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‘If you f**k, f**k a queen’: Surveillance points to power players behind Ukraine’s scam centers EXPLAINER
The latest graft scandal in Kiev has ricocheted at a key law enforcement official in Vladimir Zelensky’s government
Sep 7, 2026 17:29
11 killed in avalanche during security forces training in Russia (VIDEO)
Six remain missing after a snow-and-ice mass struck a training camp in Russia’s Kabardino-Balkaria region
Sep 7, 2026 15:29
‘Russophobia a national sport’ – Polish party rallies against push to war (VIDEO)
The Confederation of the Polish Crown has accused Warsaw of dragging the country deeper into confrontation with Moscow
Sep 7, 2026 15:11
Moscow orders German consulate to shut in tit-for-tat move
Berlin earlier moved to close several Russian consulates and the Russian House cultural center
Sep 7, 2026 14:55
Fyodor Lukyanov: Here’s why it’s hard for Witkoff and Kushner to close the Russia-Ukraine deal ANALYSIS
Why American peace diplomacy keeps going in circles
Sep 6, 2026 20:11
Tokyo fumes over new WWII monument erected in Russia (PHOTOS)
Moscow has brushed off Japanese demands to dismantle the monument, which Tokyo claims offends its “feelings”
Sep 6, 2026 18:28
Zelensky claims Russia strikes security service building in Kiev (VIDEOS)
The building houses the SBU, whose agents this week engaged in a gunfight in the capital against armed officers from a rival military intelligence agency
Sep 4, 2026 13:26
West not safe from Ukrainian terror – Moscow
Kiev’s backers have created a monster they cannot control, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said
Sep 4, 2026 09:56
Putin meets Trump envoys at Kremlin
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Moscow and will travel to Kiev in the hopes of resolving the conflict
Sep 4, 2026 08:11
Estonian defense minister quits after wasting €70 million on faulty shells for Ukraine
Tallinn made advance payments to a company with no artillery ammo-making experience, receiving “useless” products after repeated delays
Sep 3, 2026 21:06
Kiev demands global flight ban over Russia
Vladimir Zelensky has threatened that Ukrainian drone attacks would make the country’s airspace unsafe for civilian aviation
Sep 3, 2026 20:27
Ukraine acting like ‘nation of rapists’ – MP
Verkhovna Rada lawmaker has likened the forcible recruitment practice known as ‘busification’ to rape
Sep 3, 2026 16:50
Agents of chaos: Zelensky’s security services trade accusations after Kiev gunfights EXPLAINER
The HUR and SBU have accused each other of criminality following an armed standoff in the capital over a neo-Nazi-linked militia officer
Sep 3, 2026 14:25
‘West wants to dictate’: Lavrov on ‘Fuhrer Ursula’ and NATO’s drive to divide Eurasia (KEY REMARKS) RECAPEXPLAINER
The EU is sacrificing its economy for anti-Russian militarization while seeking to “freeze” the Ukraine conflict, the Russian foreign minister has said
Sep 3, 2026 13:35
Threats to civilian ships and aircraft constitute ‘state terrorism’ – Putin
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky previously warned foreign carriers that the “safe days” in Russian skies are over
Sep 3, 2026 08:59
Slovakia’s Fico ridicules Kiev’s demands for more money
The Slovak prime minister has said his country will not take part in any financial scheme aimed at supporting Kiev’s war effort
Sep 2, 2026 18:56
An act of desperation: Russian experts respond to Zelensky’s threats to civil aviation FEATURE
Vladimir Putin called the remarks yet another confirmation of Kiev’s propensity for terrorist methods
Sep 2, 2026 16:42
WATCH advanced Russian Geran-4 drones pound Ukrainian military logistics
The latest jet-powered generation of UAVs are faster and more difficult to intercept
Sep 2, 2026 16:37
Who is Zelensky threatening in Russian skies? EXPLAINER
The Ukrainian leader has warned “every airline” using Russian airspace that Kiev is stepping up its long-range drone campaign
Sep 2, 2026 15:24
Warfare between Ukraine’s special services: Why have gunfights broken out in Kiev? (VIDEOS) EXPLAINER
A neo-Nazi-linked military figure whose arrest triggered open shootouts between security services in Kiev has tried to claim the violence is a result of “historic competition”
Sep 2, 2026 14:06
Belgium blocks latest EU push to seize Russian assets
Several member states have revived calls to sequester the frozen assets to support cash-strapped Ukraine
Sep 2, 2026 03:05
Zelensky threatens ‘every airline’ in Russian airspace
President Vladimir Putin has called the Ukrainian leader’s statements “a declaration of state terrorism”
Sep 1, 2026 21:22
‘No negotiations with terrorists’ – Putin on Zelensky’s threat to civil aviation (VIDEO)
The Ukrainian leader has warned that international civilian aviation will no longer be safe in Russian skies
Sep 1, 2026 20:33
Fundamental shift to just multilateral world order is ‘irreversible’ – Putin (VIDEO)
Countries of the Global South and East need greater representation at the UN, the Russian president has said
Sep 1, 2026 16:13

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