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Putin expresses condolences to families of those killed in Dagestan fire and blast

Reuters Ne...August 16, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday expressed condolences to the families of 35 people killed in a major fire and explosion that tore through an auto-repair shop beside a highway…

Russia checking if Western agencies were involved in mutiny

Reuters Ne...June 26, 2023

Russian intelligence services are investigating whether Western spy agencies played a role in the aborted mutiny by Wagner mercenary fighters on Saturday, the TASS news agency quoted Foreign Minister Sergei…

New US military aid pushes Washington deeper in conflict Russia

Reuters Ne...June 14, 2023

The new $325 million U.S. military aid package for Ukraine pushes Washington deeper into the “abyss” of the conflict, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, said early on…

Putin appeals to Russians patriotism on national day

Reuters Ne...June 12, 2023

President Vladimir Putin marked Russia’s national day on Monday by appealing to Russians’ patriotic pride at what he said was a “difficult time” for the country. However, speaking at a…

US journalist Gershkovichs appeal against pretrial detention rejected by Russian court

Reuters Ne...April 18, 2023

US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s appeal against his pre-trial detention in a Moscow prison was rejected by a Russian court on Tuesday. Gershkovich has been ordered to be held at least…

Russian forces step up strikes on two key Ukrainian cities

Reuters Ne...April 10, 2023

Russia’s forces kept up a barrage of attacks along the front concentrated in two Ukrainian cities in the eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine’s military reported, as Kyiv said it repelled more…

Ukrainian forces cling on in Bakhmut Macron lobbies Xi to help end war

Reuters Ne...April 6, 2023

Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on Thursday in the streets of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine’s devastated “fortress” city, and Ukrainian soldiers said they were ready to launch their long-anticipated counter-offensive once…