ITAR-TASS News Agency

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• Ukrainian sources put number of desertion cases at around 200,000(2025-02-04 23:27:02)
• White House has nothing to announce on possible venue of Putin-Trump meeting(2025-02-04 23:25:58)
• Trump to put nearly all USAID staff in Washington on leave — Politico(2025-02-04 22:28:40)
• Trump signs order pulling US from UN rights body, Palestinian relief agency(2025-02-04 22:28:10)
• Palestinian president to attend Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9 — ambassador(2025-02-04 21:28:21)
• Supporting Kiev to cost Europe dearly — Medvedev(2025-02-04 21:14:42)
• Washington gets offers of help in ending Ukraine conflict — White House(2025-02-04 21:00:34)
• Syria wants to develop partnership with Turkey, including in security sphere — al-Sharaa(2025-02-04 20:51:32)
• Zelensky admits that rare earths he offered to Trump are outside Kiev’s control(2025-02-04 20:50:31)
• Trump signs executive order reimposing maximum pressure on Iran(2025-02-04 20:45:18)
• Kazakhstan advises assessing risks of flights in areas where GPS signal can be lost(2025-02-04 20:44:45)
• Indonesia’s joining BRICS opens new opportunities for countries of global South(2025-02-04 20:43:28)
• Around ten people killed in shootout near Swedish school — police(2025-02-04 20:20:09)
• Shots fired from rubber-bullet handgun in Moscow — police(2025-02-04 20:19:14)
• India signs contract to buy anti-ship cruise missiles from Russia(2025-02-04 20:18:33)
• Ukraine funding smear campaign against PM Orban, Hungarian intelligence reveals(2025-02-04 19:57:16)
• Trump thinks Gaza rebuilding will take 10-15 years — agency(2025-02-04 19:56:59)
• If NATO off table, give us nuclear weapons, Zelensky says(2025-02-04 19:40:45)
• Ten civilians facilities attacked by Ukrainian drones in Zaporozhye Region(2025-02-04 19:26:41)
• Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed 7 minutes after being spotted near Aktau, report says(2025-02-04 19:26:19)
• Russia’s newest T-90 Proryv tank to be showcased abroad for first time(2025-02-04 18:47:14)
• US issues waivers for life-saving humanitarian aid — top diplomat(2025-02-04 18:45:39)
• Preliminary report on Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash doesn’t name cause(2025-02-04 18:30:41)
• Through holes, metal objects found in wreckage of AZAL plane — report(2025-02-04 18:29:29)
• Russian adventurer Konyukhov fights mother nature on epic journey, boat flips 20 times(2025-02-04 18:25:12)
• Conversation between Trump, Xi to be held on Tuesday — US official(2025-02-04 18:11:32)
• Brussels policy leading to EU isolation in global economy — Szijjarto(2025-02-04 17:56:21)
• Russian stock indices mixed as trading on Moscow Exchange closes on Tuesday(2025-02-04 17:49:50)
• Bank of Russia lowers dollar rate to 98.53 rubles for February 5(2025-02-04 17:42:16)
• Analysts do not see signs of steady price slowdown — Bank of Russia(2025-02-04 17:40:26)
• Russian economy receives new growth impetus in late 2024 — Central Bank(2025-02-04 17:33:42)
• Fire destroyed parts of fuselage, cockpit after crash of AZAL airplane — report(2025-02-04 17:31:47)
• US trying to take control of Nord Stream infrastructure — Bundestag deputy(2025-02-04 17:30:38)
• Israel might resume military operations in Gaza, top Turkish diplomat says(2025-02-04 16:33:17)
• South African president confronts misinformation about his country during call with Musk(2025-02-04 16:24:40)
• Nearly 130 mpox patients leave quarantine facilities amid hostilities in eastern DRC(2025-02-04 16:21:53)
• Yalta Conference can’t be repeated, Russian lawmaker says(2025-02-04 16:20:55)
• Mass desertion in Ukrainian army killing Kiev both militarily, politically — media(2025-02-04 16:17:27)
• Kiev ready to discuss with US potential elections by end of 2025 — Ukrainian envoy(2025-02-04 16:14:40)
• Several people killed, about 15 sustained injuries in shooting near school in Sweden(2025-02-04 16:13:33)
• Indian exporters could benefit from US-China trade war — official(2025-02-04 16:00:30)
• Iran open to unified BRICS currency — government(2025-02-04 15:51:53)
• Hamas says it has begun talks on second phase of deal with Israel(2025-02-04 15:47:16)
• DPR head accuses USAID of sponsoring pro-American coups worldwide(2025-02-04 15:43:37)
• US on trade war path, using tariffs as bargaining chip — expert(2025-02-04 15:33:04)
• Russia plans to set up diplomatic missions in Gambia, Liberia, Comoros, Togo — Lavrov(2025-02-04 15:22:25)
• Iranian ambassador says will attend VE-Day parade in Moscow(2025-02-04 15:17:43)
• World’s shift to peaceful solutions requires US to alter its policy — Crimea’s head(2025-02-04 15:12:08)
• Projects worth $11 bln approved on cluster investment platform(2025-02-04 15:03:43)
• Washington sees Zelensky as ‘inconvenient,’ will insist on election in Ukraine — report(2025-02-04 15:03:17)
• EU 'won't dare' to retaliate strongly against US tariffs if imposed — senator(2025-02-04 14:39:13)
• US withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement to take one year, expert says(2025-02-04 14:38:50)
• Greenland has nothing to do with Denmark — politician(2025-02-04 14:36:18)
• EU, Moldova have agreed on strategy for Chisinau’s full integration in EU energy market(2025-02-04 14:30:29)
• Around 9,000 people flee Greek island of Santorini due to earthquakes(2025-02-04 14:29:09)
• UN agencies in Ukraine prohibited from signing documents on US financing — El Pais(2025-02-04 14:27:13)
• Middle East not geopolitical playground, Lavrov tells West(2025-02-04 14:22:26)
• American sentenced to record 475 years in prison for facilitating dog fights(2025-02-04 14:07:52)
• No conditions for presidential election in Ukraine now — former Ukrainian PM(2025-02-04 13:50:11)
• Ukrainian General Staff drains brigades, forces troop replenishment from rear — media(2025-02-04 13:48:25)
• Russians purchased unprecedented number of used electric cars last year(2025-02-04 13:28:50)
• Ukraine seen as mercenary state serving Western interests(2025-02-04 13:26:40)
• Man who killed DPR Boxing Federation chief dies in explosion he arranged(2025-02-04 13:21:38)
• Anglo-Saxons will not abandon idea of dividing Russia — Crimea’s head(2025-02-04 13:19:47)
• FACTBOX: Ukraine hits school bus with drone in Zaporozhye Region(2025-02-04 13:18:46)
• OMV wins legal battle with Gazprom on Austrian contract, awarded 48 mln euro compensation(2025-02-04 13:16:06)
• Russian troops destroy Ukrainian army’s reinforcements near Chasov Yar in Donetsk region(2025-02-04 13:03:32)
• Top German military official sees Russia as having upper hand in Ukraine conflict(2025-02-04 13:03:02)
• Europe withdraws over 50 bcm of gas from UGS facilities since beginning of heating season(2025-02-04 12:59:31)
• Ukrainian command orders to reassign some 50,000 troops to infantry units(2025-02-04 12:59:01)
• Ukrainian forces attack market in Gorlovka to injure civilians — Russian diplomat(2025-02-04 12:56:49)
• Raiffeisen sets aside 840 mln euro to cover potential losses on litigation in Russia(2025-02-04 12:48:55)
• Poll shows Ukrainians trust Zaluzhny far more than Zelensky(2025-02-04 12:34:26)
• Russia needs to fight hard to be included in 2026 Winter Olympics — Kremlin(2025-02-04 12:30:56)
• IOC to weigh in on decision about Russian hockey team’s participation in Olympics(2025-02-04 12:02:47)
• Mideast should expect 'nothing good' from US under Trump — Russian scholar(2025-02-04 11:33:47)
• Russian troops wipe out foreign mercenaries’ formation in Donbass region over past day(2025-02-04 11:28:01)
• Ministers of Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan to hold meeting on Rasht-Astara section(2025-02-04 11:04:40)
• Trump essentially suggests Ukraine buy military assistance — Kremlin spokesman(2025-02-04 10:56:25)
• Iran-EAEU free trade agreement to be implemented this year — envoy(2025-02-04 10:51:36)
• Russia’s seed imports decline by almost 2.5 times in 2024 — Agriculture Ministry(2025-02-04 10:44:50)
• IIHF votes to exclude Russia from 2026 World Cup(2025-02-04 10:35:55)
• Establishment of Palestinian state will reconcile Israel with Arab world — Lavrov(2025-02-04 10:35:32)
• Kalashnikov ships first AK-12 rifles this year(2025-02-04 10:27:12)
• EU’s increase in military spending to bring negative impact on every European — Kremlin(2025-02-04 10:24:07)
• Moscow, Tehran in talks on construction of new NPPs in Iran — Ambassador to Russia(2025-02-04 10:13:27)
• Jens Stoltenberg appointed Norway's new Finance Minister(2025-02-04 10:11:47)
• Poland’s defense chief says he cannot envision deployment of Polish troops to Ukraine(2025-02-04 10:00:56)
• Press review: US suspends USAID aid to Central Asia while Hamas visits Moscow again(2025-02-04 10:00:00)
• Russia, Iran to sign agreement on construction of Rasht-Astara section by March — envoy(2025-02-04 09:55:22)
• Kremlin spokesman refuses to evaluate Trump’s ideas for resolving Ukraine issue(2025-02-04 09:52:15)
• Kremlin mum on Trump’s statement on 'progress' in Ukrainian crisis settlement(2025-02-04 09:48:49)
• Trump already withdrew support for military operations in Ukraine — PM Orban(2025-02-04 09:48:25)
• Continued US arms supplies to Kiev obvious — Kremlin spokesman(2025-02-04 09:45:37)
• China imposes export control on tungsten, tellurium, molybdenum — commerce ministry(2025-02-04 09:28:17)
• Russian troops expand area under control after liberating Novomlynsk in Kharkov Region(2025-02-04 09:10:51)
• Academician on why Russia may reject Assad's extradition to Syria's leadership(2025-02-04 09:08:38)
• Driver of attacked school bus in Zaporozhye Region to be transferred to regional hospital(2025-02-04 08:51:07)
• Rome not prepared to allocate 5% of GDP to military spending — foreign minister(2025-02-04 08:48:25)
• Ukrainian troops launch over 100 drones on Russia’s Belgorod Region in day — governor(2025-02-04 08:41:42)
• China takes justified, reasonable countermeasures in response to US tariffs — embassy(2025-02-04 08:34:04)
• Foreign intel chief praises Russia’s leading position in ensuring global food security(2025-02-04 08:23:39)
• World Aquatics expands list of Russian neutral athletes to 50(2025-02-04 08:21:06)
• Kazakhstan expects to release results of its probe into AZAL flight crash soon — minister(2025-02-04 08:20:18)
• US seeks ceasefire in Ukraine to cut costs on Kiev — Russian diplomat(2025-02-04 08:18:35)
• China to impose tariffs amounting to 10% on US oil, 15% on LNG, coal from US(2025-02-04 08:03:54)
• US levies of 10% on Chinese imports take effect(2025-02-04 07:56:59)
• Armenia expects US to prioritize peace in South Caucasus, PM Pashinyan states(2025-02-04 07:56:24)
• West only willing to accept unipolar world model, Russian senator claims(2025-02-04 07:45:41)
• US so far presents no tangible solutions to Ukrainian crisis — senior diplomat(2025-02-04 07:29:27)
• West seeks to cut last Moscow-Minsk ties — senior Russian diplomat(2025-02-04 07:28:44)
• Russian army seizes 1 km of LPR administrative border — military expert(2025-02-04 07:27:04)
• Many countries ready to host talks on Ukraine — senior diplomat(2025-02-04 06:53:16)
• Ukrainian attacks on Russian regions kill 11 civilians, leave over 70 injured in past week(2025-02-04 06:40:00)
• Russia ready for joint work on balancing everyone’s interests — top diplomat(2025-02-04 06:34:15)
• Israel to send delegation to Doha later this week, Netanyahu’s office announces(2025-02-04 06:27:13)
• Ukrainian shelling attack leaves five civilians injured in DPR’s Gorlovka(2025-02-04 06:17:10)
• US Trump’s telephone conversation with Chinese leader Xi expected this week(2025-02-04 05:35:00)
• Trump administration to test UN-centric system’s limits — Lavrov(2025-02-04 05:23:00)
• Rejecting UN principles for world governance to lead to chaos — top Russian diplomat(2025-02-04 05:14:01)
• US puts on 30-day pause tariffs’ introduction against Canada, says PM Trudeau(2025-02-04 02:13:37)
• Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile systems to be deployed in Belarus(2025-02-04 01:39:27)
• Kiev regime capable of taking ‘cynical and reckless’ steps regarding Belarus — diplomat(2025-02-04 01:12:10)
• Russia-Ukraine settlement talks must be based on 2022 Istanbul agreements — diplomat(2025-02-04 00:47:23)