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Middle East conflict

Israel deploys all its regular infantry, armor brigades — report

The forces have been assembled as part of preparations for intensified fighting in the Strip, according to the Times of Israel

TEL AVIV, May 24. /TASS/. Israel deployed all its regular infantry and armor brigades to Gaza, the Times of Israel reported.

The forces have been assembled as part of preparations for intensified fighting in the Strip, according to the report.

Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces said that its news ground Operation Gideon's Chariots in Gaza employed five brigades. According to the newspaper, they number tens of thousands of troops.

The IDF announced the start of Operation Gideon's Chariots in the northern and southern regions of the enclave on May 18. Its stated goal is total defeat of Hamas and the release of all Israeli hostages from Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation aims to establish Israeli control of the entire Gaza.

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Houthis report another shelling of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv

According to the movement’s military spokesman Yahya Saree, the strike was delivered with a hypersonic ballistic missile

Military plane with four people on board crashes in South Korea — news agency

According to the agency, the aircraft was a Republic of Korea Navy patrol plane

North Korean troops fight for Kursk Region as if it were their own — Security Council

Sergey Shoigu added that he had once again thanked his colleagues from the DPRK for their help in liberating the Kursk Region

Ukrainian foreign ministry dodges question on Kiev’s participation in June 2 talks

Georgy Tikhiy added that Ukraine has not yet received Russia’s memorandum on a settlement, which, in Kiev’s opinion, is necessary for a constructive meeting

Agreement on Russian gas supplies to Iran prepared

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian also said that Russia and Iran ratified the treaty on the comprehensive strategic partnership of the countries

European states may collaborate to build Eurasian security system — Russian diplomat

According to Alexander Grushko, the drivers of economic growth and political influence are shifting to the East, while NATO and the European Union no longer play the role of decision-making centers

Russia unaware of alleged transfer of Ukraine's settlement 'conditions' to US — Zakharova

Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said that Russia and Ukraine agreed that each side would exchange relevant documents directly and discuss them at the next round

Turkey uses all diplomatic means to reconcile Russia, Ukraine — Erdogan

The Turkish leader underlined that he has "hope for achieving the desired compromise as a result of the current peace efforts"

Bangkok Bank stops allowing foreign tourists to open accounts since start of year

"An account with the Bangkok Bank can be opened by foreigners present in the country under retirement or non-immigration visas," the spokesperson stressed

Russia has response to lifting of restrictions on range of weapons for Kiev — Shoigu

The Russian Security Council secretary commented on the contentious statements made by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz regarding the lifting of restrictions on the range of weapons provided to Ukraine

Russian weapons tested in combat, in demand all over the world — top security official

Sergey Shoigu pointed to vast experience and technical solutions, created by the design bureaus, enterprises and industrial clusters

Merz doesn’t rule out Taurus supplies to Ukraine

At the same time, German Chancellor noted that a long period of training will be needed before using these weapons

Germany to fund production of Ukrainian long-range drones — media

According to the sources, financing Ukrainian long-range drones is part of the new assistance package for Ukraine, which was announced on May 28 during Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to Berlin

Putin meets with Kazakhstan’s first president Nazarbayev in Kremlin

According to Dmitry Peskov, Nursultan Nazarbayev is on a visit to Moscow

Russian Battlegroup South’s tank crews hit two Ukrainian strongholds in DPR

According to the Russian defense ministry, the battlegroup’s FPV drone operators hit two Ukrainian army pickup trucks

Explosion in Stavropol claims two lives: what we know about incident

All city emergency services are currently operating at the site

Russia offers Ukraine to meet in Istanbul on June 2 — Lavrov

The foreign minister pointed out that the Russian side promptly developed a relevant memorandum

Lavrov says Trump gets incomplete reports on Ukraine, with some info edited out

The top Russian diplomatmade the comment in an interview with Russian television host Pavel Zarubin, when asked about Donald Trump’s warning that Vladimir Putin is "playing with fire"

Two die in explosion of unidentified device in Stavropol

The house sustained no damage, several cars were damaged

Lavrov says West gave up idea of Euro-Atlantic security

"The centuries-long period of Western dominance is coming to an end. The era of multipolarity is coming," the Russian top diplomat stated

Ukraine’s army amasses troops in Sumy frontline area — Russian defense source

According to the report, territorial defense forces from the 103rd and 129th separate territorial defense brigades, border guards from the 5th border guard detachment augmented with the personnel from other border guard units are operating in that frontline sector

Israel accepts Witkoff’s new proposal for Gaza settlement — Netanyahu

The Israeli prime minister announced it at a meeting with families of hostages held in Gaza

Russia should bolster trend of replenishing Army with volunteers — Medvedev

The top security official said at a meeting on the enlistment in the Russian Armed Forces that "50,000-60,000 people voluntarily" come to military recruitment offices each month

Lavrov briefs Rubio on drafting proposals for second round of talks with Ukraine

The sides also touched upon key issues on the bilateral agenda

Serbian defense industry attempts to ‘stab Russia in back’ by supporting Kiev — SVR

According to the service, the cover for anti-Russian actions is a "simple scheme using fake end-user certificates and intermediary countries"

Russian army takes Stroyevka, advances towards Kamenka, expert says

"With the capture of Stroyevka, the Russian forces are accomplishing several strategic objectives simultaneously," Andrey Marochko said

Press review: Moscow outlines demands for Kiev and prepares to counter NATO provocations

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, May 29th

Most important thing now is internal mobilization of every person — Putin

The Russian president stated that the most vital task was the internal mobilization of each individual and society as a whole

Russian army takes Konstantinovka near Sumy, pushes Kiev forces away from border — expert

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of Konstantinovka in the Sumy Region on May 28

Three people killed in South Korean Navy plane crash — news agency

According to the news report, the Republic of Korea Navy is investigating the causes of the crash

Russia needs guarantees that will prevent Ukrainian crisis from resuming — diplomat

"The Ukrainian side is aware of Russia's position that a final and sustainable settlement of the conflict is possible only through the complete and irreversible elimination of its root causes," Tatyana Dovgalenko stated

Militarization of Europe to require difficult political decisions, expert says

Prokhor Tebin explained that the SAFE mechanism is intended to foster greater coordination in both demand and supply within the European arms market

Musk leaving Trump administration — agency

Following major disruptions in the work of his social network X on May 24, Musk said that he plans to pay more attention to his businesses

Russia’s Medvedev responds to Trump by saying 'one really bad thing' would be WWIII

Donald Trump said earlier on Tuesday that if it weren’t for him "really bad things would have already happened to Russia"

Battlegroup West destroys 37 Ukrainian drone control centers in past day

According to spokesman for the Battlegroup East Alexander Gordeyev, the battlegroup’s units destroyed a combat infantry carrier, seven drone control centers, and two artillery systems

Hamas, Israel agree on 60-day ceasefire in Gaza — TV

According to the report, US Special Envoy Steven Witkoff has already been notified that the sides has agreed to his proposed ceasefire agreement

Orban likens Ukraine's admission to EU with opening of Eastern front against Russia

The Hungarian prime minister confirmed that Hungary would block Ukraine's fast-track accession to the European Union

Oreshnik will appear in Belarus by yearend, deployment sites determined — Security Council

Alexander Volfovich said that the primary concern was to remain confident and calm, ensuring the security of the peoples of Russia and Belarus

Berlin to partner with Ukraine on long-range weapons production — chancellor

Friedrich Merz said that Germany would do so "for as long as it takes"

Latest elections in Europe show true nature of Western 'democracy' — official

"The elections in Romania were a perfect example of it, and so were the preparations for the vote in France," Sergey Shoigu said

FACTBOX: Repulsing Ukraine's overnight drone attack on Russian regions

Since 8 p.m. Moscow time on May 28, air defense systems have intercepted and destroyed 48 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs

Ukrainian armed forces depleted — Swiss daily Le Temps

According to the news report, personnel shortages are forcing the Ukrainian armed forces to "mobilize elderly and other people unfit for military service, thus indicating a general lack of its human resources in the country"

Trump warns Netanyahu against actions on Iran that could disrupt talks

"I’d like to be honest. Yes, I did," US president said

No plans yet to reveal Russia’s conditions for ceasefire — Kremlin spokesman

Dmitry Peskov specified that "talks should always be held behind closed doors rather than in public"

Russian troops liberate three communities in Ukraine operation over past day

The Ukrainian army lost more than 1,245 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

US well aware Biden administration triggered Ukrainian crisis — top security official

As Sergey Shoigu stressed, it was the United States that started expanding NATO to Russia's borders

Situation in Zaporozhye challenging, government doing all it can to stabilize it — Putin

The Russian president added that the Russian authorities will also ensure that all support programs that have been created and are being formed are equitably and effectively implemented throughout Russia

Ukraine seeking to use European countries to derail talks with Russia — diplomat

According to Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador at Large Rodion Miroshnik, Kiev is using all the tools it has to frustrate any dialogue between Russia and the United States

Russian court ruling on Taliban paves way for establishing ties with Kabul — Shoigu

The Security Council secretary added that the resumption of the activities of the SCO-Afghanistan contact group could also be discussed

US suspends exports of aviation, semiconductor technologies to China — newspaper

According to the media outlet, Washington took this step after Beijing restricted exports of critical minerals to the US in April

Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day

Battlegroup North units liberated the settlement of Konstantinovka in the Sumy Region and Battlegroup East units liberated the settlement of Zelyonoye Pole in the DPR through active and decisive operations

Trump says ready to meet with Putin, Zelensky

The US president said that "US and Russia are doing fine"

Ukraine admits its military sites struck by Russian UAVs near Kiev

Ukrainian military air expert Konstantin Krivolap lashed out at the Ukrainian Air Force command, which claimed that air defenses were effective

Chisinau sets up corruption mechanism using Russian gas — ex-president

Russian gas has been and continues to be supplied to Moldova, and the fact that the gas is bought through other countries or firms does not change its origin, Igor Dodon stressed

Putin receives Shinzo Abe’s widow in Kremlin — spokesman

According to Dmitry Peskov, Akie Abe is now in Moscow

Lavrov, Fidan discuss proposals for Ukraine settlement

Turkish Foreign Minister paid a working visit to Moscow from May 26-27 and was received by Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian army almost destroys Ukrainian defenses near Krasnoarmeysk, according to an expert

"Russian troops are advancing along a broad front spanning over 10 kilometers, with key villages like Malinovka, Mirolyubovka, and Shevchenko Pervoye witnessing continuous Russian advances," Andrey Marochko said

Russia investigates threats against chief negotiator, his family — Kremlin spokesman

"If the source of these threats is Ukraine, the Kiev regime, then the situation is more than outrageous," Dmitry Peskov stressed

Kremlin spokesman slams threats against chief negotiator’s family as outrageous

"This is unquestionably an outrageous incident, particularly because the threats are aimed not at the chief negotiator himself, but at his family," Dmitry Peskov said

Apple intends to rename whole operating systems lineup — media

According to Bloomberg, the company plans to label the systems with next year’s number; thus, the latest OS for Apple smartphones will be called iOS 26 instead of iOS 18

Russia opposes reforming UN 'at any cost' — Foreign Ministry

Kirill Logvinov stressed that reforms should not undermine the core principles of the UN system - particularly its intergovernmental nature and the division of powers among its principal bodies

Turkish foreign minister relays Ankara’s view of fair Ukraine ceasefire terms to Russia

"Right now, the sides need to exchange their positions on talks," Hakan Fidan noted

Journalist Solovyov says Kremlin adviser Medinsky receives threats from Ukrainians

Vladimir Solovyov said that Ukrainians hinted at a number of terrorist attacks

Russia registers West’s attempt to militarize Arctic — top diplomat

According to Sergey Lavrov, Russia is not interested in endless confrontation with any country

Ukraine open to meeting with Russia after it gets memorandum from Moscow — Umerov

"We are not against meetings with the Russians and are waiting for their memorandum so that the meeting would not be hollow and could actually bring the end of the war closer," the Ukrainian Defense Minister wrote

INTERVIEW: Russia to defend its interests during UNSC reform — diplomat

According to director of the Russian foreign ministry’s international organizations department Kirill Logvinov, this issue, as well as a UN Security Council reform in general are being discussed during intergovernmental talks

Diplomat says security situation in Africa alarming, with terrorism posing threat

Tatyana Dovgalenko noted that the challenges posed by terrorist groups are evolving

Moscow genuinely interested in revival of Russia-India-China troika format — Lavrov

Russia’s top diplomat added that NATO is blatantly trying to lure India into anti-China intrigues

Aggresive alliances in Eurasia to lead to confrontation, says Medvedev

According to the official, in these conditions, it is important to fill the "emerging security deficit" and give the countries of Eurasia the opportunity to independently resolve issues in this area

West sees great power conflict as inevitable, Russia-China relations disprove it — Lavrov

"Another example is Russia’s especially privileged strategic partnership with another great Eurasian civilization - India," the foreign minister noted

Volgograd airport officially receives historical name Stalingrad

The push to restore the airport’s historic name originated from World War II veterans in the Volgograd Region

Foreign IT services still operating in Russia must be 'suppressed' — Putin

The Russian president said that foreign IT services are trying to strangle Russia

Merz’s latest remarks show Europeans are getting ready for revanche — expert

Ralph Bosshard, a retired Swiss lieutenant colonel and an expert in political and military strategy, said that from the military point of view, Merz’s remarks look like "a dress rehearsal for Europe’s next war against Russia"

UN should settle issue of transfer of Russian contributions with US — official

"Russia has no debts to the world organization," Kirill Logvinov, director of the Russian foreign ministry's international organizations department, told TASS

Russia, Ukraine differ on ceasefire demands, mediation crucial — top Turkish diplomat

Hakan Fidan stressed that these differences need to be bridged

Germany directly engages in war with Russia — Lavrov

"Germany is sliding down the same slippery slope it has already treaded a couple of times just this past century — down to its collapse," the Russian foreign minister said

Russian troops 2 km away from Dnepropetrovsk Region after seizing Zelyonoye Pole — expert

Andrey Marochko added that the settlement of Zelyonoye Pole also borders on the Zaporozhye Region

IN BRIEF: What is known about mass murder of teenagers in Russia’s eastern Irkutsk Region

The deadly assault occurred as a result of drinking alcohol at the birthday party, Vasily Temgenyevsky, the head of the local administration, said

Crimea came home to Russia by choice of its people, says Putin

The Russian president pointed to the desire of the people to return to their historical homeland

Russia’s UN envoy says Israel continues siege of Gaza, although not as tight as before

Vasily Nebenzya mentioned that before the siege at least 600 truckloads were required every day to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza

Russia cannot afford to be weak — Russia’s intel chief

Sergey Naryshkin noted that Russia had no right to renounce its own values and to pursue the chimeras of totalitarian liberalism and globalism

INTERVIEW: UN Secretariat playing up to West on Ukrainian conflict — Russian diplomat

According to Kirill Logvinov, this is quite a "deplorable situation because in line with the UN Charter, the organization’s employees must stick to the principle of impartiality and equidistance"

Highlights from Lavrov's statements on new round of talks with Kiev, Russia's demands

TASS has compiled the main statements by the Russian foreign minister

Shinzo Abe’s death shocked everyone who knew him — Putin

The Russian president said that Abe was a statesman who knew when to be uncompromising and tough

EU must challenge Trump after US court blocks his tariffs — newspaper

According to Alan Beatty, the best option for the EU and the global trading system in these circumstances is for Brussels to stop negotiating one-sided concessions with Washington and to forge "anti-Trump deals" with other countries

Putin proclaims Odessa Russian city, challenges Ukraine's historical narrative

At the same time, the president noted that once upon a time "Vladimir Lenin gave away the whole of Ukraine when he created the Soviet Union"

IN BRIEF: What is known about repulsion of massive overnight UAV attack on Russian regions

The drones were destroyed over the Moscow, Bryansk, Belgorod, Vladimir, Voronezh, Ivanovo, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver and Tula Regions

Nine shelling attacks by Ukrainian troops reported in DPR in past day

Most of the attacks were reported from the Gorlovka area

Four people killed in South Korean Navy plane crash — news agency

According to the news report, the bodies will be transported to the naval hospital in Pohang for identification

Russia already responding to Western provocations in Baltic Sea — presidential aide

Nikolay Patrushev emphasized that Europe continues "to escalate the conflict situation in the region"

EU intends to control safety of navigation in Black Sea without Russia

According to the EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, participants in the coalition should be involved in organizing critical infrastructure patrols and monitoring shipping and port activities, among other things

US federal trade court blocks Trump’s sweeping tariffs

"The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs," the court wrote

Russia invites Ukraine to meet in days, Kiev takes pause to deliberate — chief delegate

According to Vladimir Medinsky, Russia is awaiting confirmation from Ukraine as soon as possible

Russia, North Korea develop ties, as their soldiers fight together — Shoigu

According to the Russian Security Council secretary, cooperation has picked up significantly after the countries signed a treaty on comprehensive partnership

Russia to continue special operation, if no serious agreements are concluded — legislator

Andrey Kartapolov emphasized that Russia refuses to be misled into an immediate ceasefire without prior conditions

Iran won’t halt uranium enrichment MFA

Reuters reported that Tehran could suspend uranium enrichment for a year if the US agreed to unfreeze the country’s assets and acknowledge its right to conduct enrichment for peaceful purposes

Russian top security official calls Istanbul key venue for Moscow-Kiev talks

Sergey Shoigu expressed gratitude to the Turkish government for hosting the talks in Istanbul

Press review: EU eyes clash with Russia as Taurus missile strikes expected by July

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, May 28th

Russia needs neutral Ukraine, strategic stability — senator

"We don’t want NATO to move closer to our borders," Grigory Karasin empasized

Slovak parliament vice speaker admits country may leave EU

According to Andrej Danko, one of the drivers of Germany's prosperity is cheap Slovak labor

	
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