Russia/Ukraine War
First Arctic scientific online quiz extended to late November
More than 9,000 people from Russia and 20 countries have completed the quiz
Russia to continue identifying true culprits behind Nord Stream sabotage — diplomat
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed out that European countries that suffered losses from the pipeline explosions had hastily blocked and terminated their…
Russia to give swift response to any unfriendly steps by NATO — representative to OSCE
Dmitry Polyansky stressed that Russia cannot ignore the alliance’s modeling of scenarios involving a military-political blockade of the Kaliningrad Region
Ukraine strikes Yandex data center housing two of the company’s supercomputers
A Ukrainian drone attack started a fire at a Yandex data center in the town of Sasovo, Ryazan region. No one was injured, but the data center has completely halted operations.
Western intel agencies could use Armenian data center against Russia — official
According to Alexey Shevtsov, "since the Firebird company is subject to American laws, US intelligence agencies will have access to all of the data processed on its servers"
Presidential aide discusses cooperation between Russian, Chinese shipbuilders in Shanghai
During a visit to the Shanghai Waigaoqiao shipyard, Nikolay Patrushev and its management discussed opportunities for Chinese shipyards’ engineering departments and Russian shipbui…
Ukrainian forces detonate GPS collar on Russian POW refusing to infiltrate own troops
The collar was detonated because the serviceman refused to act as a suicide bomber
Russian troops liberate Annopolye community in Kharkov Region over past day — top brass
Russia’s Battlegroup North forces are fighting for the liberation of six communities in the Kharkov Region and tightening the ring of encirclement of Ukrainian troops in that area…
Russia to liberate remaining part of DPR much sooner than Kiev expects — envoy to OSCE
Dmitry Polyansky noted that Russian forces continue to make steady advances "against the backdrop of the failure of the Kiev regime’s attempts to destabilize Russia"
South Korea recalls ambassador from Ukraine, demands apology over Zelensky’s disclosure of North Korean POW transfer
South Korea will recall its ambassador from Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry announced.
Nearly 11,000 applications submitted for Russia-ASEAN youth summit
Over 4,000 applications from Russian and ASEAN citizens aged 18 to 35 who completed the competition task were admitted for expert evaluation
Italian opposition accuses Meloni of rewriting election rules to stay in power
Italy’s opposition has said PM Giorgia Meloni is changing election rules to retain power via a controversial reform Read Full Article at RT.com
Italian opposition accuses Meloni of rewriting election rules to stay in power
Italy’s opposition has said PM Giorgia Meloni is changing election rules to retain power via a controversial reform Read Full Article at RT.com
Fact-checkers find systematic discrepancies in Bucha 'casualty list', GFCN says
Analysts established that the memorial complex has eight steles bearing the names of at least 198 disputed individuals who do not fit Ukraine's portrayal of the memorial as honori…
Russia to take part in modernization in Mozambique — ambassador in Moscow
Jose Mateus Muaria Katupha said that Mozambique is the country "which needs infrastructure for development"
Oil transit through Strait of Hormuz has reached nearly 80% of February levels — Rubio
"The only country unable to regularly ship oil from the Middle East is Iran, whose supplies have been completely blocked or halted by the blockade," the US Secretary of State said
Lavrov to hold talks with ASEAN secretary-general in Moscow on October 13 — MFA
Sergey Lavrov and Kao Kim Hourn are expected to discuss prospects for advancing the strategic dialogue, focusing on closer coordination at international and regional platforms
Current German authorities need war; Merz's actions prove it — Russian MFA
According to Maria Zakharova, Berlin's involvement in the Ukrainian conflict is not merely a matter of political assessment but an "accomplished fact"
‘There don’t seem to be prospects of a negotiated settlement,’ Rubio says of Russia–Ukraine war
There is currently no prospect of a peaceful settlement to the Russia-Ukraine war, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview with the Greek newspaper Kathimerini.
UK expands Russia-related special designation list by 26 positions
London also imposed sanctions on twelve merchant vessels
India interested in cooperating in Russia in marine infrastructure sphere — minister
Attention is also paid to "high-end skill required for the ship building and ship repair, ship recycling, and also the ecosystem," Sarbananda Sonowal stressed
South Korea recalls ambassador from Ukraine
The South Korean government "expects all issues in bilateral relations to be resolved"
Maduro's wife suffered heart attack in July in US prison, lawyers report
Cilia Flores's lawyers said they would seek her transfer to house arrest
Strait of Hormuz to stay closed until Iran resolves its issues — supreme leader’s adviser
According to Mohammad Mokhber, Iran’s actions may take various forms, but the leadership of the Islamic Republic "is doing everything that serves the state’s best interests"