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Russia, Belarus Kick Off Live-Fire Exercises in Belarus

(MENAFN) A critical stage of the joint Russia-Belarus military exercise Zapad-2025 commenced Monday in Belarus, featuring high-intensity, multi-domain combat simulations designed to test the allies’ readiness against external threats. The current...

Russian Court Closes Website Advertising Assassinations

(MENAFN) Court documents revealed that a Russian tribunal has ordered the blocking of a website that promoted contract murders and secret assassinations disguised as accidental deaths. It is still uncertain whether any individuals were actually...

Russia Claims Seizure of Ukrainian Village

(MENAFN) Russia announced on Friday that its troops had taken control of another settlement inside Ukraine. In a declaration, the Defense Ministry stated that due to intensified offensive maneuvers carried out by units of the Vostok (East)...

Russia Says It Took Control of Key Village in Ukraine

(MENAFN) Russia announced on Friday that its forces had successfully seized control of a key Ukrainian settlement amid heightened military operations. In a statement, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that units from the Vostok (East) group...

Poland Approves NATO Deployment After Russian Drone Incident

(MENAFN) Polish President Karol Nawrocki on Sunday endorsed a resolution permitting the deployment of NATO forces in Poland in response to Russian drones entering the nation’s airspace. "The President of the Republic of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, has...

Powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Russia

(MENAFN) A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s far eastern region at 6:37 a.m. local time Saturday (0237 GMT), the United States Geological Survey reported. The epicenter was located off the coast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the...

Trump Urges Europe to Impose Stricter Sanctions on Russia

(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that he is prepared to enforce additional restrictions on Russia, but emphasized that Europe must respond in a manner equal to Washington’s actions. "Europe is buying oil from Russia. I don't...

Ukraine Launches Drone Attacks on Russia’s Primorsk Oil Terminal

(MENAFN) Drones launched by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) targeted Russia's largest oil terminal on the Baltic Sea, Primorsk, on Friday, Ukrainian media reported. The strikes hit a vessel docked at the port and a critical pumping station,...

Over forty countries call on UN to act after Russian drones violated Polish airspace

(MENAFN) Over 40 countries, including the United States, called Friday for stronger international measures at the United Nations following Russian drones’ violation of Polish airspace, labeling the incident a “destabilizing escalation” that...

Poland Says Russia’s Drone Incursion Aimed to Test NATO’s Readiness

(MENAFN) Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has stated that recent Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace were a calculated attempt to gauge NATO's reaction without triggering a full-scale conflict. In an interview with media on...

Magnitude 7.4 Quake Jolts Russia’s Far East

(MENAFN) A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 rocked Russia's far east early Saturday at 6:37 AM local time (0237 GMT), as confirmed by the United States Geological Survey. The tremor’s epicenter was located off the coast of...

Trump states his patience with Putin is “running out and running out fast”

(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump said Friday that his patience with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine is “running out and running out fast.” “We’re going to have to come down very, very strong. It’s the only way,”...

Hungary Secures Record Russian Gas Imports via TurkStream

(MENAFN) Hungary has imported an unprecedented 5 billion cubic meters of Russian gas through the TurkStream pipeline this year, according to Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. This pipeline, which directly connects Russian gas supplies to Türkiye...

Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Oil Refinery with Overnight Strike

(MENAFN) The Ukrainian military confirmed a major overnight attack on the Kirishi oil refinery, located in the Leningrad region of northwestern Russia, early Sunday morning. According to a report from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the strike...

Rubio Criticizes Russian Drone Incident in Poland

(MENAFN) The Russian drone intrusion into Poland’s airspace this week was “unacceptable,” stated US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday, noting that although the drones were "intentionally launched" by Moscow, it remains unclear whether...

Ukraine’s Mirotvorets websites blacklists Russian minors

(MENAFN) Reports indicate that the controversial Ukrainian website Mirotvorets (Peacemaker) has expanded its database to include several Russian children, with the youngest being only three years old. The platform, known for publishing personal...

Trump Urges Tougher European Sanctions on Russia

(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump expressed on Sunday his readiness to impose more stringent sanctions on Russia, but emphasized that Europe must match Washington’s actions. "Europe is buying oil from Russia. I don't want them to buy oil, and...

Trump Signals Sanctions on Russia if NATO Halts Oil Purchases

(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Saturday that he is ready to implement severe sanctions on Russia, contingent on all NATO members agreeing to stop purchasing Russian oil and taking similar actions. In a post shared on his Truth...

Powerful Magnitude Quake Hits Russian Far East

(MENAFN) A 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook Russia’s far eastern region at 6:37 am local time Saturday (0237 GMT), as reported by the United States Geological Survey. The agency identified the quake’s epicenter as being off the shoreline near the...

EU Condemns Russian Drone Incursion into Romania

(MENAFN) EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Sunday condemned the intrusion of Russian drones into Romanian airspace, calling it "unacceptable" and cautioning that it endangers regional stability. "The violation of Romanian airspace by Russian...