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Russia gets struck by mass flight disruptions
MENAFN
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukrainian drone strikes across Russia caused significant travel disruptions late Tuesday and early Wednesday, leading to numerous flight cancellations and rerouted flights. Moscow’s airports, including Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo,...
Russia strongly advices India, Pakistan to demonstrate restraint
MENAFN
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has expressed significant concern over the escalating violence between India and Pakistan, urging both nations to take steps to prevent further conflicts. The recent surge in tensions follows a terrorist attack in Baisaran Valley,...
Russia commemorates 80th anniversary of its victory over Nazi Germany
MENAFN
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia commemorated the 80th anniversary of its victory over Nazi Germany with nationwide celebrations on May 9, highlighted by a grand military parade in Moscow’s Red Square attended by leaders from 28 countries. Thousands of Russian...
Russia declares Ukrainian cross border incursions frustrated in Victory Day truce
MENAFN
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that two attempted incursions by Ukrainian forces into the Kursk Region were repelled during the 72-hour Victory Day ceasefire announced by President Vladimir Putin. The truce, intended as a...
Putin declares Russia will remain steadfast defender against Nazism
MENAFN
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) President Vladimir Putin declared that Russia will remain a steadfast defender against Nazism, Russophobia, and anti-Semitism during his address at the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the...
Russia’s three day ‘Victory Day’ truce starts
MENAFN
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s 72-hour ceasefire, initiated by President Vladimir Putin, officially began going into Thursday, with Russian forces halting offensive operations. The truce, set to last until midnight on May 10–11, is framed as a humanitarian...
Putin recognizes European front in WWII with ‘bringing victory closer’
MENAFN
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Speaking at Moscow’s annual Victory Day parade, President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that the opening of the Western European front during World War II helped accelerate the defeat of Nazi Germany, but emphasized that the decisive...
Russia announces exceeding 500 Ukrainian drones shot down in 24 hours
MENAFN
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s anti-aircraft defenses have successfully intercepted a large-scale Ukrainian attack, downing over 500 drones, two Western-supplied HIMARS rockets, five long-range Neptune missiles, and six JDAM precision-guided bombs, the Russian...
Russia mayor announces country`s air defenses reply to drone attack on Moscow
MENAFN
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Moscow successfully repelled a series of Ukrainian drone strikes early Tuesday, with at least one drone hitting a residential building in the southern part of the city, according to Mayor Sergey Sobyanin’s Telegram updates. The attack...
Russia warns Ukraine not to listen to NATO
MENAFN
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine would stand a better chance of resolving its conflict with Russia if it resisted NATO’s negative influence, according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. On Saturday, Zakharova commented on remarks made by...
Putin envoy declares Trump administration has ‘made the impossible possible’
MENAFN
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May 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s investment envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, has praised the efforts of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration for facilitating what could become the first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine...
Moscow reacts to Zelensky’s Victory Day threats
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has strongly criticized Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for rejecting a proposed 72-hour ceasefire during the Victory Day period, accusing him of making threats and exposing what Moscow describes as the “neo-Nazi essence” of...
Russia expresses gratitude for US for assisting throughout WWII
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia appreciates the assistance it received from the United States during World War II through the Lend-Lease program but maintains that the Soviet Union would have defeated Nazi Germany regardless, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov...
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Eulogy at reinterment of Philemon Pearce Dumalisile Nokwe
South African Government
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May 17, 2025
Eulogy by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the reinterment of Mr Philemon Pearce Dumalisile Nokwe Programme Director, The family of Duma Nokwe, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Members of Parliament, Leadership of the African National Congress,...
Russia Plans Hosting First Russian-Arab Summit
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian head of state Vladimir Putin revealed on Saturday that Moscow is preparing to hold the initial Russia-Arab summit on October 15. In a message recognizing the commencement of the 34th Arab League Summit, which was shared on the...
Ukraine, west involvement in attack of Putin’s helicopter
MENAFN
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June 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine probably had outside backing in launching a recent drone operation that endangered Russian Leader Vladimir Putin’s helicopter, according to a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and UN weapons inspector. Reports indicate...
Ukrainian terrorist plan frustrated in Moscow
MENAFN
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June 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian authorities claim to have foiled a planned terrorist attack in Moscow allegedly orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence services, according to a statement released by the Investigative Committee on Friday. Officials said the plot...
South Korea’s New President Announces Cabinet Appointments
MENAFN
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June 4, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea’s freshly elected President Lee Jae-myung announced his first Cabinet nomination on Wednesday by appointing his chief campaign advisor Kim Min-seok as prime minister. This decision came just hours after Lee took his oath of...
Russian, U.S. Diplomats Meet in Istanbul to Discuss Ukraine Peace Talk Outcomes
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Top diplomats from Russia and the United States engaged in a phone conversation Saturday to discuss the results of the recent peace negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv held in Istanbul. According to a statement released by the Russian...
Putin claims West wanted Russia ‘to make mistakes’, nuke Ukraine
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Western nations supporting Ukraine of trying to provoke Moscow into using nuclear weapons in the ongoing conflict. Speaking in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin aired on Sunday, Putin...