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Ukraine Prepares for War in Donbas - Russian Foreign Intelligence Service

Ukraine is preparing for a war in Donbas and deployed all combat-ready military units near the line of contact, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergei Naryshkin said

OSCE Media Freedom Envoy Concerned Over Kiev's Sanctions Affecting Journalists' Work

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro said on Wednesday that she is concerned over Ukraine's practice of using sanctions that have a negative impact on media freedom and the work of journalists

Russia sack Cherchesov after poor Euro 2020

Under fire in the wake of Russia's elimination in the group stage of Euro 2020, coach Stanislav Cherchesov has been sacked, the Russian football federation said Thursday

Russia to measure radioactivity at sunk nuclear sub

Russia's Energy Industry Has No Critical Reliance on Foreign Suppliers - Novak

There is a high degree of independence from foreign suppliers in the Russian energy sector, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday

Russians celebrate 60 years since historic Gagarin spaceflight

Russia on Monday celebrated the 60th anniversary of the legendary flight that made Yuri Gagarin the first man in space, a major source of national pride for millions of his countrymen

Russian Financial Monitoring Service Puts Journalist Babchenko on Extremists list

Russia's financial monitoring service, Rosfinmonitoring, has put controversial journalist Arkady Babchenko on its list of extremist persons, according to its website as of Thursday

Russia Capable of Resisting US Despite Large Difference in Defense Budgets - Shoigu

Russian Defense Minister Not Ruling Out Abolition of Military Conscription in Future

Shoigu Hopes Kiev Able to Calm Down Ukrainian Extremists Calling for War With Russia

Russia Halts Production of 12 Types of Arms After Unsuccessful Tests in Syria - Shoigu

Shoigu Hopes Russia's Participation in Full-Scale War Out of Question

Skripal's Niece Says Received Calls From Uncle, Shared Audios With Russian Investigators

The niece of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2018, told Sputnik that her uncle had called her twice in the past two months and that she had shared audio recordings of both calls with the Russian Investigative Committee

Skripal's Niece Says Received Calls From Uncle, Shared Audios With Russian Investigators

The niece of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2018, told Sputnik that her uncle had called her twice in the past two months and that she had shared audio recordings of both calls with the Russian Investigative Committee

Sergei Skripal Allegedly Called Niece Living in Russia - Reports

Sergei Skripal, a former Russian double agent who was a victim of a mysterious poisoning incident in the United Kingdom last year, may have called his niece earlier in May, although his whereabouts remain unknown, a Russian newspaper reported on Thursday, citing a recording of the purported call

Lavrov Says Possible Peace Treaty With Japan Should Specify Tasks for Cooperation Growth

Russia's possible peace treaty with Japan should cover not only the issue of crossing the border, but it is also necessary to specify new tasks for the development of cooperation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the Moskovskij Komsomolets (MK) newspaper in an interview published on Wednesday

Lavrov Dismisses Possibility of 'Caribbean Crisis' Over Venezuela Standoff

The repetition of the Caribbean crisis over the political standoff in Venezuela is not going to happen as the majority of Latin American countries will oppose any attempt of military intervention, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper

Russia, US Resumed Antiterror Dialogue Despite US Attempts to Evade It - Lavrov

Russia and the United States resumed their anti-terrorism dialogue after Washington's long attempts to evade it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday

Russia's Lavrov Dismisses Claims of 'Second Syria' Scenario in Venezuela

Russia is not trying to repeat a "Syrian scenario" in Venezuela as the Russian military specialists are simply carrying out regular maintenance of earlier supplied military equipment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper

Lavrov Calls to Wait for Publication of Full Version of US Special Counsel Mueller Report

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called to wait for the publication of the full version of US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russia's alleged meddling in US elections before talking about Moscow's reaction

Russia Open for Dialogue With Ukraine Over Donbas Conflict, Kiev Rejects It - Lavrov

Moscow is open for dialogue with Kiev aimed at the implementation of the Minsk peace accords, but Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko does not want it and will continue to reject it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said

Zakharova Says Diplomats in CAR Promptly Reacted to Russian Journalists' Murder Last Year

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova slammed on Tuesday media reports claiming that Russian diplomats in the Central African Republic (CAR) did not act fast enough in the wake of last year's murder of three Russian journalists in the country, insisting that the envoys reacted to the killing as quickly as possible

Peskov Slams 'Conspiracy' Versions of Russian Journalists' Murder in Central Africa

The Kremlin takes note of "private" attempts to investigate last year's murder of three Russian journalists in the Central African Republic, but cannot qualify the "conspiracy" versions as a serious approach, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday

Russian anarchists fear backlash after bombing

Russian anarchists fear a backlash from the authorities after last week's suicide bomb attack on the federal security service by a teenage anarchist in the northern city of Arkhangelsk.