Multiple Reports on Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Iran Tensions, and International Relations

Kremlin points out some Western media not willing to come to recently attacked Starobelsk Dmitry Peskov also pointed to the efforts of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Defense Ministry and other Russian state institutions, "for managing to promptly organize such an important and necessary trip"

US may resume operation against Iran, if talks fail — Rubio The President of the US Donald Trump wants to make sure that Iran never has a nuclear weapon, the US Secretary of State said

Russian snipers, mobile air defense teams successfully targeting long-range Ukrainian UAVs The Russian serviceman stressed that sniper teams, consisting of several people, were fully mobile and could carry out drone-hunting missions for up to seven days

Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make deal or open strait Time is running out: 48 hours remain before all hell rains down on them, US President said

Bank of Russia contests regulation of European Parliament, Council in General Court of EU The regulator reserves all rights, claims, counterclaims, and defenses in all jurisdictions available to it to contest any illicit measures taken by the EU or any member state of the EU in relation to the Bank of Russia or its assets

Bank of Russia points to need for Mastercard, Visa to leave Russian market They no longer provide the functionality they always ensured, Director of the Bank of Russia’s National Payment System Department Alla Bakina said

US to explore alternatives if fails to reach diplomatic solution with Iran — top diplomat According to Marco Rubio, the parties are still working on potential agreements

IN BRIEF: MFA's statements on systematic striking Kiev's MIC and warnings to foreigners The Russian Foreign Ministry advised foreigners to leave Kiev as soon as possible and its residents not to approach military and administrative infrastructure sites

US cites disagreement on Iran as reason for lack of final NPT conference document US Department of State Spokesperson Tommy Pigott also added that "the inability of some NPT States Parties to take Iran’s threat to global nonproliferation seriously will be addressed by the United States in its continuing engagements"

Ukraine military strikes train in Lgov district of Kursk Region, one carriage is ablaze According to unconfirmed information, there have been no reports as of yet regarding possible casualties, Kursk Region Governor Alexander Khinshtein stated

Moscow to appeal to UN Court over violations of Russians' rights in Baltic states — MFA All attempts to resolve the differences through negotiations have proven fruitless, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

Trump doesn’t rule out Iran wanting to join Abraham Accords in future The relationship with Teheran is becoming a much more professional and productive one, the US president said

Kremlin sees no condemnation of Ukrainian strikes on LPR college from West According to Dmitry Peskov, Moscow has not seen any actions that could be interpreted as condemnation of this barbaric terrorist attack on young people

Defense minister inspects Battlegroup East: what is known so far Andrey Belousov presented orders to three units of the Battlegroup East for mass heroism displayed during the special military operation in Ukraine

Iran sees no need to react to Trump’s social media threats — MFA Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei emphasized that Tehran was focused on promoting and protecting its national interests

Iran to hit more targets if US attacks Kharg Island — ambassador Tehran’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Amir Hossein Hosseini also expressed hope that the conflict would be resolved diplomatically

US leader leans toward resuming strikes on Iran — Axios Sources cited by the news portal say Donald Trump has grown "increasingly frustrated about the negotiations with Iran"

Ukrainian media report air defense system failure in Kiev The Russian Defense Ministry earlier reported that during a massive strike with Oreshnik, Iskander, Kinzhal, and Tsirkon missiles in Kiev and the Kiev region, the Russian Armed Forces hit Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities

Cargo traffic via Northern Sea Route expected to reach 70 mln tons by 2030 First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Vladimir Yakushev stressed that the Far East and the Arctic are not only about geography and resources, but above all about the people who live, work, serve and raise children in these territories

Fragments of drones that attacked Starobelsk college demonstrated to foreign reporters The journalists also inspected the damaged and destroyed buildings of the educational institution, including the dormitory where students were staying at the time of the strike

Putin: Russia stands for demilitarization of Ukraine Russian President said he wished the Donbass problem could be settled through talks and the implementation of the Minsk agreements, but "regrettably, this is no longer relevant"

Finnish president says Europe may engage in dialogue with Russia this year When asked whether he can act as a mediator, the Finnish president said that if he is asked, "it will probably be difficult to say ‘no'"

Peace deal, nuclear program to be discussed within 60 days — Iranian MFA According to Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, a 14-point memorandum of understanding focuses on ending the war is being discussed at this stage

Russian troops liberate Dobropasovo community in Dnepropetrovsk Region over past day According to the latest figures, the Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,135 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

Trumps says will not agree on deal with Iran if it doesn’t dismantle its nuclear program According to the journalist Jennifer Jacobs, Donald Trump also insists on removing the enriched uranium from Iran's territory

Iran divides countries into three categories based on use of Strait of Hormuz — TV According to the TV channel, all states are divided into three categories — "hostile," "neutral," and "friendly"

What is known about Metropolitan Hilarion’s detention in Czech Republic According to Metropolitan Hilarion’s attorney Michal Pacovsky, his client is suspected of drug possession

West turns blind eye to Kiev regime’s terrorist act in Starobelsk — Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov expressed gratitude to all countries, who had expressed their sincere condolences to Moscow over the terrorist attack on May 21

Iran will emerge from war with US with its head held high — Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem emphasized that Iran "will become a pillar for all freedom-loving people in the world"

Trump calls on several countries to normalize relations with Israel — Axios The US leader expressed hope that after the end of the Iran conflict, countries that are not party to the Abraham Accords or do not have a peace treaty with Israel would normalize their relations with Tel Aviv

Media outlets that refused to go to Starobelsk cannot be called unbiased — Kremlin This decision does not add credibility to the information they provide, Dmitry Peskov said

General HQ of Iranian army warns of potentially larger strikes on Tel Aviv The Iranian military also advised "host countries of US military bases to force the Americans to leave their territory, if they want to avoid damage"

Ukraine loses 7,830 soldiers, mercenaries in special military op over week — expert Andrey Marochko added that during the aforementioned period, Russian forces also destroyed more than 4,000 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, which is almost double the amount from the previous week

US expects Iran to approve peace agreement within several days — media The official said there are still several details to close, Axios and Israel’s Channel 12 correspondent Barak Ravid said

Detailing thwarted terrorist attack on gas tanker arriving from Belgium at Ust-Luga port During an underwater inspection of part of the gas carrier’s hull, divers discovered foreign objects attached to magnets near the engine room that resembled explosive devices

Iran works to upgrade military equipment, maintain military capabilities Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces Ali Abdollahi stressed that Iran was determined to continue the fight against its enemies to the end and defeat them

Progress MS-29 undocks from ISS The spaceship undocked at 9:43 p.m. Moscow time and will stitch on its engines at 00:46 p.m. a.m. Moscow time on July 2 to leave the ISS orbit and enter the Earth atmosphere

Putin, King of Bahrain call for speedy resolution to Iranian crisis Vladimir Putin and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa also confirmed their commitment to further strengthening cooperation between the two countries in various areas

Macron calls on Minsk to refrain from dragging into Ukrainian conflict The French president also called on his Belarusian counterpart AlexanderLukashenko to take necessary measures to improve relations between Belarus and Europe

Over 140 delegations from 120 countries to take part in int’l security forum in Russia According to the Russian Security Council, there will be unofficial representatives from 12 unfriendly countries, who "stand for the development of constructive relations with Russia", among the participants

Kiev doing everything possible to provoke Minsk, draw it into conflict — politician According to Viktor Medvedchuk, dragging Belarus into the conflict would only worsen the situation for the Ukrainian military

Pezeshkian asks global community to judge which side, Iran or US, actually favors dialogue Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian invited the world to judge which side engages in terrorism

Lavrov highlights need to achieve goals of Russia’s special military operation Russia’s friends and neighbors, as well as its opponents and enemies, are keeping the closest eye on it, the foreign minister said

Progress MS-27 fragments that survived re-entry land in Pacific — Roscosmos The spaceship undocked from the ISS at 3:53 p.m. Moscow time (12:53 a.m. GMT) on Tuesday, brought its engines to a halt and switched to a free flight

Israel eliminates Hamas sniper who took part in October 7 attack — IDF The terrorist posed an immediate threat to IDF troops, the Israeli military said

Roscosmos to bring US astronaut back to Earth March 30 as scheduled Earlier, some US media expressed doubts if Russia would agree to take US astronaut Mark Vande Hei back to Earth amid the sanctions imposed on Russia over the situation in Ukraine

Metropolitan Hilarion slams his detention in Czech Republic as provocation Metropolitan Hilarion categorically denies any involvement in the illegal possession of prohibited substances