️TASS News Roundup, May 28:

️ TASS News Roundup, May 28:

▪️Relations between Russia and Kazakhstan have reached the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at talks in Astana with his Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The Kazakh leader, in turn, stressed that there were no contentious issues between the two countries and that bilateral ties continued to develop positively

▪️The two leaders adopted a joint statement on the seven pillars of friendship between the two countries’ peoples. Moscow and Astana signed ten documents and adopted a joint statement following the summit, a TASS correspondent reported

▪️A retaliatory strike on Kiev that Russia previously warned about could occur at any moment, as Russia has demonstrated it possesses all the necessary means, Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu told reporters at a news conference on the sidelines of the First International Security Forum. The warning to foreign ambassadors to leave Kiev is completely serious and well-considered, Shoigu emphasized

▪️The experience that Russia gained during its special military operation is the subject of genuine interest worldwide, and, at this point, no army can rival Russia’s in terms of preparedness and equipment, according to Shoigu

▪️Meanwhile, as many as 56 countries are de facto fighting against Russia in Ukraine by helping plan drone operations, Shoigu revealed

▪️The text of a tentative memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States has yet to be finalized, Iran’s news agency Tasnim reported, citing a source close to the negotiating team. Earlier, Axios reported, citing sources, that US and Iranian negotiators had reached an agreement on a memorandum of understanding

▪️Moscow has initiated the creation of an international alliance in artificial intelligence and established an international conference on computational optimization, the Russian head of state said at the plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum

▪️Russian troops liberated the community of Novovasilevka in the Kharkov Region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported. The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,245 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas, according to the latest data

▪️Europe wants to be a full-fledged participant in Ukraine talks, not a mediating party, Spokesperson for the French Foreign Ministry Pascal Confavreux said at a news briefing.

Source: Telegram "tassagency_en"