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UN welcomes Putin-Trump talks, says it is 'positive' development — spokesman

Earlier on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have held a telephone conversation

UNITED NATIONS, February 12. /TASS/. The UN welcomes the telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump and views it as a positive event, UN Secretary-General's deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said in response to a question from a TASS correspondent.

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"Given the importance of the United States and the Russian Federation, the UN welcomes any efforts to resolve issues through regular contact. And so, of course, that is, that is a positive", Haq said.

Earlier on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have held a telephone conversation. According to Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, "it was a very long phone conversation that lasted almost an hour and a half."

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Russian experts slam attack on Chernobyl NPP as provocation by Ukraine

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Those countries’ politicians have repeatedly voiced and even strongly encouraged their governments to implement those ideas, which are historically valid and reasonable

European Commission chief says many in EU confused by latest statements by US officials

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US Vice President Vance’s recent remarks on Russia should be clarified — Kremlin

"It’s unquestionable that during the discussions we have mentioned, we expect to be provided with additional clarifications," Dmitry Peskov said

Russian officials to skip Munich conference, receive no invitation — Foreign Ministry

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Russia urges to condemn Kiev’s terrorist attacks on media - MFA

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US could still deploy forces to Ukraine, impose further sanctions on Russia, Vance warns

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No security guarantees for Ukraine in rare earths agreement with US — lawmaker

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent handed over a draft agreement on rare earths while visiting Kiev on Wednesday

Russia’s Su-57 fighter jet outshines US F-35 aircraft by maneuverability — Rostec

The latest Russian fighter jet features many unique solutions valued by the domestic design school, for example, the integral layout, perfect aerodynamics and vectored thrust engines, Russia’s state tech corporation explained

Trump excludes Kiev from talks on Ukraine conflict settlement — newspaper

The authors of the article also pointed to comments made by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the regular meeting of NATO defense ministers that Europe's leaders should take primary responsibility for ensuring its security

Bank of Russia keeps key rate at 21% per annum at its first meeting in 2025

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Russian forces almost fully control northern part of Chasov Yar — expert

The settlement is "the scene of regular clashes," the military expert added

Trumps says levies on cars coming around April 2

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Flight from Istanbul carrying Russian national Vinnik lands in Moscow's Vnukovo airport

"It spent a little over 4 hours in flight from Istanbul," the agency's source said

OPCW alleges to have found toxic agents in new samples from Ukraine

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Vance accuses WSJ of ‘twisting’ his words about potentially sending US troops to Ukraine

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Russian forces liberate six communities in Donbass region over week — top brass

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 3,730 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy tanks and 26 armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the week

Russian forces entrap Ukrainian battlegroup near Dvurechnaya in Kharkov Region

Russian forces have taken control of actually all strategic heights in that frontline area, which "aggravates the position of Ukrainian armed formations," Andrey Marochko said

Crimes of Kiev forces in Kursk region should be recognized as genocide — official

"In addition to the village of Russkoye Porechnoye, which is well-known, there are cases in Korenevo, where civilians were shot in cars, and liberated Nikolayevo-Daryino, where the militants of the Ukrainian armed forces killed all the men," Vladimir Rogov said

Trump seeks lasting settlement in Ukraine — US vice president

JD Vance stressed the need for talks on the conflict settlement

Zelensky completely disheartened after conversation with Trump — expert

According to Mikhail Pavliv, this most likely indicates that the new administration in Washington, along with the demand for elections, "is prepared to declare the Verkhovna Rada as the only legitimate authority in the country"

US insincere while discussing Ukrainian settlement — senior Russian diplomat

Meanwhile, according to Sergey Ryabkov, Moscow’s position has never changed

Biggest threat to Europe’s security comes from within, not from Russia — US vice president

According to JD Vance, the Trump administration is very concerned about the state of European security

Possible Ukraine deal may 'shock a lot of people', senior US official says

In a telephone conversation on February 12, Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed, among other things, the prospects for resolving the situation in Ukraine