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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua |  A fire erupted at a gas station in Russia’s southernmost Republic of Dagestan, killing 25 people, Russian officials said Tuesday. Some 66 individuals have been injured, 10 of them in serious condition, Russia’s deputy Health Minister Vladimir Fisenko was quoted by RIA news agency as …

Vladivostok, Russia | Xinhua | Russia successfully launched the Luna-25 lunar station early Friday, embarking on a historic mission to explore the south pole of the Moon. The station, which does not have a return capsule, was launched by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage from the Vostochny …

While Ukraine’s accession to NATO would be bad news for Putin, it could yield benefits for Russia’s citizens COMMENT | KONSTANTIN SONIN |  The recent NATO summit in Vilnius concluded with a pledge to admit Ukraine once its war with Russia ends. While the benefits of Ukraine’s accession to the alliance …

It is clear there is not much solidarity in these countries with Ukraine’s goal of decisively ending Russia’s colonial influence COMMENT | GALYNA PISKORSKA | I was running from my home in Kyiv as the Russian army occupied Bucha, Gostomel and Irpin in the early stages of its invasion of Ukraine …

COMMENT | JOSEP BORRELL FONTELLES |On 17 July, nearly one year after it was signed in Istanbul, Russia decided to not renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) that allows Ukraine to export agricultural goods to global markets. As underlined by the Secretary General of the UN, this initiative has …

St Petersburg, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian navy will receive 30 new ships in 2023 as the country continues strengthening its naval forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin said here Sunday. Putin made the remark at the main naval parade being held in honor of Russian Navy Day. He said 30 …

Museveni’s trip to Russia involved tough choices COVER STORY | JOSEPH WERE | The second Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg’s Expo Forum from July 27-28 was expected to be the next big event in the scramble between Russia and America for the attention, resources, and international alignment of Africa. Past summits …

Petersburg, Russia | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni Thursday evening held bilateral talks with his host President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. President Museveni outlined areas of cooperation that included Oil exploration, nuclear power energy, fertilisers, electric batteries, and Space science that …

COMMENT | Kaushik Basu | Ukraine’s failure to secure an invitation to join NATO during the alliance’s annual summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, has disappointed many, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. But although the summit’s concluding statement did not offer a definitive timetable for Ukrainian accession, it did demonstrate a degree …

Moscow Russia | Xinhua | Europeans are seeing that providing ceaseless support to Ukraine does not serve their own interests, but only benefits the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. “We are seeing that public opinion in Europe is changing. Both Europeans and … European elites see that …