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Biden refuses to talk to Putin
The United States did not support Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to hold an urgent conversation with President Joe Biden to discuss the bilateral problems and strategic stability, said the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Earlier, Putin instructed the Russian Foreign Ministry to reach out to the White House to organize an open discussion with Biden on March 18 or March 22.
"Another opportunity to find a way out of the deadlock created by Washington in Russian- …
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Russian Ambassador: Political relations between Moscow and London are 'virtually dead'
Russia and the UK continue to cooperate on economic and cultural issues, but political relations between the countries are "virtually dead", said Russian Ambassador to London Andrey Kelin in an interview with the British radio station LBC London, TASS reports.
According to Kelin, the UK has chosen a "hostile course" towards Russia, which "does not find understanding" on the Russian side.
London's discontent is largely due to violation of human rights in Russia.
Kelin also added that the …
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Armenian Prime Minister confirms purchase of Su-30SM fighter jets from Russia without missiles
Armenia has indeed purchased Su-30SM fighter jets from Russia without air-to-air missiles, said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during a meeting with residents of the town of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn Province, Sputnik Armenia reports.
He blamed the previous leadership of the country for such a decision. "Yes, we bought the plane, it was delivered in May, and yes, we did not have time to buy missiles before the war. Well, you'd buy aircraft so we could buy rockets. Why didn't the 26- …
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Putin gives Lukashenko $19 million and defers loan payments for two years
Russia is once again extending a financial helping hand to self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
In the next two years, Minsk will be able to not pay Russia $906 million in installments for the loan provided for the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. According to Interfax, the relevant protocol was ratified by the Russian Federation Council.
Under the new terms, Minsk's payments to Russia will be reduced by 3.5 times, to 370.8 million dollars.
The …
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Russia sends out to sea all Black Sea fleet submarines
Russia, for the first time, has sent out to sea all submarines of its Black Sea Fleet, RIA Novosti reports.
According to RIA Novosti, not a single submarine remained at the base.
"This is an unprecedented case, which has not taken place previously either in the fleets of the Russian Federation, or in the fleets of foreign states," the agency quotes a senior officer of the Black Sea Submarine Brigade, 1st Rank Captain Anatoly Varochkin.
Varochkin said that such a format for carrying combat …