️TASS News Roundup, February 8:

️TASS News Roundup, February 8:

▪️ Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus discussed a range of current international topics, the Kremlin said after their phone call

▪️ Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, late on Saturday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

▪️ Russia, Oman share the view that it is necessary to promote further Iran-US talks on the Iranian nuclear dossier, the Russian foreign ministry said after Minister Sergey Lavrov’s phone call with his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al-Busaidi

▪️Russian air defenses downed 27 HIMARS rockets, three Neptune long-range missiles, and 42 fixed-wing UAVs, the Russian defense ministry said

▪️ A court in Moscow sent into custody Lyubomir Korba who attempted to kill Russian Lieutenant-General Vladimir Alekseyev on Friday

▪️ Japan's ruling coalition won a lower house majority in Sunday's snap vote, data from election commissions showed

Source: Telegram "tassagency_en"