Russian Strategic Bombers Fly Over the Barens Sea

August 19, 2025 Hour: 1:04 pm On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry informed that Tu-95MS strategic bombers from its aerospace forces carried out a patrol mission over neutral waters of the Sea of Japan. RELATED: Russia Rejects NATO Troop...

Russia Sells Wheat Stolen From Ukraine To 70 Countries National Resistance Center

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) This information was shared by the National Resistance Center on Telegram , as reported by Ukrinform. “The occupiers have turned stolen Ukrainian grain into a global business. So-called 'Russian' wheat is being purchased by 70...

Russian general reported in absentia on suspicion for ordering airstrikes on drama theatre, maternity ward in Mariupol

The State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has collected new evidence against the commander of the fourth Army of the Air Force of the Southern Military District of Russia, Lieutenant General Mykola Hostiev, who ordered an airstrike on a theatre...

Russian wood being illegally used to build homes in UK

Illegally imported Russian timber is being used to build houses in Britain, supply chain analysts have claimed. The Australian company Source Certain can tell where wood has grown by looking at quirks in its atomic structure. Different growing...

Russia demands Donetsk region of Ukraine in ceasefire agreement

An aerial view of Chasiv Yar shows the frontline city in ruins after heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces for over a year, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/File) The Kremlin is demanding that Ukraine give up the...

Russian National Gets 30 Months For Role In New Jersey Arms Dealing, Money Laundering Scheme

The Man Conspired to Illegally Procure Ammunition and Dual-Use Electronics for Russian Military, Defrauded Banks, and Evaded Taxes A New Jersey resident and dual U.S. and Russian national, Vadim Yermolenko, was sentenced Monday to 30 months in...

Russian court upholds LCIA clause in Eurobond dispute

Former Rusal president Oleg Deripaska (Shutterstock, ID1974) A Russian court has ruled that a Cypriot company’s lawsuit against Russian aluminum producer Rusal over alleged Eurobond defaults must be resolved in LCIA arbitration. Register for...

Russiaville man arrested in sex crimes against children investigation

Police say a 36-year-old Russiaville man was arrested this week on a level 5 felony charge of conspiracy to commit sexual misconduct with a minor. Generally, the Kokomo Tribune no longer publishes the names of people accused of crimes until they...

Russia’s educational isolation is an opportunity for Kazakhstan

Historically, Kazakhstan wasn’t on the radar of international students, with the US, UK, Canada, and several European countries traditionally remaining the top destinations. A vast, post-Soviet nation in Central Asia certainly wasn’t considered a...

Russian missile hits Jewish cemetery in Ukraine 

Jewish cemetery in Ukraine on fire The missile hit the Bohopol cemetery, the largest of five Jewish burial grounds in the city. Named after the former town of Bohopol —now a neighborhood of Pervomaisk—the cemetery carries deep historical weight....

Putin has reason to trust Trump, but he doesn't trust the US or the West, says former KGB agent

Putin promised Trump he'd have a direct meeting with Zelenskyy, Karoline Leavitt says

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Putin’s promises cannot be trusted; Ukraine needs credible security guarantees – Kallas

Next week, EU defense and foreign ministers are set to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine and the intensification of sanctions against Russia, while reiterating that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin cannot be trusted. This was stated by EU High...

Russian university developing system for measuring students’ ‘traditional values’

Moscow’s Higher School of Economics (HSE) will develop a methodology for assessing and monitoring students’ attitudes toward “traditional spiritual and moral values,” Vedomosti reports. The newspaper says the university won a 10-million-ruble...

Russia never set goal of seizing territories — Foreign Minister Lavrov

MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. Russia has never set an objective of seizing Crimea, Donbass or Novorossiya, as the main task was to protect the Russian people, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "I want to stress once again that...

Russia’s Alexandrova sets personal record climbing to 14th place in WTA Rankings

MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. Russia’s Yekaterina Alexandrova has set her personal record reaching 14th place in the new WTA (Women Tennis Association) Rankings list that was published on Tuesday. The Russian tennis player, who is participating under...

Russian Geographical Society plans traveling to Arctic, Northern Sea Route, CIS countries

MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. The Russian Geographical Society (RGS) plans a number of major expeditions for 2026, including an environmental and research mission to the Arctic, as well as research in areas of the country's key transport lines - the...

Russia does not reject any formats on Ukraine talks — top diplomat

MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. Moscow does not exclude any formats of working on the Ukrainian settlement, including bilateral or trilateral ones, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel. "We do not...

Russia’s Harvest for Buckwheat, a Kitchen Staple, Set to Hit 6-Year Low

Russia’s buckwheat harvest is on track to fall to its lowest level since 2019, the latest sign of strain in one of the country’s staple crops. Analysts at the AB-Center agricultural consultancy estimate that the 2025 harvest will decline by 35%...

Russia, China need to build up cooperation for business ties development — experts

KAZAN, August 19. /TASS/. Prospects of the dialogue between Russia and China have been discussed at the TASS business breakfast on the sidelines of the 3rd Sprouts Business Forum. Experts came to a conclusion that Russia and China have the great...