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Family in Donetsk hid injured Russian soldier from Ukrainian troops for several months

The fighter came from the neighboring settlement of Razdolnoye

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EU Foreign Ministers may agree on lifting of economic sanctions against Syria — Kallas

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy said this decision can be made today

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EU begins preparing 18th package of sanctions against Russia — Kallas

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy referred to some kind of classified European intelligence report which claims that sanctions against Russia are supposedly working

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Russia’s top diplomat promises efforts to support Orthodox Ukrainians

According to Lavrov, the Kiev regime has targeted canonical Orthodoxy, relentlessly seizing or desecrating church buildings, attacking clerics and church goers

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Iran's supreme leader dismisses US demand for stopping uranium enrichment as big mistake

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stressed that Teheran does not require anyone's permission

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Over 28,000 women, girls killed in Gaza since October 2023 — UN

"Since the ceasefire collapsed in March 2025, conditions have deteriorated further in Gaza," UN Women said

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NATO considers Putin-Trump conversation 'good sign' — chief

Mark Rutte added that "it is good and positive that the American president immediately followed up this phone call with the Ukrainian president and European leaders"

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Russian intel agency expresses concern about Western concept of qualified neutrality

Ivan Smyslov, an official with the Department of Legal Support, said that Western countries resort "to various legal tricks, substituting concepts"

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Malaysian PM Ibrahim visits Russian exposition at LIMA 2025 arms show

The Malaysian Armed Forces continue to operate Russian-made equipment, including aircraft, helicopters, and ground and air defense systems, purchased earlier, Rosoboronexport quoted its CEO Alexander Mikheyev as saying earlier

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Iran's supreme leader says talks with US unlikely to succeed

"What the future holds remains uncertain," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said

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Russian defense firm to feature T-90MS tank, TOS-1A flamethrower at Minsk arms show

Similar to T-90M Proryv serial-produced tanks supplied to the Russian Army, the T-90MS main battle tank has undergone an extra upgrade taking into account the experience of the special military operation in Ukraine

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Two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers perform scheduled flight over Barents Sea

The flight lasted over four hours, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported

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Putin-Trump dialogue important to understanding essence of conflict in Ukraine — RDIF head

Kirill Dmitriev highlighted that Western politicians and media are exerting considerable effort to derail this promising engagement between Russia and the US

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Russian law enforcers foil attempted cocaine shipments to Europe worth $74.6 mln

Both suspected drug dealers were detained red-handed while transporting drugs, while over 2,447 lbs of illicit substances were confiscated from them

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Press review: Russia eyes Ukraine peace talks as right-wing forces rise in EU elections

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, May 20th

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Russia highly concerned about ethnic cleansing in Syria, Lavrov says

The top Russian diplomat emphasized that Western countries tended to ignore crimes as long as those did not run counter to their global plans

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Belgium ready to send troops to Ukraine as soon as there is truce — top defense official

Theo Francken said that Russian forces must withdraw from Ukrainian territory immediately following a ceasefire

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EU Council approves 17th sanctions package, nearly 200 tankers added to the list — Kallas

The restrictions on these tankers mean a ban on entry into EU ports and on any transactions by European companies with these vessels

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Ukraine launched about 70 drones at Russia’s Belgorod Region over past day, governor says

As for the Borisovsky, Krasnogvardeisky and Krasnoyaruzhsky districts, they were hit with 29 munitions and eight drones

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Senior Russian MP pushes for 'solid' memorandum with Ukraine

As soon as the memorandum has been drafted and a second round of talks with Ukraine held, Russia could "synchronize watches once again" with US President Donald Trump, Leonid Slutsky maintained