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Zelensky should think about Putin’s peace proposal, Kiev’s situation worsening: Moscow

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov believes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should think about Russian leader Vladimir Putin's peace proposal because the military situation for Kiev is worsening.

Zelensky says would hold peace talks if Russian soldiers leave Ukraine territory

Ukraine would hold peace talks “tomorrow” if Russia pulls out of all Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated at a peace summit in Switzerland.

Iran, Russia reaffirm opposition to foreign meddling in Caucasus

Ali Bagheri, the Iranian Acting Foreign Minister, has stressed Tehran’s steadfast opposition to the presence of trans-regional countries in the Caucasus region, calling for strategic coordination and consultations between Tehran and Moscow in the face of foreign interference in the regional affairs.

‘Daesh terrorist’ inmates take hostages in Russian prison

Two law enforcement officers have been freed after being taken hostage by a group of prisoners at a jail in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, local officials have stated.

Poll shows most Russians fear outbreak of WWIII

Around 60% of Russians are concerned that a Third World War could begin soon, a survey conducted by the Field research group in Moscow has shown.

EU member states disagree on new sanctions against Russia: Report

Brussels has failed to agree on the new round of sanctions against Russia because of Germany’s opposition to the proposed plan to punish companies doing business with Moscow, Reuters has reported, citing EU diplomats.

Survey: Over 30 percent of consumers boycotting brands over Israel’s war on Gaza

More than one in three customers are boycotting brands over companies' perceived stances on the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, as consumers express their politics through shopping, a global poll shows.

Putin’s peace proposal  Hitler-like: Zelensky

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to “immediately” order a ceasefire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Kiev responded by calling Moscow's proposal “manipulative” and “absurd”.

Washington-Kiev deal ‘less important than some press releases’: Moscow

The document signed by US President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Voldoymyr Zelensky is largely irrelevant and meant to deceive the Ukrainian people, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has claimed.

Russia sets conditions for Ukraine peace talks

Ukraine must remove its troops from Russia’s new regions before any meaningful peace negotiations can begin, President Vladimir Putin has stressed.

Several killed, injured in Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih

Dozens of people have been killed and injured after a Russian ballistic missile struck an apartment building in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has announced.

NATO says Ukraine must ‘prevail’ to join military alliance

Kiev must prevail during its conflict with Moscow if it wants to become a member of NATO, the alliance’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Wednesday. He made the comments as NATO countries are set to meet for an annual summit in Washington on July 9-11.

US announces 300 new sanctions against Russia

The administration of US President Joe Biden has announced hundreds of new measures aimed at choking off Russia’s ability to fund its war against Ukraine, more than two years since it launched a full-scale military operation against its neighbor.

Armenia says to leave Russia-led security bloc

Yerevan will leave a Moscow-led security bloc, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed on Wednesday for the first time, accusing members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation of having planned a war against his country with Azerbaijan.

Armenia to become ‘strategic partner’ of US

The United States and Armenia have announced that they intend to elevate bilateral relations to the level of “strategic partnership”, with Washington helping Yerevan with trade and military matters.

Biden viewed more positively than Trump in global poll

US President Joe Biden has received higher confidence ratings than former President Donald Trump in a new international survey.

Russia claims Kiev’s intelligence involved in Moscow terror attack

Ukrainian intelligence services were involved in the deadly terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue outside Moscow in March, the director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has claimed.

UK approved over 100 military export licences to Israel since Gaza war

More than 100 UK export licences for the sale of weapons, military equipment and other controlled items to Israel have been approved since October 2023, new data has disclosed.

Armed conflicts hit post-WWII record last year: Report

More armed conflicts took place in 2023 than in any other year since the end of World War II, a new study has shown.

US seeking to shadow Russian Navy in Caribbean: Report

American ships will be deployed to tail Russian warships and a nuclear submarine off the coast of Cuba this week, CBS News has reported, citing US officials.

2 pilots killed as Russian Su-34 bomber crashes

A Russian Su-34 supersonic bomber has crashed in the country’s mountainous North Ossetia-Alania region, killing both pilots, the Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed.

Russia says Germany’s Scholz and France’s Macron belong to ‘ash heap of history’

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron should abandon politics after their respective parties suffered damaging setbacks in the European Parliament elections, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has stated.

Germany against French plans to send military instructors to Ukraine: Report

Berlin will not support Paris proposal to send Western instructors to Ukraine to train its army, German news outlet Welt am Sonntag has reported, citing sources.

Russia accuses France of lying about military forces in Ukraine

Paris is deceiving the public by claiming that it has not deployed any troops to Kiev, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated.

Russia says NATO expansion hasn’t made Europe safer place

The waves of NATO expansion eastward have not made Europe a safer place, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated. Several members of the US-led military bloc have openly supported the use of Western-supplied arms in Ukrainian strikes deep into Russian territory.

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