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Vodka production slump sobers Russia’s war economy

Vodka production in Russia decreased by 6.8% to 45.1 million deciliters (dl) in the first eight months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, the Russian Interfax propaganda agency reported on Sep. 8.

8 September 2025, 03:46 PM

Hungary rejects Russia’s influence on Ukraine’s EU bid stance

Hungary’s position opposing Ukraine’s EU membership will not be influenced by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s views, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, stating they are “indifferent” to Moscow’s opinion, in a post on X on Sept. 5.

6 September 2025, 11:41 AM

Merz calls Putin ‘perhaps the greatest war criminal of our time,’ Kremlin responds

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has for the first time publicly called Russian dictator Vladimir Putin “perhaps the greatest war criminal of our time” and urged the world to show him no leniency. Merz made the remarks in an interview with broadcaster Sat.1, published on Sept. 2.

3 September 2025, 06:40 PM

Russia signs deal with China to build Power of Siberia 2 pipeline through Mongolia

Russia has signed a memorandum with China to construct the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline and the Soyuz–Vostok transit route through Mongolia, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller announced after negotiations in Beijing, according to Russian state news agency Interfax on Sept. 1.

2 September 2025, 11:11 AM

China hosts Russian and North Korean dictators, USA sidelined

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has openly signaled support for nations waging aggressive wars — by inviting Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Beijing, Reuters wrote on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 10:05 AM

Russia launched 86 drones overnight against Ukraine, with 10 confirmed strikes

Russia launched a new attack with 86 Shahed drones and various decoy UAVs, Ukraine’s Air Force said on Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 10:56 AM

Germany's Merz accuses Russia of destabilizing democracies

Russia attempts to destabilize Europe daily by attacking its infrastructure, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in an interview with French television channel LCI on Aug. 29.

30 August 2025, 12:03 PM

China rejects nuclear disarmament talks with U.S. and Russia

China’s Foreign Ministry has ruled out joining trilateral nuclear disarmament talks with the United States and Russia, calling the idea neither “reasonable, realistic, nor appropriate,” according to ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun.

27 August 2025, 04:10 PM

France slams Russia for trying to derail Nord Stream sabotage probe

Russia is attempting to deflect attention and intimidate German investigators of the Nord Stream sabotage case, a French representative said during a UN Security Council meeting on Aug. 26, according to the Ukrinform news agency.

27 August 2025, 09:39 AM

Ukrainian cyber partisans hack Russian TV on Independence Day

On Ukraine’s Independence Day, Aug. 24, Russian television broadcast a video for over three hours detailing the true losses of Russia’s army in its war against Ukraine and the consequences for Russian civilians, according to sources in Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR).

25 August 2025, 01:45 PM

Russia uses ultimatums to delay end of war – Zelenskyy

Ukraine needs security guarantees to ensure Russia does not attack again, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 05:23 PM

Ukrainian diplomat slams U.S. misunderstanding of Russia

Americans have a profound misunderstanding of Russia, Sergiy Korsunsky, Ukraine’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, explained in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 12.

13 August 2025, 07:49 PM

Ukrainian intel spots new Russian reinforcements in Zaporizhzhya

Russian occupation forces are moving additional troops and military equipment to two sectors in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Southern Defense Forces spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn told Ukrinform on Aug. 11.

11 August 2025, 04:30 PM

Trump sends Middle East envoy to Russia after Israel stop

Washington’s special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff will soon visit Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump announced during a press briefing at the White House on July 31.

1 August 2025, 08:53 AM

Polish PM warns of possible Russia-EU conflict in 2027

Russia could be prepared for a confrontation with the European Union as early as 2027, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on X on July 26.

27 July 2025, 01:21 AM

Putin’s FSB rules stop Kazakhstan’s Black Sea exports

Shipments of Kazakhstani oil transported through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) to Black Sea ports for Western markets have been suspended, Reuters reported on July 23.

24 July 2025, 08:00 PM

Ukrainian thermal power plant hit by heavy Russian shelling

Russia launched a massive shelling attack on one of Ukraine’s thermal power plants, the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy reported on Telegram on July 24.

24 July 2025, 05:03 PM

Indian firm supplies explosive used in Russian missiles despite U.S. sanctions warning

An Indian company supplied Russia with an explosive used in missiles, Reuters reported on July 24.

24 July 2025, 10:48 AM

Putin orders crackdown on foreign software, including messaging apps, from 'hostile countries' by Sept 1

Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to restrict the use of foreign software—including messaging apps developed in "unfriendly countries" — by September 1, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service on July 20.

20 July 2025, 06:57 PM

Ukraine returns 11 more children taken to Russia and occupied territories — President’s Office

As part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative, 11 Ukrainian children aged 10 to 17 were returned from occupied territories and Russia, Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak announced on Telegram on July 19.

19 July 2025, 01:04 PM

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