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Kremlin: No, Assad's Wife Does Not Want a Divorce

There are circulating reports that Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syria's ousted dictator, wants to divorce and move back to her birth country, the United Kingdom. But this is denied by Russia, where the couple fled.
Kremlin: No, Assad's Wife Does Not Want a Divorce

Putin meets Slovakia's Fico in Moscow

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is in Moscow where he met Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, according to Russian media. On TV images, the two leaders are seen meeting in the Kremlin.
Putin meets Slovakia's Fico in Moscow

The Kremlin: Orbán presented a Christmas proposal

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says he has proposed a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine over Christmas. This allegedly took place in a conversation with Vladimir Putin, according to the Russian President's spokesperson.
The Kremlin: Orbán presented a Christmas proposal

Al-Assad has Russian asylum - but is still not seen

Syria's deposed leader Bashar al-Assad has been granted asylum in Russia, confirms the Kremlin. But nothing is said about where he is.
Al-Assad has Russian asylum - but is still not seen

Kremlin: Ukraine's NATO membership completely unacceptable

A Ukraine that chooses to join Nato would constitute a completely unacceptable threat to Russia, according to the Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson. .
Kremlin: Ukraine's NATO membership completely unacceptable

Putin: Tested new medium-range missile

Russia has tested a new medium-range missile in an attack on Ukraine, according to President Vladimir Putin, thereby confirming an American assessment. Kyiv has claimed that it was an intercontinental missile.
Putin: Tested new medium-range missile

Putin's new doctrine: "A new attempt"

Vladimir Putin has formally lowered the threshold for when Russia can use nuclear weapons – in a situation where Ukraine is starting to shoot American missiles further into the country. This can create new credibility problems for the Kremlin.
Putin's new doctrine: "A new attempt"

Moscow lashes out at Kyiv: USA prolongs the war

The USA gives Ukraine the green light to use personnel mines – a weapon seen as extremely controversial – to stop the Russian forces' advance in the war. The measure shows that the USA "does everything" to prolong the war, claims Moscow.
Moscow lashes out at Kyiv: USA prolongs the war

Sharp criticism of Russia's new nuclear threats

Russia's president Putin has made the country's new and aggressive nuclear doctrine into law. USA and EU react sharply to the doctrine – but Ukraine's president Zelenskyj wants to see powerful measures.
Sharp criticism of Russia's new nuclear threats

The Kremlin on Long-Distance Weapons: "Fuel on the Fire"

The US President Joe Biden "fuels tensions". The Russian power center Kremlin is outraged over reports that the US has given Ukraine permission to use long-distance weapons against targets deep within Russia.
The Kremlin on Long-Distance Weapons: "Fuel on the Fire"

Expert: Russia is threatening because they know it works

If Ukraine were allowed to use long-distance weapons against Russia, NATO countries would have become a party to the war, according to the Kremlin. Military analyst Johan Norberg sees nothing new in the threats from Moscow.
Expert: Russia is threatening because they know it works

Escalated drone attacks between Kyiv and Moscow

The drone war between Russia and Ukraine intensified over the weekend. A massive Ukrainian drone attack crippled parts of Moscow and partially stopped traffic at the city's airports.
Escalated drone attacks between Kyiv and Moscow

Putin doesn't congratulate Trump – "Unfriendly country"

On Wednesday morning, congratulations poured in to the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who appears to be winning the presidential election in the USA. But one country that will not congratulate Trump on his victory is Russia.
Putin doesn't congratulate Trump – "Unfriendly country"

Sources: Musk in Contact with Putin

Billionaire and Trump supporter Elon Musk has regularly spoken with Russia's President Vladimir Putin since the end of 2022, according to sources for the Wall Street Journal. The Kremlin denies the allegations.
Sources: Musk in Contact with Putin

Putin: "A multipolar world order is being formed"

An irreversible "multipolar world order" is being formed, says Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Brics countries' summit in the Russian city of Kazan. He welcomes offers from other countries' leaders to mediate in the Ukraine conflict.
Putin: "A multipolar world order is being formed"

Barely EU Yes in Moldova Despite Russian Influence

Moldova says yes to future EU membership in a referendum. But the margin was minimal – and Russia is believed to have tried to influence the vote.
Barely EU Yes in Moldova Despite Russian Influence

Barely EU Yes in Moldova Despite Russian Influence

Moldova says yes to a future EU membership in a referendum. But the margin was minimal – and Russia is believed to have tried to influence the vote.
Barely EU Yes in Moldova Despite Russian Influence

Zelensky's Victory Plan: Five Points for Peace

Five points – and three secret appendices – are to bring peace to Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, who is now presenting his so-called "victory plan". Russia must lose the war, he says to the Ukrainian parliament.
Zelensky's Victory Plan: Five Points for Peace

Kremlin: Trump's Covid Test to Putin Part of Exchange

The covid tests that the then US President Donald Trump sent to the Russian President Vladimir Putin came as part of an international cooperation at the beginning of the corona pandemic, the Kremlin announced on Thursday. > The first tests did not work well and initially there was not enough equipment.
Kremlin: Trump's Covid Test to Putin Part of Exchange

The Kremlin confirms: Putin received COVID test from Trump

The then US President Donald Trump sent covid tests to Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the pandemic, confirms Moscow. .
The Kremlin confirms: Putin received COVID test from Trump

Major Cyber Attack Shut Down Russian State TV

The Russian state-owned TV company VGTRK has been subjected to an "unprecedented" hacker attack, announces President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson Dmitrij Peskov. According to the Kremlin, specialists are working to try to determine who carried out the attack on a "critical infrastructure facility", writes [Politico](https://www.
Major Cyber Attack Shut Down Russian State TV

Zelensky at the UN: Fears Attack on Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine's president was both composed and sharp when he held his speech before the UN General Assembly. He warned of a nuclear power catastrophe in Ukraine as he began his speech in the UN General Assembly.
Zelensky at the UN: Fears Attack on Nuclear Power Plant

The Kremlin strikes back at Zelensky's speech

Trying to force Russia to peace would be a "fatal mistake", according to the Kremlin. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj emphasized before the UN Security Council that it is the only possible way forward.
The Kremlin strikes back at Zelensky's speech

Soon to be forbidden to "promote" childlessness

To advocate for a life without children will soon become criminal in Russia. .
Soon to be forbidden to "promote" childlessness
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