Russia/Ukraine War
Russia planned to resume talks after elections, but Kiev attacked polling stations — Putin
He recalled that the negotiations held in Istanbul in 2022 were interrupted by the Ukrainian side
Reuters: Russia’s seventh-largest refinery halts operations after a Ukrainian drone attack
An oil refinery in Perm halted operations after an attack by Ukrainian drones overnight on September 25, Reuters reported, citing industry sources.
Russian elections expert Alexander Kynev stayed in the country to keep studying its politics. After criticizing the latest vote, he was arrested on drug charges.
On September 25, several days after the State Duma elections, Moscow’s Perovsky District Court ordered political scientist Alexander Kynev detained on drug charges. Kynev, who had…
Italy bans burqas in schools
Italy has approved a school burqa ban and a 30% cap on pupils with limited Italian, as Giorgia Meloni pushes new integration rules Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia to proceed from its own interests regarding future settlement — Putin
He noted that on the night of September 19-20, the main day of voting in the parliamentary elections, more than 1,600 Ukrainian drones entered practically the Moscow zone
Trump urges Zelensky to visit Moscow for talks with Putin — media
According to the newspaper's sources, the head of Kiev regime rejected the proposal and was upset that the US leader had raised the issue
Remembering Marina Vlady, the cinema icon who embodied the ‘mysterious Russian soul’ for Europeans. To Soviet audiences, she was an enigmatic French star — and bard Vladimir Vysotsky’s muse.
French actress Marina Vlady died on September 24 at 88. Born outside Paris to a Russian émigré family, she often played women with a “mysterious Russian soul” in European films — …
Trump says talks with Xi produce progress on all issues
The US leader gave no further details
Russia repaired damage after Kiev’s attacks — Putin
The Kiev regime damaged more than 100 ships, the head of state revealed
It was Kiev to start attacking civilian infrastructure, Putin says
The Russian leader highlighted that Kiev had been the first to start delivering strikes against refineries
Russian stock market in the red on Friday — market data
The ruble-denominated MOEX Index dropped by 1.66%, the RTS Index declined by 1.01%
Ukraine has no method to counter Geran drones so far — Putin
The Russian leader noted that Russian retaliation against Ukrainian attacks had been so sensitive and devastating that the Kiev regime had requested truce
Bloomberg: Zelensky refuses Trump’s latest call to meet Putin in Moscow
Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelensky to go to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin, sources told Bloomberg. Trump made the suggestion when he and Zelensky met on the sidelines of the U.…
More than 350 designers to take part in Moscow Fashion Week
Participants from 24 Russian regions will present domestic products
Kiev must understand provocations will not improve its position — Putin
The Russian leader emphasized that Ukraine had been the first to start striking Russian civilian infrastructure and should experience Russian retaliatory strikes
Purpose of Ukrainian attacks against Russian marketplaces unclear — Putin
The head of state also mentioned other Ukrainian strikes against Russian infrastructure and merchant ships
Those working with Russia will not panic and run — Putin
The Russian leader recalled that the Ukrainian authorities had attempted to scare off St. Petersburg International Economic Forum's guests
‘He’s an idiot.’ Evan Gershkovich says Putin spent more than an hour trying to convince a world leader that the WSJ reporter really was a spy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was convinced that American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was convicted in Russia on charges of spying under the guise of reporting, really was…
Trade turnover between Russia, China amounts to $240 bln — Putin
According to the Russian leader, the trade volume continues growing
Air defenses intercept 55 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions
On duty air defense forces destroyed the Ukrainian UAVs over five Russian regions
Putin says he intends to attend APEC summit
The head of state reiterated that his trip to the summit would depend on the situation inside Russia
German investigators suspect Russian military intelligence organized an arson attack near defense firms in Munich
German investigators believe the Main Directorate of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces, or GRU, was behind a September 3 attack on defense companies in Munich, the Frankf…
Russia’s first post-election protest over alleged fraud in the State Duma vote goes ahead in the northern city of Syktyvkar. About 100 people showed up.
A protest against alleged fraud in the State Duma election took place in Michurinsky Park in central Syktyvkar, the news outlet 7×7 reported. The Communist Party’s regional branch…
Putin dismisses Russia’s ambassadors to Britain and France. The Kremlin says it’s in no hurry to name replacements.
Russia is in no hurry to appoint new ambassadors to the U.K. and France, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.