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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua |  The Ukrainian delegation for talks with Russia is now in Belarus, Sputnik reported on Monday. Ukraine agreed to hold talks with Russia at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border near the Pripyat River, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday via social media. The agreement to hold the talks …

The restoration of the plane will cost more than 3 billion U.S. dollars. Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Russian forces have destroyed Ukraine’s flagman aircraft An-225 Mriya, the world’s biggest cargo plane, Ukraine’s state defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom said Sunday on Telegram. The aircraft was destroyed in an attack by Russian …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua |  Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s deterrence forces to be placed on “a special mode of combat duty” in a Sunday meeting with top defense officials. Senior officials of leading NATO members issued “aggressive statements” against Russia, Putin said at a meeting with Defense …

Reds beat Chelsea on penalties to win Carabao Cup 🔴 Liverpool 0 (11) Chelsea 0 (10) LFC: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ CFC: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |  All 11 of the Reds’ takers, including Caoimhin Kelleher, converted their spot-kicks before Kepa Arrizabalaga blazed his over the crossbar to seal the fifth major …

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he’s nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court, setting in motion a process for the first African American woman to sit on its bench Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Partisan battles are brewing on U.S. Capitol following President Joe Biden’s announcement of …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia has closed its airspace for planes from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia, including transit flights, the country’s Federal Agency for Air Transport announced on Sunday. “Due to the unfriendly decisions of the aviation authorities of Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Estonia, restrictions are being introduced on …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 975 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects since the start of operations, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday. Russia continued its strike against Ukraine’s military infrastructure on Saturday using air- and sea-launched cruise missiles, Konashenkov told a regular briefing, …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday rejected Russia’s offer of holding negotiations in Belarus, suggesting alternative cities including Budapest and Warsaw for talks. Zelensky made the remarks in a video address posted on his Telegram channel shortly after the Kremlin announced that a Russian delegation has …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Saturday that the United States is offering 350 million U.S. dollars worth of “lethal defensive” weapons to Ukraine to help defend itself against the ongoing Russian military operations. Blinken said in a statement that U.S. President Joe Biden authorized …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday that the current sanctions against Russia could be a reason to review relations with all states that have imposed them. “Sanctions are a good reason to review all relations with those states that have imposed …