Russia/Ukraine War
2 Climbers Found Dead on Russia’s Second-Highest Mountain Peak
The climbers went missing on Sunday while attempting a highly challenging ascent of Mount Dykhtau.
Russia distances itself from two items on UN General Assembly agenda
They concern the 'temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine' and the 'international residual mechanism for criminal tribunals'"
West turns Ukraine into global illegal arms trade hub — Russian delegation in Vienna
Russia's chief delegate to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control Yuliya Zhdanova stressed that the illicit trade in Western weaponry and military hardware in Ukra…
Ukraine loses nearly 1,400 troops in special op zone over past 24 hours — Defense Ministry
Russian Battlegroup North units took control over the Krasny Yar and Potikhonovo settlements in the Kharkov Region in the course of the special military operation over the past day
Top Iranian diplomat hopes to meet with Lavrov on UNGA sidelines — ambassador to Russia
The Russian foreign minister would take part in about 20 international meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly
Hainan steps up efforts to develop international consumption hub
Offshore customs supervision regime is expected to provide a major boost to Hainan’s retail sector
Smuggled Western arms from Ukraine end up in Africa, Middle East — Russian envoy
Yulia Zhdanova explained that weapons and military equipment are being transported by sea from Ukraine to countries in the Middle East and Africa via port infrastructure in the Od…
Russian air defenses show unmatched efficiency repelling Sept 20 attack on Moscow — expert
Igor Potapov emphasized that this level of effectiveness was achieved through the coordinated performance of the Russian air defense forces, the interaction between the regional a…
Russia calls for deeper biosafety cooperation within CIS — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister said that Moscow welcomes the development of regional cooperation in the field of biological security
Rapper GeeGun reportedly opened fire on staff at his Moscow home several months ago. He denies it.
The Telegram channels Mash and Shot, as well as Ksenia Sobchak, said rapper GeeGun (real name Denis Ustimenko) opened fire on staff at his home in the Moscow region in the early h…
Introduction of temporary administration preemptive signal to EU — RSPP chief
Alexander Shokhin expects the attempts to use Russian assets to continue
Guterres’s actions as Secretary-General ruined trust in UN — Russian MFA
Kirill Logvinov, Director of the MFA Department of International Organizations, said the Portuguese official’s tenure will be remembered for frequent instances of departure from a…
Ban on Russian diesel increases EU fuel market vulnerability — expert
Nikolay Novik explained that European refineries had historically focused on gasoline production, relying on imports to cover diesel shortfalls
Naoero’s president announces his country’s withdrawal from ICC from UNGA podium
According to David Adeang, the ICC has lost its relevance to Naoero
IN BRIEF: Kremlin statements on European Russophobic stance, possible Putin-Trump meet
Dmitry Peskov emphasized that high-level negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement, including those between Russia and the US, would be meaningless without prior preparation at the…
US AI Force being created after same pattern as Space Force — expert
Alexander Stepanov also noted that the new organization will be headed by a person whom Trump himself has called the "AI Czar" – the nation’s digital leader
Iran satisfied with pace of military cooperation with Russia, says ambassador to Moscow
According to Kazem Jalali, the cooperation is expanding more rapidly than in the past
Three commodity vessels transit Strait of Hormuz on September 22 — Reuters
All three vessels, including one Panamax tanker, were exiting the strait
Tokyo must abandon anti-Russian stance to resume dialogue with Moscow — senior diplomat
Andrey Rudenko recalled that in response to the Japanese government's unilateral restrictions against Russia on March 21, 2022 over the situation in Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry …
Risks of creating biological weapons with AI help are real — Brazilian BWC official
According to Frederico Meyer, US technology company Anthropic recently announced that it had "detected and prevented several attempts by artificial intelligence to create biologic…
Russian flour exports expected to remain at last year’s level in 2026
According to a forecast included in a presentation by Igor Sviridenko, president of the Russian Union of Flour Mills and Cereal Plants, Russian flour exports in 2026 will total 52…
FSB Arrests Muscovite Accused of Planning to Blow Up Government Motorcade
Law enforcement authorities accused the man of planning to blow up the motorcade of a high-ranking government official.
Selection of UN Secretary-General to be key topic in UN corridors this week — Russian MFA
According to Kirill Logvinov, "the three rounds of 'indicative' votes held so far in the UN Security Council do not make it clear which of the eight candidates is the most accepta…
Brazil’s permanent representative commends Russia’s contribution to strengthening BTWC·
The BTWC should serve as a tool for dialogue, transparency, and confidence-building, Frederico S. Duque Estrada Meyer said