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Trump Says Zelensky Has to Get Moving, Russia Wants to Make a Deal
13 February 2026 @ 6:36 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Volodymyr Zelensky should hurry up because Russia is willing to make a deal, otherwise, an opportunity will be missed.
UN Needs to Be Put on 'Diet,' Reformed Like NATO - US Envoy to UN
13 February 2026 @ 3:36 pm
MUNICH (Sputnik) - The United Nations needs to be put on "a diet" and reformed like NATO, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said on Friday.
Defendants in Attempted Murder of Russian General Charged With Terrorism - Investigators
13 February 2026 @ 2:45 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Four defendants in the case of the attempted assassination of Russian Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev will be charged with committing a terrorist attack, Russian Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko told Sputnik on Friday.
Switzerland to Host Russia-US-Ukraine Talks in Geneva Next Week – Foreign Ministry
13 February 2026 @ 2:40 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Switzerland, as the host country, will hold trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Geneva next week, Swiss Foreign Ministry Communications chief Nicolas Bidault told Sputnik.
NASA Chief Isaacman Says 'Certainly Planning' to Attend Next Launch of Soyuz Spacecraft
13 February 2026 @ 1:09 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Friday said that he is "certainly planning" to attend the next launch of the Soyuz spacecraft.
Russia’s Next-Door ‘EU Neighbors’ Secretly Plotting to Obtain Nukes - Reports
13 February 2026 @ 1:07 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - European countries bordering Russia have secretly begun discussing the possibility of developing their own "nuclear deterrent" capabilities for the first time since the Cold War, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the talks between certain governments and militaries.
Swiss Foreign Ministry Confirms Readiness to Organize Negotiations on Ukraine Settlement
13 February 2026 @ 1:03 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Swiss Foreign Ministry supports initiatives aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine and is ready to organize a meeting between representatives of Moscow and Kiev, Swiss Foreign Ministry Communications chief Nicolas Bidault told Sputnik.
Danish Prime Minister to Discuss Greenland With Rubio at Munich Conference
13 February 2026 @ 12:24 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Friday that she planned to meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference to discuss, among other things, Greenland, amid Washington's escalating claims to the Arctic island.
Tensions Flare Between EU Member States, Commission at Informal Summit - Reports
13 February 2026 @ 12:22 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Divisions emerged between European Union member states and the European Commission during an informal EU summit held at Alden Biesen castle in Belgium, a media has reported.
Next Trilateral Ukrainian Settlement Talks Scheduled for Feb. 17-18 in Geneva - Kremlin
13 February 2026 @ 11:19 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The next round of Russia-US-Ukraine negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement will be held on February 17-18 in Geneva, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.