Thursday · November 12, 2026 Vol. I · No. 315
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UK bank Griffin raises $20 million to expand into stablecoin payments Ukraine peace prospects unnerve Zelensky, Russian diplomat says Stubb does not rule out meeting involving Russia, US, Ukraine, EU in coming two weeks OSCE's silence on Kiev prison scandal unbecoming of organization — Russian envoy Skydance will bundle HBO Max and Paramount+ in early 2027 Moscow has none of Europe’s comprehensive proposals on Ukraine issue — Russian diplomat Second launch of Russia’s new Soyuz-5 rocket planned for 2027 — Roscosmos CEO Europe obstructs trilateral talks on Ukrainian conflict settlement — Russian diplomat UK bank Griffin raises $20 million to expand into stablecoin payments Ukraine peace prospects unnerve Zelensky, Russian diplomat says Stubb does not rule out meeting involving Russia, US, Ukraine, EU in coming two weeks OSCE's silence on Kiev prison scandal unbecoming of organization — Russian envoy Skydance will bundle HBO Max and Paramount+ in early 2027 Moscow has none of Europe’s comprehensive proposals on Ukraine issue — Russian diplomat Second launch of Russia’s new Soyuz-5 rocket planned for 2027 — Roscosmos CEO Europe obstructs trilateral talks on Ukrainian conflict settlement — Russian diplomat

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US interacting with Russia, China on resolving conflict with Iran — Trump

According to the US president, Russia could have participated much more strongly concerning Iran, and likewise China

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Vucic pledges to prevent Serbia from being part of EU’s plans of conflict with Russia

Serbia "is becoming a thorn in the side of Europe," the former president said

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Warsaw fumes as Ukrainian city cherishes ‘architect of genocide’

The Ukrainian city of Lviv has decided to celebrate Nazi collaborator Roman Shukhevich and the UPA militants, prompting an uproar in Poland Read Full Article at RT.com

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Russia-China-US summit to link Ukrainian settlement to new world order — expert

Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island Nicolai N. Petro said that if the meeting takes place, "it will be worth speculating about what it might accomplis…

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Russia ready to act as mediator between US, Iran if they are interested in that — diplomat

Andrey Rudenko added that Russia's proposals regarding the issue of the Iranian nuclear program "have not received support" so far

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Russia negotiating visa-free travel with Bahrain, Kuwait — senior diplomat

Georgy Borisenko noted that a visa-free regime is already in effect with Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE

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The social effect of MAGA: The American nation breathes

Read Full Article at RT.com

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Poland reportedly suspends major arms shipment to Ukraine over regional tribute to Ukrainian Insurgent Army, whose fighters took part in WWII massacres of Poles

Poland has suspended delivery of a large weapons package to Ukraine over the Lviv Regional Council’s decision to declare 2027 the year of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a sou…

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Zelensky asks for extra $4.1 billion in Norway to plug Ukraine’s budget hole

In his words, the issue of additional financing was discussed during talks with Norwegian officials

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Trump calls those urging more Russia sanctions ‘stupid people’

The US president added that Stephen Hubbard, convicted in Russia, "wouldn't be coming out right now" had more sanctions been imposed

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Trump says he seeks to avoid wrong moves in Ukraine settlement efforts

The US president commented on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff

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Russia signals readiness to resume trilateral talks as Putin meets with US envoy

The Russian president told Steve Witkoff that Moscow was generally ready to resume talks around November 10, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said

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The only candidate from Russia’s Komi region to call for peace in last month’s parliamentary elections has been detained on suspicion of ‘justifying terrorism’

Oleg Mikhailov was detained in Moscow on suspicion of “justifying terrorism,” the Telegram channel Novaya Respublika and the BNK news agency reported.

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Vladivostok removes monument to Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn at military’s request, then reinstalls it a day later

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Two killed in attempted drone attack on Saudi Aramco facility

The incident had no effect on the facility’s work

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Meduza surveyed more than 4,000 readers. Most respondents still in Russia want to emigrate, but half of those hoping to leave rate their chances of doing so within a year at two out of 10 or lower.

In July 2026, a group of independent sociologists led by Anna Kuleshova asked Meduza readers how they were feeling in the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Mo…

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Putin, Xi and Trump could hold ‘historic summit’ – Kremlin

A possible meeting between Putin, Xi and Trump at the APEC summit in China is being discussed, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

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Vance defends Trump envoy’s ‘humanitarian’ praise for Putin

U.S. Vice President JD Vance backed President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, who called Vladimir Putin a “humanist.”

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Conflict in Ukraine now closer to ending than ever before, Trump says

He pointed out that he had discussed ways to end the conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin, "which I think we’re getting closer to, by the way, maybe now the closest we’v…

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West seeks to embroil Balkans into arms deliveries to Kiev — diplomat

During the 25th meeting of the commission, established under the Dayton Agreement, the Russian diplomat said that such actions are unacceptable, and warned Western countries again…

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Russia, China agree to share experience in digitalization

Moscow and Beijing also intend "to develop interaction in the platform economy sphere and provide mutual support in sharing experience of regulating and simulating this sector," t…

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EU ready to discuss only ‘peace through strength’ in Ukraine — EU official

However, Kubilius urged "to keep the United States in mind."

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Russia puts Dmitry Bastrakov, founder of nationalist publishing house ‘Black Hundred,’ on wanted list amid reports of an AWOL investigation

Russia’s Interior Ministry has placed Dmitry Bastrakov, the founder of the Chernaya Sotnya (Black Hundred) publishing house and its affiliated far-right Listva bookstores, on its …

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BBC Russian reveals that journalist Darya Shipacheva raised 1.5 million rubles for Ukraine’s military before receiving a 12-year treason sentence

The case of medical journalist Darya Shipacheva, sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony for treason in July 2026, drew widespread attention. A photograph of her in handcuffs in t…