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American actress Eva Marie Saint, an Oscar winner for her role in Elia Kazan's 1954 film “On the Waterfront,” died at the age of 102. Kommersant, citing Deadline, reported she died on 6 October at her home in Los Angeles surrounded by her f…
Trump says a phone call with Putin is planned “very soon”
US President Donald Trump said a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin is planned and will take place “very soon”. Trump gave no date or agenda. Russian outlets carried the announcement without reporting any Kremlin comment o…
Kim Jong Un congratulates Putin on his 74th birthday
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a telegram to Vladimir Putin congratulating him on his 74th birthday on October 7. Kim praised Russia's strengthened status under Putin and emphasised the comprehensive strategic partnership between thei…
Trump says US still working on Ukraine settlement, end is approaching
US President Donald Trump said Washington is continuing work on settling the Russia-Ukraine conflict and that a conclusion “really is approaching”, speaking at an event in the state of Maryland. TASS reported he acknowledged he had expected…
Matviyenko says a stable and calm Europe is better for Russia
Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, said the European Union is sliding towards becoming a military bloc and that Europeans are protesting out of desperation. She said Russia would be better off with a stable, calm …
Lavrov arrives in Turkmenistan for CIS foreign ministers meeting
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Turkmenistan on 6 October to take part in a meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers, according to RIA Novosti, TASS and Interfax. Interfax reported the ministerial meeting is schedul…
Kremlin: Putin-Xi meeting at APEC confirmed; Putin-Trump-Xi idea not yet worked out
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said practical preparation for a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the APEC summit has not begun, though he called the idea interesting and said all three leaders know of it. U…
Putin to visit Turkmenistan on Oct 8–9 for CIS summit, Caspian ecological talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a working visit to Turkmenistan on October 8–9, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said. He will attend a CIS heads-of-state meeting and the Caspian Ecological Summit in the Avaza tourist zone near Tur…
WSJ: US seeks expanded military cooperation with Iceland to boost Arctic presence
The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States intends to strengthen military cooperation with Iceland as part of a wider push to expand its presence in the Arctic, following a trip by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Reykjavik. T…
Putin to meet Iran's Pezeshkian on October 9 in Turkmenistan
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said President Vladimir Putin will hold a bilateral meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on October 9 in Turkmenistan, after the other events of Putin's trip. Ushakov said the two leaders would discuss …
Rublev’s Trinity icon returned to iconostasis at Trinity-Sergius Lavra
The «Trinity» icon painted by Andrei Rublev was returned to the iconostasis of the Trinity Cathedral at the Trinity-Sergius Lavra on 5 October, according to sources cited by RBC. A printed copy had stood in its place while the icon was chec…
Lebanon foreign minister's Moscow visit being prepared, Russia says
Russia's Foreign Ministry said a visit to Moscow by Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji is being worked out. Earlier on Tuesday, Lebanese and Russian outlets reported that Raji had discussed preparations for the trip with Russia's ambass…
FT: EU draft would limit Ukraine’s farm market access and subsidies upon joining
The European Commission has proposed significantly limiting Ukraine’s access to EU agricultural markets and farm subsidies if Kyiv joins the bloc, according to an internal document reported by the Financial Times. The EU spends up to €55 bi…
EU's Kallas says Transnistria will not block Moldova's EU accession
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said at a Brussels press conference that the unresolved Transnistrian conflict will not be an obstacle to Moldova's integration into the European Union. She said the situation in the region remains fragil…
Kremlin aide says no concrete agreements on Pashinyan visit to Russia
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Russia has no concrete agreements with Armenia on a possible visit by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Moscow, and that no diplomatic contacts on the matter have taken place yet. The remarks, car…
Variety: studio Neon plans to submit Yura Borisov for a Best Actor Oscar
Variety reported that actor Yura Borisov is planned to be submitted for an Academy Award in the Best Actor category, with the studio Neon behind the campaign, according to TASS. The role cited is that of OpenAI co-founder Sutskever in the f…
Presidential aide Ushakov says no Putin-Pashinyan meeting planned in Turkmenistan
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is not planned in Turkmenistan, according to RIA Novosti and TASS. Interfax reported Ushakov also said a Pash…
Lavrov says Russia welcomes East Timor's plans to open embassy in Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow welcomes plans by East Timor to open an embassy in the Russian capital and will support the move. He spoke at a press conference following talks with East Timorese Foreign Minister Bendito …
Soviet and Russian actor Vasily Popov dies at 78
Vasily Popov, a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor known for roles in “Ataka” and “Okhota na lis”, has died at 78, TASS and Vedomosti reported. The Novomoskovsk branch of the Tula Academic Drama Theatre named after M. Gorky announced…
Mexico halts fuel supplies to Cuba under US sanctions threat
Mexico has stopped supplying oil and petroleum products to Cuba through state company Pemex after Washington threatened sanctions, according to TASS, Vedomosti and Kommersant, citing El Universal and Pemex filings with the US SEC. Pemex sto…