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European officials are growing concerned that an emerging US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine could be exploited by Russia, paving the way for a reinvasion of territory in the war-battered nation’s eastern Donbas region. The fear, a main sticking point in recent talks, is that the US plan for a demilitarised zone would give the Kremlin cover to deploy covert forces in the contested area, according to people familiar with the matter. The Kremlin might then use hybrid tactics, including so-called...

An EU state has convicted members of the anti-NATO Koos party of acting on behalf of Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Ivan Urgant was an unstoppable Russian megastar. Then he expressed opposition to President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump is “exerting intense pressure” on Vladimir Zelensky to make the Ukrainian leader agree to cede land to Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU has dismissed a lawsuit by Russia against Euroclear, calling it “speculative” Read Full Article at RT.com

Much of Ukraine’s largest Black Sea port was without power, heat and water on Saturday after strikes from Russia, which has shown little appetite for a deal to end the war.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted Russia after it launched a barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles targeting Ukraine overnight, stating that their expressed desire to end the war is insincere, as he called on allies to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin.

Slovakia will vote against measures allowing the use of frozen Russian assets to help arm Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said Read Full Article at RT.com

EU member states agree to impose an indefinite freeze on Russian Central Bank assets held in Europe.

North Korea staged a big ceremony for soldiers returning from fighting in Russia, video from state media showed. Nine of them died, according to the official report.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Russian nighttime strikes damaged over a dozen civilian facilities across Ukraine, leaving thousands without power, as US-led peace talks on halting the war press on. “It is important that everyone now sees what Russia is doing … for this is clearly not about ending the war,” Zelensky said on social media, adding: “They still aim to destroy our state and inflict maximum pain on our people.” He spoke after Russia launched more drone and...

Kirill Dmitriev has compared Viktor Orban to Jon Snow from ‘Game of Thrones’, as the EU voted to indefinitely freeze Russian assets Read Full Article at RT.com

Kim Jong-un hugged the returning troops and awarded the country’s highest medal to nine soldiers killed in action.

Four member states have reportedly asked the EU to reconsider its plan to seize frozen Russian assets Read Full Article at RT.com

North Korea sent troops to clear mines in Russia’s Kursk region earlier this year, leader Kim Jong-un said in a speech carried on Saturday by state media, in a rare acknowledgement of the deadly tasks assigned to its soldiers there. Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to fight for Moscow as it presses ahead with its nearly four-year invasion of Ukraine, according to South Korean and Western intelligence agencies. Analysts say Russia is giving North Korea financial aid, military technology,...

The King's cancer treatment update leads Saturday's papers.

Experts say that Russian and Chinese support for Venezuela has largely dried up, with no prospect of real military or financial aid.

Warehouses supplying the vast majority of Ukraine's pharmacies have been destroyed over recent months.

The EU’s invoking of emergency powers to indefinitely freeze Russian assets would damage its credibility, a MEP has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com

Berlin is deliberately whipping up domestic “anti-Russian sentiment” with “unfounded” accusations, the Russian Embassy in Germany has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia escalated its war rhetoric Friday, stating that any ceasefire with Ukraine is conditional on Kyiv’s complete withdrawal from the Donbas region, as Ukrainian forces claimed new gains near the strategic northeastern hub of Kupiansk. The post Russia Says Ceasefire Depends on Ukraine’s Withdrawal From Donbas as Fighting Intensifies appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

Germany on Friday summoned the Russian ambassador amid allegations that Moscow is conducting a coordinated campaign to destabilize the country, the European Union’s largest economy, according to government officials. The post Germany Summons Russian Ambassador Over Alleged Destabilization Campaign appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

Hungary’s embattled Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, widely viewed as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest ally within the European Union, has accused the EU’s executive arm of “systematically raping European law” over plans to lock up Russia’s frozen assets until Moscow ends its war in Ukraine and compensates for the devastation it has inflicted. The post Hungary’s Orbán Condemns EU Over Plan to Lock Up Russian Assets appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

The German foreign ministry’s announcement, which Russia denied, was the latest suggestion of growing Russian aggression in Europe.

The Hungarian prime minister strongly condemned a move by the EU to indefinitely immobilise Russian Central Bank assets, widely seen as a way of circumventing a Hungarian veto.

The European Union on Friday indefinitely froze Russia’s assets in Europe to ensure that Hungary and Slovakia, both with Moscow-friendly governments, cannot prevent the billions of euros from being used to support Ukraine. Using a special procedure meant for economic emergencies, the EU blocked the assets until Russia gives up its war on Ukraine and compensates its neighbour for the heavy damage that it has inflicted for almost four years. EU Council President Antonio Costa said European leaders...

The EU has voted to freeze Russia’s foreign assets indefinitely using an emergency clause to bypass vetoes from opposing member states Read Full Article at RT.com

The Ukrainian president published a video Friday from Kupyansk in Kharkiv region, visiting Ukrainian positions less than 2 kilometres away from Russian troops and well within the range of Moscow’s drones and artillery.

European Union members have observed an uptick in China’s support for Russia, multiple sources said, as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine prepares to drag into its fourth year. Officials are parsing evidence of an increase in battlefield weapons being shipped from China to Russia, to add to the well-documented flow of goods with dual civilian and military uses between the two states. “We note that 80 per cent of critical dual-use goods come to Russia either through or from China. They claim to be...

Kiev and its European backers hope to wait out Trump to pursue a war with Russia with his successor, Stevan Gajic has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The foreign ministry said that Germany "would take a series of countermeasures to make Russia pay a price for its hybrid actions in close coordination with our European partners."

Moscow continues to insist that it wants Kyiv to withdraw its forces from Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, which Ukraine has been fiercely defending since 2014. What is there, and why is Moscow keen to take control of the entire area so much?

The Russian central bank has made the first move in what is likely to be a long game of legal chess Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed cooperation and regional issues in Turkmenistan Read Full Article at RT.com

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Mark Rutte’s warnings about Russia are “irresponsible and dangerous,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said Read Full Article at RT.com

US officials have confirmed that drugs were tested on Ukrainians in more than 30 biolabs, Major General Aleksey Rtishchev has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky is offering to hold elections as a ploy to secure a temporary ceasefire, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia's central bank says it is suing Belgium's Euroclear in court following an EU bid to use Russian assets to aid Ukraine.

Slovakia will vote against measures allowing the use of frozen Russian assets to fund Kiev’s war effort, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The lawsuit was a warning to European officials who are racing to agree to a plan to use Russian government assets in Europe to lend money to Ukraine.

Russia has continued its campaign against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, causing long power outages across Ukraine.

Russia has been targeting energy infrastructure in Ukraine, leaving multiple cities without electricity. Kim Barker, who’s been covering the war, gives us a glimpse into the daily life of Ukrainians living with power cuts.

Russia’s Defense Ministry has accused Ukraine of stationing foreign fighters at a chemical facility in the Odessa region Read Full Article at RT.com

Donbass is sovereign Russian territory and will soon be fully under its control, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the strategic frontline town of Kupiansk on Friday, just as Ukrainian forces reported retaking parts of the railway hub and encircling Russian troops. Standing at the city’s entrance in a bulletproof vest, Zelensky emphasised in a video message that “it is extremely important to achieve results on the front lines so that Ukraine can achieve results in diplomacy”. “Many Russians talked about Kupiansk – we can see. I was here, I congratulated the...

The Russian ambassador is summoned over a cyber attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference.

Recent incursions into NATO territory and manpower shortages faced by the Ukrainian armed forces have accelerated advances in drone technology. No longer just complementary to traditional warfare, they are a necessity on the frontline against Russia – and increasingly on Europe’s eastern flank.

President Masoud Pezeshkian expresses Iran’s resolve to implement an agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia.

The International Olympic Committee’s decision on Russian and Belarusian youth athletes covers individual and team sports Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine is smuggling radioactive materials into the country that can be used for a dirty bomb, Moscow has warned Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia “is ready to facilitate” peace efforts in Sudan, Sergey Lavrov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Indonesia should tread carefully before deepening ties with Russia, analysts said, after President Prabowo Subianto made an unplanned visit to Moscow this week, raising questions about the diplomatic and economic costs of closer engagement – including how Washington could respond. Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Prabowo on Wednesday, hailing 75 years of what the Kremlin described as “solid and steady” diplomatic relations between the two countries. The visit was Prabowo’s second to...

The Russian Central Bank is launching legal action against Belgium-based Euroclear over losses linked to frozen state funds Read Full Article at RT.com

British bankers are against the plan to use immobilized Russian assets for a loan to Kiev, the Financial Times has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has slammed the EU over plans to strip member states of veto powers on Russian assets Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia says seven people were injured when drone debris hit a Tver apartment block during a large overnight wave of attacks reported across several regions.

The EU’s humiliation today may forge better relations with Russia tomorrow Read Full Article at RT.com

After four years of war, hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed, and millions of refugees, NATO's war against Russia has reached an impasse.

A Ukrainian drone has reportedly hit a residential building in western Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has reaffirmed its support for Venezuela during the US military buildup in the Caribbean Read Full Article at RT.com

Despite a high-level phone call between US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, 2025 is likely to end without the long-promised US-India trade deal, as the “America first” leader continues to stall the agreement while working to cement improved ties with Beijing. The call came just days after Modi hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin. While the Indian Prime Minister described his conversation with Trump as “warm and engaging” in a social media post,...

“Not much” can stop the Russian advance in the Donetsk People’s Republic after the liberation of Seversk, Thomas Roeper has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com

Roman Oleksiv,11, was injured in a Russian missile strike on a hospital that also killed his mother

But the US’ new strategy raises a deeper question: can a pan-European house ever be rebuilt? Read Full Article at RT.com

An unpublished US security strategy draft reportedly outlines a five-nation bloc with Russia, China, India and Japan to sideline the G7 Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff resolved issues left after the Alaska summit, Sergey Lavrov said Read Full Article at RT.com

The senior Democrat on a US congressional committee focused on China is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to fill the State Department’s vacant post for Arctic affairs, citing intensifying competition with Beijing and adding to growing pressure to address the vacancy. The Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs leads US engagement with the eight-country Arctic Council and coordinates American interests related to safety and security, economic development and intergovernmental cooperation. The...

Russian could attack Nato within five years, Mark Rutte said, warning allies to start ramping up preparations "now".

Putin has expressed solidarity with Maduro and his government as the US is escalating aggression on Venezuela.

American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics in a report that was three years in the making.

The Russian army is providing assistance to residents of the liberated city of Seversk, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has accused the EU backers of stealing Russia’s assets of being “mentally” at war with Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky floated the prospect of putting the issue of territorial control in the country’s east to a referendum as Kyiv comes under mounting pressure to agree to terms of an emerging peace plan to end Russia’s war. Moscow has insisted that Ukraine withdraw its forces from the eastern Donbas, which includes areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that the Russian military has failed to capture in its nearly four-year invasion. Zelensky has engaged in talks over the...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said British nationals are involved in the Ukraine conflict and warned that Moscow would respond Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK says it tracked the Krasnodar as it sailed from the North Sea through the Strait of Dover.

While Washington seems inclined to tilt towards Moscow, Germany is rearming and may soon have the strongest army in Europe.

Ukrainian military casualties in the conflict with Russia have surpassed 1 million and continue to grow, Sergey Lavrov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Handing Russian assets over to Ukraine would be nothing more than theft disguised as a moral choice and a public service Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian forces have been completely pushed out of Seversk, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

The allegations against the suspect includes the illegal excavation of an ancient city in Crimea.

Kiev’s European backers and the US are clashing over how to use Russian assets frozen in the West, the Wall Street Journal reports Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s landmass, resources, and military make it the most “obvious” potential US ally, Tucker Carlson has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Poland has detained a Russian Hermitage archaeologist on a Ukrainian warrant over allegedly “destroying cultural heritage” Read Full Article at RT.com

A bust commemorating Michael Gloss, the late son of a senior CIA official, has been unveiled in Russia’s Donetsk Read Full Article at RT.com

Sources at Ukraine’s security service claim the Dashan tanker had received "critical damage" after it got hit by sea drones in Black Sea off Crimea’s coast.

Diplomatic efforts have stalled as Britain, France and Germany try to push President Trump away from a proposal to end the conflict that would favor Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day state visit to New Delhi last week, for the 23rd Russia-India Summit, was heavy on optics, symbolism and multilayered signals, while tangible outcomes were relatively modest. First and foremost, Putin signalled to the West that Russia is not isolated, despite the US-led criticism of the war his government has unleashed against Ukraine since 2022. In an unusual departure from customary diplomatic practice, three European ambassadors to India – from...

Dozens of Russian nationals deported from the United States received military summonses immediately after landing in Moscow, according to human rights activists. Others faced separation from loved ones and FSB threats, family members of deportees told Euronews.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump had been sent a proposal on territorial concessions Ukraine is ready to make to end its war against Russia. Merz said the proposal was sent after he and other European leaders had spoken by phone with Trump on Wednesday. “It mainly concerns the question of what territorial concessions Ukraine is prepared to make,” Merz said. He cautioned however that ultimately “the Ukrainian president and the Ukrainian people have...

A Ukrainian pledge of military neutrality would have prevented the 2022 escalation with Russia, a senior Biden aide has acknowledged Read Full Article at RT.com

Italy has urged Vladimir Zelensky to consider “painful concessions” as part of a peace deal with Russia, Corriere della Sera reports Read Full Article at RT.com

Kiev deployed a larger-than-usual barrage of kamikaze drones overnight, including dozens targeting Moscow, according to the Russian military Read Full Article at RT.com

The personalized, AI-assisted vaccine developed in Russia is designed to target malignant tumors using the patient’s genetic data Read Full Article at RT.com

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Ukrainian envoy after he criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu for praising ties with Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine sent a revised peace plan to Washington, as US President Donald Trump held a call with European leaders, according to a person familiar with the matter, as both sides scrambled to keep efforts on track to end Russia’s invasion. The war-torn country’s latest submission was sent as Trump held a separate discussion with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday. That phone call was outlined in statements from the German and UK...

Prime Minister Bart De Wever has threatened to sue the EU if it puts his country at risk by forcing an illegal seizure of Moscow’s assets Read Full Article at RT.com

The supervising prosecutor, Angel Kanev, said that the key issue is whether sufficient guarantees have been provided that a death sentence will not be imposed.

Nine Russian and Belarusian athletes are granted neutral status to compete in Olympic skiing and snowboarding qualifying events.

Moscow has accused Finnish FM Elina Valtonen of historical illiteracy after she claimed Russia hasn’t been attacked in 100 years Read Full Article at RT.com