'Blizzard of the Century': Roskosmos publishes satellite photos record-breaking snowstorm in Russia’s Far East
Blagoveshchensk, the capital of Russia's far eastern Amur region, broke its single-day snowfall record set in 1935 with 36 cm (14 inches) of snow accumulating in just 24 hours earlier this week, thanks to the historic storm.
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❗️Biden’s escalations will force Trump to call out ‘lunatics’ before him - Putin
He said he believed that President Trump, “as a smart and experienced person”, will come up with a solution.
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Russia and Ukraine agree to return children to families after Qatar mediation
Russia and Ukraine, with Qatar's mediation, agreed to reunite nine children with their families in a new humanitarian exchange.
Russia's children's commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova said six boys and one girl, aged 6 to 16, are being returned to Ukraine, while two young Russian boys, aged 7 and 9, will be returned from Ukraine.
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❗️Scholz conversation might seem odd, but we're still in contact with countries with whom we have difficult relations - Putin
Although German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was the first person to break the silence, the Russian President insisted it didn't come as a surprise to him.
"We have never refused contacts, nor will we ever refuse them," he added.
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❗️There’s a risk to Western specialists getting involved - Putin
"They got our response,” the Russian President replied to a question about Moscow’s response to aggression. “For two days our armed forces delivered missile strikes, with 90 missiles and 100 UAVs used against 17 military and industrial targets in Ukraine.”
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❗️CSTO is alive and kicking - Putin
The global situation is challenging, and not only because of the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian president explained.
The CSTO hopes build good relations with Afghanistan, where there are "difficult processes" ongoing.
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❗️External criticism of Russia and Kazakhstan not always in the best interests of our states - Putin
He highlighted the strong humanitarian ties between the two nations as an example of the positive cooperation between Moscow and Astana.
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❗️Russia has already been attacked twice by ATACMS missiles after launching Oreshnik strikes - Putin
The Russian President insisted that the damage is minimal.
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Watch: Russia exhibits captured Western military equipment in Kabardino-Balkaria
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❗️Key points from the MoD’s daily briefing
▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost around 1,755 troops in the past 24 hours
▪️Russian forces destroyed two 155-mm M198 howitzers and one M119 gun, both US-made
▪️Air defense systems shot down a Neptune guided missile and 49 fixed-wing drones
▪️Russian tactical aviation, strike drones, missile forces, and artillery targeted military airfield infrastructure and enemy troops and equipment concentrations across 146 areas
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'Mass Oreshnik strike comparable to use of nuclear weapons' – Putin
President Putin stressed that although the Oreshnik missiles are not weapons of mass destruction, they will continue to be used as retaliation for long-range missiles fired into Russian territory.
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❗️Oreshnik missiles are unparalleled - Putin
"There are no equivalents of Russia's Oreshnik in the world, and they will not appear soon," President Putin explained. "Russia was forced to use it in response to the actions of the enemy. The effect of a massive strike by Oreshnik missiles will be comparable to the use of nuclear weapons."
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❗️Decision-making centers in Kiev can become targets for Oreshnik strikes - Putin
The General Staff and the Ministry of Defense are currently selecting targets.
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❗️Will Rothschild reported dead after house fire in Hollywood Hills - ABC7
A man identified by neighbors as Will Rothschild, a member of the powerful Rothschild family, died in a fire at his Hollywood Hills home on Wednesday.
Firefighters found the man dead inside the two-story hillside home. The cause of the fire, as well as the cause of his death, is still under investigation.
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❗️Terrorists in Idlib reportedly employing advanced drones designed by Ukrainian specialists — Al Mayadeen
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Amazing how uncivilized attacks on Trump have been - Putin
“What amazed me most was that not only [Donald] Trump was subjected to humiliating court proceedings, but his family was attacked as well, his children were attacked,” he added, claiming even criminals in Russia wouldn’t stoop that low.
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❗️We overcame Western attempts to undermine Russia from within - Putin
“We were shown our place, in the far corner somewhere,” he said of the result of Russia’s previous attempts to merge with Western ideologies.
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❗️Oreshnik fortifies Russia’s military stance, but Moscow remains open to negotiations, on our terms - Putin
When asked by RT Arabic's Hassan Nassr whether the recent demonstration of Oreshnik missiles had changed the Kremlin's stance towards negotiations, the Russian President explained that Moscow's position has not changed from the terms laid out in his June statement.
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❗️Ukraine get nuclear weapons? We won’t let that happen - Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that only someone who is “irresponsible” would indulge in such rhetoric.
“We will use every means, every weapon at our disposal,” he said about the theoretical escalation of Kiev gaining nuclear weapons.
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❗️We respect Armenia’s relationship with the CSTO - Putin
“Every country has the right to choose what and how to do when it comes to ensuring their own security,” Putin explained.
“Everything that happened in Nagorno-Karabakh has nothing to do with the CSTO, because there was no external aggression against Armenia."
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❗️Rosatom is largest company of its kind in the world - Putin
The Russian President added that it is ready to cooperate on projects with partners, and share continued development of resources, training and research in the nuclear field.
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❗️Kazakhstan not only partner and ally, but developing country showing stable growth
Russia President Vladimir Putin added that expanding cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia in nuclear power was a possibility.
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❗️Armenia has not yet announced its withdrawal from the CSTO and supports all documents of the organization’s summit - Putin
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Russia launches serial production of ‘Oreshnik’ missiles – Putin
President Putin announced that decision-making centers in Kiev may be key targets for future Russian strikes using advanced new weapons during a regional security summit in Kazakhstan.
RT senior correspondent Murad Gazdiev reports.
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Why do Ukrainians have to sacrifice their lives for an illegitimate govt? – Putin
The Russian President called out the 'illegitimate neo-Nazi regime' in Kiev which forces recruits to fight for it, despite not having a legal mandate to govern.
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❗️New strikes on Ukrainian facilities ongoing in response to missiles fired at Russian territory – Putin
Moscow continues to use Oreshnik-type weapons in recent attacks on Ukraine in response to recent attacks by Kiev with the help of Western weapons.
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❗️Russia's missile production 10 times NATO combined - Putin
President Putin added that Moscow will increase missile production by a quarter, while highlighting that Russia's hypersonic missile systems have no global equivalents.
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❗️Russia selecting targets in Ukraine for Oreshnik missile strikes - President Putin
Putin reiterated that Russia had warned NATO about the use of long-range missiles, and stressed that Moscow will continue combat tests of the Oreshnik missiles in response to enemy actions.
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Moment Israeli strike lands, caught on camera
Footage shared by local media purportedly shows the impact of an Israeli airstrike targeting the Al-Nasira tower to the north of the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip Thursday morning.
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❗️CSTO has become a key structure in ensuring peace, and stability across the Eurasian space — President Tokayev
Kazakhstan’s president underscored the CSTO's crucial role as a security guarantor for its member states, emphasizing its significance in upholding peace and stability amid contemporary challenges.
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