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Russian air defenses down 86 Ukrainian UAVs overnight over Russian regions

Russian air defenses down 86 Ukrainian UAVs overnight o...

TASS, Feb 22, 2026 - 00:27

29 of them were destroyed over the Belgorod Region

US sends hospital vessel to shores of Greenland, says President Trump

US sends hospital vessel to shores of Greenland, says P...

TASS, Feb 21, 2026 - 23:56

The US leader noted that this is necessary to take care of the many people who a...

Norway secures top spot in Overall Medals Standings at 2026 Winter Olympics

Norway secures top spot in Overall Medals Standings at ...

TASS, Feb 21, 2026 - 22:55

Five sets of medals will be contested during the closing day of the 2026 Olympic...

Canada wins gold in men’s curling at 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy

Canada wins gold in men’s curling at 2026 Winter Olympi...

TASS, Feb 21, 2026 - 17:27

In the final, the Canadians defeated the British national team

Kiev troops bombard Donetsk People’s Republic two times over past day

Kiev troops bombard Donetsk People’s Republic two times...

TASS, Feb 21, 2026 - 17:27

There were no reports on casualties among civilians

Iran designates EU countries’ navies, air forces as terrorist organizations

Iran designates EU countries’ navies, air forces as ter...

TASS, Feb 21, 2026 - 16:53

According to the statement, "based on the principle of reciprocity," the Iranian...

Merz says will travel to US with EU’s agreed position to discuss tariffs

Merz says will travel to US with EU’s agreed position t...

TASS, Feb 21, 2026 - 16:53

According to Merz, his talks with the US president will be preceded by consultat...

Kiev calls on Hungary, Slovakia for dialogue amid threats to halt electricity supplies

Kiev calls on Hungary, Slovakia for dialogue amid threa...

TASS, Feb 21, 2026 - 16:53

Meanwhile, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico also warned that his country’s gove...

Man, three-year-old child wounded in Ukrainian drone attack in Belgorod Region

Man, three-year-old child wounded in Ukrainian drone at...

TASS, Feb 21, 2026 - 16:53

The man and the three-year-old girl were taken to a hospital with mine-blast tra...

Qamishli airport comes under control of Syrian Civil Aviation Authority

Qamishli airport comes under control of Syrian Civil Av...

TASS, Feb 21, 2026 - 16:53

The head of the authority Omar al-Hosari also added that work on restoring the a...

US deploys dozens of military jets to Jordan — newspaper

US deploys dozens of military jets to Jordan — newspaper

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 23:54

At least 68 transport jets have landed at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base since Sunday

Charles III to support his brother’s exclusion from succession line — newspaper

Charles III to support his brother’s exclusion from suc...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 22:52

A Buckingham Palace source says that the succession issue is in purview of the p...

US weighs on assassination attempt on Iran's supreme leader, his son — news outlet

US weighs on assassination attempt on Iran's supreme le...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 22:23

The sources cited by Axios say that Iran may be allowed ‘token’ nuclear enrichment

Ukrainian troops desert their positions due to lack of food, ammunition — military expert

Ukrainian troops desert their positions due to lack of ...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 21:52

According to Andrey Marochko, the thaw and night frosts are causing an increasin...

US strikes drug trafficking vessel in Pacific Ocean, killing three people — Pentagon

US strikes drug trafficking vessel in Pacific Ocean, ki...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 21:52

The US Southern Command says that the narco-trafficking engagement of the ship w...

Military service beginning to be perceived as shameful in Ukraine — battalion commander

Military service beginning to be perceived as shameful ...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 21:52

Ukraine's general mobilization has been repeatedly extended since February 2022

Moscow’s Gulag museum forced Russians to confront their own history. The Kremlin has decided that era is over. A new ‘Museum of Memory’ has one villain: the Nazis.

Moscow’s Gulag museum forced Russians to confront their...

Meduza, Feb 20, 2026 - 20:52

Russia is turning one of its last major spaces for confronting Soviet-era repres...

China-US trade wars serve interests of neither side — embassy

China-US trade wars serve interests of neither side — e...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 19:54

Spokesman Liu Pengyu says that the bilateral economic and trade relations are mu...

US president signs executive order imposing 10% tariffs on imports from all countries

US president signs executive order imposing 10% tariffs...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 19:54

The ruling shall come into force "almost immediately," Donald Trump says

Illinois governor demands $8.7 billion from US administration following tariff ruling

Illinois governor demands $8.7 billion from US administ...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 19:54

JB Pritzker says he wants a $1,700 refund for every family in the state

Ukrainian Women Tell Their Stories of Sexual Violence by Russian Soldiers

Ukrainian Women Tell Their Stories of Sexual Violence b...

NYT > Russia News, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:53

Hundreds of Ukrainian women and girls have reported sexual violence by Russian t...

Russia Takes the Gulag Out of the Gulag History Museum in Moscow

Russia Takes the Gulag Out of the Gulag History Museum ...

NYT > Russia News, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:53

The museum had preserved the history of brutality inflicted by the Soviet Union ...

Ukrainian presidential election due in fall 2026, parliamentary - in spring 2027 — media

Ukrainian presidential election due in fall 2026, parli...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:52

According to the sources, Ukrainian officials are discussing a possibility of ho...

Kiev says US pressures Ukraine to withdraw its armed forces from Donbass

Kiev says US pressures Ukraine to withdraw its armed fo...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:52

According to Vladimir Zelensky, the US provides Kiev with intelligence assistanc...

Police evacuate people from several buildings in Paris due to bomb threats — BFMTV

Police evacuate people from several buildings in Paris ...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:52

According to policemen, the reports concerned the Montparnasse Tower and Science...

Hungary to continue to block loan to Kiev unless it stops chocking Druzhba pipeline — PM

Hungary to continue to block loan to Kiev unless it sto...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:52

Viktor Orban says that Hungary cannot be blackmailed

Russia, China, Iran emphasize importance of diplomatic solution to nuclear issue — envoy

Russia, China, Iran emphasize importance of diplomatic ...

TASS, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:52

Mikhail Ulyanov says the diplomatic missions of the three states will continue t...

Prices are up, polls are down, and Kremlin officials think propaganda can fix the problem before the parliamentary elections, Meduza sources say

Prices are up, polls are down, and Kremlin officials th...

Meduza, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:25

With Russia’s parliamentary elections less than a year away, the Kremlin has beg...

How does a pro-war businessman end up a ‘foreign agent’? The rise, fall, and resurrection of a Russian shoe magnate.

How does a pro-war businessman end up a ‘foreign agent’...

Meduza, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:25

On February 13, Russia’s Justice Ministry removed Andrey Pavlov, the founder of ...

Ex-Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold told Jeffrey Epstein he hosted Putin’s wife and daughter on his superyacht

Ex-Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold told Jeffrey Eps...

Meduza, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:25

Jeffrey Epstein’s interest in Vladimir Putin is well documented in the files rel...

Moscow's De-Dollarization Dreams Meet Pragmatic Reality

Moscow's De-Dollarization Dreams Meet Pragmatic Reality

The Moscow Times - Opinion, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:25

A leaked memo suggests Moscow may rejoin the dollar settlement system despite ye...

Roskomnadzor Accuses Telegram of Enabling Black Market of Personal Data

Roskomnadzor Accuses Telegram of Enabling Black Market ...

The Moscow Times - News, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:25

The state regulator claimed the messaging app failed to crack down on third-part...

Kursk Construction Boss Jailed 9 Years in Border Defense Embezzlement Case

Kursk Construction Boss Jailed 9 Years in Border Defens...

The Moscow Times - News, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:25

Vladimir Lukin was found guilty of siphoning off $2 million intended for the con...

After Initial Restraint, Russian State TV Acknowledges Athletes’ Olympic Success

After Initial Restraint, Russian State TV Acknowledges ...

The Moscow Times - News, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:25

“This is Russia’s first medal in Italy,” a presenter said of AIN athlete Nikita ...

FT Uncovers Network of Shell Firms Exporting $90Bln in Sanctioned Russian Oil

FT Uncovers Network of Shell Firms Exporting $90Bln in ...

The Moscow Times - News, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:25

The network was discovered because all of them use the same private email server...

China Exporting Drones to Russia Via Thailand – Bloomberg

China Exporting Drones to Russia Via Thailand – Bloomberg

The Moscow Times - News, Feb 20, 2026 - 17:25

Russia imported $125 million worth of drones from Thailand in the first 11 month...

Europe blocks peace following Alaska summit — Russia’s former PM

Europe blocks peace following Alaska summit — Russia’s ...

TASS, Feb 19, 2026 - 21:56

Sergey Stepashin says believes that the summit was a breakthrough

Trump says 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil en route to US

Trump says 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil en rout...

TASS, Feb 19, 2026 - 20:23

The US has oil as well but "we’re helping them a lot," the president says

Venezuelan parliament passes law granting amnesty to political prisoners

Venezuelan parliament passes law granting amnesty to po...

TASS, Feb 19, 2026 - 20:23

The authority approved the bill unanimously, Speaker Jorge Rodriguez says

A Russian general promoted by Putin sent his wife a photo of severed ears taken from Ukrainian POWs. She said they reminded her of beer snacks. RFE/RL has the messages.

A Russian general promoted by Putin sent his wife a pho...

Meduza, Feb 19, 2026 - 19:55

The abuse of Ukrainian prisoners of war — beatings, torture, and extrajudicial k...

Zelensky actively sabotages peace process — Russian top senator

Zelensky actively sabotages peace process — Russian top...

TASS, Feb 19, 2026 - 18:22

Valentina Matviyenko says Vladimir Zelensky "rejects any substantive basis for a...

Where Things Stand on Witkoff and Kushner’s Negotiations Over Iran, Ukraine and Gaza

Where Things Stand on Witkoff and Kushner’s Negotiation...

NYT > Russia News, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:54

Iran, Ukraine and Gaza are in play as the Trump envoys conduct talks on all of t...

Russia Celebrated Him. Now He’s Accused of Having Troops Shoot Themselves.

Russia Celebrated Him. Now He’s Accused of Having Troop...

NYT > Russia News, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:54

A lieutenant colonel is on trial after being accused of skimming payments for ba...

Government meeting

Government meeting

Government.ru, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:54

Agenda: Updating the roster of facilities included in the Construction state pro...

Poland not seeking to possess nuclear weapons — defense minister

Poland not seeking to possess nuclear weapons — defense...

TASS, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:54

Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz says that the country will develop the nuclear sector ...

UK will not let US use its bases for strike on Iran — newspaper

UK will not let US use its bases for strike on Iran — n...

TASS, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:54

According to the sources, the UK authorities are to ban the use of the facilitie...

Netanyahu warns Iran of response it ‘cannot even imagine’ if it attacks Israel

Netanyahu warns Iran of response it ‘cannot even imagin...

TASS, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:54

Israel demands that Iran destroy the uranium enrichment infrastructure, cut the ...

Defense minister says Israeli military to stay in Gaza forever

Defense minister says Israeli military to stay in Gaza ...

TASS, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:54

Israel will not allow "threats of annihilation" in the future, Defense Minister ...

Ukraine loses over 520,000 troops in 2025 — Russian General Staff

Ukraine loses over 520,000 troops in 2025 — Russian Gen...

TASS, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:54

Sergey Rudskoy says total loss of Ukrainian servicemen is estimated at more than...

Russians fleeing repressions and mobilization once found refuge in Kazakhstan. Now, Kazakh authorities are helping Moscow hunt them down.

Russians fleeing repressions and mobilization once foun...

Meduza, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:26

In 2022, Kazakhstan became one of the main escape routes for Russians fleeing wa...

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