Ukrainian rescue workers on Friday uncovered the body of a two-year-old child as they concluded operations following a Russian missile strike that killed 31 people in Kyiv a day earlier.
The capital…
Category: 1. Russia
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Mudslide Triggers Evacuations, Cuts Water Supply Near Mount Elbrus
Around 3,000 people were left without water, and more than 350 residents were moved to safety due to mudslides near Mount Elbrus in southern Russia’s republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, authorities said…
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‘It’s Disgusting’: Trump Condemns Deadly Russian Attack on Kyiv, Threatens Fresh Sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday condemned Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine as “disgusting” and threatened new sanctions if Moscow does not agree to peace by the end of next week.
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Russia and U.S. Agree to Extend International Space Station Operations to 2028
The head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said Thursday that he had agreed with his NASA counterpart to extend operations of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2028.
Roscosmos said earlier this week that its chief, Dmitry…
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Russian defense contractor charged with embezzling billions of rubles by supplying makeshift body armor to the military — Meduza
Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case into the alleged embezzlement of 2.4 billion rubles (about $29.8 million) from the Defense Ministry linked to the supply of substandard body armor to the military, Kommersant
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BRICS is not an anti-American organization
BRICS is not an “anti-American organization,” Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing.
“That’s not true. I repeat it again: BRICS as a formation is an association, it’s…
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Trump says U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia soon — Meduza
U.S. President Donald Trump said his special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia after completing his current trip to Israel and Gaza.
“Yeah, going to Israel and then he’s going to Russia, believe it or not,” Trump told…
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Kyiv death toll hits 28 as rescue workers recover 10 more bodies from apartment building struck by Russian missile — Meduza
Ukrainian rescue workers recovered 10 more bodies overnight and into the morning on Friday from the rubble of a nine-story apartment building in Kyiv hit by a Russian missile, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Among the…
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Find it out, write it down, get it out there. Leonid Bershidsky remembers pioneering journalist Derk Sauer — Meduza
Derk Sauer, who died in Amsterdam on Thursday at the age of 72, was a figure of rare consequence in the history of post-Soviet journalism. A former reporter and editor in the Netherlands, he departed for the Soviet Union in the late…
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Trump Calls Russia’s Action ‘Disgusting,’ Vows New Sanctions After Latest Deadly Assault On Kyiv
US President Donald Trump again displayed anger with Russia following its latest deadly attack on Kyiv — a strike that killed 16 people and injured dozens — calling the action “disgusting” and vowing to slap new sanctions on…
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