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(MENAFN) Russian officials have again accused Western countries of attempting to reshape the historical narrative of World War II, ahead of commemorations marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, according to reports....

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(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Moscow is prepared to fully support Slovakia in addressing its energy demands during talks at the Kremlin with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. During the meeting, Putin stated that...

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(MENAFN) Russia has levelled sweeping accusations against Ukraine of systematically breaching the Trump-brokered three-day ceasefire, citing tens of thousands of alleged infractions within a single day as the fragile truce faces an early stress...

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(MENAFN) Russia has accused Ukraine of breaching a short-term ceasefire, claiming that thousands of violations were recorded within a single day, according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday.

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(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova sharply rebuked German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday after he publicly criticized Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico for attending Victory Day commemorations in Moscow.

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(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Saturday that he is prepared to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a third country, but only under conditions where such a meeting would serve to finalize a comprehensive peace...

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(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin held discussions on Saturday with Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar in Moscow, following the country’s annual Victory Day commemorations.

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(MENAFN) Russia and Ukraine reached a landmark agreement Friday, consenting to a three-day ceasefire and a reciprocal exchange of 1,000 prisoners of war — a significant, if fragile, de-escalation brokered with the backing of U.S. President Donald...

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(MENAFN) Moscow has issued a warning to diplomatic missions and international organizations regarding what it described as the risk of a large-scale retaliatory strike on Kyiv, according to Russian Foreign Ministry statements cited by reports....

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(MENAFN) Russia's diplomatic relations with Japan have plunged to their lowest point in the entire post-war period, the Kremlin's top envoy in Tokyo warned Monday, blaming Japanese foreign policy for dismantling decades of hard-won bilateral...

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(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin used a Victory Day address in Moscow to frame the ongoing war in Ukraine as a confrontation with what he described as an “aggressive force” supported by NATO, reinforcing the Kremlin’s long-standing...

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(MENAFN) A senior Russian presidential aide has said that negotiations over the Ukraine conflict will remain deadlocked even after multiple rounds of talks unless Kyiv withdraws its troops from the Donbas region, according to remarks made on...

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(MENAFN) Russian authorities have reported a large wave of Ukrainian drone activity after a temporary ceasefire announced by Moscow in connection with Victory Day commemorations came into effect.

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(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined specific conditions under which a direct meeting with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky could take place, stating that such talks are possible in principle but only after a comprehensive and...

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(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled openness to a face-to-face meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but set a firm condition: such an encounter would only take place once a comprehensive, long-term peace...

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(MENAFN) A senior Russian international affairs expert has argued that Europe has emerged as Russia’s principal adversary for the first time since the end of World War II, according to remarks made in an interview.

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(MENAFN) A three-day truce between Russia and Ukraine showed signs of unraveling almost immediately after taking effect, with both sides trading accusations of ceasefire breaches Sunday as casualties continued to mount and military exchanges...

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(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin used Saturday's Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square to cast his forces in Ukraine as defenders facing down the full military weight of the NATO alliance, declaring that Russian soldiers are...

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(MENAFN) Efforts to resolve the long-standing dispute over the Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan are being hindered by ongoing insecurity and the actions of armed groups, according to a Russian representative at the United Nations cited...

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(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has levelled sweeping accusations against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, alleging his ceasefire announcement was a calculated media stunt entirely detached from any genuine...