Russia/Ukraine War
Europe risks becoming mere tourist attraction – Polish FM
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has called for European rearmament to avoid irrelevance Read Full Article at RT.com
Bank of Russia increases dollar rate to 83.95 rubles for October 15
The official yuan rate edged up by 3.3 kopecks to 12.5358 rubles
Zelensky, hurt by Trump, left Kiev without power, rushed off to London — Russian envoy
"Ukrainian sovereignty and independence are like that - they simply can’t exist without the decisions of the real masters," Rodion Miroshnik pointed out
Inflation in Russia amounted to 0.11% from October 6 to 12
Consumer prices gained 1.01% from early October and 6.1% year-to-date
NATO sees no immediate threat from Russia
Mark Rutte urged NATO countries to prepare for confrontation with Russia and follow Estonia’s lead in boosting defense spending
Top Russian, Chinese diplomats discuss relations with US, situation in Ukraine, Iran
Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia in Baku
Winter to be difficult due to high energy prices — European Commission
The Commission continues believing that the problem is not in difficulties with fuel deliveries and deficit, EC Spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said
Poland considers reinstating conscription
Poland is considering reinstating compulsory military service, Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Annual inflation reached 7.22% from October 6 to 12 — Economy Ministry
Prices changed by 0.21% for foods, including near-zero price growth rates for fruits and vegetables
Russian diplomat questions impartiality of reports by UN monitoring mission in Ukraine
According to Rodion Miroshnik, the mission presents the world with increasingly absurd conclusions based on unreliable data every quarter
Russian rapper Navai detained at Kazakhstan’s border with Kyrgyzstan on suspicion of drug smuggling
Russian rapper Navai Bakirov, known as Navai, has been detained in Kazakhstan on suspicion of drug smuggling.
Over 9,000 civilians killed by Ukrainian militants since 2022 — diplomat
In total, over 36,400 civilians have suffered at the hands of Ukrainian militants, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik stated
Masked intruders set fire to 11 Starlink antennas in Bulgaria
Two masked intruders broke into a communications facility near Sofia, Bulgaria, and set fire to 11 of its 17 antennas used to communicate with Starlink satellites, Bulgarian Natio…
Zelensky got ‘overconfident’ with Trump – Alexandre Guerreiro
Vladimir Zelensky has likely reached the point of a full breakdown in ties with US President Donald Trump, Alexandre Guerreiro believes Read Full Article at RT.com
Montenegro is ending visa-free travel for Russians. Moscow says Montenegrins will now need visas, too.
Montenegrin citizens will need visas to travel to Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told Izvestia.
Why are portions of prepared meals getting smaller in Russia? Rising costs may be only part of the answer.
Portion sizes for prepared food in Russia fell by 10.3% over the past year to 266 grams (about 9.4 ounces), according to calculations by the analytics company Ntec, as cited by Ko…
FBI Director Patel arrives in Russia — MS NOW report
During his two-day visit, Kash Patel is expected to visit the capital Moscow and Russia’s second largest city of St. Petersburg
Russian telecom operator Rostelecom proposes ‘doomsday’ backup data center to restore services after attacks
Russia needs a “doomsday” data center, said Valery Yermakov, deputy chairman of Rostelecom’s management board. He made the proposal on the day Ukrainian drones first attacked a Sb…
Burnham’s ‘Russia did Brexit’ ruse crumbles
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has refused to provide evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum Read Full Article at RT.com
‘We don’t have any money’: Russian news outlet asks readers to help pay a 200,000-ruble fine for omitting a musician’s ‘foreign agent’ label
The news outlet Takie Dela has been fined 200,000 rubles for publishing a quote from musician Boris Grebenshchikov without mentioning that Russia has designated him a “foreign age…
Russia plans a new pretrial detention center outside Moscow. With room for 4,000 detainees, it would be the largest in the country.
Russia’s largest pretrial detention center will be built in the Solnechnogorsk district of the Moscow region. The regional office of the Federal Penitentiary Service has put the c…
Ukrainian drones attack two Russian refineries — Novak
The Russian Deputy Prime Minister said the Ukrainian side shows no signs of moving toward an energy ceasefire
World Gymnastics regrets visa refusals for Russian gymnasts
The Netherlands refused to issue visas to Olympic champions Angelina Melnikova and Victoria Listunova, as well as to Anna Kalmykova
Trump said Russia and Ukraine agreed to stop attacking oil refineries. Three days later, Moscow alleges two Ukrainian strikes — neither reported by regional authorities.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Ukraine attacked two Russian oil refineries on October 14.