https://english.alahednews.news/nicons/rsslogo.png https://english.alahednews.news/ Alahednews https://english.alahednews.news/ Alahednews Kremlin Spox: US Sanctions Hinder Efforts to Restore Relations Despite the new punitive measures, Moscow is still interested in reviving bilateral ties, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. https://english.alahednews.news/83367/515 Mayor: Moscow Repels Major Ukrainian Drone Attack Air defenses have shot down more than three dozen UAVs, Sergey Sobyanin has said. https://english.alahednews.news/83364/515 Kremlin: No Quick Resolution for Ukraine Conflict While Moscow appreciates Washington’s desire to end the hostilities swiftly, their root causes must not be ignored. https://english.alahednews.news/83356/515 Lavrov: European Hardliners and Kiev Sabotage US-Russia Talks Without interference, diplomacy would have already yielded results, the Russian foreign minister has said. https://english.alahednews.news/83354/515 Kremlin: Russia Welcomes Japan’s Intent to Sign Peace Treaty Dialogue between the two nations has been “virtually reduced to zero” due to Tokyo’s unfriendly stance. https://english.alahednews.news/83340/515 Putin Envoy: Russia, Ukraine and US Near “Diplomatic Breakthrough” Despite Sanctions “I believe Russia, the US and Ukraine are actually quite close to a diplomatic solution…” https://english.alahednews.news/83332/515 Oil Prices Surge as US Sanctions Target Russian Energy Giants Brent crude futures jumped more than 5% on Thursday and are heading for their biggest weekly rise since early June. https://english.alahednews.news/83324/515 Putin Hits Back at US Sanctions, Delays Hungary Summit “A meeting between these two leaders [Trump and Putin] is not completely off the table’ https://english.alahednews.news/83309/515 Russian MP: EU Shelling Out Chanel Prices for US Gas The gas supplied from America to Europe is not Chanel. But they’ve valued its smell just as they would a French perfume. https://english.alahednews.news/83286/515 Putin Oversees Russian Nuclear Readiness Drills Russia’s Ministry of Defense said the drills involved all three components of the nuclear triad: land, sea and air. https://english.alahednews.news/83280/515 Moscow: EU Attempting to Sabotage Putin-Trump Summit The bloc continues to do all it can to escalate the Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. https://english.alahednews.news/83215/515 Russian Journalist Freed After Months in Baku Kartavykh was detained in June after a police raid on Sputnik’s Baku office and was placed under house arrest before his release. https://english.alahednews.news/83213/515 Russian Banks Begin Handling Iranian LCs ’A third Russian bank may follow suit and start processing LCs issued by Iranian banks in the near future’ https://english.alahednews.news/83204/515 Kremlin Aide Proposes ‘Putin–Trump Tunnel’ Linking Russia and the US via the Bering Strait Kirill Dmitriev has invited Elon Musk to join the project, saying his infrastructure firm could build the 70-mile route in under eight years. https://english.alahednews.news/83160/515 FSB Chief Accuses UK of Steering EU Toward Militarism and Destabilization London is steering Brussels toward militarism and dictatorship under an anti-Russian agenda, Aleksandr Bortnikov claims. https://english.alahednews.news/83135/515 Lavrov: Russia Won’t Join US Against China “Russia will not ally with anyone against anyone, especially against China. It is unthinkable.” https://english.alahednews.news/83123/515 Putin: “Israel” Sending De-Escalation Signals to Iran Through Russia “Israel” has asked Russia to inform its “Iranian friends” of its commitment to de-escalation. https://english.alahednews.news/82984/515 Russian Envoy Accuses West of “Utmost Hypocrisy” Over Kiev Chemical Use Moscow has presented new evidence proving Ukraine’s use of banned chemical agents, envoy Vladimir Tarabrin has said. https://english.alahednews.news/82977/515 Russia Endorses Trump’s Gaza Proposal As “Best Chance” to End US-Backed Bloodshed “The plan is realistic if the Palestinians accept it…” https://english.alahednews.news/82941/515 Six Civilians Killed as Ukrainian Strikes Hit Russian Villages Overnight The Defense Ministry in Moscow has also reported downing over 50 drones throughout the night across multiple regions. https://english.alahednews.news/82930/515 Putin Suggests Trump’s “Paper Tiger” Remark About Russia May Have Been Ironic The US President may have used the term “ironically” in describing Russia, the Russian leader has said. https://english.alahednews.news/82820/515 Putin Calls NATO Attack Fears ‘Nonsense’ Putin vowed to quickly retaliate against Europe’s “escalating militarization” https://english.alahednews.news/82812/515 FSB Says It Foiled Terror Plots Across Four Russian Regions The agency says the perpetrators received “propaganda materials from Ukrainian terrorist structures” https://english.alahednews.news/82779/515 Putin: Donbass Reunification a Point of Pride Moscow is proud to have accepted four former Ukrainian regions into Russia, President Vladimir Putin said. https://english.alahednews.news/82741/515 Kremlin: Kiev Stalling Peace Talks The last direct meeting between Russian and Ukrainian delegations was in Istanbul in July. https://english.alahednews.news/82730/515