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Kiev must take ‘one serious step’ before new trilateral talks – Kremlin aide
Yury Ushakov was apparently referring to the withdrawal of the Ukrainian troops from the parts of Donbass they still control
May 7, 2026 18:16
WATCH Elite Kremlin guards’ horseback display as regiment turns 90
The Presidential Regiment rehearses mounted drills and performs a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow
May 7, 2026 14:05
Ukraine steps up strikes on Europe’s largest nuclear plant – Moscow
Not understanding the potential fall-out of attacks on Zaporozhye NPP is “the height of cynicism and recklessness,” Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev says
May 7, 2026 13:43
NATO members divided over Ukrainian drone incidents
The Latvian defense minister has dismissed concerns over a kamikaze drone that hit a fuel depot
May 7, 2026 10:56
Zelensky breaches political persecution pledge – MP
The Ukrainian leader had promised lawmakers to stop sanctioning the country’s nationals yet walked away from the deal, an opposition lawmaker has claimed
May 6, 2026 20:33
Moscow urges foreign missions to evacuate diplomats, citizens from Kiev
Russia will respond if Kiev goes ahead with its “terrorist plans” to disrupt the upcoming Victory Day celebrations
May 6, 2026 19:12
Russian pavilion opens at Venice Biennale despite sanctions and protests
Ukrainian feminists tried to block the entrance to the exhibition after EU funding cuts and boycotts failed to ban Russian art from being displayed
May 6, 2026 13:45
Russia must instill ‘animal fear’ in EU warmongers – Medvedev
Western governments see all gestures of goodwill as signs of weakness, the former Russian president has said
May 6, 2026 06:00
Ukrainian drone strike kills five civilians in Crimea – governor
The peninsula came under a massive attack on Tuesday evening, according to Sergey Aksyonov
May 5, 2026 21:42
Zelensky’s inner circle believes peace ‘bad for business’ – leaked tapes
The businessmen and officials behind arms maker Fire Point fear that the end of conflict will expose their ‘hoax’, MP Aleksey Goncharenko has claimed
May 5, 2026 18:13
Ex-Ukrainian draft chief suspected of $1 million corruption
Police have reported a sweeping crackdown on former officials accused of profiting from mobilization
May 5, 2026 11:03
Almost 300 Ukrainian drones downed over Russia in single night – MOD
Kiev’s drone incursions targeted 19 regions, the ministry has reported
May 5, 2026 10:39
Karaganov: How Russia can win the new world war ANALYSIS
Moscow must sharpen nuclear deterrence, revise doctrine and defeat Kiev to avert a wider war with the West and NATO powers
May 4, 2026 21:07
Russia declares Victory Day truce, warns Kiev of strike if Moscow targeted
Any attempt by Kiev to disrupt celebrations would be met with a major strike on Kiev, the Defense Ministry has said
May 4, 2026 17:27
Moscow vows harsh response to EU nation over diplomats’ expulsion
Austria has claimed antennas on the roofs of Russian Embassy buildings may have been used for spying
May 4, 2026 15:27
Seven civilians wounded after Ukrainian attack on Russian village – governor
Kiev conducted rocket and drone strikes on an agricultural facility in Bryansk Region, Aleksandr Bogomaz has said
May 4, 2026 10:51
West building new Iron Curtain – senior Russian diplomat
NATO and the EU are dismantling centuries of ties with Moscow and turning regional bodies into tools of anti-Russia policy, ambassador-at-large Artyom Bulatov has said
May 4, 2026 08:32
Ukrainian strike kills two civilians in Russia – governor
Commercial buildings and a vehicle were targeted by kamikaze drones in Belgorod Region
May 4, 2026 03:35
Ukrainian drone hits skyscraper in Moscow (VIDEO, PHOTO)
The UAV struck a 52-story building near the Russian capital’s business district
May 3, 2026 23:07
US ‘deep state’ flouting citizenship law behind Trump’s back – Zakharova (FULL OP-ED)
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman accuses the State Department of pressuring diplomats’ children
May 3, 2026 22:41
State Dept forcing US citizenship on children of Russian diplomats – Zakharova
Washington is violating both its own laws and international norms, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says
May 3, 2026 21:07
Ukrainian drone strikes Europe’s largest nuclear power plant – operator
A UAV has hit a radiation control laboratory at Russia’s Zaporozhye facility, its press service has said
May 3, 2026 13:47
Hundreds of Ukrainian drones shot down over Russia – Defense Ministry
At least one man was killed in the attacks, according to officials
May 2, 2026 22:53
Russia expands oil sales as EU warns global economy ‘reeling’ from Iran war fuel crisis
Moscow will sell to Indonesia and Japan, as both countries seek a hedge against the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
May 2, 2026 21:03

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