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Inflation in Russia Down to 5.6% in 2025 - Prime Minister
25 February 2026 @ 10:04 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Inflation in Russia decreased to 5.6% in 2025, and the authorities will continue to work on it, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Wednesday.
Western Troops Won't Step Into Ukraine Without Russia's Approval - Report
25 February 2026 @ 9:51 am
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier that the presence of NATO allies' troops on Ukrainian soil would be a threat to Russia, and that Moscow would not accept it under any circumstances. President Vladimir Putin warned that foreign forces in Ukraine would become legitimate targets for the Russian military.
Russian Troops Liberate Grafskoye Settlement in Kharkov Region
25 February 2026 @ 9:42 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have liberated the settlement of Grafskoye in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Russia's FSB Foils Ukrainian Plot to Attack Military Airfield in Krasnodar Region
25 February 2026 @ 9:11 am
KRASNODAR, Russia (Sputnik) - The Federal Security Service (FSB) office for the Krasnodar Territory reported on Wednesday that it had thwarted a planned terrorist attack on a local military airfield, stating that an individual intended to set fire to an aircraft at the behest of the Ukrainian special services.
Hungarian-Ukrainian Citizen Forcibly Mobilized Into Ukrainian Army - Russian Military
25 February 2026 @ 9:08 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine's military commissars forcibly drafted and sent a Hungarian-Ukrainian citizen to the front lines, where he later surrendered to Russian forces near Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Dismisses US Claims on Missiles, Nuclear Program
25 February 2026 @ 7:55 am
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei on Wednesday dismissed US statements about Iran's missiles, nuclear program, and unrest casualties as false.
China Consistently Declares Inadmissibility of Use of Nuclear Weapons - Foreign Ministry
25 February 2026 @ 7:35 am
BEIJING (Sputnik) - China consistently declares inadmissibility of use of nuclear weapons and nuclear war, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Wednesday, commenting on plans to provide Ukraine with nuclear arms.
Poland, Baltic States, Ukraine Wanted to Disrupt Deployment of Oreshnik in Belarus - Source
25 February 2026 @ 6:39 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Poland, the Baltic states, and Ukraine, using the Belarusian opposition, planned to disrupt the deployment of the Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, a source familiar with the Belarusian opposition's plans told Sputnik.
US State Department Urged Ukraine to Cease Attacks on US Interests
25 February 2026 @ 6:30 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The administration of US President Donald Trump warned the Ukrainian government that Ukraine's strikes on a Russian oil facility in the Black Sea late last year impacted US investments in Kazakhstan, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Olga Stefanishyna said.
UK, France Plan to Help Ukraine With Nuclear Arms is Manipulation - MFA
25 February 2026 @ 6:26 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The plans of London and Paris to help Ukraine with nuclear weapons is a manipulation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.