Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-13 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The second Trump administration’s surge of interventionism has sent shockwaves across the globe. To Moscow, watching from the sidelines, this is long-awaited confirmation that the era of multilateralism has ended, replaced by the unapologetic return of Great Power politics.
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[2026-03-13 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: In late February, Russia’s Justice Ministry announced fresh additions to its extensive list of “foreign agents” — a label that authorities use to target individuals and organizations seen as enemies of the state.
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[2026-03-13 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: In late February, Russia’s Justice Ministry announced fresh additions to its extensive list of “foreign agents” — a label that authorities use to target individuals and organizations seen as enemies of the state.
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[2026-03-13 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow on Thursday convicted 19 people of involvement in the 2024 shooting rampage at a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people and wounded over 600 in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years.
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[2026-03-13 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Italian defense firm Leonardo said it is "positioned on a path of strong growth" on Thursday, as European defense companies stand to gain business from the war in Iran, as they have been boosted by the war in Ukraine.
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[2026-03-13 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s prison service is grappling with a deepening staffing shortage, with tens of thousands of positions unfilled last year, highlighting mounting personnel problems across the country’s law enforcement agencies as the war in Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.
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[2026-03-13 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, leads a meeting with top security and defense officials at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside of Moscow, Aug. 12, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-03-13 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is awaiting White House approval for a major drone production agreement proposed by Kyiv last year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as countries scramble to modernize their air defenses after the Iran war exposed shortcomings.
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[2026-03-13 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities.
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[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: China consumes around 90% of Iran’s oil exports, so could be forced to rely on alternative suppliers – particularly Russia
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[2026-03-13 00:43 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kremlin appearing to ramp up control over internet, as it tests new ‘whitelist’ restrictions and pushes people to state-owned app
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[2026-03-12 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech during the first plenary sitting of the spring session of parliament in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Behind the premier is Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament Laszlo Kover. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI via AP)
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[2026-03-12 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A liquor distillery in the Kaluga region is seeking to sell Trump-branded premium vodka and gin as part of a legal challenge to the trademark’s protection in Russia’s intellectual property court.
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[2026-03-12 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin’s economic envoy met with White House officials in Florida on Wednesday, marking the first talks between the two countries since the war in the Middle East put a pause on Ukraine peace negotiations.
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[2026-03-12 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia on Thursday called on Israel and the United States to end their attacks on Iran and come to the negotiating table.
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[2026-03-12 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A volunteer holds the Ukrainian flag to take part in the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Verona, Italy, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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[2026-03-12 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom will stay in Iran despite the conflict in the Middle East and is committed to its agreement to build two more units at the Bushehr nuclear plant, its head Alexei Likhachev said on Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An instructor from the Ukrainian company General Cherry demonstrates the operation of an anti-air interceptor drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones in Kyiv region, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-03-12 21:03 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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[2026-03-12 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Men tried on the charges of involvement in a terror attack at the Crocus City Hall in March 2024 listen to the verdict in a glass cage at the Second Western District Military Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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[2026-03-12 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has responded to threats against his family made by a retired Ukrainian general.
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[2026-03-12 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A former Ukrainian Secret Service (SBU) general and MP has issued an open public threat against the family of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, days after Vladimir Zelensky suggested his military could be despatched to speak with him “in its own language.”
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[2026-03-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Since the first missiles of the US-Israeli campaign began striking Iran, Russian state media and political pundits have been mulling over a question: Do negotiations with the United States always end with missiles hitting the capital?
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[2026-03-12 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Zelensky to visit Spain 'in coming days', chemistry experiment injures three children in Catalonia, EU to punish Spain for snubbing VAT rules for self-employed and more news on Thursday March 12th.
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[2026-03-12 19:04 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hungary’s prime minister made the claim as accusations mount that he is using a dispute with Ukraine for political gain in the run-up to elections next month
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[2026-03-12 18:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Russian travel agency has launched a North Korea tour package using the direct train between Moscow and Pyongyang, marking the first group tourism product to include the route since service resumed last year.
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The energy price shock that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine four years ago is fresh in the minds of European policymakers as the conflict in Iran once again drives oil and gas prices higher. Experts, however, think this time could be different.
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[2026-03-12 11:28 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Budapest said it had dispatched a delegation for talks, only for Kyiv to deny the group had official status; Ukraine drone experts work in the Gulf. What we know on day 1,477
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[2026-03-12 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A volunteer holds the Ukrainian flag to take part in the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Verona, Italy, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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[2026-03-12 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-03-12 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-03-12 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Polish prosecutors have launched an investigation into suspected human trafficking linked to late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after documents released by the US Justice Department indicated victims were allegedly recruited in the country.
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[2026-03-12 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s state-controlled energy giant Gazprom said Wednesday that Ukrainian forces had repeatedly attacked infrastructure linked to two Black Sea gas pipelines supplying Turkey and southeastern Europe, in what Moscow described as an attempt to disrupt exports.
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[2026-03-12 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia is giving Iran “specific advice” on drone tactics, CNN reported Wednesday, in a sign of more sophisticated support than previously reported, even as officials in the Trump administration have sought to downplay the alleged information sharing.
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[2026-03-12 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: G7 leaders have agreed to maintain sanctions against Russia despite the current turmoil in the Middle East and its impact on global energy markets, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday. Speaking after a call with G7 leaders, Macron said the US-Israeli war with Iran and its consequences for oil prices did not justify easing the measures against Moscow.
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[2026-03-12 02:22 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Amid fears the conflict will strengthen Russia, Ursula von der Leyen’s embrace of US-backed regime change already looks like a doomed strategy
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[2026-03-12 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Hungarian authorities have proof that Ukraine is covertly channeling funds to the opposition Tisza Party ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections next month, government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs has said.
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[2026-03-12 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Hungarian authorities have proof that Ukraine is covertly channeling funds to the opposition Tisza Party ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections next month, government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs has said.
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[2026-03-12 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The war triggered by the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran is driving sharp swings in global oil markets, potentially handing Russia an unexpected revenue boost despite Western sanctions over its war in Ukraine.
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[2026-03-12 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia is providing Iran with advanced drone warfare tactics developed during its war in Ukraine, according to a Western intelligence official cited by CNN.
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[2026-03-12 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Anastasiia Bagiian, of Russia, leaves the podium with her guide Sergei Siniakin, after winning the gold medal in the cross country skiing women’s 10Km interval start classic vision impaired final at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Tesero, Italy, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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[2026-03-12 01:13 UTC+10:00] [Winter Paralympics 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukrainian team claim athletes have been mistreated
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[2026-03-12 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian prosecutors are requesting that a judge in Moscow ban tech entrepreneur Alexander Galitsky’s venture capital fund over “extremist activity” and allow the government to seize his assets.
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[2026-03-11 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – The Russia-Ukraine war’s harshest winter has brought ceaseless pressure from Moscow along the front line and significant aerial attacks that have left millions of Ukrainians without power and heat.
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[2026-03-11 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The EU must not abandon plans to ditch Russian oil and gas, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said, as the war in Iran causes a painful supply crunch.
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[2026-03-11 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Kremlin has approved a plan to support Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party through a covert social media campaign ahead of Hungary’s elections next month, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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[2026-03-11 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian law enforcement authorities on Tuesday announced criminal charges against Dutch and Ukrainian nationals over the return of Crimean gold artifacts to Ukraine.
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[2026-03-11 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran damaged Russia’s consulate in the central city of Isfahan over the weekend, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said late Tuesday.
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[2026-03-11 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Cash-strapped Ukraine could receive as much as €30 billion ($35 billion) from individual EU members, Politico reported on Wednesday. The idea is being discussed as Hungary and Slovakia pressure Kiev to resume Russian oil supplies by blocking a joint €90 billion EU loan.
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[2026-03-11 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian drone strikes on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv have killed two people and wounded several others, local officials said.
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