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Russia says Lavrov and Rubio held ‘constructive’ pre-summit call

October 20, 2025 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov | Photo Credit: AFP Russia said its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, tasked with preparing a summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, held a “constructive” conversation on Monday. Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump agreed in…

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Russia says captured three villages in Ukraine’s east

October 17, 2025 admin

An artilleryman of the 15th ‘Kara-Dag’ Brigade of the Operational Assignment of the National Guard of Ukraine fires a D-30 howitzer towards Russian troops, at a position, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Kupiansk in Kharkiv region, Ukraine on October 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on Friday (October…

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Russia targets Ukraine’s natural gas facilities in biggest attack of war

October 3, 2025 admin

Russia fired a total of 381 drones and 35 missiles at Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s air force. | Photo Credit: AP Russia launched its biggest attack of the war overnight against natural gas facilities run by Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz Group, officials said on Friday (October 3, 2025). Russia fired a total of 381 drones and…

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Vladimir Putin at Valdai Discussion Club: Russian President quotes on paper tigers, Trump, NATO, oil and Ukraine

October 3, 2025 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Thursday (October 2, 2025) at the Valdai Discussion Club, a forum of Russia experts, in the city of Sochi. He spoke in Russian, and his words are translated by Reuters. Here are some of the main quotes: On paper tigers “A paper tiger. What follows then? Go and deal…

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Ukraine’s military chief says Russia’s 2025 offensives have failed

September 26, 2025 admin

“Russian plans to create a ‘buffer zone’ in Sumy and Kharkiv regions in the north and northeast, to take the city of Pokrovsk and to capture all of Donetsk region had failed,” Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service Handout via Reuters Russia’s spring…

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Russia wants to expand war against Ukraine, Zelenskyy warns at UN

September 25, 2025 admin

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told world leaders on Wednesday (September 24, 2025) that the world is in “the most destructive arms race in human history” and called on the…

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Donald Trump brushes off Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks, points to ‘harsh’ option if needed

September 19, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at the White House after disembarking Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on September 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (September 18, 2025) said it was not yet time to call for a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, signalling…

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Three die in Ukraine’s Sumy region, Zelenskyy says Russian offensive there has failed

September 12, 2025 admin

A firefighter works at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine, in this handout picture released September 12, 2025. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region via Reuters An early morning Russian attack killed three people on Friday (September 12, 2025) in northern Ukraine’s Sumy…

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Russia has three-fold frontline advantage: Ukraine Army chief

September 8, 2025 admin

“The enemy has a threefold advantage in forces and resources, and in the main areas of concentration, it can prevail by four to six times,” Oleksandr Syrsky said in a statement. File. | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine said Monday (September 8, 2025) that Russia has a large advantage in manpower and resources along the front…

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Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia strikes Ukraine with drones and decoys, the largest such attack in the war

September 7, 2025 admin

Smoke rises over a building of the Ukrainian government headquarters, after Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, on September 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia attacked Ukraine with 805 drones and decoys overnight on Sunday (September 7, 2025), the largest such attack since the full-scale invasion. Yuriy Ihnat,…

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