Press review: EU greenlights new sanctions on Russia and US slow to return to Tehran deal
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 02/20/2025
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, February 20th
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Slovak PM tells EU to ‘stop crying’ over Russia-US talks
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has denounced the bloc’s attempts to play “peacemakers,” accusing it of fueling (…)
[RT] - 20/02/2025
Ban on mining reduces load on Siberian power grid by over 300 MW
The Energy Ministry also reported that it plans to create a directory of cryptocurrency mining equipment
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 20/02/2025
Russia Claims to Have Retaken 64% of Kursk Territory Lost After Ukraine’s Offensive
“Currently the initiative in the Kursk region is fully on our side. Russian forces are advancing in all areas,” said (…)
[The Moscow Times] - 20/02/2025
St. Petersburg to Introduce Ethnicity Recognition Software in CCTV Cameras
Proponents of the new system claim it will help combat “the formation of ethnic enclaves” and “prevent social tension.”
[The Moscow Times] - 20/02/2025
US can compel Zelensky to conduct elections, former PM says
Sergey Stepashin emphasized that a candidate for the presidency should be someone who thinks not about war, but (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 20/02/2025
Western troops in Ukraine not to maintain peace — Polish defense minister
Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamysh also said that the presence in Ukraine of NATO countries, especially Poland, could provoke (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 20/02/2025
Press review: EU greenlights new sanctions on Russia and US slow to return to Tehran deal
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, February 20th
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 20/02/2025
Belarus sees militarization in West preparation for attack — Defense Ministry
"We view all the ongoing large-scale militarization processes in the region as a potential external military (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 20/02/2025
Lula says Brazil gave hard no to Scholz when he asked for weapons for Ukraine
Earlier, the Brazilian president remarked that "if Vladimir Zelensky had been wiser, he would have advocated (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 20/02/2025
Yandex Reports Record $12.3 Bln Revenue in 2024
The company’s revenues grew by 37% compared to 2023, while adjusted net profit jumped by 94% to $1.1 billion.
[The Moscow Times] - 20/02/2025
Hamas hands bodies of four Israeli hostages to Red Cross — TV
Once the bodies are brought to Israel, forensic experts will examine them to identify the deceased hostages and (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 20/02/2025