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European intelligence chiefs skeptical of Ukraine-Russia peace deal this year despite US assurance
The talks, the latest round of which took place in Geneva this week, are "negotiation theater," one European intelligence chief said.
Wagner Group responsible for Kremlin-linked European sabotage attacks - Financial Times
US pushes for progress as Geneva set to host separate talks on Iran, Ukraine-Russia on Tuesday
FSB says suspect in Moscow GRU deputy shooting detained in Dubai
Mediation and condemnation: BRICS nations weigh in on Israel-Iran attacks
Russia is prepared to continue to work to resolve issues surrounding Iran's nuclear programme, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Iran to send Russia launchers for short-range missiles, sources say
The delivery of the Fath-360 launchers - if it occurs - would help support Russia's grinding assault on its neighbor and reaffirm the deepening security ties between Moscow and Tehran.
Ukraine says it downed Russian warplane with naval drone
This comes as Russian President Putin is trying to push for a three-day ceasefire in remembrance of the 80th anniversary of World War II's end, which many parties are saying is a farce.
Neo-Nazi terror group believes its leader is a Kremlin spy, the Guardian reports
The Guardian reported that some members of the white supremascist terror group the Base believed that their leader is an agent for the Russian federal intelligence services.
Senior Russian military officer killed in car explosion in Moscow region, Russian media report
A senior Russian military officer, Yaroslav Moskalik, was killed in a car explosion in Balashikha, near Moscow.
UAE mediates largest Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange of war
The war in Ukraine has been going on for three years and large number of prisoners have been taken on both sides.
Syrian ambassador to Moscow requests asylum in Russia, TASS reports
Syria’s former permanent representative to the UN, Bashar Jaafari, has requested asylum in Russia, signaling a potential shift in Syria's diplomatic landscape.
Iranian foreign minister to visit Moscow ahead of second Iran-US meeting
Tehran has approached the talks warily, doubting the likelihood of an agreement and suspicious of Trump, who has threatened to bomb Iran if there is no deal.
Russia says it hit Ukrainian officers' meeting in Sumy
This came after Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 34 peopled died in the Russian attack.
Russian man survives bear attack as sightings near Moscow increase
The man, who apparently survived the attack by managing to play dead, was out collecting antlers shed by elk and deer last week when the bear attacked him.
