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Herzog Responds to Netanyahu's Pardon Request
2 December 2025 @ 3:59 am
President Isaac Herzog has officially addressed the nation after receiving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 111-page pardon application — a decision he called one of the most consequential in Israel's history.
Trump Closes Flights Over Venezuela After Maduro’s Refusal to Leave Country - Reports
2 December 2025 @ 3:39 am
US President Donald Trump urged Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to leave the country by November 28, and after that deadline, announced the closure of Venezuelan airspace, the Reuters news agency reported, citing sources.
Putin Briefed on Liberation of Pokrovsk and Volchansk - Kremlin
2 December 2025 @ 3:13 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited one of the command posts of the Russian armed forces on Sunday, where he received reports, including on taking control of the cities of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Volchansk in the Kharkov Region, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
Resumption of Russia-US Cybersecurity Cooperation Depends on Washington - Moscow
1 December 2025 @ 7:12 pm
MOSCOW, December 1 (Sputnik) - Cooperation in the area is possible if Washington has an appropriate attitude to the matter, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Oleg Khramov says.
EU Members Unwilling to Share Risks of Using Russia's Frozen Assets - Belgian Minister
1 December 2025 @ 7:02 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - EU countries are unwilling to share in the potential legal fallout associated with the use of immobilized Russian assets, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot has said.
Telegram's Durov Says France Persecutes Tech Companies More Than Other Countries
1 December 2025 @ 6:47 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European country has the absolute worst track record on this score, the tech billionaire believes.
Ukrainian Court Arrests Zelensky's Business Associate Mindich in Absentia - Reports
1 December 2025 @ 6:39 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Mindich, the co-owner of Zelensky co-founded production company Kvartal 95, fled Ukraine for Israel last month as anti-corruption investigators closed in on a $100 million corruption scheme involving skimming vast sums of money from energy-related construction projects.
Trump to Host White House Meeting Monday Evening to Discuss Next Steps for Venezuela – Report
1 December 2025 @ 2:54 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump is planning to host a meeting later in the day to discuss his administration’s next steps regarding Venezuela amid escalated tensions between the countries, CNN reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Witkoff Holds New Meeting With Ukrainian Negotiators Ahead of Meeting With Putin - Reports
1 December 2025 @ 2:54 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US special envoy Steve Witkoff is holding another meeting with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida to discuss the Ukraine peace process ahead of his trip to Moscow, a European news agency reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Hypocrisy in Action: NATO’s ‘Aggressive’ Threats Expose Bloc’s True ‘Belligerent’ Colors
1 December 2025 @ 2:21 pm
NATO military committee chairman Giuseppe Cavo Dragone has called on the alliance to be "more aggressive" against what he says are 'Russian' hybrid threats, from cyberattacks and sabotage to airspace violations. Moscow slammed the remarks as a "deliberate attempt to undermine efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis."