Russian Armed Forces Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said Friday his country's strong military partnership with China provides stability around the world.

Gerasimov, who is commander of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, made the remark during a videoconference with his Chinese counterpart, Liu Zhenli.

"The coordination of Russian

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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated Friday that a long-expected counteroffensive from Ukraine had started however Kyiv had so far stopped working to reach its goals. We can absolutely state that this Ukrainian offensive has started, Putin stated in a video interview published on Telegram by a Russian reporter. But the Ukrainian soldiers did not reach their
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A group of Ukrainian detainees of war has actually been handed over to Hungary, according to the Russian Orthodox Church, with Kyiv saying Friday they had not been informed of the move.The transfer took place on Thursday with the blessing of Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill within the structure of cooperation between churches and at the
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Russia's Central Bank on Friday extended its interest rate pause, the longest in more than seven years, as inflation pressures stimulated by Moscow's intrusion of Ukraine continued to loom over the economy. The Central Bank preserved its crucial rates of interest at 7.5%, a relocation extensively anticipated by analysts.But the Bank likewise meant future financial
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Russian-installed authorities in occupied Ukraine are establishing a centralized info space for pro-Russian mass media and outreach, the Vedomosti organization daily reported Friday.Russia claims to have annexed four regions of Ukraine-- Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson-- in September 2022 following widely contested referendums, des
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Iceland said Friday it would suspend work at its embassy in Russia since Aug. 1, the first nation to do so, and asked Russia to restrict its operations in Reykjavik. The present situation merely does not make it feasible for the little foreign service of Iceland to operate an embassy in Russia, Foreign Minister Thordis Gylfadottir said.AFP's bureau in
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