Putin may visit Türkiye – Erdogan
The Turkish president hopes his Russian counterpart will attend the opening of a nuclear plant
Pentagon begins redeployment to deter Russia and China – WSJ
The US Defense Department will move newer attack aircraft to Europe and the Pacific, the newspaper reports
Iran and Russia to expand energy cooperation – Official
Tehran wants stronger economic ties with Moscow amid Western sanctions, according to its economy minister
US does not let Ukraine even consider negotiating – Moscow
With the “masks off,” the collective West is now eagerly showing its “bestial grin,” Dmitry Peskov says
Pentagon calls Moscow over drone incident
Lloyd Austin and Mark Milley called up their Russian counterparts for the first time in months
Russia comments on US drone crash in Black Sea
No interceptor touched the American spy UAV that was approaching Crimea, Moscow has announced
Russia is fighting for its very existence – Putin
The ongoing conflict with Ukraine is not about achieving some geopolitical gains, the president says
Russian diesel heading to Saudi Arabia
Moscow is reportedly using ship-to-ship transfers to shorten routes and boost exports to new customers
US privately urged traders to resume shipments of Russian oil – FT
Trading companies say Washington “actively encouraged” them to re-engage in shipping crude, the outlet reported
Canada bans aluminum, steel imports from Russia
The imports were worth almost Can$250 million (US 180 million) in 2021, according to the latest government data.
Kremlin says no plans to declare martial law following Ukraine’s cross-border attack
Peskov said Putin will hold a meeting of the Russian Security Council on Friday where the incident in Bryansk region will be on the agenda.
Blinken and Lavrov meet at G20
In their first face-to-face encounter in more than a year, the US’ top diplomat asked his Russian counterpart to return to a nuclear treaty