ITAR-TASS News Agency

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• Israeli army announces extensive strikes, planned expansion of operations in Gaza Strip(2025-05-16 22:41:34)
• Turkey believes Russia-Ukraine talks were better than expected — CNN(2025-05-16 21:07:19)
• Serbia, US have ‘historic’ opportunity to strengthen ties — PM(2025-05-16 20:57:37)
• US to reduce its military contingent in Syria to 900 — TV(2025-05-16 20:42:44)
• Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey represent ‘tactical win’ for Moscow — report(2025-05-16 20:26:56)
• Ministers of Libya’s Government of National Unity seeking resignation amid protests(2025-05-16 20:25:39)
• Analyst sees loss of Ukraine’s another F-16 as blow to reputation of its Air Force(2025-05-16 19:33:53)
• History shows wars are fought as peace talks continue — chief Russian negotiator(2025-05-16 19:09:41)
• One killed, nine wounded in Israel’s strikes on Yemen — Houthi health ministry(2025-05-16 19:08:58)
• Next round of Russia-Ukraine talks to focus on ceasefire framework, Russian MP predicts(2025-05-16 19:08:23)
• Russia ready to consider applications from UAE airlines to operate flights — ministry(2025-05-16 19:07:43)
• Ukrainian POWs may not want to leave good treatment in Russia to come back home — lawmaker(2025-05-16 19:05:30)
• Foreign mercenaries fight on Ukrainian side in Volnoye Pole(2025-05-16 19:04:10)
• Agenda of Russia-Afghanistan dialogue included rare earth metals discussion — Deputy PM(2025-05-16 19:03:26)
• ICC prosecutor Khan takes leave amid sexual misconduct probe — Reuters(2025-05-16 19:02:39)
• Strategy of war of attrition not working with Russia — US official(2025-05-16 19:00:08)
• Expert says full trade embargo against Russia would cause serious problems for EU(2025-05-16 18:58:19)
• US to discuss pulling troops out of Europe this year — US Permanent Representative to NATO(2025-05-16 18:57:32)
• Russian embassy points to London’s wish to disrupt Ukraine talks(2025-05-16 18:48:17)
• Plane presumably carrying Russian delegation takes off from Istanbul — service(2025-05-16 18:47:21)
• Share of settlements in national currencies between Russia, EAEU reaches 93% — ministry(2025-05-16 18:46:57)
• Israeli defense minister threatens to eliminate Houthi leader(2025-05-16 17:46:17)
• Moscow expects OHCHR to wake up to persecution of Russian media in West(2025-05-16 17:33:11)
• Analyst sees prisoner-exchange deal as Russia’s great accomplishment at talks with Ukraine(2025-05-16 17:29:34)
• Six Russian tech companies present their developments at KazanForum — ASI(2025-05-16 17:27:07)
• Russian MP lauds POW swap agreement with Ukraine(2025-05-16 17:24:54)
• Russian MP and party leader hails resumption of talks between Russia, Ukraine(2025-05-16 17:23:10)
• Annual inflation in Russia in April recorded at 10.23% — Economic Development Ministry(2025-05-16 17:22:02)
• Important to reiterate Gomel agreements to Kiev — head of Russian delegation to Istanbul(2025-05-16 16:58:46)
• Annual inflation in Russia in April amounted to 10.23% — statistics service(2025-05-16 16:41:58)
• Ukrainian army demoralized by Russia’s successes on battlefields near Donetsk — expert(2025-05-16 16:40:05)
• Russian stock indices mixed as trading on Moscow Exchange closes(2025-05-16 16:37:54)
• Belarusian leader Lukashenko thanks Russia for help in training country’s troops(2025-05-16 16:36:41)
• Umerov says work on Istanbul negotiations continues(2025-05-16 16:32:45)
• Trump departs UAE, wrapping up Middle East tour(2025-05-16 16:30:25)
• Kiev must release pro-Russian civilians alongside POWs — Kherson governor(2025-05-16 16:28:40)
• West fears that pro-Russian forces could come to power in Ukraine — Polish minister(2025-05-16 16:20:29)
• Ukrainian drone kills man riding bike in Belgorod Region(2025-05-16 16:19:28)
• Israel strikes two Yemeni ports — media(2025-05-16 15:59:35)
• Russian prisoners need medical care after torture in Ukraine — lawmaker(2025-05-16 15:58:47)
• Trump's Russia slant on display during Istanbul talks — expert(2025-05-16 15:53:09)
• Russia’s agricultural exports to Qatar increase fourfold over last five years — ministry(2025-05-16 15:52:10)
• Ukrainian chief negotiator confirms plans to exchange ceasefire documents with Russia(2025-05-16 15:51:40)
• Negotiations between Putin and Trump, not with Zelensky, needed for peace in Ukraine — MP(2025-05-16 15:47:55)
• Tourist flow from Qatar to Russia jumps nearly 80% in 2024 — ministry(2025-05-16 15:44:00)
• Putin, Turkmenistan’s national leader hold phone call to discuss ties — Kremlin(2025-05-16 15:41:45)
• Russian envoy questions point of Putin-Zelensky summit without framework agreement(2025-05-16 15:30:57)
• Russia, Ukraine held talks, agreeing to swap captives and meet again. Here’s what we know(2025-05-16 15:14:24)
• Russia receives specific cooperation proposals from Afghanistan(2025-05-16 15:06:22)
• Umerov expected to make statement on results of Istanbul talks at 6:00 p.m. Moscow time(2025-05-16 15:05:13)
• 1.27 mln hectares of forests consumed by wildfires in Transbaikal Region in 2025(2025-05-16 15:01:05)
• Russia, Belarus to practice repelling aggression against Union State at Zapad 2025 drills(2025-05-16 14:49:18)
• Moscow, Kiev agree to exchange ceasefire proposals — chief Russian negotiator(2025-05-16 14:40:19)
• UNICEF brands Gaza Strip as deadly location for children(2025-05-16 14:34:14)
• Ceasefire was Ukraine’s main focus in Istanbul talks — defense minister(2025-05-16 14:18:04)
• Russian delegation plans to leave Istanbul for Moscow today — TASS source(2025-05-16 14:16:57)
• Ukrainian delegation asks Russia for Putin-Zelensky talks — Medinsky(2025-05-16 14:07:19)
• Russia, Ukraine agree to 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange — Ukrainian defense minister(2025-05-16 14:06:21)
• Russian combat helicopter wipes out Bradley IFV, Ukrainian army’s ferry with one missile(2025-05-16 14:04:37)
• The Vatican could serve as venue for talks on Ukraine — secretary of state(2025-05-16 13:59:16)
• US puts forward official terms for resolving nuclear standoff with Iran(2025-05-16 13:56:52)
• Kiev can run out of munitions in four months if Washington cuts off supplies — Bloomberg(2025-05-16 13:49:44)
• Kiev terminates customs cooperation agreement with Moscow(2025-05-16 13:45:49)
• Russia, Ukraine wrap up talks, delegations prepare statements for press — source(2025-05-16 13:32:14)
• Erdogan urges not to add extra pressure on negotiating parties in Ukraine talks(2025-05-16 13:29:13)
• Ukrainian delegation to Istanbul geared toward war, not peace — Russian envoy(2025-05-16 13:10:02)
• Russian, Ukrainian delegations interacted in Russian in Istanbul — source(2025-05-16 13:03:56)
• Moscow to hold on to key demands as it engages in talks with Kiev, Chinese analyst says(2025-05-16 13:03:15)
• Russia plans regular routes to Spitsbergen may begin within year — minister(2025-05-16 13:01:53)
• Trump states need for meeting with Putin to resolve Ukrainian conflict(2025-05-16 12:42:55)
• IN BRIEF: What is known about Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey(2025-05-16 12:38:27)
• Russian troops liberate six communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass(2025-05-16 12:33:18)
• Over 150 Hamas targets hit by Israeli forces in Gaza Strip in past day(2025-05-16 12:21:31)
• Lawmaker slams Kiev's massive attack on Crimea before talks as ‘sabotage attempt’(2025-05-16 12:16:12)
• Belarus, Russia agree on steps to strengthen defense potential — Belarus Defense Ministry(2025-05-16 12:05:11)
• Almaz-Antey to show its latest air defense systems at MILEX-2025 in Minsk(2025-05-16 12:00:05)
• Kiev refuses to view Istanbul meeting as continuation of process interrupted in 2022(2025-05-16 11:43:16)
• French, European threats not to alter Russia’s stance on Istanbul talks — ambassador(2025-05-16 11:18:12)
• Turkish foreign minister describes current stage of settlement in Ukraine as critical(2025-05-16 11:12:10)
• India sees potential for cooperation with Russia in green energy — Oil Minister(2025-05-16 11:04:06)
• Russian delegation in Istanbul equipped with all necessary instructions — Kremlin(2025-05-16 11:00:17)
• Meeting between Putin, Trump necessary, requires thorough preparations — Kremlin(2025-05-16 10:58:15)
• EU increases purchases of Russian pipeline gas, LNG by 28% in Q1(2025-05-16 10:57:18)
• India to continue increasing oil supply to global market — minister(2025-05-16 10:43:26)
• Putin-Trump meeting should address international issues, Ukraine — Kremlin(2025-05-16 10:39:24)
• Trump says to meet with Putin when possible(2025-05-16 10:16:27)
• Russia’s delegation in Istanbul in constant contact with president — Kremlin(2025-05-16 10:15:22)
• Restoration of French-Russian relations depends entirely on Paris — envoy(2025-05-16 10:01:24)
• Russia, Ukraine prepared for negotiations as US aims to deepen OPEC+ ties(2025-05-16 10:00:01)
• Russian delegation arrives for talks with Ukraine in Istanbul(2025-05-16 09:56:52)
• Meeting with US, Turkish representatives in Istanbul productive — Ukrainian defense chief(2025-05-16 09:44:17)
• Belarus, Russia ready for joint exercises, these are defensive in nature — Lukashenko(2025-05-16 09:31:12)
• Trump pledges to address Gaza Strip’s problems(2025-05-16 09:29:40)
• Meeting between representatives from Turkey, US, Ukraine wraps up in Istanbul(2025-05-16 09:28:56)
• Russia and Afghanistan plan to sign cooperation agreements — Russian Deputy PM(2025-05-16 09:19:12)
• US pragmatically moves away from 'democratization agenda' — Russian intelligence chief(2025-05-16 09:16:42)
• US State Department official to meet with Russian presidential envoy in Istanbul — media(2025-05-16 09:10:51)
• Ukraine’s Yermak, Sibiga launch talks in Istanbul with US Rubio and Turkish Fidan(2025-05-16 08:52:36)
• IN BRIEF: What we know about Salavat plant explosion in Russia’s Bashkortostan(2025-05-16 08:41:46)
• Ukraine admits loss of three Western-made F-16 fighter jets — open data(2025-05-16 08:40:10)
• Rubio arrives in Istanbul ahead of Russia-Ukraine talks — AFP(2025-05-16 08:37:16)
• West uses Ukrainians as cannon fodder in pursuing geopolitical goals — foreign intel chief(2025-05-16 08:28:01)
• Delegations of Turkey, US, Ukraine arrive at meeting site in Istanbul(2025-05-16 08:24:42)
• US discusses with Europe boosting support for opposition in CIS states — SVR chief(2025-05-16 08:23:51)
• World increasingly leans toward rejecting so-called Western values — Russian intel chief(2025-05-16 08:12:38)
• Ukrainian troops practically dislodged from Bogatyr in south Donetsk region — expert(2025-05-16 08:05:14)
• India offers Russia participation in oil exploration across 200,000 sq km of its territory(2025-05-16 08:00:32)
• Russian stock market rises at start of main trading session(2025-05-16 07:47:19)
• Direct contact between Russia, Ukraine in Istanbul expected to start at 9:00 a.m. GMT(2025-05-16 07:36:21)
• Kiev’s desire to discuss only ceasefire causes concern — Russian diplomat(2025-05-16 07:05:12)
• Istanbul to host trilateral meetings on Ukraine on Friday — Turkish diplomats(2025-05-16 07:01:48)
• Chances of elaborating final document at Istanbul talks remain — Russian diplomat(2025-05-16 06:51:30)
• Legitimization of agreements in Istanbul still possible — Russian diplomat(2025-05-16 06:46:59)
• Ukraine fails to turn Istanbul talks into show — Russian diplomat(2025-05-16 06:45:56)
• Ukraine loses another F-16 fighter jet — Air Force(2025-05-16 06:44:25)
• Ukraine fails to turn Istanbul talks into show — Russian diplomat(2025-05-16 06:06:34)
• Cuban president says his visit to Russia was fruitful(2025-05-16 05:02:32)
• Over 110 killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza in past day — Al Jazeera(2025-05-16 04:25:32)
• Date, venue of possible Putin-Trump meeting not set yet — Rubio(2025-05-16 03:27:30)
• Six prototypes of bird flu vaccine to undergo preclinical trials in Russia(2025-05-16 03:25:57)
• Kiev government lost hundreds of millions purchasing weapons — FT investigation(2025-05-16 02:48:05)
• Gaza should get Palestinian leadership after conflict — UAE foreign minister(2025-05-16 01:55:12)
• PREVIEW: Russia-Ukraine talks expected to begin in Istanbul(2025-05-16 01:38:47)
• Germany currently has no plans to deliver Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine — chancellor(2025-05-16 01:00:54)
• White House expects Putin-Trump meeting to take place very soon(2025-05-16 00:48:55)
• Trump becomes grandfather for eleventh time(2025-05-16 00:45:28)
• US representative to attend Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul — Rubio(2025-05-16 00:23:19)