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Special US flight crosses Russian border amid expectations of negotiators’ visit

12:33 05.09.2026

Special US flight crosses Russian border amid expectations of negotiators’ visit

A US government plane has crossed the Russian border, entering Russian airspace from Finland, a source in the European Union’s air traffic control services told TASS. According to earlier reports, US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to visit Moscow and Kiev on September 5-6. "The US Boeing C-32A …

The Italian war of the Ukrainian Fedorov

9:33 05.09.2026

The Italian war of the Ukrainian Fedorov

On August 28, 2026, Guido Crosetto announced that he had met with Mykhailo Fedorov – who, until just a few weeks earlier, had been Ukraine’s Minister of Defense – in Rome and had appointed him as his special advisor on innovation for the Italian Ministry of Defense. The news passed …

View from London: European populism has a little secret – Russophilia

9:32 05.09.2026

View from London: European populism has a little secret – Russophilia

Many populist parties in France, Germany and Austria have an unsavoury sympathy with the Kremlin, The Telegraph stresses. European populism has a little secret: Russophilia. Despite the cruel war of conquest waged in Ukraine, hard-Right nationalist parties are set on lifting sanctions against and rebuilding ties with Russia. In Germany, …

Britain's defence firms which supply weapons to Ukraine are warned of Russian threat

9:31 05.09.2026

Britain's defence firms which supply weapons to Ukraine are warned of Russian threat

Bosses of Britain's defence firms which supply weapons to Ukraine have been warned they are at risk of being targeted by Russian spies, The Mail on Sunday has been told. The chiefs were notified about the elevated threats they and their staff face from the Kremlin during a roundtable between …

View from USA: King Donald is dethroning the dollar

9:29 05.09.2026

View from USA: King Donald is dethroning the dollar

The dollar is the world’s currency, not just America’s, The New York Times writes. It is the unit in which most cross-border transactions worldwide are quoted and settled. A remarkable 89 percent of global foreign exchange transactions are in dollars. Nearly 60 percent of the foreign currency reserves of central …

US envoys to visit Moscow in coming days — source

12:35 04.09.2026

US envoys to visit Moscow in coming days — source

US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow and Kiev, with the Russian capital being their first destination, on September 5-6, a source told TASS. "They expect to arrive in Moscow and then Kiev on September 5-6," the source said.

Kiev regime kills human shields; Western media blame Russia

11:37 04.09.2026

Kiev regime kills human shields; Western media blame Russia

A Russian drone strike on an ammunition depot near Kiev last week resulted in 38 civilian deaths and scores of injuries. Western news media described it as “Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine this year.” Significantly, the depot was being used secretly and illegally by the Kiev regime to store explosives …

View from China: Ukraine has actually collapsed, how has it done this?

11:36 04.09.2026

View from China: Ukraine has actually collapsed, how has it done this?

Ukraine has actually collapsed, how has it done this? Holding a peerless card in his hand, he ended up in a shattered situation. The multiple mistakes of internal strife drag the once potential powers into the quagmire of war, Chinese Liu Zhenqi, doctoral supervisor, devoted to the study of history, …

MWM: Why Russia just fired one of its most powerful nuclear ICBMs after visit from CIA Director

11:35 04.09.2026

MWM: Why Russia just fired one of its most powerful nuclear ICBMs after visit from CIA Director

Russia has conducted a successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), launching a test warhead from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Region to the Kura training range on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East. The Russian Defence Ministry said the launch was carried out as part of a …

IN BRIEF: Russian Foreign Minister on Ukraine conflict, Europe’s military buildup

15:13 03.09.2026

IN BRIEF: Russian Foreign Minister on Ukraine conflict, Europe’s military buildup

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke about the West’s position on the Ukraine settlement, NATO and European Union policies, and Germany’s militarization during a lecture organized by the Znanie Society at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), TASS informs. He also addressed the status of the Russian language and the Ukrainian …

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