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(MENAFN) The European Union is seeking new methods to intensify economic pressure on Russia in an effort to cut off resources sustaining its war in Ukraine, the bloc’s top foreign policy official said on Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Japan has formally called on the United States to pursue multilateral dialogue with China and Russia as a safeguard against a spiralling nuclear arms race, according to a joint statement released Tuesday following high-level security...

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(MENAFN) Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov have both expressed condolences following a deadly coal mine gas explosion in northern China that killed at least 82 people, according to official statements released Saturday.

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(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron issued a forceful rebuke of Moscow Tuesday, declaring that Russia is losing its war in Ukraine while reaffirming Paris' ironclad commitment to its Nordic and Baltic allies in the face of what he described...

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(MENAFN) The European Union has announced a new sanctions proposal aimed at intensifying pressure on Russia by targeting key sectors including banking, energy, defense manufacturing, oil trading, refining, and cryptocurrency operations linked to...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, a series of explosions has struck a gas pipeline in Russia’s Dagestan region, triggering a major fire and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents.

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(MENAFN) The Kremlin said on Tuesday that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, adviser and son-in-law of President Donald Trump, have not yet passed on details to Moscow regarding their recent discussions with Ukrainian President...

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(MENAFN) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced the bloc's most expansive sanctions drive yet against Moscow, unveiling a 21st package of measures that, for the first time, strikes at Russia's fishing industry...

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(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that attempts by the United States to influence India’s cooperation with Russia are ineffective, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A US journalist has asked President Vladimir Putin to grant him Russian citizenship, saying he expects a response within the coming months, according to reports from the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

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(MENAFN) An Indian state minister from Andhra Pradesh has emphasized what he described as the “speed of doing business” as a defining advantage in attracting investment from Russia, according to reports from the St. Petersburg International...

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(MENAFN) Imposing additional sanctions on Russia is unlikely to contribute to resolving the conflict in Ukraine, according to the head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, Robert Agee. According to reports, Agee made the remarks on the...

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(MENAFN) A senior Indian lawmaker has said that Russia is engaging the Global South as an equal partner at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), contrasting it with what he described as Western-dominated global institutions,...

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(MENAFN) St. Petersburg was hit by a large-scale drone attack, according to regional officials, coinciding with the final day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). According to reports, authorities stated that more than 140...

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(MENAFN) Russia’s PSB bank has been actively developing infrastructure in the country’s recently incorporated regions since June 2022, playing a major role in the financial landscape there, according to Deputy Chairman Mikhail Dorofeev. “We now...

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(MENAFN) The US House of Representatives has narrowly passed legislation introducing new sanctions on Russia alongside expanded financial support for Ukraine, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Ukraine’s top military commander has said that Ukrainian forces have regained more than 600 square kilometers of territory from Russian control since the beginning of 2026, amid ongoing fighting across multiple fronts.

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(MENAFN) Russia and Equatorial Guinea have formalized a nuclear energy cooperation agreement, state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced, as the two countries deepened ties spanning atomic technology, security, and military collaboration.

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(MENAFN) The Russian ruble has seized the title of the world's top-performing currency against the US dollar this quarter, riding a wave of surging oil revenues that has confounded analysts and defied market expectations, a media outlet reported...

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(MENAFN) The Russian Defense Ministry has released video footage showing mobile missile units participating in a major nuclear deterrence exercise conducted this week in coordination with Belarus.