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Russia heading towards a demographic abyss: July sees lowest number of births since 1945
Russia's population is rapidly decreasing. According to the latest data from the Russian Federal Statistics Service, Rosstat, 110,500 children were born in the country in July of this year, while 135,270 people died. Compared to July 2022, the mortality rate increased by 2.7%, and the birth rate decreased by 3.0%. From January to July 2023, the natural population decline amounted to 297,306 people.
Demographer Alexey Raksha told the news outlet Agenstvo that July 2023 was the worst July in …
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Ukrainian President Zelensky: Putin involved in death of Wagner PMC Founder Prigozhin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is involved in the death of the founder of the Wagner Group private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin. "Putin has lost his nerve - as a person, as a politician. He killed Prigozhin - at least, that's the information we have," Zelensky said. Speaking at the Yalta summit in Kyiv, the Ukrainian President did not specify the source of his information, but noted that Prigozhin's death is a plus for …
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Erdogan and Putin meet in Sochi, discuss energy cooperation, monetary policy and bilateral trade
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, where they discussed various aspects of their bilateral relationship. Putin emphasized the importance of maintaining the positive momentum achieved in the relationship and highlighted potential areas of cooperation in the energy sector. He specifically mentioned the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, which is being constructed by the Russian nuclear agency Rosatom, and stated that its first unit …
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Wagner PMC will not be disbanded, Kremlin is looking for Prigozhin’s successor
Despite the death of the founder of the Russian private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the group will not be disbanded and will continue to carry out its functions, primarily in supporting dictatorial regimes. Wagner has evolved into an organization that supports ruling regimes in many countries around the world, particularly in Africa. This group's actions have long reached the international level," said Alexander Mikhailov, a retired FSB general, in an interview with the Russian …
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Erdogan decides to visit Moscow to talk with Putin about the grain deal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit Russia for a meeting with his counterpart Vladimir Putin, reports Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, citing sources within the Turkish leader's administration. The exact date of the visit is not specified, but the report notes that the main topic of discussion will be the grain agreement, from which Russia unilaterally withdrew in July.
Sources quoted by the newspaper said that "significant progress" has been made in negotiations to resume the …
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Turkish President Erdogan wants to meet with Putin in September to discuss the grain deal
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, who had hoped for a visit from Russian president Vladimir Putin in Ankara in August, is now planning a personal meeting with him in September on the sidelines of the G20 summit. "In September, there will be a G20 meeting in India. A meeting of the United Nations General Assembly is scheduled in the US. We will discuss the 'grain deal' with Mr. Putin if there is an opportunity due to our tight schedule," Erdogan said on August 21, answering questions …
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Zelensky: Putin will not survive another 10 years of war with Ukraine
Russian president Putin will not survive another 10 years of full-scale war against Ukraine, because he is no longer an influential political figure either inside Russia or abroad, said Ukrainian President olodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the Brazilian news agency Globo.
The journalist asked the Ukrainian President a question about the war that the Russian Federation has been waging in Syria for more than 10 years, and asked "whether the same thing can happen to Ukraine that happened to …
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Putin: Wagner PMC no longer exists
Russian president Vladimir Putin said he had a meeting with the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and his mercenaries.
"At a meeting with them, I gave an assessment of what they did on the battlefield, and on the other hand, what they did during the events of June 24. Thirdly, I showed possible options for their further service, including combat. That's all," Putin told the correspondent of the newspaper Kommersant.
The Russian president noted that "ordinary Wagner fighters fought …
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Putin: Russia has avoided a civil war
The Russian military stopped the civil war in Russia during a confrontation with the mercenaries of the Wagner PMC, said Russian president Vladimir Putin during his address to the military.
"You actually stopped the civil war, acted clearly and coherently," Putin told the military.
According to Putin, during Prigozhin's rebellion, the Russian command did not have to withdraw units involved in the war in Ukraine.
Putin added that the pilots killed by the Wagner mercenaries "honorably …
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Putin: Russia has delivered first shipment of nuclear weapons to Belarus
The first shipment of nuclear warheads has been delivered to Belarus, said Russian president Vladimir Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
"We will move some of the tactical weapons to Belarusian territory. The first nuclear warheads have already been delivered to the territory of Belarus. By the end of the summer, we will complete this work in full. This is an element of deterrence," Putin said.
Putin also said that Russia does not yet need to use nuclear weapons, but …