Russia/Ukraine War
IN BRIEF: Putin speaks on Russia’s economic sustainability, Europe’s aggression
Russia’s offensive in the special military operation zone is gaining momentum, the president says
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says new ballistic missile used in combat
Volodymyr Zelenskyy hails use of FP-7 tactical ballistic missile, which manufacturer says is being developed as an interceptor. What we know on day 1,682 Continue reading...
Nearly 2,000 arrested as student unrest grips France (VIDEOS)
Nearly 2,000 people have been arrested in France as student protests and nationwide strikes descended into clashes with police Read Full Article at RT.com
EU rejects Kiev’s request to allocate additional 27 billion euros — Bloomberg
European sources also told the news agency that the EU would not speed up payments as part of the 90-billion-euro loan
US may create military base in Europe
US President Donald Trump says he "might have made" this decision
US ‘ICE Barbie’ files for divorce from cross-dressing ‘bimbo’ husband
US President Donald Trump’s former Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from husband Bryon Noem after 34 years Read Full Article at RT.com
Crew Dragon spacecraft with Russian cosmonaut on board docks with ISS
The flight to the orbital station took seven hours and 55 minutes, which makes it the fastest journey to the ISS in the history of manned spaceflights
Fire in 18th century mansion in St. Petersburg put out
Open fire was put out at 10:45 p.m. Thursday GMT
Europeans tired of Ukrainian conflict, want peace there — WSJ
The report says that more and more European voters start to view financial and military assistance to Ukraine as a harmful and dangerous practice
Fire at 18th-century mansion in downtown St. Petersburg contained
The category of the fire was downgraded to two out of possible five
Kiev troops shell DPR 14 times in past day, two civilians wounded
Two residential buildings were damaged
Houthis report new Saudi strikes on Sana’a, other provinces
No information on casualties or damage is available at this point
US to deploy 10,000 troops, third aircraft carrier strike group to Middle East — newspaper
US officials told The Wall Street Journal that the ships, fighter jets, Marines, and sailors are expected to arrive in the region by the end of November
Finland’s prime minister says ‘foreign forces’ could be behind a string of intrusions at lawmakers’ homes
Several Finnish lawmakers have said someone entered their homes while they were away, Yle reported.
U.S. designates Russia-linked sanctions-evasion payment network A7 a ‘significant transnational criminal organization’
The U.S. Treasury Department has designated A7, a Russia-linked payment network created to evade sanctions, a “significant transnational criminal organization.”
18th-century mansion on fire in downtown St. Petersburg
The Emergencies Ministry specified that the area affected by the fire is 2,000 square meters
How Vyacheslav Volodin secured a record third term as speaker of Russia’s State Duma — and why Putin keeps him there
Newly elected State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin opened the new parliament’s first session with some advice for lawmakers:
Bank of Russia sets dollar rate at 83.25 rubles for October 2
The official euro rate was lowered to 94.53 rubles
Europe should not be dictating terms for renewing dialogue with Russia, says Putin
The Russian president pointed out that Moscow was ready to begin a dialogue without preconditions
New world’s conflicts, chaos, West’s attempts to destroy Russia: Putin’s speech
The Russian president says the world needs to think about what should be done to avoid the most catastrophic scenarios, in which humanity could slide to the brink of survival
Putin says Russia agreed to US proposals on Ukraine at Anchorage summit
The US has asked for time to think this over, the Russian president added
Soviet Union’s collapse is tragedy for tens of millions — Putin
Russia has been through a complicated path of fundamental transformations and this process is ongoing, said russian leader
Budget deficit to be about 2% in 2027 — Putin
The Russian state debt is just 17% of GDP, russian leader added
By Putin’s own estimate, Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries have cost Russia 1% of GDP. But he says stopping them isn’t worth halting attacks on Ukrainian vessels.
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected the idea of halting attacks on Ukrainian ships in exchange for Ukraine ending its strikes on Russian oil refineries. He made the remarks …