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AfD co-leader speaks out against supplying Ukraine with drones used to strike Russia Responding to a question about the lifting of sanctions against Russia, Tino Chrupalla emphasized that "sanctions in any form are pointless" Read more... @tass_international

Russia's budget deficit at $67.56 bln, 2.5% of GDP in January-August Federal budget expenditures totaled $370.18 bln in January-August 2026 Read more... @tass_international

Battlegroup South infantry begins assault on Druzhkovka — Russian Defense Ministry According to the report, the units are operating according to a standard plan Read more... @tass_international

Hysteria following Leipzig drone incident is planned escalation — MFA Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the widespread dissemination of baseless, false, and even absurd accusations has become a mandatory element of the information war against Russia Read more... @tass_international

Kremlin expects Russia-US-Ukraine meeting in foreseeable future — spokesman Dmitry Peskov also rejected the possibility of an imminent road map for settlement Read more... @tass_international

Kalashnikov Group delivers another batch of precision air defense missiles to customer The 9M333 anti-air missile is designed to engage aerial targets at any time of day in conditions involving the use of dropped, parachuted and modulated organized optical countermeasures Read more... @tass_international

Germany’s AfD leader calls for resumption of Russian gas supplies amid low storage Alice Weidel stressed that gas injection must be the top priority Read more... @tass_international

Knyaz Vandal drones have no counterparts worldwide — special op participant Timur Syrtlanov emphasized that the special military operation had given a powerful impetus to the development of the domestic military-industrial complex Read more... @tass_international

Import pressure on Russian steel market persists — Severstal According to Director of Severstal Distribution Viktor Romanovsky, the situation is more challenging in the finished products segment Read more... @tass_international

Press review: Canada hits back at US tariffs and Spain faces scrutiny over Russian claims Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, August 9th Read more... @tass_international

Zelensky's 'aerial blackmail' tantamount to attempt to sow chaos — Russian MFA Zelensky's statements exposed the terrorist nature of the Kiev regime, Maria Zakharova said Read more... @tass_international

EU court upholds for third time refusal to lift sanctions from Abramovich — ruling The EU court has already taken similar decisions on Abramovich in December 2023 and September 2025 Read more... @tass_international

Russia-India cooperation reaches new level — Russian Chamber of Commerce Vladimir Padalko noted that the nature of bilateral economic relations is changing Read more... @tass_international

Russia-India partnership will be strengthening — Indian Ministry of Commerce According to Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Russia and India are continuing their engagement in areas that have already become traditional Read more... @tass_international

Logistics centers, cargo terminal, warehouses hit: group strikes by Russian Armed Forces Ukrainian media reported explosions overnight and on Wednesday morning in Kiev, Nikolayev, Romny in the Sumy Region, and in Kharkov Read more... @tass_international

Russia-Turkey agricultural trade up by almost 30% year-on-year in January-July Russian exports rose by more than 40% compared to the same period last year Read more... @tass_international

Russia’s Dan-T munition is export version of Banderole missile — expert "One of the munition’s main competitive advantages is its significantly lower cost compared to Western counterparts," Alexander Stepanov said Read more... @tass_international

INNOPROM India international industrial expo kicks off in New Delhi The exposition features over 130 Russian and Indian participants Read more... @tass_international

European gas prices top $950, first time since December 2022 The price of the October futures contract at the TTF hub in the Netherlands rose to about $950.3 per 1,000 cubic meters, or 78.925 euros per MWh Read more... @tass_international

Panic spreading in Ukraine over lack of winter preparedness, says Verkhovna Rada member A day earlier, Anna Skorokhod said notices containing instructions for residents in the event of a potential collapse of essential services this winter had begun appearing in Kiev Read more... @tass_international