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Russia Removes Terrorist Label from Taliban

Russia lifts the terrorist stamp on the Islamist Taliban movement that rules in Afghanistan. This is reported by several Russian, state-controlled news agencies.
Russia Removes Terrorist Label from Taliban

Russian Military Officer Sentenced to Prison for Corruption

The Russian top military officer Vadim Sjamarin has been sentenced to seven years in prison for having received bribes worth approximately 3. 9 million kronor.
Russian Military Officer Sentenced to Prison for Corruption

US and Russia Engage in New Talks on Partial Ukraine Ceasefire

USA and Russia held new talks on a partial ceasefire in the Ukraine war on Monday. The negotiations lasted for over twelve hours – and a joint statement from the two countries is expected on Tuesday.
US and Russia Engage in New Talks on Partial Ukraine Ceasefire

Trump on the conversation with Putin: Very productive

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin have agreed to "immediately" initiate new talks on a ceasefire in Ukraine, according to the White House. They are also said to have agreed on a pause in attacks on energy infrastructure.
Trump on the conversation with Putin: Very productive

Trump urges Putin: Spare Ukrainian lives

The US envoy Steven Witkoff has met with Vladimir Putin and then left Moscow, according to Russian sources. President Donald Trump urges his Russian counterpart to spare Ukrainian lives.
Trump urges Putin: Spare Ukrainian lives

Putin to soldiers: Liberate Kursk from the enemy

Ukraine appears to be on its way to losing a crucial hub for its presence in the Russian Kursk region and thereby losing a bargaining chip ahead of a potential ceasefire. Vladimir Putin has, according to Russian media, ordered the military to "completely liberate" Kursk.
Putin to soldiers: Liberate Kursk from the enemy

"Can mean a step towards a fair peace"

The reactions did not wait when the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Ukraine is ready for direct negotiations with Russia and that a 30-day long ceasefire may be imminent. .
"Can mean a step towards a fair peace"

Espionage Allegations: Russia Expels Diplomats

Two British diplomats in Russia have had their accreditation withdrawn and have two weeks to leave the country. The Britons worked at the country's embassy in Moscow.
Espionage Allegations: Russia Expels Diplomats

Legendary Wrestler Buvajsar Saitiev Dies at 49: A Look Back at His Legacy

The Russian freestyle wrestler Buvajsar Sajtijev is dead, reports Reuters. Sajtijev won three Olympic Games gold medals in 74 kg in 1996, 2004 and 2008.
Legendary Wrestler Buvajsar Saitiev Dies at 49: A Look Back at His Legacy

Russian state media covered the verbal altercation on site

A reporter from the Russian state news agency Tass was on site in the Oval Office during the heated verbal exchange between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyj, reports CNN. .
Russian state media covered the verbal altercation on site

Russia opens new embassies in Africa

Russia is to open seven embassies in Africa in the coming years, reports the Russian state news agency Tass. .
Russia opens new embassies in Africa

Zetterberg: "Feels sorry for the Russian players"

Russia's aggressive war in Ukraine is ongoing and Russian ice hockey players are still banned from international play. Henrik Zetterberg sympathizes with them.
Zetterberg: "Feels sorry for the Russian players"

Putin revives Soviet-era "Eurovision"

After the ban from Eurovision, Vladimir Putin is now reviving the "Intervision Song Contest" - a competition that was arranged during the Soviet era together with allied countries. .
Putin revives Soviet-era "Eurovision"

Russia: Paramilitary killed by bomb in luxury lobby

A paramilitary battalion commander and his bodyguard have been killed in what is described as a targeted attack in a luxury complex in northwestern Moscow, reports Russian media. .
Russia: Paramilitary killed by bomb in luxury lobby

Russia: Paramilitary killed by bomb in luxury lobby

A paramilitary battalion commander and his bodyguard have been killed in what is described as a targeted attack in a luxury complex in northwestern Moscow, report Russian media. .
Russia: Paramilitary killed by bomb in luxury lobby

Explosions in Kyiv after air raid warning

Explosions were heard in Kyiv on Tuesday night after Ukraine's air force warned of Russian ballistic missiles, reports public service company Suspilne. .
Explosions in Kyiv after air raid warning

State of Emergency on the Crimean Peninsula after Oil Spill

Two regions on Crimea have declared a state of emergency due to oil spills from two Russian tankers that recently sank. .
State of Emergency on the Crimean Peninsula after Oil Spill

Moscow's airports closed for security reasons

All four major airports in Moscow were closed and all air traffic was temporarily suspended on Thursday afternoon, reports the state-owned Russian news agency Tass. The decision to temporarily stop air traffic was taken due to "security reasons", according to the Russian authority Rosaviatsia, which oversees Russian air traffic.
Moscow's airports closed for security reasons

Russian luxury apartment seized in Helsinki

A penthouse apartment in Helsinki of 250 square meters that housed the state news agency Tass. It is the latest seizure of Russian properties by Finnish authorities.
Russian luxury apartment seized in Helsinki

One person arrested for bombing against Russian general

One person has been arrested after the bombing that killed the Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and one of his colleagues in Moscow on Tuesday, according to Russian authorities. Kirillov was the highest commander of the Russian military's defense against, among other things, chemical attacks and long-range weapons.
One person arrested for bombing against Russian general

Russian coastal city declares emergency after oil spill

The Russian resort town of Anapa on the Black Sea has declared a state of emergency since leaked oil from two damaged tankers washed up along the coast. .
Russian coastal city declares emergency after oil spill

Ukrainian source: We killed a general in Moscow

Two people have been killed in an explosion in Moscow. One of the dead is reported to be Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the highest chief of the country's radiological, chemical and biological defense.
Ukrainian source: We killed a general in Moscow

Russia confirms oil spill off Crimea

Two older Russian tankers ended up in distress at sea in the Kerch Strait off the annexed Crimean Peninsula on Sunday. Russia is now confirming oil spills.
Russia confirms oil spill off Crimea

The mystery of al-Assad: Granted asylum in Russia

The deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad has left Syria and is in Moscow, the capital of Russia, writes the Russian state-controlled news agencies Tass and RIA, citing a source in the Kremlin. After the regime's fall, there has been speculation about his whereabouts – and whether he is even alive.
The mystery of al-Assad: Granted asylum in Russia
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