Congress passes sweeping US sanctions bill targeting Russia

The United States House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan sanctions bill targeting Russia over its continued war in Ukraine.

The head of the Russian Defense Ministry awarded the commander of a warship who prevented a provocation by a Danish Air Force helicopter

On September 14, the corvette "Soobrazitelny" was carrying out missions in neutral waters in the southwestern Baltic Sea.

Russia hopes Europe has taken notice of warning about 'other, very short war' — Lavrov

  Moscow hopes that European countries have taken notice of Russia’s warning about a significantly different and "very short" war that may erupt if Europe opts to attack Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday as TASS reported.

EU ambassadors extend Russian sanctions by 7 days to allow time for final decision, coordination

 Ambassadors ,  the permanent representatives of European Union member states ,  recognizing the need for additional time to "coordinate" their positions on extending the sanctions imposed for violations of Ukraine's territorial integrity, agreed to extend the restrictive measures for another seven days. 

Trump claims that Russia and Ukraine agreed not to launch attacks on energy targets

 U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Monday that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed not to launch attacks against energy targets.

Trump on Zelenskyy: He has to stop attacking diesel production plants in Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that the leader of the Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, must stop attacking energy facilities in Russia.

Bild: Moving away from Russian gas has cost Germany €50 billion

The German Finance Ministry reports that the halt in Russian gas supplies has cost German taxpayers more than €50 billion. This works out to approximately €600 per resident, and that covers only direct government outlays.

Moscow to retaliate harshly, painfully to Budapest’s expulsion of diplomats

Moscow will give a harsh and painful response to Hungary for expelling Russian diplomats, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated.

Russia retaliates against Germany with closure of St. Petersburg Consulate and Goethe-Institut

In a tit-for-tat move, Russia on Monday announced retaliatory measures against the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg and Germany’s Goethe-Institut centers in Russia.

Accusations regarding Leipzig UAV incident incite ‘real war’ — Russian FM

The accusations against Russia in connection with the UAV incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport are "essentially the beginning of a real war," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated in an interview with Vesti.

The Baltic states are preparing a ban on the transit of Russian grain

Latvia and Lithuania are considering a complete ban on the transit of Russian grain through their ports. 

Bulgaria’s premier says military efforts to resolve Ukraine war risk dangerous escalation

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev on Friday warned that attempts to resolve the war in Ukraine through military means risk dangerous escalation, calling for “reason, dialogue, a ceasefire and a return to the negotiating table,” according to Bulgarian news agency BTA.

Moscow summons the Norwegian ambassador over the seizure of a Russian research vessel

The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Norwegian ambassador to Moscow, Heidi Olufsen, on Tuesday following the seizure of a scientific vessel from her country by Scandinavian authorities the previous day.

Ukraine warns ICAO of growing risks to civilian flights in Russian airspace

Ukraine has formally warned the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) about what it says are growing risks to civilian flights in Russian airspace, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Wednesday.

Russian Foreign Ministry summons German charge d’affaires

The Russian Foreign Ministry has summonned German Charge d’Affaires in Moscow Bernd Finke over anti-Russian actions and statements by German authorities, the ministry said.

Germany will receive a fitting response to the decision to close the Russian House and the Russian Consulate General in Bonn

 The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Berlin has escalated tensions with Moscow on the basis of a completely far-fetched and contrived pretext.

EU forces board suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean

EU forces boarded an oil tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in the Mediterranean for a flag verification, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said Monday.

Fuel supplies from Belarus to Russia are "running at maximum capacity," Dmitry Peskov stated

"In this instance, our Belarusian friends are responding very sensitively to our growing needs, for which we are grateful to them."

Moscow not issued ultimatums to Washington about its role in Kiev’s strikes — Sergey Lavrov

Moscow has not issued any ultimatums to Washington regarding US assistance to Kiev in striking the territory of Russia; diplomats simply put forward a question to their US colleagues, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the RBC television in an interview.

Russia holds military exercises near southern Kuril Islands

Russia’s Pacific Fleet conducted training missile strikes against a group of simulated enemy ships near the coast of the southern Kuril Islands, its press service said Thursday.