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Maxim Oreshkin opens second Open Dialogue on Global Growth
The Russian Presidential Administration Deputy Chief of Staff kicked off the forum bringing together 102 authors from 43 countries
Apr 28, 2026 13:32
Russia expands sanctions on EU officials over arming Ukraine
Moscow says no outside pressure can sway its foreign policy
Apr 27, 2026 23:30
Russian citizens being held in Armenia on spying allegations
Investigators are pressuring the detainees to admit guilt despite a lack of evidence, their lawyer has told RT
Apr 27, 2026 20:52
Knives out: Is a coup brewing in Kiev? ANALYSIS
Ukraine’s power appears to be shifting behind the scenes
Apr 27, 2026 19:05
40 years after Chernobyl: Inside the night the Soviet nuclear dream exploded FEATURE
The story of the operators, firefighters, evacuees, and survivors caught in the world’s worst nuclear disaster
Apr 27, 2026 16:31
Ukrainian drone strike kills worker at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant
The incident has prompted a safety warning from the IAEA
Apr 27, 2026 16:07
Iranian foreign minister meets with Putin in Russia: As it happened
Abbas Araghchi’s visit marks the final stop of his regional tour as talks with the US have stalled
Apr 27, 2026 11:30
Ukraine-linked sabotage plot targeting Russian oil facility thwarted – FSB (VIDEO)
The two men allegedly involved were killed in a shootout while being arrested
Apr 27, 2026 11:01
European ‘propaganda’ using Russia as ‘external enemy’ to mask crises – Kremlin
The EU portrays Moscow as a “model external enemy,” but the continent’s security architecture is “unthinkable” without Russia, spokesman Dmitry Peskov says
Apr 26, 2026 16:15
No fast-track EU membership for Ukraine – Merz
Kiev has repeatedly demanded a set date for its accession
Apr 25, 2026 12:37
Nine injured after Ukrainian drone strike 1,700 km inside Russia – governor
Fifty residents were evacuated after a residential building was struck in the in Urals, according to local authorities
Apr 25, 2026 08:04
Starvation scandal rocks corruption-plagued Ukrainian military (PHOTOS)
Emaciated frontline troops left without food or water have exposed what critics call a wider pattern of mismanagement in Kiev’s war machine
Apr 24, 2026 23:52
Moscow vows to aid Cuba amid US blockade
Humanitarian shipments will continue, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said
Apr 24, 2026 18:45
Russia and Ukraine exchange 193 POWs – MOD (VIDEO)
The latest prisoner swap was mediated by the United Arab Emirates and the US, the ministry said
Apr 24, 2026 16:10
Moscow slams EU funding cut to Venice Biennale over Russian participation
Officials and experts question whether Brussels’ €2 million grant gives it real leverage over the Italian cultural institution
Apr 24, 2026 13:53
Draft officers run over mother of forcibly mobilized Ukrainian man (VIDEO)
Kiev’s draft campaign has intensified as manpower shortages and battlefield losses mount
Apr 24, 2026 12:19
2,500 register for Russian talent relocation scheme
Hundreds of skilled specialists have indicated an interest in the program, the Agency for Strategic Initiatives has said
Apr 24, 2026 11:14
Grooming children for terror: Inside Ukraine’s teen recruitment machine (VIDEO)
Russian security services have foiled yet another planned neo-Nazi attack as Kiev continues to use Telegram to radicalize minors
Apr 24, 2026 10:39
Zelensky likely ‘directly involved in corruption’ – EU-funded anti-graft NGO
The Ukrainian leader could be planning another attack on the country’s bodies tasked with investigating malfeasance, director Daria Kaleniuk has said
Apr 24, 2026 10:06
Kiev-backed neo-Nazis planned bomb attack on Russian media regulator – FSB
The attempted murder was part of a Ukrainian campaign to radicalize young people in Russia, investigators believe
Apr 24, 2026 06:45
France and Poland to practice nuclear strikes on Russia – media
The UK-led Joint Expedition Forces meanwhile, will reportedly practice the naval blockade and seizure of Kaliningrad exclave
Apr 23, 2026 18:28
Global South researchers to offer solutions to key world problems at ‘Future of the World’ Open Dialogue
Moroccan researcher Younes Bennane will bring plans for a pan-African carbon exchange to Moscow’s global growth dialogue
Apr 23, 2026 17:59
Ukrainian press gang shoves ‘volunteer’ off roof (VIDEO)
One of the draft enforcement officers apparently threatened to shoot the man in the legs, as heard in an eyewitness video
Apr 23, 2026 15:42
Ukrainians won’t call cops over draft fears – police chief
Civilian officers’ role in enforcing conscription is eroding public trust, Ivan Vygovsky has complained
Apr 23, 2026 12:18

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