Moscow can decline U.S. propositions for a ceasefire in Ukraine without resolving what it thinks about the origin of the war, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated Tuesday. We take the Americans' proposed models and solutions really seriously, but we likewise can decline them as is, Ryabkov said in an interview excerpt published by t

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A 17-year-old transgender Russian woman passed away Saturday at a refugee camp in the Netherlands, according to the LGBT Asylum Support organization, which assists LGBTQ+ asylum seekers.Alisa Serova passed away after a declared drug overdose, the organization stated, including that she had actually been left alone and did not have access to hormonal agent therapy or mental care at

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Finland must psychologically prepare to eventually restore relations with Russia after the war in Ukraine ends, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Monday throughout talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. We in Finland need to mentally prepare for the fact that eventually, relations with Russia will begin to recuperate, Stubb told press reporters in L

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Authorities in Siberia’s Kemerovo region will pay schoolgirls who give birth, Russian state media reported Tuesday, marking at least the third such regional initiative amid the Kremlin’s push to reverse the country’s demographic decline.

Under a regional government decree, legal guardians of eligible schoolgirls will receive a one-time payment of

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Ukraine appears to be ramping up its cross-border assaults and efforts to penetrate Russian territory, as ground fighting continues without pause on both sides despite efforts by the U.S. to negotiate peace.

Ukrainian forces have in recent weeks intensified attacks in Russia’s border regions of Belgorod and Bryansk — a step that experts see as an at

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Russia’s manufacturing sector suffered its steepest downturn in nearly three years last month, according to the latest data from S-P Global, as faltering domestic and export demand drove declines in output and new orders.

The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for Russian manufacturing fell to 48.2 in March, down from 50.2 in February — its sec

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