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Dutch Journalist Calls Ukraine’s Refusal to Accept Bodies of Its Troops Crime
Sputnik - Jun 8th 2025 10:44am EDTBRYANSK REGION, Russia (Sputnik) – The independent journalist form the Netherlands, Sonja van den Ende, said on Sunday that the decision of the Ukrainian government not to reclaim the bodies of its soldiers, who fell on the battlefield, is a crime.
Israeli Defense Minister Says Army Will Not Allow Ship Carrying Greta Thunberg Reach Gaza
Sputnik - Jun 8th 2025 10:22am EDTTEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that he will not allow the humanitarian ship Madleen carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg to reach the coast of the Gaza Strip.
Ukrainian Forces Used All Kursk Churches as Military Bases, Violating International Law
Sputnik - Jun 8th 2025 10:19am EDTKURSK, Russia (Sputnik) – The Ukrainian armed forces used all the churches in the part of Russia’s Kursk Region as military objects during the period of occupation, Ivan Kopyl, the head of the human rights defense project Verum, told Sputnik.
Moscow Awaits Kiev’s Confirmation to Transfer Bodies of Fallen Ukrainian Soldiers
Sputnik - Jun 8th 2025 9:13am EDTRussia is awaiting official confirmation from Kiev that the body transfer will take place, said its negotiation group representative, Lieutenant General Alexander Zorin.
Interpol Turns Blind Eye to Ukraine’s High-Ranking War Criminals
Sputnik - Jun 8th 2025 8:03am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Interpol avoids searching for high-ranking war criminals of the Ukrainian government, Russian Investigative Committee chief Alexander Bastrykin said on Sunday.
Trump Says US Will Ban Wearing Masks at Protests Amid Unrest in Los Angeles
Sputnik - Jun 8th 2025 6:53am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US authorities will prohibit wearing masks at protests against the background of unrest in Los Angeles, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday.
Russian Forces Liberate Zarya Settlement and Push Into Dnepropetrovsk Region
Sputnik - Jun 8th 2025 5:36am EDTRussia’s Yug Battlegroup liberated the settlement and caused Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) losses of up to 170 personnel, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
1Pentagon Threatens to Send Marines Into Democrat-Led California
Sputnik - Jun 8th 2025 4:58am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated the possibility of sending Marine Corps troops to Los Angeles amid protests against a US government raid to find immigrants who stay in the country illegally.
Team Trump or Team Elon? White House Says You Can’t Have Both
Sputnik - Jun 8th 2025 4:52am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – White House staff are contacting senior officials who supported both US President Donald Trump and his former ally, billionaire Elon Musk, asking them to choose whose side they will take in the conflict, the Rolling Stone magazine reported, citing sources.
Foreign Journalists Visit Russia’s Bryansk Region, Inspect Bodies of Ukrainian Soldiers
Sputnik - Jun 8th 2025 3:59am EDTForeign reporters arrived in Russia’s Bryansk region to examine refrigerated containers holding the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers, according to a Sputnik correspondent.
Russia Becomes Sixth Among Major Economies With Lowest Dependence on Exports
Sputnik - Jun 8th 2025 3:23am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia has become the sixth among the world’s largest economies in 2024 in terms of dependence on exports, Sputnik calculations based on data from national statistical services revealed on Sunday.
US Space Dominance Crippled by Trump-Musk Feud
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 11:59pm EDTAccording to the Washington Post, NASA and the Pentagon are desperately begging SpaceX rivals to accelerate rocket development after Trump’s threats caused Musk to nearly halt all US flights to the ISS.
US Demands UK Veto China Embassy Site
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 11:38pm EDTWashington warns London that China’s planned embassy near key data centers poses a major espionage risk, the Times reported.
Senator Attacked in Colombia, Suffering Gunshot Wound
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 11:17pm EDTColombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was attacked in Bogota, he has a bullet wound.
Ukraine Not Reclaiming Bodies for Fear of Admitting Losses, Paying Widows – Medvedev
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 2:06pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Kiev refuses to accept the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers because it does not want to admit the losses and is unwilling to pay compensations to their families, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday.
Ukraine Exploits Its Own Children as PR Pawns For the West
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 2:04pm EDTZelensky’s regime is milking the fake “child kidnapping” narrative to manipulate Western emotion, BRICS Journalists Association Co-Chair Mira Terada told Sputnik at the Global Digital Forum.
Russia Awaits Official Notification of Ukraine Prisoner Swap Postponement
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 12:21pm EDTRussia is ready to proceed immediately with the handover of the soldiers’ bodies to Kiev and is committed to carrying out this strictly humanitarian operation.
Russia Awaits Official Notification of Ukraine Prisoner Swap Postponement
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 12:21pm EDTRussia is ready to proceed immediately with the handover of the soldiers’ bodies to Kiev and is committed to carrying out this strictly humanitarian operation.
Return of 6,000 Soldiers’ Bodies Will Cost Ukraine Extra $2.1Bln
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 11:37am EDTThe return of 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers will cost the Ukrainian budget an additional $2.175 billion, RT military correspondent Igor Zhdanov said.
Return of 6,000 Soldiers’ Bodies Will Cost Ukraine Extra $2.1Bln
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 11:37am EDTThe return of 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers will cost the Ukrainian budget an additional $2.175 billion, RT military correspondent Igor Zhdanov said.
Dead Bodies of Ukrainian Soldiers Left ‘In Limbo’ Because of Zelensky’s Greed
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 11:11am EDTUkraine’s refusal to keep its part of an agreed exchange with Russia and accept the bodies of slain Ukrainian soldiers stems from Kiev’s reluctance to pay sizeable compensation to the families of these dead soldiers, Dr. George Szamuely, senior research fellow at the Global Policy Institute, tells Sputnik.
Dead Bodies of Ukrainian Soldiers Left ‘In Limbo’ Because of Zelensky’s Greed
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 11:11am EDTUkraine’s refusal to keep its part of an agreed exchange with Russia and accept the bodies of slain Ukrainian soldiers stems from Kiev’s reluctance to pay sizeable compensation to the families of these dead soldiers, Dr. George Szamuely, senior research fellow at the Global Policy Institute, tells Sputnik.
Russia Expects Ukraine to Resume Repatriation of Dead Soldiers
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 10:49am EDTRussia proposed handing over the bodies of deceased soldiers to Ukraine in advance and was prepared to do so as early as this week, but Kiev has yet to agree to the transfer or resume prisoner exchanges, said Alexander Fomin, Russia’s deputy defense minister.
Russia Informed Ukraine in Advance of Proposal to Hand Over Bodies of Fallen Soldiers
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 10:49am EDTRussia proposed handing over the bodies of deceased soldiers to Ukraine in advance and was prepared to do so as early as this week, but Kiev has yet to agree to the transfer or resume prisoner exchanges, said Alexander Fomin, Russia’s deputy defense minister.
Ukraine Committing Genocide Against Own People – Russian FM Spokeswoman
Sputnik - Jun 7th 2025 10:12am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maris Zakharova accused Kiev on Saturday of committing genocide against its own people by refusing to accept the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers already brought by the Russian military to the designated exchange site.