Russia/Ukraine War
What Could the ‘Super’ El Niño Bring to Russia?
The current super El Niño is on track to become the strongest on record.
Ukraine redeploying Colombian mercenary groups to Kharkov — Russian defense source
According to defense agencies, the number of foreign mercenaries in the Ukrainian armed forces is approaching 16,500, including 7,000 Colombians
Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline resumes operations — Reuters
According to the agency, oil is currently flowing through the pipeline at reduced volumes
IN BRIEF: What is known about Hungary’s refusal to join Carpathian Eight
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar noted that while Hungary had been invited, it did not participate in the initiative, citing "valid reasons" for the decision
Shopping Center Fire in Bashkortostan Kills 4
The Emergency Situations Ministry said the blaze erupted at the Solnechny shopping center at around noon local time on Tuesday.
Four dead and five injured: fire in southern Urals mall
47 people and 16 units of equipment were involved in the firefighting effort
The Strugatsky brothers’ Soviet sci-fi classic ‘Hard to Be a God’ took aim at dictatorship. Russia’s new state-backed TV adaptation strips away the politics.
The streaming platform Wink is releasing a series called “Hard to Be a God,” based on the novel by the Strugatsky brothers. The creators have noticeably changed the book’s plot: n…
Russian forces strike Ukrainian metallurgical, chemical industry sites — top brass
Russian forces used sea-launched hypersonic Tsirkon missiles during a massive nighttime strike against targets in Ukraine
Putin speaks by phone with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince
The Russian leader congratulated the Saudi Crown Prince on the upcoming national holiday - the day marking the founding of Saudi Arabia
Debunking Bucha false-flag operation, UN’s confusing reports: top diplomat’s statements
Sergey Lavrov noted that the West nurtured a generation that believes the wildest anti-Russian cliches
TASS director general calls for unified verification standards to counter disinformation
Andrey Kondrashov said TASS was working to build an international information security system spanning the region from the CIS to Africa and Asia
ISU grants neutral status to 13 more Russian figure skaters — statement
Starting from the 2026/27 season, the International Skating Union allowed Russian figure skaters to participate in international competitions in a neutral status
Kremlin comments on US denying visa to senior Russian diplomat, Zelensky’s statements
Dmitry Peskov said the US refusal to grant a visa to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov to participate in the UN General Assembly will be discussed during contacts b…
IN BRIEF: Russian army completes encirclement of Ukraine’s strongpoint in Dobropolye
The elimination of the trapped enemy formations is underway, the Russian Defense Ministry reported
Russia’s top diplomat Lavrov to hold over 30 bilateral meetings at UN General Assembly
The list of bilateral meetings includes the leadership of the OSCE, the IAEA and the UN General Assembly President Khalilur Rahman
Media should pool efforts to combat virus of deepfakes — OANA Secretary General
"To build a robust system for exchanging reliable information, it is necessary not only to develop our own methodologies and approaches, but also to share them," Marat Abulkhatin …
Drone hits same apartment building outside Moscow for second time. Photos.
In Kotelniki, a town just outside Moscow, one high-rise has now been hit by Ukrainian drones twice. The building, part of the Rusich residential complex in the Novye Kotelniki nei…
Kremlin Backs UN Security Council Reform, But Says Permanent Members and Veto Powers Should Remain
The comments come in response to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s renewed calls to abolish both permanent membership on the Security Council and the veto privilege ahead o…
Poland aims to become gas hub for Europe, minister says
Wojciech Balczun added that Warsaw is already holding talks with Greece, which "can control gas supplies to Europe from the south"
Russia’s SVR comments on yet another EU’s attempt to seize sovereign Russian assets
European officials fear that without seizing Russian assets, they "will not be able to endlessly fund the corrupt Kiev regime, which constitutes the expenditure side of NATO’s con…
Globalists will replace Merz after CDU election failure, RDIF chief says
The Chancellor's party got zero seats in a regional election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Only 22% of Russian gold consumed domestically
According to a presentation by Sergey Kashuba, Chairman of the Russian Union of Gold Producers, 78% of gold produced in Russia is exported, making exports the industry’s main sale…
Lavrov says truth will prevail, answer to Western information aggression
The Russian foreign minister noted that the West’s actions to distort the truth reflected a broader trend of "a fear of fair competition in virtually all spheres of human activity"
Use of frozen Russian assets would erode global trust in EU, euro — AfD lawmaker
According to Rainer Rothfuss, discussions regarding the use of Russian assets serves only to further provoke Russia