Russia’s recent oil spill off the Black Sea coast has caused an estimated 84.9 billion rubles ($1 billion) in environmental damage, the government environmental watchdog Rosprirodnadzor said Friday.
Category: 1. Russia
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Trade turnover between Russia and the US has grown to a maximum for the year
Trade between Russia and the United States grew in February this year, reaching a maximum of $389 million since May 2025, according to RIA Novosti’s analysis of US customs data.
According to the agency, US…
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Russia offers mortgages in Ukrainian city it doesn’t control
Kramatorsk, a city in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, became the regional administrative center after Russian-backed separatists seized the city of Donetsk in 2014. Since the earliest days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, this frontline city has…
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Putin and Trump conversation could take place before or after the weekend
A phone conversation between US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could take place before or after the weekend, Politico reports.
‘There are expectations that another phone conversation…
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on the request to deploy hypersonic weapons in the EU: the US has no such missiles
Military expert Viktor Litovkin commented in a conversation with RT on the statement by NATO’s chief in Europe Christopher Cavoli that European states have requested the deployment of long-range hypersonic weapons…
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Russian Drone Strike Kills Five In Kharkiv
At least five people were killed in overnight Russian drone attacks on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on April 4. Emergency crews fought fires in residential areas and at least 35 were injured in the strikes.
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Norwegian Armed Forces in contact with Russian military in the Arctic
Norway’s armed forces continue to liaise with the Russian military in the Arctic, the Financial Times says.
‘We believe it is important to be able to communicate,’ said the head of the Norwegian Armed Forces…
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FSB Arrests Russian Soldier Over Alleged Suicide Bomb Plot on Military Academy
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Friday that its agents arrested a soldier who was allegedly working with the Ukrainian military to plan a suicide bomb attack on a military academy.
The…
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South Korea and US agree on Patriot redeployment plan
South Korea and the United States have come to an agreement on the temporary redeployment of Patriot missile defence batteries to the Middle East. This was written by the Yonhap news agency.
‘In March, the allies…
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Europe Calls Out Putin For Failing To Make Ukraine Peace Deal
Hungary announced it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest for his first trip to Europe since an ICC arrest warrant was issued for him over alleged war crimes…
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