissolution

The Russian president pointed out that a group of Western countries currently enjoys disproportionately large influence within the UN

According to the Russian economic development minister, the United States, as this year’s G20 chair, put the issue of reforming MFN treatment on the meeting’s agenda

Commenting on the possible influence of the EU on US policy, the Russian president expressed confidence that it is "excessive" to assume that "someone from the outside determines US policy in certain areas"

According to sources, the system will be deployed to Yonaguni during the Keen Sword exercise

The total number of troops at the Chebarkul training ground exceeds 6,000 military personnel

The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council greenlighted the forecast for the development of the agriculture sector

European Commission Spokeswoman Paula Pinho said there is no financial gap

Representatives from nearly 60 countries, along with forces and equipment from the CSTO collective security system, are taking part in the exercises

The Russian president noted that the drills are linked to the Interaction-2026 command-and-staff exercise, which is taking place within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization

According to the baseline forecast, the price of gas supplied to China will total $247.9 per 1,000 cubic meters in 2026

A spokesman for the law enforcement agencies said that reports about a riot are not true

The child was taken to a hospital, the local crisis response center said

The 11th-seeded Russian, who is playing under a neutral status at the tournament, outpaced her unseeded Indonesian rival 6-0; 6-4

Last year, Russia’s grain harvest amounted to over 144 mln tons

Ghaith Al Ghaith confirmed that all 172 passengers and crew members aboard flight FZ 1073, which was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30, are safe

According to the source, the aircraft took off from Reykjavik

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the ground-based missile system is designed for high-precision destruction of important stationary and moving targets at a range of up to 20 kilometers

Taalatbek Masadykov added that conflict potential is rising in CSTO border regions

The total number of victims of the escalation of the conflict in Gaza since October 2023 has increased to 74,030

According to Dmitry Kuzyakin, the main advantage of Russian solutions is the software

Brussels considers this strategy toward Ukraine an acceptable price for advancing its own interests, Alexander Boroday said

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar and Foreign Minister Anita Orban have repeatedly said that the country’s new government will neither supply weapons to Ukraine nor allow Hungarian trops to be sent there

The price is expected at $450 in 2027

The crews of Ka-52 helicopters launched a strike with light multi-purpose guided missiles against an enemy UAV control point exposed by reconnaissance means at the Chebarkul training ground as part of the Center-2026 exercises

The source noted that the heavy casualties among Latin American mercenaries in the Orekhov area are directly linked to this

Restrictive measures were for the first time introduced in respect of 35 ships

According to Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexey Goncharenko, Kiev should "send a signal" to Moscow that it is willing to discuss Ukraine’s neutral status to launch a peaceful dialogue

According to Boris Rozhin, an expert at the Center for Information and Geopolitical Research, Ukrainian bridges have sufficient structural strength because they were built back in the Soviet era

The US considers the vessels part of a shadow fleet but did not specify their ownership

Mikhail Fridman’s main assets in the EU include a 37.9% stake in LetterOne, a Luxembourg-headquartered multinational investment firm, according to the agency

The official euro exchange rate has been lowered by 20.51 kopecks to 94.3201 rubles

One of the convicts attacked an officer in a train car and killed him, the official explained

According to the sources, the diplomatic missions could relocate to Lvov or eastern Poland

G7 countries also agreed to coordinate maintenance schedules across refineries to prevent simultaneous capacity shutdowns and temporarily increase utilization rates where feasible

The head of state assured that Russia has enough diesel fuel

Open fire was put out at 10:45 p.m. Thursday GMT

Russian track and field athletes previously submitted appeals to the United Nations, the IOC and World Athletics against their ban in international tournaments

Russia stands "against Nazism, fascism, colonialism, racism, terrorism and dictatorship," Maria Zakharova stressed

As the experts pointed out, Washington had not previously treated Iran’s seizure of US-made drones with such nonchalance

Rodion Miroshnik noted that outrageous accusations are made based on interviews with alleged victims whose existence cannot be confirmed

As many as 641 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day against 1,063 the day earlier

The US president made the statement while addressing his supporters in Texas

"Regrettably, now we do not see such political will from today’s politicians and do not hear such words from them," Dmitry Peskov said

Footage published by the outlet shows long traffic jams already forming on the bridges

Fifteen civilians were wounded

According to Yulia Mendel, Ukrainians are also tired of the laundering of Western aid

The Russian president says the world needs to think about what should be done to avoid the most catastrophic scenarios, in which humanity could slide to the brink of survival

The Chinese president also said that China and the US should seek a new approach to building relations between the two great powers

The attack left one convoy officer dead and three others wounded

According to Bakytzhan Sagintayev, the heads of government discussed the development of transport infrastructure along the east-west and north-south routes, including in conjunction with China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that European plants manufacturing weapons for Ukraine are potential military targets for Russia

The attacker has been liquidated

Vessels from other, non-hostile states would be required to obtain special transit permits from the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces under regulations set out in the proposed legislation

European Commission representative Anna-Kaisa Itkonen confirmed that the EC was coordinating a plan to use diesel from European strategic reserves with the International Energy Agency and the G7

Chelnok ground-based drones of increased cross-country capability and carrying capacity were also involved in the drills

Freedom Global expects the MOEX Index to trade within the 2,250-2,350 point range on Monday

The exercises are aimed at improving the practical skills of the command staff and headquarters of the formations in managing troop groupings

Silver prices began rising rapidly in 2025

SEFE is valued at around 6 bln euro, Börsen-Zeitung said

The Russian leader said the strikes were launched deliberately

"The Signal 2.0 mobile system is designed for the rapid deployment of security systems at technically unprepared front lines and temporary facilities," Igor Potapov said

Polish Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk avoided giving a direct answer to the journalist’s question about whether the number of US troops in the country would return to 10,000

The department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea slammed Seoul’s proposal to hold talks on establishing a military demarcation line as "an illusion unworthy of a response and unilateral whining"

The Russian president said that new weapons and vehicles are used during the drills

Authorities in the Ukrainian capital closed three bridges across the Dnieper river to traffic

Restrictive measures were for the first time introduced in respect of 35 ships that may be associated with Moscow, in the opinion of Tokyo

Leonid Ivlev said Russia had many times warned that retaliatory strikes would be launched against Ukraine's infrastructure facilities

Amir Musawi noted that "Russia's allies should be proud to be friends with that country"

Dmitry Peskov added that Moscow is not engaged in any concrete talks on bilateral agreements

The head of state stressed that it is Russia's competitive advantage

Yunus-Bek Yevkurov noted that the distinctive features of operations at the Chebarkul training ground include the wide use of unmanned aerial vehicles

The assault groups carried out a covert advance along the water supply line and through a pre-prepared underground passage to the rear of the enemy’s stronghold, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

The tanks are equipped with two different combat modules – a tank-type module and a BMPT-type module

This refers to the 'western route' called Power of Siberia 2, which involves the construction of a gas pipeline to China from already developed and promising deposits in Western Siberia through the territory of Mongolia

According to Maria Zakharova, all those who participate in infrastructure projects, but at the same time supply the Kiev regime with weapons, drones, other lethal and non-lethal aid, "must recognize that at some point these two processes may intersect, and their own projects may be targeted by the weapons they supply"

The government promptly took a wide range of measures to saturate the domestic market with fuel, the Russian deputy prime minister added

The Russian president added that Ukraine is being controlled from outside

Rustam Khuazhev, a member of the presidium of the League of Free Nations, and the information resource Reanimation were also added to the register

The 12-year-long presence of the so-called anti-ISIS international coalition in Iraq ended on September 12, Maria Zakharova said

Andrey Bystritsky said that Vladimir Putin’s stance is consistent in emphasizing the principles on which peaceful coexistence can be based

Orlan-30 drone crews provided target reconnaissance and strike adjustments, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

The Russian president also pointed out that all problems stem from the economy and cited assessments of the economic conditions of Western countries

The Russian president visited the Chebarkul training ground in the Chelyabinsk Region, where he observed a phase of the Center-2026 strategic command-and-staff exercises

Maria Zakharova said no one should assume that military plants outside Ukrainian territory that manufacture weapons for the Kiev regime will be safe