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Sergey Lavrov: “Everyone should probably take seriously what President Putin said in response to questions during the plenary session of the 29th St Petersburg International Economic Forum: everything now depends not on negotiations but on what our frontline heroes are doing”

12:13 09.06.2026

Sergey Lavrov: “Everyone should probably take seriously what President Putin said in response to questions during the plenary session of the 29th St Petersburg International Economic Forum: everything now depends not on negotiations but on what our frontline heroes are doing”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Khalilur Rahman. Moscow, June 8, 2026 Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to express my gratitude to a colleague and long-standing acquaintance of mine Khalilur Rahman …

Financial Times: Donald Trump’s Iran war drains US oil supplies to lowest level since 2004

10:07 09.06.2026

Financial Times: Donald Trump’s Iran war drains US oil supplies to lowest level since 2004

Donald Trump’s Iran war has driven US oil stocks to their lowest level in two decades as his administration drains stockpiles to contain surging prices and exporters capitalise on the drop in Middle Eastern supply, writes Financial Times. US government data published on Wednesday showed total stocks of crude and …

CNNL Steven Seagal, Candace Owens and Trump’s ballroom commissioner appear at Russia’s top economic forum

10:07 09.06.2026

CNNL Steven Seagal, Candace Owens and Trump’s ballroom commissioner appear at Russia’s top economic forum

Russia’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) features a guest list that includes an eclectic mix of American attendees ranging from conservative podcaster Candace Owens, US Commission of Fine Arts Chairman Rodney Mims Cook, Jr., and American actor Steven Seagal, CNN reports. Saudi Arabia is the guest of honor at …

Entire fleet of UK Navy submarines out of service while waiting for maintenance

10:05 09.06.2026

Entire fleet of UK Navy submarines out of service while waiting for maintenance

The Navy’s entire available fleet of nuclear attack submarines is stuck in port, leaving Britain vulnerable to Vladimir Putin’s underwater fleet, The Telegraph notes. All five of the UK’s Astute-class hunter-killer boats are awaiting maintenance and repairs. A sixth, which was commissioned into the fleet, is not yet ready to …

POLITICO: France and Cyprus to sign defense pact for French deployment to island

10:03 09.06.2026

POLITICO: France and Cyprus to sign defense pact for French deployment to island

France and Cyprus will sign on Monday a status of forces agreement allowing Paris to station troops on the Mediterranean island, two senior Cypriot government officials told POLITICO. The agreement will be signed by French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin and Cypriot Defense Minister Vasilis Palmas in Nicosia, as both …

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on Ukraine attacking passenger trains in Crimea

19:48 08.06.2026

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on Ukraine attacking passenger trains in Crimea

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on Ukraine attacking passenger trains in Crimea. Faced with another string of battlefield failures and territorial losses, the neo-Nazi Kiev regime continues to perpetrate terrorist crimes against Russian civilians amid demagogic rhetoric by Zelensky during his foreign tours and in open letters which imply …

NBC: Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level

11:12 08.06.2026

NBC: Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level

The counterintelligence threat level was raised by the Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks after growing concerns that Israeli espionage had become more aggressive than usual, sources say NBC. The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about Israel ramping up its spying on the U.S., recently raising the counterintelligence threat level from …

Bloomberg: Starmer’s Lame Duck Status Risks Policymaking Paralysis in UK

11:12 08.06.2026

Bloomberg: Starmer’s Lame Duck Status Risks Policymaking Paralysis in UK

Britain will have to wait weeks, if not months, for confirmation that it’s getting a new prime minister. And the gears of government are starting to slow as the political drama plays out in Westminster, Bloomberg writes. While the UK’s embattled leader, Keir Starmer, has pressed ahead with a new …

Cyprus begs Labour to 'Farage-proof' British military bases

11:10 08.06.2026

Cyprus begs Labour to 'Farage-proof' British military bases

Cyprus is leading with Labor to "Farage-proof" the two British military bases on the island amid fears Reform UK will win the next General Election. An Iranian struck drone RAF Akrotiri in March - sparking panic in the island nation over whether it would be in the firing line in …

Norway’s Stoltenberg Says NATO Is Now More Difficult to Manage

11:08 08.06.2026

Norway’s Stoltenberg Says NATO Is Now More Difficult to Manage

Jens Stoltenberg said the tensions between the US and its European NATO allies are “more difficult to manage” now compared to when he left the alliance in 2024. “I’m not more optimistic now than two years ago, if anything it has moved in even worse direction,” Stoltenberg said in a …

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