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Vladimir Putin rages against West and defends Ukraine invasion in state-of-the-nation address

Vladimir Putin blamed the West for provoking the war in Ukraine and escalating it, saying: 'It’s they who have started the war and we are using force to end it'

Irish Mirror

Vladimir Putin says Ukraine 'started the war' and Russia had to 'end it'

The Russian President made the comments during a televised address to the nation on Tuesday

Manchester Evening News

Putin to give long-anticipated state-of-the-nation address

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to deliver his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address on Tuesday

The Independent UK

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Talks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant tough -RIA cites Russian deputy foreign minister

Negotiations on creating a safety zone around Ukraine's Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are tough, and Kyiv appears to be just stalling for time, RIA Novosti cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Monday.

Reuters

Kremlin: Putin open 'to contacts' with Germany's Scholz - RIA

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to contacts with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz though has no phone call scheduled with him, a Kremlin spokesman told the state RIA Novosti news agency on Sunday.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war live: rescue attempts continue for survivors of Russian missile attack on Dnipro apartment block — as it happened

At least 20 dead and fate of 40 remains unknown with scores left homeless says governor

The Guardian - AU

Belarus says joint air force drills with Russia are defensive only

Belarus' Security Council said on Sunday that joint air force drills with Russia, due to start next week, were purely defensive in nature and would focus on reconnaissance missions and how to thwart a potential attack, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

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Kremlin rejects suggestions Putin will push Belarus to join Ukraine conflict

The Kremlin dismissed the idea that President Vladimir Putin was travelling to Belarus on Monday in order to push Minsk to take a more active role in the conflict in Ukraine, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Reuters

Moscow Mulling Erdogan’s Suggestion to Hold Summit between Russian, Syrian Leaders

Moscow welcomed on Friday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's proposal to establish a three-way mechanism for diplomacy between Türkiye, Russia and Syria, Russian state news agencies reported, citing a deputy foreign minister. Mikhail Bogdanov said Moscow received Erdogan’s proposal "very positively." The RIA Novosti news agency also reported that Syria's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia says U.S. not 'constructive' yet in talks - RIA

Russia sees Istanbul as a "comfortable place" to conduct diplomacy with the United States but does not yet believe Washington has adopted a constructive approach in talks, the RIA Novosti news agency cited Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin as saying on Monday.

Reuters

Russia and U.S. to keep discussing prisoner swaps - deputy foreign minister

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that Russia and the United States would continue to talk about possible prisoner swaps directly, without intermediaries, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Reuters

Russia protests pope comments as Vatican seeks to mediate

Russia is complaining about Pope Francis’ latest condemnation of atrocities in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia protests Vatican's criticism of 'special military operation' in Ukraine

Russia's envoy has expressed Moscow's strong dissatisfaction to the Vatican following Pope Francis' latest condemnation of the "cruelty" of Russia's actions in Ukraine, the RIA Novosti news agency reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

U.S. still talking to Russia about Griner and Whelan release - officials

The United States is still talking to Russia about a deal to free jailed Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan but Moscow has not provided a "serious response" to any of its proposals, a senior U.S. diplomat said in comments published on Monday.

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Russia's Rosatom says it discussed Zaporizhzhia shelling with IAEA

The head of Russia's state-run nuclear energy agency, Rosatom, said on Monday it had discussed Sunday's shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Daily Mirror

Russian mercenaries unleash vacuum bombs that violently suck air out of lungs

The footage from Russian media site RIA shared the video alongside the caption: “Wagner Group fighters use Solntepek heavy flamethrower systems to hit Ukrainian forces in Artemivsk and its suburbs, RIA Novosti reports"

Reuters

Ukraine controls 1% of Luhansk region - Russian-installed official

Ukrainian forces control around 1% of territory in the eastern region of Luhansk, the RIA Novosti news agency cited the Russian-installed head of the area as saying on Thursday.

Reuters

Russia says Western arms, foreign mercenaries top targets for forces in Ukraine

The powerful secretary of Russia's Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, said on Tuesday that Western-supplied arms and foreign mercenaries were priority targets for Russia's forces fighting in Ukraine, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

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Kremlin says Zelenskiy's 'no Minsk 3' comment confirms Kyiv's unwillingness to negotiate

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Volodymyr Zelenskiy's statement that there will be no "Minsk 3" deal to end the fighting in Ukraine confirms that Kyiv is not interested in holding peace talks with Moscow, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Reuters

U.S. and Russia still talking on prisoner exchange - RIA cites deputy foreign minister

The idea of a prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia remains open, and the two sides have certain channels and a schedule for talks on the subject, the RIA Novosti news agency quoted Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday.

Reuters

Russia downplays hopes for upcoming nuclear talks with U.S. in Egypt

Russia said on Friday it did not expect a quick breakthrough in talks with the United States on resuming nuclear arms inspections that it said would take place soon in Cairo.

Reuters

Russia summons British ambassador over drone strike on Crimea

Russia summoned the British ambassador on Thursday over Moscow's claim that British navy personnel were involved in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Crimea.

Al Jazeera

Russian state journalist killed by ‘stray bullet’ at Crimea base

Svetlana Babayeva was head of the Rossiya Segodnya media group’s bureau in Simferopol, Crimea’s second-largest city.

WEKU

A rocket struck a mayor's office in Donetsk, an area controlled by separatists

Pro-Kremlin officials on Sunday blamed Ukraine for a rocket attack that struck the mayor's office in Donetsk, a city controlled by pro-Russian separatists.

The Independent UK

Ukraine: Rockets strike mayor's office in separatist Donetsk

Russian media reports say the mayor’s office in a key eastern Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Kremlin separatists has been struck by rockets

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