Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the very first time in 2 and a half years on Sunday as a decision was expected regarding Vucic's participation in the BRICS summit this week.Serbia, a European Union candidate, has refused to impose sanctions on Russia, preserving close and friendly relations.Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the very first time in 2 and a half years on Sunday as a choice was expected regarding Vucic's involvement in the BRICS top this week.Serbia, a European Union prospect, has actually declined to enforce sanctions on Russia, preserving close and friendly relations.However, since the invasion of Ukraine, Serbia has actually condemned the violation of Kyiv's territorial integrity, and Vucic has had limited bilateral talks with Putin. I particularly thanked President Putin for making sure that Russia will offer adequate quantities of gas for Serbia this winter season, Vucic said in a social networks video message.Serbia was totally dependent on Russian gas when Moscow's forces attacked Ukraine in February 2022. Since then, following the lead of many EU nations, Serbia has actually dealt with finding alternative sources however stays partly dependent on Moscow.In his very first direct talk with Putin considering that May 2022, Vucic repeated that Serbia will not change its position on refraining from sanctions versus Russia over the Ukraine conflict. Serbia will not enforce sanctions on the Russian Federation. That will not alter, Vucic said.The Kremlin in a statement stated that the two leaders expressed satisfaction with the level of bilateral relations, based upon spiritual, cultural, and historic commonalities. The scenario in Ukraine was likewise discussed. Vladimir Putin offered his assessment of the course of the unique military operation, the Kremlin said, including that the two leaders accepted continue keeping contact.Russia is awaiting a main reaction to Putin's September invitation for Vucic to attend the summit of the BRICS group â $ an alliance of emerging economies â $ in Kazan on Oct. 22 to 24. If I state I'm going to Kazan, it will indicate completion of Serbia's European course. If I say something else, they'll claim I've betrayed the Russians, Vucic stated previously in the week, adding that he would announce his choice on the journey by Monday.Sunday's phone call between the two leaders was planned to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from German profession during World War II.
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The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to any foreign person or entity engaging in election interference, it said just weeks before Americans select their next president.

An announcement from the department's Rewards for Justice program specifically singled out Russian media organization Rybar

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North Korea's decision to deploy thousands of soldiers to Ukraine's cutting edge seals Pyongyang's controversial military alliance with Moscow, experts informed AFP, and pulls Russia deeper into Korean peninsula security.About 1,500 North Korean unique forces soldiers are already in Russia seasoning, likely to head to the front lines quickly, Seoul's
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's suggestion that Kyiv would seek nuclear weapons if it could not join NATO was a "dangerous provocation," Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday.

The Ukrainian leader made the comments at an EU summit on Thursday, in which he said "either Ukraine will have nuclear weapons, which will protect us, or we

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Russia said Friday that it had swapped 95 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian troops in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates.

"As a result of the negotiation process, 95 Russian servicemen were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regime," Russia's Defense Ministry said.

"In return, 95 Ukrainian

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Russia and Ukraine said Friday they exchanged the bodies of 590 fallen soldiers in the latest publicly known swap between the two warring countries.

Moscow received the remains of 89 soldiers, the RBC news websitereported, citing Russian lawmaker Shamsayil Saraliyev, who is a member of a parliamentary group dedicated to Russia’s so-called “special m

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