Russia/Ukraine War
IAEA nations evade difficult consensus discussions, source tells TASS
The source added that instead of adopting new technical resolutions, the IAEA General Conference had extended the existing ones
Russia seeks to preserve Arctic Council, not create alternative to it — MFA
Vladislav Maslennikov, Russia’s senior official in the Arctic Council, said there is still hope that the organization will come out of its almost five-year "hibernation"
Ukraine strikes DPR on eve of elections in failed attempt to derail them — official
Igor Kimakovsky said that Mariupol was among the areas targeted in the attacks, with the city experiencing a power outage for several hours
As Congress passes Russia sanctions, Trump weighs business deals with Moscow before the war ends
The Trump administration is weighing business deals with Russia even before the war in Ukraine ends, two sources close to the negotiations told The New York Times. One of the sour…
Kremlin makes announcement on Russia's Nestle assets, aircraft deal in briefing
For now, the decision concerns only the introduction of external management of the Russian assets of Auchan, Lemana Pro and Nestle, Dmitry Peskov said
Half of Germans expect Merz to be out by year-end – poll
Nearly half of Germans expect Chancellor Friedrich Merz to be out by year-end as his approval hits record lows, a YouGov poll shows Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian MFA slams West's clumsy bid to use IAEA for political goals
According to the statement, it contradicts the organization's purely technical mandate
Washington could be putting itself at peril by helping allies develop missiles — expert
Dmitry Stefanovich pointed out that a number of US allies in Asia and Europe are moving to develop or acquire their own missile systems with comparable capabilities
EC to disburse 3.3 bln euros in defense funding to Ukraine — von der Leyen
The EC president claimed that Europe will continue to deliver the support Ukraine needs to defend its people and its territory
Two European refineries to get no oil from Saudi Aramco in October — agency
Deliveries will not take place due to strikes by the Yemeni rebel movement on the Saudi East-West pipeline
AUKUS development to undermine stability in Asia-Pacific, Russian diplomat warns
"All this activity, which indicates fairly clear prospects of nuclear weapons emerging in Australia, creates conditions for Canberra’s involvement in schemes and practices of join…
Putin votes remotely in State Duma elections
Over the past few years, the Russian president has preferred to cast his vote remotely
At least 16 killed in bomb blast in northwest Pakistan
At least 16 people, including five policemen, were killed in northwest Pakistan’s Kohat city in a car bomb blast on Friday Read Full Article at RT.com
Hungary intends to phase out Russian gas by October 2027 — minister
Hungarian Minister of Economy and Energy Istvan Kapitany noted that Hungary’s gas needs can and will be met from other sources
Russia, China working out contingencies should US deploy 'Golden Dome' -—expert
According to Dmitry Stefanovich, the final configuration of the US system and its potential effectiveness remain unclear for now
FACTBOX: Russian Foreign Ministry summons UK charge d'affaires
The British side was presented with "a list of international obligations it is violating by supporting Kiev"
Russia sees AUKUS as unprecedented challenge to nuclear non-proliferation — MFA
Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Andrey Belousov reiterated that Russia deems the AUKUS submarine project as problem for the IAEA safeguards system
FACTBOX: Attacks on remote e-voting system, rise in fake news amid elections in Russia
Over 1.6 million people have cast their ballots remotely in the elections in Moscow in six out of 60 voting hours, according to data from the Public Election Monitoring Center in …
US considering arming AUKUS submarines with nuclear warheads — Russian MFA
If the relevant decision is made, all the necessary infrastructure for this purpose will already have been established in Australia, Andrey Belousov said
US weapons in space to trigger political, technical reaction — Russian expert
Dmitry Stefanovich recalled that Russia and China had proposed a draft treaty to prevent the deployment of weapons in space
Russian MFA urges Japan to heed call to remove US Typhon systems — spokeswoman
Maria Zakharova stressed that Russia deemed Japan’s forward deployment of the above-mentioned systems on its territory unacceptable under any pretext
Four IAEA experts start working at Zaporozhye NPP following rotation
Russian Defense Ministry servicemen, Russian National Guard personnel, and officers from the Main Directorate of the Russian Interior Ministry for the Zaporozhye Region ensured th…
Armenia attempting to force Russian owners to divest assets — Russian Security Council
Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexey Shevtsov said that such a tactic is going to be a real "shot in the foot" for the Armenian economy
Kremlin says transfer of Nestle assets took into account unfriendly states involved
Dmitry Peskov said these are unfriendly countries that are actively involved in military operations against Russia