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Russia takes full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region
Ammon News
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July 1, 2025
Ammon News - Russia has taken full control of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, more than three years after President Vladimir Putin ordered thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian-backed head of the region told Russian...
Putin seeks return of foreign currency to Russia – Bloomberg
Ukrainska Pravda
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Vladimir Putin. Photo: Getty Images Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing new foreign investors to put money into Russia without restrictions on capital outflows. Source: Bloomberg Details: The decree permits investors from...
Russia sentences former deputy defence minister to 13 years for corruption
Ukrainska Pravda
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A Moscow court has sentenced former Russian Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov to 13 years in prison for embezzlement and money laundering. Source: BBC Russian Service Details: The court found Ivanov guilty of large-scale embezzlement and money...
Putin’s Men ‘Crush’ Ukraine’s Big To Bleed Russia; 60 Drones Shot Down | Dramatic Attack On Cam
The Times of India
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July 1, 2025
‘Trump May Strike Again If…’: Iran’s Lawmaker Urges Khamenei To End Ping-Pong With U.S. | Watch Senior Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani has alerted the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei regime that Donald Trump may strike the Islamic Republic...
Russia says Moscow now occupies all of Ukraine`s Luhansk illegally annexed
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 1, 2025
A Russia-appointed official claims Moscow's forces now fully control Ukraine’s Luhansk region, its first since the 2022 invasion. As peace talks stall, Germany promises to help Ukraine increase arms production. Meanwhile, Russia escalates aerial...
PM Modi to embark on 5-nation tour from July 2, to attend BRICS summit in Brazil
The Federal
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July 1, 2025
Prime Minister Modi is about to set off on a five-nation diplomatic tour spread over eight days from July 2-July 9, his longest tour in almost 10 years. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the prime minister will be visiting...
Russia takes full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, official says
Cyprus Mail
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July 1, 2025
Russia has taken full control of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, more than three years after President Vladimir Putin ordered thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian-backed head of the region told Russian state television....
Russia Hopes Direct Contacts With Baku to Result in Release of Russian Reporters
Sputnik News
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July 1, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250701/russia-hopes-direct-contacts-with-baku-to-result-in-release-of-russian-reporters-1122371121.html Russia Hopes Direct Contacts With Baku to Result in Release of Russian Reporters Russia Hopes Direct Contacts With...
Russia Captures It’s First Village In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast In Central Ukraine
Bharat Shakti
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July 1, 2025
Russian forces have taken control of the first village in the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, according to reports from Russian state media, after Russia took 950 square kilometres of territory in two months. In Luhansk region in...
Putin to hold talks with Kyrgyz counterpart tomorrow — Kremlin
TASS
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July 1, 2025
MOSCOW, July 1. /TASS/. On July 2, the Kremlin will host high-level talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz leader Sadyr Japarov, who will be in Moscow on a visit, the Kremlin reported. "They intend to discuss pressing issues...
Russian coal exports unprofitable now in all directions
TASS
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July 1, 2025
MOSCOW, July 1. /TASS/. Russian coal exports are currently demonstrating losses in all directions, including the eastern one, State Secretary, Deputy Energy Minister Dmitry Islamov said in an interview with TASS. "It (the margin) is still negative...
Putin orders to ensure Russian web sustainable — Kremlin
TASS
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July 1, 2025
MOSCOW, July 1. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to ensure the stability of the Internet in the country, including the smooth operation of domestic messaging services. "I instruct you to ensure the stability...
Russian ambassador sees situation in Serbia as stable, under government control
TASS
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July 1, 2025
MOSCOW, July 1. /TASS/. Serbian authorities keep the situation in the country under control, even as protests are ongoing, Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said on Rossiya-24 television. According to the diplomat, the...
Russia In Full Control Of Ukraine’s Luhansk Region, Russian-Backed Official Says
Bharat Shakti
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July 1, 2025
Three years after President Putin ordered Russian troops into Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has taken full control of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region. The announcement was made by the Russian-backed head of the region on Russian state...
EDF colonel: No signs of Russia opening a new front in Ukraine
ERR
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July 1, 2025
Although many analysts claimed in the spring that Russia was preparing for a major summer offensive in Ukraine, there is currently no sign of a new front being opened. However, that does not mean such an offensive couldn't take place over the...
President Of Kyrgyzstan Set To Visit Russia For Strategic Talks
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 1. Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov will arrive in Moscow on July 2 for a working visit, Trend reports via the press service of the Kyrgyz President. The visit will include a bilateral...
Zelensky signs ratification of Special Tribunal on Russian aggression
The Kyiv Independent
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July 1, 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 1 that he had signed the ratification documents establishing the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, marking a major step toward prosecuting Russia's leadership. Ukraine and the...
How does sending more troops to Russia benefit North Korea?
Deutsche Welle
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July 1, 2025
A delegation of senior North Korean military personnel left for Moscow on Monday, with analysts suggesting that Pyongyang is preparing to dispatch more troops in the coming weeks to help Russia in its war against Ukraine. After visiting North...
Two deaths in Russian custody spark rift with former ally Azerbaijan
BBC
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Magerram Zeynalov & Grigor AtanesianBBC News Russian ShareSave Two Russian state media staff were arrested in Azerbaijan on Monday accused of working for the FSB The deaths of two brothers in Russian custody have laid bare a diplomatic rift with...
Map Reveals Scale of Russia's Summer Offensive Against Ukraine
Newsweek
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July 1, 2025
Russian forces have advanced along parts of the frontline in Ukraine, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), as a map by Newsweek shows the latest developments in Moscow's summer offensive. The think tank said there were Russian...