Ex-Pentagon Insider: Riyadh Meeting Shows Trump Aims to Bring Realism Back to US Foreign Policy
[Sputnik] - 02/18/2025
The top diplomats from Russia and the US met in the Saudi capital Tuesday for a marathon four-and-a-half hours' worth of talks on Ukraine and the search for some semblance of normalcy in ties between the nuclear superpowers. Sputnik reached out to veteran former US DoD insider Karen Kwiatkowski (…)
In Russian newspapers
The Ukrainian leader has criticized the US for holding peace talks with Russia and excluding officials from Kiev (…)
[RT] - 19/02/2025
Bank of Russia lowers dollar rate to 90.43 rubles for February 20
The official yuan rate was lowered by six kopecks to 12.36 rubles
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 19/02/2025
Ambassadors of 27 EU countries approve 16th package of sanctions against Russia — source
This decision will be formally approved by the foreign ministers of the 27 EU countries on Monday, February 24
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 19/02/2025
Russian investigators have launched a criminal case against Ilya Ponomarev on charges of plotting a coup and forming (…)
[RT] - 19/02/2025
Hamas rejects Israel’s demand for disarmament, withdrawal from Gaza Strip
"Any arrangements for the future of the Gaza Strip will be through national consensus," Spokesman Hazem (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 19/02/2025
The total tea leaf harvest in Russia decreased by almost 5% in 2024
Lands suitable for tea cultivation in the Sochi area cover 1,203 hectares, with 406 hectares, or 33.9%, currently in use
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 19/02/2025
Putin Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as ‘First Step’ Toward Restoring Ties
“I was briefed [on the talks]. I rate them highly — there is a result,” the Kremlin leader said during a visit to a (…)
[The Moscow Times] - 19/02/2025
Lavrov outlines Russia's position on Western peacekeepers in Ukraine fully — Kremlin
US President Donald Trump said on February 18 that he did not object to the presence of the European troops in Ukraine
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 19/02/2025
US intends to discuss issue of territories liberated by Russia
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz added that "there is going to be a discussion of security guarantees"
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 19/02/2025
US interested in restoring bilateral ties with Moscow — Russian official
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 19/02/2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has promised bloc members that they will be involved in the negotiations, (…)
[RT] - 19/02/2025
