Russia
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Afghanistan
Russia Urges Taliban to Cooperate in Counterterrorism
DID Press: Russia’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, on Wednesday praised Taliban’s caretaker government’s actions against ISIS-K and called for enhanced cooperation in counterterrorism during a ceremony marking Afghanistan’s Independence Day in Moscow. Kabulov highlighted that Russia was the…
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Government
Trump Hands Melania’s Letter to Putin
DID Press: U.S. President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, sent a personal letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The officials would not divulge the contents of the letter other than to say it mentioned the abductions of children resulting from…
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Government
Trump Accuses US Media of Spreading ‘Fake News’ Over Planned Meeting with Putin
DID Press: U.S. President Donald Trump accused US media outlets of fabricating reports regarding his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also criticized former National Security Advisor John Bolton for remarks suggesting that Moscow had already “won” before…
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Government
Russia Stages Largest Troop, Equipment Shift to Zaporizhzhia, Northern Donetsk
DID Press: Russia has carried out its largest troop and equipment redeployment in the past two months to the Zaporizhzhia front and northern Donetsk, a Ukrainian official said. Petro Andriushchenko, head of the so-called Center for the Study of Occupation,…
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Politics
Russia Strikes Azerbaijan’s Oil Infrastructure Following Alleged Secret Aliyev–Trump Deal
DID Press: Geopolitical tensions in the South Caucasus have reached a new peak. According to media reports, Russia has recently targeted several Azerbaijani oil pipelines and storage facilities — an act observers view as a direct Kremlin response to a…
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Government
Trump-Putin Historic Meeting in Alaska: Hopes and Challenges for Ukraine Peace and Arctic Cooperation
DID Press: The upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, set to take place on August 15, 2025 in the state of Alaska, is being hailed by observers as one of the most significant diplomatic…
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Government
Trump: Ukraine War Belongs to Biden, Will Pull US Out
DID Press: U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated in his recent remarks that he intends to withdraw the United States from the war in Ukraine. “This war is Biden’s war not mine,” he said. “I am here to get us out…
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Environment
Dormant for Five Centuries, Russia’s Krasheninnikov Volcano Erupts Violently
DID Press: Krasheninnikov volcano, located on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, erupted on August 3 after lying dormant for approximately 500 years. In this rare geological event, massive plumes of ash soared 5 to 6 kilometers into the sky and were dispersed…
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Region
Prince Pozharsky Nucear Submarine Joins Russian Northern Fleet
DID Press: Russian Navy announced that the strategic nuclear submarine Prince Pozharsky has successfully arrived at the main base of the Northern Fleet in the port of Gadzhievo. This fourth-generation submarine, built based on the upgraded Borei-A (955A) project, has…
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Economy & Development
India Rejects Trump’s Pressure; To Continue Buying Russian Oil
DID Press: India has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that it will stop buying oil from Russia, reaffirming that its oil imports from the country ongoing. Just hours after Trump alleged that India had halted its oil purchases from…
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