The Kremlin on Monday repeated President Vladimir Putin's call for direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul later today, however did not say whether the Russian leader would meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in person.On Sunday, Putin proposed to resume direct negotiations last kept in Istanbul in March 2022, while implicitly

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Iran is preparing for a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iran's government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani was quoted by Russia's state RIA news agency as saying on Monday.

"Putin's trip to Tehran is currently being worked out, preparations are underway," Mohajerani said. There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin.

Putin held talks

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Russian prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence the co-chair of the independent election display Golos to six years in prison on charges of running an unwanted organization, the banished news website Mediazonareported Monday.Grigory Melkonyants wasarrested in August 2023 on accusations of dealing with the European Network of Election

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Russian law enforcement authorities provided a worldwide arrest warrant for an exiled previous senator and oil executive accused of scams, media reported Monday, pointing out Moscow's court system.Viktor Khoroshavtsev is implicated of embezzling practically 9 billion rubles ($111 million), the Kommersant organization newspaperreported early Monday. There were no

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European countries will start preparing new sanctions on Russia unless the Kremlin starts abiding by a 30-day ceasefire by the end of Monday, Germany's government said.

Ukraine's military said Russia had conducted dozens of attacks along the front in eastern Ukraine on Monday, as well as an overnight assault using more than 100 drones, despite the

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Wildfires in Far East Russia’s Zabaikalsky region continue to grow amid strong winds and dry weather, the country’s Aerial Forest Protection Service said Sunday, with firefighters racing to prevent flames from spreading to populated areas.

A federal-level state of emergency has been in place since April 23 in the Zabaikalsky region, which currentlya

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