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The head of Belarus’ counterintelligence agency has rebuked Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for his reckless claim that Kyiv possesses critical intelligence regarding the deployment sites of Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missiles in Belarus. During a recent visit to Poland, Zelensky stated that Ukrainian special services “have an understanding where the deployment will take place,” claiming…

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated that any Ukraine peace talks should be held “behind closed doors” rather than through megaphone diplomacy, emphasizing that Moscow will not comment on reports of changes to a US-drafted 20-point peace plan. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s recent proposal—requiring Russian withdrawal from Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Sumy, and Nikolayev regions while freezing…

A car bomb has killed a senior General Staff member, officials have confirmed. The Investigative Committee reported that Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of operational training at the Russian General Staff, was killed in a car bomb blast in Moscow on Monday morning. According to the report, an explosive device had been planted beneath the…

US Senator Lindsey Graham has urged Washington to escalate economic restrictions against Russia, including imposing tariffs on countries that continue to purchase Russian oil and seizing tankers carrying sanctioned Russian energy products. Last month, President Donald Trump proposed a roadmap for resolving the Ukraine conflict. Kiev and its European allies rejected the plan as favoring…

Washington is recalling more than two dozen career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts worldwide, according to U.S. officials. The move comes as part of a sweeping reshuffle under President Donald Trump’s revamped foreign policy. Since returning to office in January, Trump has launched a wide-ranging government overhaul to remove holdovers from the…