Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-01 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s annual Victory Day parade on Red Square, which marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, will be held without military vehicles for the first time in nearly 20 years this May 9.
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[2026-05-01 01:39 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned Europe against putting itself in a position of weakness, saying Thursday the bloc should not “humiliate” itself by begging Moscow to negotiate.
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[2026-05-01 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, telling him to focusing on ending the Ukraine war instead of "interfering" on Iran.
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[2026-05-01 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As Suhail Al Mazrouei, the UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, made his rounds in the media on Tuesday to announce the country’s departure from Opec – an unprecedented 16 interviews in one day – you may have noticed that the oil price barely moved.
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[2026-05-01 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ukrainian drones have again hit oil infrastructure in the city of Perm in central Russia, more than 1,500km from the front line.
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[2026-05-01 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-05-01 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-05-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukraine will seek clarification from US President Donald Trump's team on details of a Russian proposal for a brief ceasefire next week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: No sooner had local officials declared that they had finally brought under control a fire that raged for days at an oil refinery in Tuapse, a port town on Russia's Black Sea coast, than it flared up again.
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[2026-04-30 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Britain and other north European states will create naval force outside of NATO to counter Russia, first sea lord and chief of naval staff in the UK, General Gwyn Jenkins, has said.
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[2026-04-30 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Vladimir Putin did not invite U.S. President Donald Trump to attend the annual Victory Day parade in Moscow next week, the Kremlin said Thursday, a day after the two leaders spoke by phone for the first time in months.
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[2026-04-30 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Vladimir Putin did not invite U.S. President Donald Trump to attend the annual Victory Day parade in Moscow next week, the Kremlin said Thursday, a day after the two leaders spoke by phone for the first time in months.
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[2026-04-30 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, quoted by the Russian news agency Interfax, downplayed fears that the UAE's planned OPEC exit will trigger an immediate oil price war and race to the bottom.
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[2026-04-30 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates-XRG crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the Tour of Romandie in Martigny, Switzerland. AFPInfo King Charles at the Rockefeller Centre in New York, with the Empire State Building behind. AFPInfo Russian servicemen practise for a Victory Day parade in Moscow.
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[2026-04-30 22:06 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A Russian commander who led troops during the Bucha massacre in 2022 was said to be the blast’s intended target
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[2026-04-30 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: KIEV, Ucrania (AP) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, afirmó en una publicación en Telegram que está recabando los detalles de un alto el fuego a corto plazo propuesto por Rusia al presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-30 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to developments beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times.
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[2026-04-30 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is set to pitch foreign governments on a new initiative for controlling the Strait of Hormuz, with participation explicitly excluding “adversaries” Russia and China, according to media reports.
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[2026-04-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [World Cup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Every World Cup, from Uruguay and Italy in 1930 and 1934, to Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022, has been to an extent about presenting an image to the world
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[2026-04-30 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking details of a short-term ceasefire Russia proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump, he said in a post on Telegram on Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The CEO and several other employees of Russia’s largest book publishing company were released from police custody on Thursday after being questioned as part of a criminal investigation into so-called LGBTQ+ “extremism.”
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[2026-04-30 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: When cleanup volunteer Sergei Solovev arrived in the town of Tuapse, on Russia’s Black Sea coast, an unpleasant odour hung in the air and everything was coated in a layer of black grime.
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[2026-04-30 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Republic of Congo, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-30 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-04-30 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the global order is endangered by increasing geopolitical chaos.
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[2026-04-30 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A chemical emergency alert was issued in parts of the city of Perm on Thursday following a second day of Ukrainian drone strikes on industrial sites in the wider region, though local officials later claimed the warning was only a test despite residents reporting huge smoke clouds and a distinct chemical odor in the air.
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[2026-04-30 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s Grain Importers Association said Thursday that a Russian vessel carrying wheat suspected of originating from occupied Ukrainian territories would not be allowed to unload in Israel, with Israeli wheat importer Zenziper forced to turn the ship away amid growing pressure from Kyiv.
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[2026-04-30 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by Zevik Glidai shows a fiber-optic drone surrounded by cables lying in the backyard of his home in Kiryat Shmona, Israel, after being brought over the border from Lebanon, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Zevik Glidai via AP)
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[2026-04-30 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Dutch government and top brass have committed to raising military personnel from its current 80,000 to 120,000 by 2035 — plans that have broad political support. The recent enlistment by the country’s queen and her eldest daughter as reservists look to be helping, with authorities now scrambling to arm and train new recruits.
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[2026-04-30 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Danylo Tsvok, head of the Defense Artificial Intelligence Center of Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko)
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[2026-04-30 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Large-scale attacks targeting Mali’s military government pose a serious threat to Russian strategic and economic interests
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[2026-04-30 15:13 UTC+10:00] [Niger] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Large-scale attacks targeting Mali’s military government pose a serious threat to Russian strategic and economic interests
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[2026-04-30 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A retired policeman who says he wanted to help send British ventilators to Ukraine has accused an MP of stealing his idea so they can instead be sent to Cuba.
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[2026-04-30 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ukraine’s drone export project is nothing but a scheme to launder European money for weapons, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador at Large Rodion Miroshnik said.
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[2026-04-30 14:14 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Italy’s Culture Ministry is investigating the organizers of the Venice Biennale, a prestigious art festival, after Russia was allowed to return to the event, Italian media reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-30 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: My country has been under occupation, dogged by corruption and war. Yet even I’ve been bewildered by the way the US seems to be fracturing
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[2026-04-30 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General and a candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, speaks during an informal dialogue at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-04-30 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will redeploy an attache in charge of unification affairs to the country's embassy in Russia later this year, the unification ministry said Thursday, ending a vacancy of more than a year.
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[2026-04-30 12:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Wednesday, adding the two leaders discussed the Middle East war and Ukraine.
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[2026-04-30 12:02 UTC+10:00] [Russian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: An ally of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin is pushing to reintegrate Russia into another iconic Olympic sport, sparking outrage among senior Ukrainian officials as Moscow’s full-scale invasion grinds on.
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Borders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — EU countries are preparing a package of short-term benefits for Ukraine to bring it closer to the bloc after capitals rejected plans to fast-track full membership.
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[2026-04-30 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Italy’s Culture Ministry is investigating the organizers of the Venice Biennale, a prestigious art festival, after Russia was allowed to return to the event, Italian media reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-30 10:32 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Surplus 50% means co-operation ‘already under way’ with other countries and standing offer to US; SBU hits oil station 1,500km inside Russia. What we know on day 1,527
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[2026-04-30 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New Delhi has to be wary of any move to challenge the US dollar as it seeks to sign an interim trade deal with Washington, analysts say
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[2026-04-30 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a phone call in which Putin put forward ideas to resolve the conflict over Iran’s nuclear programme.
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[2026-04-30 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With things in the Persian Gulf and the Iran War 'stuck'... it's apparently time to pivot back to that other 'stuck' war, in Ukraine. President Trump on Wednesday spoke over the phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, with the call reportedly lasting an impressive 1.5+ hours, and the talk centered on finding ways forward both with the Iran and Ukraine conflicts.
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[2026-04-30 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine has asked Israel to seize a vessel carrying grain it says was stolen from areas occupied by Russia, its top prosecutor said, amid a diplomatic tussle between the two countries over the shipment.
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[2026-04-30 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is calling out the Pentagon for sitting on $400 million in aid to Ukraine authorized by Congress.
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[2026-04-30 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow is looking to deepen economic cooperation with the Republic of the Congo, as Russia continues efforts to strengthen ties across Africa through trade, investment and debt relief.
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[2026-04-30 05:55 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian president welcomed decision to extend Iran ceasefire in what US president said was a ‘very good conversation’
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