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Roscosmos to bring US astronaut back to Earth March 30 as scheduled

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Roscosmos confirmed it will return US astronaut Mark Vande Hei to Earth on March 30 as planned, despite media doubts amid sanctions over Ukraine.
Russia's Bank of Russia suggested Mastercard and Visa leave the market, while Finland's president offered to mediate dialogue with Russia.

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The article compiles several news snippets from various sources, primarily focusing on Russia's actions and statements amidst international tensions, particularly concerning Ukraine and Iran. It touches upon space cooperation, financial sanctions, diplomatic mediation, military operations, and geopolitical standoffs.

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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

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

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"

Russia’s Battlegroup North shows best results in special op zone last week — expert

Andrey Marochko added that units of the Battlegroup East operating in the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye Regions inflicted the greatest damage on the Ukrainian armed forces’ manpower in their area of responsibility

Metropolitan Hilarion slams his detention in Czech Republic as provocation

Metropolitan Hilarion categorically denies any involvement in the illegal possession of prohibited substances

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

IN BRIEF: Bank of Russia says Visa, Mastercard should leave Russia

According to experts, the final withdrawal of Visa and Mastercard cards from Russia will be smooth and gradual, while users will calmly and progressively switch to Mir cards

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

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

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

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"

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"

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

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"

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

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"

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

IN BRIEF: Foreign Ministry statement on retaliatory strikes, bans by Western media

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced the ministry will soon issue a special statement on Russian retaliatory strikes against Kiev

US-Israeli strike on humanitarian aid aircraft in western Iran reported

The Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic called on all international bodies to take appropriate measures in response to this incident

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Captain confirms two mines planted near stern of Arrhenius vessel calling at Ust-Luga

According to Igor Loy, his ship operates between the ports of Ust-Luga and Antwerp

Plane makes hard landing in Krasnoyarsk Region: what we know

The aircraft commander and the co-pilot were on board, they were injured

Six parties to have seats in Cyprus’ new parliament

After counting 99.8% of ballots, the center-right Democratic Rally party garnered 72.1% of voted

Casualty in Yaroslavl Region, 173 UAVs target Russia: aftermath of new Ukrainian attack

Five civilians were injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on the Kalininsky District of Gorlovka in the DPR

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

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

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

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

Ukrainian forces increasingly target civilians with no link to Russia’s military op — MP

Stepan Kuvachev stressed that these kinds of attacks have no justification, and only cause pain and suffering

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Mastercard and Visa will eventually leave the Russian market.
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The US will explore alternatives if diplomatic solutions with Iran fail.
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Cargo traffic via the Northern Sea Route will reach 70 million tons by 2030.
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Offene Fragen

Will Mastercard and Visa fully withdraw from the Russian market?
What specific 'goals' does Lavrov refer to for Russia's special military operation?
What are the details of the potential peace agreement between the US and Iran?
What are the specific 'violations of Russians' rights' in the Baltic states that Moscow intends to appeal to the UN Court over?