Finnish PM criticizes reported attempts by Trump to weaken Russia sanctions bill

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo on June 7 criticized a weakened Russia sanctions bill amid reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is pressuring the Senate to weaken the legislation. "We need to force (Russian President Vladimir) Putin to the …

Russia says forces have reached east-central Ukraine

The areas under Russian control include Crimea, more than 99 per cent of the Luhansk region, more than 70 per cent of the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, all in the east or southeast, and fragments of the Kharkiv and Sumy regions in the …

Russia and Belarus move towards unified tax space

Russia and Belarus have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening economic integration by taking concrete steps toward establishing a unified tax space. This development follows the deployment and audit of the Integrated System for the Administration of …

Dnipropetrovsk is not one of the five Ukrainian regions that Russia claims as its own

Barron, WI (54812) Today Thunderstorms this morning, then mainly cloudy during the afternoon hours. High around 70F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%.. Tonight Cloudy this evening with showers after midnight. Low near 50F. Winds W at 10 to 15 …

Roundup: Planned Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap delayed amid continued strikes

This photo taken on April 24, 2025 shows the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua) Russia on Saturday accused Ukraine of postponing a scheduled prisoner exchange over the weekend, while Ukraine denied the accusation …

Desperate to get its illegally detained civilians out of Russia, Kyiv offers Ukrainian collaborators in exchange

(CNN) — Ukraine sent dozens of its own citizens to Russia last month, releasing them from prisons in an attempt to secure the release of dozens of Ukrainian civilians held illegally in Russian jails – a move described by human rights activists as desperate …

Iran-Russia ties not subject to Intl. situation influence

Here is the text of Mehr News Agency's exclusive detailed interview with Alexy Dedov, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Tehran. The relations between Iran and Russia have been described as “strategic” over the past years. Do you think that …

Delegations of Russia, Ukraine meet in Istanbul -- media

Russia invents environmentally friendly method of steel production

National Research Uni​versity "Moscow Power Engineering Institute" (MPEI) has developed a new method of iron recovery from ores. This is stated in the message on the website of the educational organisation. It is noted that the technology is …

Russia says it downed 61 Ukrainian drones in overnight attack

On June 8, Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Russia; all 61 drones were intercepted and destroyed by defenses. On Sunday, June 8, Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported that Ukrainian forces launched a large-scale overnight drone attack …