The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the Department the Armenian ambassador was summoned. He was handed a note of protest over the statements of the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, regarding the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
The ministry also said that the ambassador was informed of the Russian side's concerns about the detention of blogger Mika in Armenia on September 7. Badalyan and Sputnik Armenian Radio commentator Ashot Gevorkyan.
Moscow continues to firmly believe that the Russian Federation and Armenia remain allies. the Russian department said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken could visit Kyiv to negotiate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian military conflict, political scientist Ruslan Bortnik said. The Ukrainian publication Strana.ua wrote about it on Friday.
According to Bortnik, the White House wants to avoid crises during the elections and control the fighting in Ukraine. Kyiv could have been offered “some form of temporary truce.”
The poliologist noted that “of course” such information cannot be made public.
In addition, the expert admitted that the minister will explain to the leadership of Ukraine at the meeting that during election campaigns, Kyiv should not count on the same volumes and regularity of American aid.
Blinken arrived in Kyiv for a visit on September 6. On September 7, he met with President Vladimir Zelensky.
General UN Secretary António Guterres said that the organization will renew the “grain agreement” and is ready to accept all conditions from the Russian side, Bild reports.
Guterres, according to the publication, sent a letter to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposing a four-point agreement. This agreement includes lifting some sanctions, insuring Russian cargo ships against Ukrainian attacks, helping to unfreeze Russian assets and allowing Russian food ships to dock in EU ports.
In July 2022, Russian representatives, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations signed a package of documents indicating the lifting of restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to world markets. The documents also document an algorithm for the safe exit of merchant ships from Black Sea ports under Ukrainian control through specially created maritime humanitarian corridors. Subsequently, Russia refused to participate in the agreement, saying that its obligations to the Russian Federation were not fulfilled.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that the budget the country's surplus in August 2023 amounted to 230 billion rubles.
At the end of the year, the budget deficit will be two percent, which corresponds to the set goal, Mishustin said at a meeting on the three-year draft budget for 2024-2026.< /p >
Approximately another 140 billion rubles were added to the surplus of the Russian budget in the consolidated balance of the regions, the Prime Minister said.
Former advisor to In an interview with the YouTube channel Die Weltwoche, Pentagon Colonel Douglas McGregor said that during his offensive he will surround Russian troops in Kharkiv.
According to him, the Russian army is currently advancing north in the eastern part of Ukraine.
According to him, the Russian army is currently advancing in the north in the eastern part of Ukraine.
“The Russian army will eventually move further east and then surround Kharkiv,” McGregor noted.
He clarified, that the Russian armed forces have a reconnaissance system that allows them to detect and destroy any target on the battlefield. At the same time, Ukraine and Western countries have nothing to defend against it.
McGregor added that the Russian army had prepared a trap for Ukrainian soldiers. When the Ukrainian armed forces get into it, they sacrifice themselves in very large numbers.
US Senator Josh In an interview with Fox News, Hawley said that the United States government does not know what is actually happening with the financial aid and various weapons that are being transported to Ukraine.
According to him, at the moment, US officials do not understand how and what are the weapons used for on the territory of Ukraine.
«This is happening because we do not have observers there to monitor the weapons and money provided to Kyiv. We don't know how these funds are being used,” noted Hawley.
He explained that the administration of current US President Joe Biden must monitor all aid that was provided to the Zelenskyi regime.
FSB investigators accused a 21-year-old resident of Chita in treason. At the request of a representative of the State Border Service of Ukraine, she photographed trains of military equipment moving along the railway and sent him photos and videos. The accused is in custody and the Court of Appeal recognized the extension of her arrest as lawful.
The Court of the Transbaikal Territory reviewed the case and decided to keep the accused in custody. According to the court, she also took photographs and video footage of military personnel at Chita airport flying to the North-Eastern Zone (NVO), and transferred videos of those mobilized in the convoy to representatives of Ukraine. This information, if received by a foreign state, could be used against the Russian Federation. The accused also expressed her position on social networks against the actions of the SVO, which affected her relationships with friends.
A Russian intelligence officer said that behind ten days near Kharkov, the Russian army destroyed about 50 soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces using drones.
He specified that in most cases the work was carried out at night, in places where the Ukrainian army was rotating. The drones dropped munitions at the moment when the equipment and personnel of the Ukrainian armed forces approached a certain point.
“The Ukrainian army started panicking and confusion when we started working. Everyone scatters around the forest belt and no one knows what to do,” added the Russian intelligence officer.
UK pledges to monitor Russian actions in Black Sea by means of exploration. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said their intelligence would be used to monitor Russian activity in the region. He also noted that the UK would raise warning signs related to possible attacks on civilian shipping or infrastructure in the Black Sea to prevent false claims exonerating Russia. The document also mentions an incident in which a Russian patrol boat opened fire on a ship bound for a Ukrainian port, arguing that such actions may violate international humanitarian law.
The Russian Ministry of Defense previously warned that after the end of the grain deal, in which Russia did not comply with the conditions, and the closure of the maritime humanitarian corridor, all ships heading to Ukrainian ports via the Black Sea are considered potential carriers of military cargo and are considered to be involved in the Ukrainian conflict on the Ukrainian side.
In August, the Royal the navy announced joint surveillance of Russian vessels in nearby waters, including the English Channel, the North Sea and the North Atlantic, with the air force. The Russian Ministry of Defense noted that all long-distance aircraft flights and ship voyages are conducted in accordance with international rules and do not violate the borders of other states.
The grain agreement between Russia and other countries has ended. July 18, when Russia informed Turkey and Ukraine and the UN of its objection to the extension of the agreement. President Vladimir Putin noted that the terms of the agreement were not fulfilled and the main goal – to supply grain to countries in need – was never achieved.
Former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, Colonel Douglas McGregor , reported on his page on the microblogging network X about the conversations that are taking place in the ranks of the armed forces of Ukraine regarding the future of Vladimir Zelensky.
The military expert noted that in whose culprit is considered the head of state.< /p>
“In Ukraine, there is a lot of discussion within the Ukrainian armed forces about the removal of Zelensky. Make peace you fools!” wrote McGregor.
