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Kremlin claims battlefield gains ahead of Witkoff’s visit

Moscow has once again claimed its forces captured Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, and Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, one day before Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is expected to host U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the U.S.-backed peace plan for Ukraine.

2 December 2025, 02:06 AM

Kremlin announces Putin-Witkoff meeting on Tuesday

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Steve Witkoff, special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, on Dec. 2, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, according to the Kommersant newspaper.

1 December 2025, 02:19 PM

Blast hits car of Russian laser-weapons researcher

A car owned by an employee of a Russian defense research institute specializing in laser systems for weapons exploded in Moscow suburb early on Dec. 1, The Insider reported.

1 December 2025, 12:27 PM

Putin to meet Witkoff in Moscow early next week, Kremlin says

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin plans to meet with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow early next week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 01:24 AM

Russia announces gradual ban on WhatsApp, citing security concerns

Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, said on Nov. 28 it will introduce a series of restrictions on WhatsApp in the coming weeks, accusing Meta’s messaging service of violating Russian law.

28 November 2025, 11:38 PM

Orban–Putin talks focused on energy projects

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban met Nov. 28 with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to discuss hydrocarbon supplies, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and construction at Hungary’s Paks NPP, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a Twitter post.

28 November 2025, 10:57 PM

Hungary’s Orban to travel to Moscow for chat with Putin—report

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban will travel to Moscow on Nov. 28 to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Central European media outlet VSquare reported on Nov. 27, citing unnamed sources.

28 November 2025, 02:36 AM

Russia to close Poland’s last consulate in Irkutsk after similar move by Warsaw

Russia will close Poland’s consulate general in Irkutsk on Dec. 30 in response to Warsaw’s decision to shut the Russian consulate in Gdańsk, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 01:08 PM

Moscow used Witkoff to present its capitulation demands as U.S.-backed peace plan—Bloomberg

Senior Russian officials orchestrated a diplomatic maneuver persuading U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to present a list of the Kremlin’s demands as a U.S.-backed peace plan to end the Russo–Ukrainian war, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 02:46 AM

Pro-Russian points of Trump’s ‘peace plan’ likely to change—CNN

Some of the provisions in the new U.S. “peace plan” for Ukraine, particularly those that overwhelmingly favor Moscow’s interests, are unfinished and almost certain to be revised, unnamed U.S. officials told CNN on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 11:51 PM

Russia claims readiness for Istanbul talks to shift responsibility for failed dialogue

Russia is ready to begin negotiations with Ukraine “at any moment,” including in Istanbul, Aleksey Ivanov, Russia’s chargé d’affaires in Turkiye claimed, propaganda outlet TASS wrote on Nov. 11.

12 November 2025, 09:40 AM

Moscow’s claims of attempted MiG-31 theft are false, journalist says

In an interview with independent Russian news outlet Echo on Nov. 11, investigative journalist Christo Grozev ridiculed a recent report by Russia’s FSB that accused Ukraine of plotting to steal a Russian MiG-31 fighter jet.

11 November 2025, 09:33 PM

Russia threatens arming Venezuela with Oreshnik IRBMs

As the United States positions a concentration of naval assets off the coast of Venezuela, Moscow could supply Caracas with nuclear-capable Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), Alexei Zhuravlyov, first deputy chairman of Russia’s parliamentary defense committee, said on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 11:48 PM

Massive blackout cripples Moscow, halts metro trains and traffic across Russian capital

A widespread power outage left parts of Moscow without electricity overnight Oct. 31, paralyzing large areas of the Russian capital, the state-run outlet RBC reported.

1 November 2025, 10:24 AM

Blackout hits Moscow Oblast during Ukrainian drone attack

A major power outage swept through Russia’s Moscow Oblast overnight on Oct. 31, during a Ukrainian drone attack on local energy infrastructure.

1 November 2025, 01:05 AM

With ballooning military pay costs, Russian regions slash local budgets

Regional authorities across Russia are slashing budgets, primarily targeting social spending, as a revenue crisis grips two-thirds of the country’s federal subjects, independent Russian newspaper The Moscow Times reported on Oct. 30.

31 October 2025, 02:38 AM

Russia resumes flights to Khmeimim airbase in Syria

Russia has resumed military flights to its Khmeimim Air Base near Latakia, Syria, after a six-month pause, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 30, citing flight tracking data from Flightradar24.

30 October 2025, 11:49 PM

Russian propaganda accuses NATO of escalation

The Kremlin is directing a new disinformation campaign alleging that NATO is preparing for military action against Russia, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) said on Oct. 29.

30 October 2025, 03:20 AM

Moscow under drone attack for third consecutive night

Moscow was once again targeted by Ukrainian drones on the evening of Oct. 28, Russia’s Defense Ministry stated, claiming three Ukrainian UAVs were shot down as they approached the Russian capital.

29 October 2025, 01:24 AM

Moscow hit by drone attacks for second consecutive night

Moscow and its suburbs were attacked by drones for the second night in a row, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported on Telegram late on Oct. 27.

28 October 2025, 08:27 AM

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