Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
23 May 2025 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- Nearly 800 People Exchanged As Largest Ukraine-Russia Prisoner Swap Begins RFE/RL 23 May 2025 -- Russia and Ukraine launched the biggest prisoner swap since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, exchanging hundreds of soldiers and civilians in a process that was set to continue over the weekend, officials in both countries said on May 23.
- Russia, Ukraine begin prisoner exchange, biggest since war Press TV 23 May 2025 -- Ukraine and Russia have swapped hundreds of prisoners as part of a major exchange agreement, which if fully implemented would be the biggest since the war in Ukraine began in 2022.
- Russia intercepts over 100 Ukrainian drones overnight Press TV 23 May 2025 -- Russian air defense systems have shot down 112 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry has reported.
- Russia Returns 270 Prisoners and 120 Civilians in Swap With Ukraine - Defense Ministry Sputnik 23 May 2025 -- At the May 16 Istanbul talks Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners each, with a possible ceasefire agreement also on the table.
- Foreign Ministry statement on Kiev's latest drone attack targeting Russian civilians Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 May 2025
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a media question, Moscow, May 23, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 May 2025
- Ukraine Stands Behind EU Commission's Plan to Reject Russian Energy Resources - Orban Sputnik 23 May 2025 -- Kiev is behind the European Commission's plan to reject Russian energy resources because the goal of the plan is to support Ukraine at all costs, regardless of the needs of Europeans interested in cheap energy, and to harm Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.
- Russian Forces Liberate Radkovka Settlement in Kharkov Region Sputnik 23 May 2025 -- Russian troops have taken control of the settlement of Radkovka in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
- Kremlin: Next Russia-Ukraine Talk Venue Still Up in the Air Sputnik 23 May 2025 -- The decision on where to hold the next round of Russia-Ukraine negotiations will be made when the time comes, but for now, no location has been set, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
- Lavrov: Zelensky's Legitimacy Will Make or Break Ukraine Peace Deal Sputnik 23 May 2025 -- Russia is ready to negotiate with Vladimir Zelensky and his administration on the principles of resolving the Ukrainian conflict, but the question of his legitimacy will be decisive when it comes to signing the settlement documents, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
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Foreign Policy
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at the diplomatic conference Historically South Russian Lands: National Identity and Self-Determination of Peoples, Moscow, May 23, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 May 2025
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to media questions, Moscow, May 23, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 May 2025
- Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the school bus bombing in Pakistan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 May 2025
- G7 Finance Ministers Agree To Increase Pressure On Russia If There Is No Cease-Fire In Ukraine RFE/RL 23 May 2025 -- Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven democracies agreed during a meeting in western Canada that Russia could face further sanctions if it resists a push toward a cease-fire in its war in Ukraine.
- French Spy Ship Arrives in Baltic Sea to Monitor Russian Navy - Reports Sputnik 23 May 2025 -- The French naval intelligence vessel Dupuy de Lome has arrived in Helsinki to monitor the Russian navy in the Baltic Sea, the Estonian newspaper Postimees reported.
- From 1 June, Lithuania will no longer recognize non-biometric passports issued by Russia Lithuania MFA 23 May 2025 -- On 23 May, a joint order by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Internal Affairs decided to no longer recognize non-biometric passports issued by the Russian Federation (RF) as valid travel documents for entering Lithuanian territory.
- Draft decree to implement total ban on real estate acquisitions sent out for comments Finnish MoD 23 May 2025 -- On 11 April 2025, the Finnish Parliament adopted an act to enable the Ministry of Defence to prevent real estate transactions by individuals or entities whose state of nationality is waging a war of aggression and may be considered to pose a threat to Finland's national security.
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