FSB detains Azov member who tried to persuade Russian troops to defect
In addition, the man was collecting information about Russian forces deployed to the combat zone, their weapons, the number of troops and losses
Withdrawal of gas from European UGS exceeds volumes pumped by winter
European UGS facilities are currently 50.63% full (7.99 percentage points lower than the average as of this date in the past five years)
FACTBOX: Russian troops disrupt Ukrainian counterattack in Kursk Region
Ukraine lost over 200 servicemen, eight tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, an armored personnel carrier and 30 armored fighting vehicles, as well as three engineering demolition vehicles and a bridge-laying vehicle during its failed attack
Hungary will not let foreign agents meddle in internal affairs — Orban
The Hungarian Prime Minister was commenting on the Trump administration’s decision to suspend the work of the US Agency for International Development, through which foreign aid programs were financed
Wagenknecht won’t visit Ukraine while Ukrainian officials threaten her
The lawmaker is on Ukraine’s Peacemaker extremist website
Russian servicemen record presence of mercenaries near LPR’s Makeyevka — military analyst
n Petrovskoye, three communication sessions were intercepted, one of which was in Portuguese, military expert Andrey Marochko said
Russia sees no possibility of resuming peace treaty talks with Japan — senior diplomat
Japan is demonstratively increasing joint provocative military activities with the United States and other NATO member states near Far Eastern shores, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said
Russia to retaliate against Japan's sanctions, not necessarily symmetrically — ambassador
Now there are more than 1,000 individuals and 800 legal entities on the Japanese blacklist, as well as about 2,000 goods banned for export to Russia,
Trump plans to pressure Gulf states into bankrolling Gaza rebuilding — report
However, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia haven’t agreed to support the proposed deal or made a counteroffer, Middle East Eye reported
African Union Summit to focus on reparations for colonial exploitation
Russian manufacturers ‘grow’ jet turbine blades from powder — researcher
According to Mikhail Kovalchuk, Russia is one of five countries in the world to have full-cycle jet engine production
UK minister to lead Ramstein meeting at US request — report
It is unclear whether the UK’s leadership will be permanent or the role will pass to other European allies on a rotating basis
Lebanon fails to approve new Cabinet after leaders clash — source
"Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, who is the political leader of the Shi’a community, refused to approve the list of 24 ministers presented by the Prime Minister," the source said
Russia’s Rublev through to quarterfinals of ATP-500 tennis tournament in Rotterdam
The 27-year-old Russian, who is playing as a neutral athlete at the tournament, is now set to face off against 8th-seed Hubert Hurkacz from Poland
Russian stock market indices rising on Thursday — market data
The MOEX Russia Index had an uptick by 1.35%, the RTS Index edged up by 2.55%
New US administration gets rid of ‘woke’ ideas, Trump says
According to the US President, Republicans have been able to do that despite "the Democratic Party stealing hundreds of millions of dollars to promote woke," often seen by supporters of traditional values as propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation and exaggerated political correctness
Russian court issues arrest warrants for 2 US reporters over illegal border crossing
The reporters, identified as Fletcher Yeung and Kathryn Diss, have been placed on federal and international wanted lists
Record number of people from UAE visit Moscow in 2024, city official says
According to Chairman of the city committee for tourism Yevgeny Kozlov, on average, Middle Eastern tourists stay in Moscow for about nine days
Stripping journalists of accreditations at 2024 Olympics was 'pure Russophobia' — Bure
"We all witnessed a purely political show in Paris, particularly during the opening ceremony," the Russian hockey legend noted
Russia to respond proportionately to EU sanctions against its diplomats — Foreign Ministry
"We guarantee that if the mentioned detrimental restrictions [on Russian diplomats] are implemented, our response will not be long in coming," Maria Zakharova stressed