ITAR-TASS News Agency

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• US President Trump says he is likely to hold meeting with Putin in Saudi Arabia(2025-02-12 21:45:50)
• White House spokeswoman evades question on nuclear weapons for Ukraine(2025-02-12 21:04:47)
• Trump expects Arab partners to come up with alternative to relocating Gazans — White House(2025-02-12 21:02:51)
• IAEA rotation at Zaporozhye plant cancelled due to intense military activity — statement(2025-02-12 20:49:28)
• IN BRIEF: Putin, Trump agree to work together as they speak by phone(2025-02-12 20:40:18)
• White House confirms release of Russian national Vinnik as part of prisoner swap(2025-02-12 20:38:35)
• Keith Kellogg remains part of US team working to resolve Ukraine crisis — White House(2025-02-12 20:37:47)
• Freight turnover of Russian seaports down 1.6% in January to 71.6 mln tons(2025-02-12 20:14:09)
• Handling at Global Ports’ terminals in St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region up by one third(2025-02-12 20:13:42)
• Ukraine needs 5-10 years to start production of rare earths — expert(2025-02-12 20:11:38)
• Russian national Vinnik’s case closed in US, lawyer says(2025-02-12 20:09:25)
• US oil inventories up 4.1 mln barrels over week — Department of Energy(2025-02-12 20:09:07)
• Zelensky, Trump discuss work to prepare minerals deal(2025-02-12 20:07:54)
• MOEX Index extends gains during evening session amid Putin-Trump phone call(2025-02-12 20:07:11)
• Coca-Cola to switch to plastic bottles if aluminium price rises — The Guardian(2025-02-12 19:05:37)
• DeepSeek decides to register its brand in Russia(2025-02-12 18:44:31)
• Ukraine gets proposed US deal on minerals(2025-02-12 18:44:10)
• Zelensky says he wants to make peace — Trump(2025-02-12 18:34:20)
• Russian stocks up during evening session amid Putin-Trump phone call(2025-02-12 18:33:17)
• UN welcomes Putin-Trump talks, says it is 'positive' development — spokesman(2025-02-12 18:28:14)
• Russian, Syrian leaders agree on further cooperation — Kremlin(2025-02-12 18:16:05)
• Russia, US to immediately start talks on Ukrainian settlement — Trump(2025-02-12 18:11:06)
• MOEX Index up during evening session amid Putin-Trump phone call(2025-02-12 18:03:06)
• Resolving Ukraine issue requires a lot of work, hard diplomacy — top US diplomat(2025-02-12 18:02:18)
• Putin, Trump agree to hold in-person meeting — Kremlin spokesman(2025-02-12 18:01:13)
• Trump, Zelensky hold phone talks(2025-02-12 18:00:34)
• Russian stocks close in the green on Wednesday(2025-02-12 17:59:43)
• US authorities to release Russian national Alexander Vinnik soon — lawyer(2025-02-12 17:59:18)
• Putin backs Trump’s statement that time has come to work together — Kremlin spokesman(2025-02-12 17:49:00)
• Trump calls for early ceasefire in Ukraine in phone call with Putin(2025-02-12 17:45:00)
• NATO chief for first time did not say that Ukraine will become member of alliance(2025-02-12 17:27:01)
• Putin, Trump speak over phone — Kremlin(2025-02-12 17:06:51)
• Trump not interested in turning Ukraine into 'anti-Russia' — analyst(2025-02-12 16:40:00)
• Russia, US to discuss solution to Ukraine issue alone, expert says(2025-02-12 16:35:03)
• Inflation in Russia equals 0.23% from February 4 to 10 — Rosstat(2025-02-12 16:30:44)
• US can't concentrate on Europe's security, will focus on countering China — Pentagon(2025-02-12 16:20:01)
• Putin, new Syrian leader hold first telephone conversation(2025-02-12 16:09:46)
• If Hamas doesn’t free hostages, it will mean resumption of war — Israeli foreign minister(2025-02-12 16:06:05)
• Trump to change Europe’s stance toward conflict in Ukraine — Orban(2025-02-12 15:37:31)
• Russian oil supplies to China down 9% in December, OPEC says(2025-02-12 15:19:22)
• Russian troops just 1.5 km away from state border near Ugledar in Donbass region — expert(2025-02-12 15:16:02)
• Pezeshkian says US nudges Israel to attack Iran(2025-02-12 15:12:14)
• Russian, Israeli senior diplomats talk about Iranian nuclear program(2025-02-12 15:00:14)
• Peacekeepers in Ukraine should not be covered under NATO’s Article Five — Pentagon chief(2025-02-12 14:58:52)
• Russian troops weather drone attacks as they wait hours for ZNPP staff rotation — MFA(2025-02-12 14:57:27)
• Germany’s far-right AfD advocates for Ukraine settlement, peace with Russia —politician(2025-02-12 14:44:44)
• Russian diplomat criticizes Kiev for blocking IAEA expert rotation at Zaporozhye plant(2025-02-12 14:40:51)
• Russia prefers to adhere to confidentiality for effective diplomacy, top diplomat says(2025-02-12 14:38:34)
• Russia stands for Syria’s integrity, sovereignty — Putin(2025-02-12 14:36:17)
• NATO uses 'Russian threat' as pretext to justify shrinking living standards — Kremlin(2025-02-12 14:11:42)
• Russian House in Baku closes up shop(2025-02-12 14:10:40)
• US keeps meddling in internal affairs of other countries — Russian security official(2025-02-12 14:05:28)
• Russia to react accordingly to changes in US policy — security official(2025-02-12 13:49:17)
• Ukraine receives Russian gas from foreign companies via Slovakia — Slovak Foreign Minister(2025-02-12 13:47:27)
• Russia’s Security Council sees chance for Ukraine peace settlement(2025-02-12 13:38:51)
• Russia concerned over implementation of Israel-Hamas agreements — Lavrov(2025-02-12 13:18:14)
• EU sanctions against Russia in energy sector should be lifted — Orban(2025-02-12 13:16:48)
• Changes in US policy and Moscow’s nuclear doctrine: Russian defense chief chimes in(2025-02-12 13:14:13)
• Western media silence Ukrainian atrocities, including in Nikolayevo-Daryino — Kremlin(2025-02-12 13:06:52)
• The Netherlands’ LNG imports from Russia up by 68% yoy to 1.92 bcm in 2024 — CBS(2025-02-12 12:55:13)
• Drone operator tells how he destroyed Ukrainian air defense system in Kursk Region(2025-02-12 12:49:27)
• Kremlin mum on possibility of new Russia-US prisoner swap(2025-02-12 12:43:02)
• Russian forces pound Ukrainian UAV assembly workshops in massive missile strike(2025-02-12 12:33:19)
• Some Iranian lawmakers call for building nuclear bomb — security committee member(2025-02-12 12:29:42)
• FACTBOX: Repelling Ukrainian attacks, Kiev's atrocities: news from Kursk Region(2025-02-12 12:27:32)
• Kremlin declines to comment on claims of yesterday’s meeting between Putin, Witkoff(2025-02-12 12:22:20)
• Armenia’s parliament adopts bill on starting process of country's accession to EU(2025-02-12 12:20:02)
• Kazakhstan says military cooperation with Russia developing well(2025-02-12 12:17:13)
• Musk calls for 'overhaul' of NATO(2025-02-12 12:15:24)
• Shoigu hopes Trump's first decisions herald revision of previous US policies(2025-02-12 12:03:28)
• One can wait years for EU accession, Armenia is reaping benefits from EAEU now — Kremlin(2025-02-12 12:01:58)
• Putin, Trump express readiness for dialogue, they will decide this themselves — Lavrov(2025-02-12 11:51:38)
• Russia expects Israel, Hamas to comply with ceasefire terms — Kremlin(2025-02-12 11:50:34)
• Ukrainian diplomat admits Kiev’s obstruction of humanitarian aid to DPR, LPR(2025-02-12 11:49:31)
• Sudan, Russia reach mutual understanding on Moscow’s Navy base — foreign minister(2025-02-12 11:44:38)
• Shoigu doubts that USAID suspension is irreversible(2025-02-12 11:31:45)
• Russia had 100% performance of OPEC+ deal in January — Novak(2025-02-12 11:22:55)
• West 'buried' Minsk agreements, disregarding Donbass people — Russian diplomat(2025-02-12 11:17:08)
• German government organizing protests against opposition — lawmaker(2025-02-12 11:01:51)
• Dollar drops below 94 rubles in interbank market(2025-02-12 10:36:45)
• Polish general says corruption, desertion, mass exodus main reasons for Ukraine’s failure(2025-02-12 10:32:20)
• Russia will never discuss exchange of its territories — Kremlin(2025-02-12 10:30:49)
• Over 42,000 munitions neutralized in Russian regions near Ukraine over year(2025-02-12 10:27:35)
• Greece’s parliament chooses Kostas Tasoulas as head of state(2025-02-12 10:07:06)
• Russian Railways plan to transport record high 1.3 bln passengers — CEO(2025-02-12 10:03:31)
• Kalashnikov to display KUB-10E strike drone at IDEX show(2025-02-12 10:02:53)
• Ukraine strikes parking lot 300 meters from nuclear power reactor(2025-02-12 10:01:44)
• Press review: Trump probes Ukraine options while Russian military technologies rise(2025-02-12 10:00:01)
• Bank of Russia sells currency worth $58.6 mln in domestic market(2025-02-12 09:57:25)
• South Africa sends additional military units to DR Congo(2025-02-12 09:51:57)
• No appeal from US mercenary, his defense on his sentence(2025-02-12 09:48:34)
• Russia to display Pantsir-SMD-E ADS at IDEX show(2025-02-12 09:47:24)
• Kiev’s forces attack Russia’s Belgorod Region with 56 drones in past day(2025-02-12 09:34:24)
• Donbass’ primary lithium and titanium deposits under control of Russia — head of DPR(2025-02-12 09:25:13)
• Zelensky serves as a cover for Western warmongers’ corrupt schemes — opposition politician(2025-02-12 09:15:22)
• You can only clear Ukraine’s brains by making them \(2025-02-12 09:11:20)
• Establishing independent Palestinian state must not be delayed — Erdogan(2025-02-12 09:02:08)
• Italian journalist covering life in Novorossiya, Donbass receives Russian residence permit(2025-02-12 08:59:20)
• Russian Railways’ investments hit record high in 2024(2025-02-12 08:56:29)
• Ukrainian UAVs attack Rylsk in Russia’s borderline Kursk Region, no casualties reported(2025-02-12 08:50:50)
• North Korea’s state media dismisses US rhetoric on Gaza as empty threats(2025-02-12 08:34:35)
• Indian authorities investigate threat to PM Modi’s plane(2025-02-12 08:28:24)
• Russia presents Pantsir-S1M ADS at Aero India show(2025-02-12 08:21:53)
• Today's Russian strikes on Kiev fall within 'peace through strength' concept — Medvedev(2025-02-12 08:04:11)
• Ukrainian POW says those previously tracking draft dodgers now sent to fight themselves(2025-02-12 08:00:20)
• Fire engulfs critical infrastructure site in Ukraine’s Chernigov region(2025-02-12 07:58:41)
• End to Ukraine conflict requires talks on lifting anti-Russian sanctions — diplomat(2025-02-12 07:55:26)
• Russian diplomat criticizes Ukraine’s 18-24 recruit contract as a one-way ticket(2025-02-12 07:49:22)
• Novatek reports IFRS net profit up 4.6% in 2024(2025-02-12 07:40:49)
• FACTBOX: Russia releases US citizen Marc Fogel from custody(2025-02-12 07:00:12)
• Western sanctions on Russia cause economic disruption in EU — Duma speaker(2025-02-12 06:46:12)
• Ukraine crisis highlights global security issues, senior Russian MP says(2025-02-12 05:47:12)
• Fogel's release could be important element of Ukraine settlement — Trump(2025-02-12 05:24:12)
• Australia imposes sanctions on five Russians accused of stealing insurance company data(2025-02-12 05:20:46)
• US appreciates Russian authorities’ release of Fogel — Trump(2025-02-12 05:18:45)
• Shoigu to discuss security threats with Kazakh counterparts in Astana(2025-02-12 03:48:42)
• Russian gas supplies to Europe via TurkStream set new record last week(2025-02-12 03:29:55)
• Five more families with children returned to Russia from Syria(2025-02-12 03:08:01)
• Ukrainian Defense Ministry announces recruiting men aged 18-24 for contract service(2025-02-12 00:49:02)