Russia/Ukraine War
President Putin to deliver televised address on upcoming parliamentary elections
Elections to the ninth State Duma will take place from September 18 to 20, 2026
Festival participant from Italy says foreign turnout shows Russia is not isolated
Carlo Di Martino said the Youth Festival offers a packed program and a variety of discussion panels
Prospects of Ukrainian settlement no closer than few months ago — Russian senior diplomat
Sergey Ryabkov said the responsibility lies precisely with the representatives of the European "war party"
Kazakhstan to purchase 11 bcm of gas from Gazprom in 2026, 9 bcm under discussion for 2027
Deputy Energy Minister Kaiyrkhan Tutkyshbayev said there were technical issues at the major fields this year
Russian-Canadian citizen gets seven years in penal colony for treason — FSB
According to the Russian Federal Security Service, Nikolay Zyuzev created and launched a project spreading extremist materials, and gathering information on the instructions of EU…
EC President announces intention to tighten sanctions against Russia
The EU has adopted 21 packages of sanctions against Moscow
China ready to defend Iran's legitimate rights — Chinese foreign minister
Wang Yi said that Beijing is also ready to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with the Iranian side
Yabloko Leader Slams Exiled Opposition’s Voting Strategy
Party chairman Nikolai Rybakov accused the exiled opposition of “manipulating” Russian voters from abroad.
Italian delegate says Russia preserves diplomacy abandoned by West
Attending the International Festival of Youth, Carlo Di Martino said it is encouraging to see people from all over the world, supporting Russia's project and its geopolitical visi…
Russia’s Battlegroup West destroys 75 Ukrainian heavy combat hexacopters in past day
The spokesman additionally reported that the battlegroup destroyed 50 enemy drone control centers, two Starlink satellite communication stations, 36 ground robotic systems
US accepts risk of human extinction, if it holds lethal AI weaponry — expert
Alexander Stepanov recalled that former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon accused OpenAI and Anthropic of "racing toward superintelligence self-improvement and gambling with our li…
US businesses await lifting of ban on new investment in Russia — AmCham head
Robert Agee said the inability to invest means US companies are not only losing profits and market share but also seeing the value of their brands decline
Russia’s Battlegroup North destroys 345 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs in past day
According to the spokesman, the battlegroup also destroyed a Polish-made PT-91 tank and two T-72 tanks
Russia sentences professor with dual Russian-Canadian citizenship to seven years for treason
The Supreme Court of the Komi Republic sentenced Nikolai Zyuzev, a Russian and Canadian citizen, to seven years in prison on charges of preparing a “project against Russia’s sover…
Japan-Russia trade rises by 19.51% to $959 mln in August
Imports from Russia rose 24% over the period, while Japan's exports to Russia increased 10.5% year-on-year
EU loses 90 bln euro due to situation in Strait of Hormuz — EC president
Ursula von der Leyen said the EU needs to double efforts on development of "affordable and homegrown clean energy"
Russia, Mexico support UN reform, Charter’s inviolability — Foreign Ministry
According to Russian diplomats, "a trusting political dialogue" remains the foundation of cooperation between the two countries today
Russian drone strikes bus in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, killing 5
A Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region killed five people and injured seven others, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said.
Russia ready for Western provocations amid State Duma elections — MFA
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that diplomats are being trained even more thoroughly
Russia-China relations at unprecedentedly high level — official
Russian State Secretary and Deputy Defense Minister Anna Tsivilyova noted that Russia and China are marking two significant anniversaries this year
State of emergency declared in Russian Arctic village after 200-ton diesel spill reaches the sea
Authorities have declared a regional state of emergency in Taymyr after a diesel fuel spill in the settlement of Syndassko, the Krasnoyarsk Krai government reported.
Russia, China developing strategic cooperation across all areas — deputy defense minister
Anna Tsivilyova noted that a multipolar world order would help create conditions for a new system of international law, including in promising fields that determine the future of …
United States Charges 5 People in Alleged Russian-Backed Murder Plots
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the plots included efforts to murder a Russian dissident believed to be located in Washington, D.C.
Russian forces strike Kyiv, setting warehouse on fire and injuring one
Russian forces struck Kyiv with jet-propelled drones overnight on September 16, Ukrainska Pravda reported. In Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi District, a warehouse caught fire after “drone …