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KYIV BLOG: Ukraine peace deal goes back to square one at London summit

The E3 European leaders met in London over the weekend to thrash out a new formula to take to the Kremlin and end the war in Ukraine. Unfortunately, the document they produced takes us all the way back to the very beginning of the process.

US gives ten more days for talks among MOL, NIS and Gazprom Neft

The Hungarian company added that negotiations have advanced significantly, and an additional license extension will allow to complete the documentation for the deal

Russia, Ukraine to exchange documents needed for payments to citizens

Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova noted that the Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets expressed his readiness to help in this process

Duma may call on UN to condemn US aggressive policy toward Cuba — document

The lawmakers urge Washington to immediately lift the trade, economic, financial, and energy blockade against the island

Automotive design documentation rights in case of force majeure to remain in Russia

Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov said earlier that the ministry offered to create additional tools to protect Russian business investments in case of withdrawal of foreign automakers

‘We won’t give up that easily’: OVD-Info director tells Meduza how the group is moving to shield supporters after Russia’s ‘extremism’ designation

OVD-Info is one of Russia’s most prominent human rights organizations, having helped tens if not hundreds of thousands of Russians navigate repression and violence at the hands of law enforcement. Since December 2011, the group has supported people facing political persecution and documented repression throughout the country. On June 4, Rosfinmonitoring — Russia’s financial monitoring agency — added OVD-Info to a list of “extremist” organizations, along with dozens of other groups tied to Memorial, which appeared on the same list in April. Meduza spoke with OVD-Info director Alexander Polivanov about what his team plans to do next.

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Pentagon Scales Back Military Exercises Due to Rising Fuel Prices - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Pentagon is cutting back on military exercises due to unforeseen expenses and a hike in fuel prices driven by the crisis in the Middle East, ABC News has reported, citing US officials and department documents.

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Iran central bank denies seizing pension funds amid payment delays

Iran's central bank has denied reports that unpaid pensions for Social Security Organisation retirees stemmed from withdrawals from the body's accounts at Bank Refah Kargaran, calling the claim false and undocumented.

Yerevan’s top diplomat signs Armenia-US framework agreement on 'Trump Route'

Ararat Mirzoyan said the document is ready for ratification

RDIF to sign seven agreements with Global South countries at SPIEF-2026

The documents will cover high technology, the agricultural sector, infrastructure, and many leading investment sectors

Iran-US agreement could be finalized next week — Trump

The American leader pointed out that he had not agreed to the previous version of the document because he still has to get a few more points" to be included in the memorandum

Russia’s war reaches the sandbox as tank carousels and fighter jets take over Moscow’s playgrounds

Russian authorities are pushing propaganda and ideology into universities, schools, and kindergartens. Militarist trends have reached even playgrounds, driven by this year’s 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. On the eve of Children’s Day, June 1, a photographer from the independent journalism collective Bereg visited Moscow’s playgrounds to document what urban childhood looks like in Russia today. Architecture journalist Asya Zolnikova spoke with playground architects and a child psychologist. Meduza is republishing the story in full.

Kremlin-funded propaganda film shows Ukrainian children ‘learning to love’ life in Russia

Russia has released a propaganda documentary titled “SVOi Deti” (“Our Special Military Operation Children”). It tells the story of Ukrainian children taken to Russian recreational camps as part of a youth program called “Poslezavtra” (The Day After Tomorrow) for what Moscow calls ”integration sessions.” Both were produced by Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, who faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for her role in the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children from occupied territories. Officials in Kyiv, independent researchers, and journalists believe that programs like “Poslezavtra” are designed to indoctrinate and re-educate Ukrainian children. The film premiered on May 26, 2026, at the Gorky Film Studio, according to a post on Lvova-Belova’s Telegram channel. Three days later, it was released on the Okko streaming platform. Here’s what we know about the movie and its creators.

Iran-US draft deal not approved yet, has undergone some changes — agency

According to Tasnim, the text remains unfinished, which is why documents published by Western media as the initial draft of the agreement are currently inaccurate

Investigation finds that Putin’s foreign nannies are bound by LGBT gag clauses as they tutor his sons ‘like educated Europeans’

In January 2026, at least 3.5 million rubles were spent on salaries for three governesses for Vladimir Putin’s youngest children, according to Systema, the investigative unit of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the U.S.-funded broadcaster. Systema journalists obtained and reviewed documents and correspondence relating to the staff who work with the sons of Putin and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

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Russia, Kazakhstan Sign 15 Agreements During Putin's Visit to Astana

ASTANA (Sputnik) - Russia and Kazakhstan have signed 15 documents during Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Astana, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Thursday.

Russia, Kazakhstan sign ten documents, adopt joint statement

The parties additionally signed an intergovernmental agreement on the basic principles and conditions of cooperation on a project to build a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan

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UK, Poland sign defense agreement — broadcast

The document covers border security, the fight against organized crime, strengthening collective defense, and deepening cooperation with the European Union