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(MENAFN) The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has ended with agreements worth around $89.5 billion signed, as Russia sought to emphasize long-term economic growth despite ongoing Western sanctions.

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(MENAFN) Russia has issued a travel advisory urging its citizens to avoid visiting Israel due to worsening security conditions in the region.

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(MENAFN) Russia and Ukraine have exchanged nearly 200 prisoners of war from each side in a coordinated transfer, according to reports from Russia’s Defense Ministry.

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(MENAFN) Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has argued that the ultraliberal political model embraced by many Western countries has reached a “civilizational dead end” and is increasingly failing to uphold the freedoms it once...

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(MENAFN) Russia’s labor market is showing strong indicators of stability, with unemployment at historically low levels and workforce participation reaching a record high, according to Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova.

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(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has cast doubt on the viability of peace negotiations over Ukraine, pointing to a new agreement involving Britain, France, and Germany to bolster military support for Kyiv. According to reports,...

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(MENAFN) A senior official at Russia’s central bank has called for the country to further reduce its exposure to Western financial pressure and strengthen independent economic systems, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Russian media outlets and officials have portrayed Germany’s unsuccessful attempt to secure a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council as a notable diplomatic failure, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Russia on Monday alleged that Armenia’s parliamentary election, held over the weekend, took place under significant external influence and intense pressure on opposition groups.

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(MENAFN) Russia has put Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on notice, cautioning that his Civil Contract party's narrow Sunday election victory cannot be read as a popular mandate to unilaterally steer Armenia away from Moscow and toward...

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(MENAFN) Russia leveled sharp accusations Monday, claiming that Armenia's weekend parliamentary elections were marred by foreign meddling and relentless pressure on opposition forces — as Moscow signaled it would recalibrate its relationship with...

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(MENAFN) Russia claimed on Monday that its forces had seized another settlement in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as fighting continues along the front line.

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(MENAFN) Poland's foreign minister issued a stark warning Monday, declaring that Russia has moved well beyond conventional disinformation tactics and is now prosecuting a far broader assault on Polish society and national security.

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(MENAFN) Russia announced Monday the seizure of yet another settlement in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, as front-line fighting around a key Ukrainian town continued to grind on. The Russian Defense Ministry stated in an official release that...

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(MENAFN) Ukraine called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to intervene urgently on Sunday after accusing Russia of launching an overnight drone strike on a nuclear storage facility within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone — an attack...

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(MENAFN) Russian forces have seized yet another settlement in Ukraine, Moscow declared Saturday — the latest territorial claim in a grinding conflict that continues to inch forward along the front lines.

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(MENAFN) Russia on Saturday claimed that its forces have taken control of another settlement in Ukraine during ongoing fighting.

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(MENAFN) Russia and Ukraine conducted a symmetrical prisoner exchange Friday, with both sides releasing 185 captives apiece in what marks the latest such swap amid the ongoing conflict, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.

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(MENAFN) Russia has claimed that its forces have taken control of a new settlement in northeastern Ukraine, according to statements released by the Russian Defense Ministry.

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(MENAFN) Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva captured her first Grand Slam title on Saturday, defeating Poland’s Maja Chwalińska in straight sets in the women’s final at French Open in Paris.