Russia
German Foreign Minister calls for increased pressure on Russia
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The German Foreign Minister called for increased pressure on Russia as Mr. Trump prepares to welcome Mr. Zelensky and many European leaders.
casualties in firecracker factory explosion in Russia increase rapidly
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Russian authorities announced on August 16 that a fire at an industrial plant in Ryazan on August 15 killed 13 people and injured 130 others.
Russian energy exports rebound after more than 3 years of conflict in Ukraine
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Sanctions after the conflict in Ukraine broke out in 2022 have affected Russia's energy exports for more than three years.
Mr. Zelensky will go to Washington to meet Mr. Trump, ready to meet all three sides with Mr. Putin
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made his first comments after the summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian intelligence warns Russia is preparing to test nuclear missiles
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Ukrainian intelligence said that Russia wanted to take advantage of the test results to put pressure on negotiations with the West.
Russian gold and foreign exchange reserves increase dramatically
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Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves increased by 10 billion USD in just 1 week.
Trump and Putin hold joint press conference after 30-minute closed-door talks in Alaska
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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks on the Ukrainian conflict on August 15, local time, which is the morning of August 16 Vietnam time.
Close-up of the Ukrainian HIMARS rocket artillery system flattened by Russia
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The Russian Defense Ministry released a video recording the moment a Iskander-M ballistic missile attacked a target believed to be a Ukrainian HIMARS rocket artillery.
Nearly half of Starlink devices in Ukraine are in Russian control area
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A report by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) shows that Starlink devices in Ukraine are operating in Russian-controlled areas.
US suddenly extends sanctions, leaves Russia open to exploiting Alaska oil and gas
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US President Donald Trump is said to be preparing to offer a series of economic incentives and ease sanctions against Russia, giving Russia an open mind to exploiting oil and gas in Alaska.
Ukrainian armored vehicles destroyed by Russian attack
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On August 13, in the direction of South Donetsk, the Shturm-S anti-tank missile system of the Russian Vostok group destroyed a Ukrainian armored fighting vehicle.
Ukraine strikes the world's longest oil pipeline - Russia - Europe
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Hungary has strongly criticized Ukraine after it attacked the Russia- Europe oil pipeline.
Russia reveals plans to build huge gas turbines
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Russia is calculating the manufacture of gas turbine complexes with a capacity exceeding 300 MW - a type of equipment that has never been domestically produced before.
Gazprom faces difficulties in Bulgaria, all assets are about to be acquired by local enterprises
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Gazprom's entire assets in Bulgaria, including 23 gas stations, 13 plots of land and a fuel warehouse, are about to be acquired by a local enterprise.
Ukrainian UAVs suffered losses after attacks by Russian troops
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Artillery of the Russian Zapad combat group destroyed a drone command post of the Ukrainian army in the direction of Krasny Liman.
