Speaking at an exhibition devoted to Peter the Great, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claimed that the emperor’s Great Northern War against Sweden in 1700-1721 had been a return of historic Russian land, not a conquest of territory. "Apparently it is our fate too to return (territory) and strengthen ourselves," he said in an apparent reference to Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The Kremlin's proxies in Ukraine said earlier that the Russian-occupied parts of the Donbas and Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as Kherson Oblast, may be annexed by Russia.
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Thursday, August 28
India's Russian oil imports are expected to increase by 10-20% in September, in spite of U.S. tariffs aimed at pressuring New Delhi into severing economic ties with Moscow.
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At least 22 people were killed in the attack on the capital, including four children, authorities said. Three of them were aged 2, 14, and 17.
The Aug. 28 call came after Russia launched a large-scale aerial strike on Ukrainian cities overnight.
This marks the first time a vessel carrying fuel from the blacklisted facility has entered a Chinese import terminal.
The attack on the junction station occurred around 5 a.m. in Tver, a Russian city northwest of Moscow.
Russia launched 598 drones overnight, including Shahed attack drones and decoys, as well as 31 missiles.
Witkoff — a real estate mogul with no previous diplomatic experience — reportedly went to the meeting with Putin without a U.S. State Department notetaker.
"This Ukrainian film deserves greater international recognition, as it speaks on behalf of those who defend freedom and the right to live every single day," the Ukrainian Oscar Committee said.
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Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto described the strike as "an attack on Hungary’s sovereignty," saying it "endangered our energy security and nearly (forced) the use of our strategic reserves."
"No diplomatic mission should ever be a target," top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas said.
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Russia launched 598 drones overnight, including Shahed attack drones and decoys, as well as 31 missiles, among them two Kh-47 Kinzhal ballistic missiles, nine Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, and 20 Kh-101 cruise missiles, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.
