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Moscow Agrees to Trump's Initiative for Ceasefire With Kiev on May 9-11- Kremlin Aide
8 May 2026 @ 7:08 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has agreed to US President Donald Trump's initiative to establish a ceasefire with Ukraine from May 9 to 11 and conduct a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange with Kiev, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday.
Russia, Saudi Arabia Support Normalization of Relations Between Iran, Arab States - Moscow
8 May 2026 @ 6:51 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, held a phone conversation, during which the sides noted the advisability of returning to efforts to normalize relations between Iran and the Arab monarchies, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Russia-Belarus Trade at Record Level, Despite External Difficulties - Putin
8 May 2026 @ 6:41 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Trade between Russia and Belarus is at a record level, despite the difficulties being created from outside, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Trump Voices Hope Victory Day Truce Will be 'Beginning of End' for Russia-Ukraine Conflict
8 May 2026 @ 6:20 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump on Friday expressed his hope that the May 9-11 ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in commemoration of the Victory Day, the end of the Great Patriotic War, will mark the "beginning of the end" for the ongoing armed conflict.
Putin Calls Ukraine's Attack on Russia's Rostov Region Another Act of Terrorism
8 May 2026 @ 5:42 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called Kiev's attack on Russia's Rostov Region another act of terrorism.
Fico Lays Wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Moscow
8 May 2026 @ 4:20 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall after arriving in Moscow on Friday to participate in Victory Day celebrations.
US-Iran 'Calibrated Escalation' Risks Sliding Into All-Out War - Expert
8 May 2026 @ 3:16 pm
A "calibrated escalation" is likely to follow the overnight US-Iran clash in the Strait of Hormuz, veteran war correspondent Elijah J. Magnier tells Sputnik.
Steel Bloodline: How Il-2's Fierce Spirit Lives in Su-25
8 May 2026 @ 3:08 pm
Both planes — the hero of 1941 and today's valiant successor — share the same gritty job: protecting ground troops.
Situation at Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Facility Generally Calm, Says Rosatom CEO
8 May 2026 @ 1:53 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The situation at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Iran is generally calm, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Friday.
Not Just Another Rocket: Why Fateh-3 Is Pakistan's First True Cruise Missile
8 May 2026 @ 1:41 pm
The missiles represent a qualitative leap forward in the Fateh family — moving from rocket artillery to true cruise missile technology, an expert says.